diff --git a/hw/hw.h b/hw/hw.h
index 4405092b54..9d2cfc219c 100644
--- a/hw/hw.h
+++ b/hw/hw.h
@@ -333,6 +333,8 @@ struct VMStateDescription {
     const VMStateSubsection *subsections;
 };
 
+extern const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_bool;
+
 extern const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_int8;
 extern const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_int16;
 extern const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_int32;
@@ -602,6 +604,9 @@ extern const VMStateDescription vmstate_i2c_slave;
 #define VMSTATE_STRUCT_POINTER(_field, _state, _vmsd, _type)          \
     VMSTATE_STRUCT_POINTER_TEST(_field, _state, NULL, _vmsd, _type)
 
+#define VMSTATE_BOOL_V(_f, _s, _v)                                    \
+    VMSTATE_SINGLE(_f, _s, _v, vmstate_info_bool, bool)
+
 #define VMSTATE_INT8_V(_f, _s, _v)                                    \
     VMSTATE_SINGLE(_f, _s, _v, vmstate_info_int8, int8_t)
 #define VMSTATE_INT16_V(_f, _s, _v)                                   \
@@ -620,6 +625,9 @@ extern const VMStateDescription vmstate_i2c_slave;
 #define VMSTATE_UINT64_V(_f, _s, _v)                                  \
     VMSTATE_SINGLE(_f, _s, _v, vmstate_info_uint64, uint64_t)
 
+#define VMSTATE_BOOL(_f, _s)                                          \
+    VMSTATE_BOOL_V(_f, _s, 0)
+
 #define VMSTATE_INT8(_f, _s)                                          \
     VMSTATE_INT8_V(_f, _s, 0)
 #define VMSTATE_INT16(_f, _s)                                         \
@@ -674,6 +682,12 @@ extern const VMStateDescription vmstate_i2c_slave;
 #define VMSTATE_PTIMER(_f, _s)                                        \
     VMSTATE_PTIMER_V(_f, _s, 0)
 
+#define VMSTATE_BOOL_ARRAY_V(_f, _s, _n, _v)                         \
+    VMSTATE_ARRAY(_f, _s, _n, _v, vmstate_info_bool, bool)
+
+#define VMSTATE_BOOL_ARRAY(_f, _s, _n)                               \
+    VMSTATE_BOOL_ARRAY_V(_f, _s, _n, 0)
+
 #define VMSTATE_UINT16_ARRAY_V(_f, _s, _n, _v)                         \
     VMSTATE_ARRAY(_f, _s, _n, _v, vmstate_info_uint16, uint16_t)
 
diff --git a/savevm.c b/savevm.c
index 2d8cadc2c2..4e49765816 100644
--- a/savevm.c
+++ b/savevm.c
@@ -675,6 +675,27 @@ uint64_t qemu_get_be64(QEMUFile *f)
     return v;
 }
 
+/* bool */
+
+static int get_bool(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size)
+{
+    bool *v = pv;
+    *v = qemu_get_byte(f);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static void put_bool(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size)
+{
+    bool *v = pv;
+    qemu_put_byte(f, *v);
+}
+
+const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_bool = {
+    .name = "bool",
+    .get  = get_bool,
+    .put  = put_bool,
+};
+
 /* 8 bit int */
 
 static int get_int8(QEMUFile *f, void *pv, size_t size)