diff --git a/src/database/de.rs b/src/database/de.rs
index efb117b52..f904e1500 100644
--- a/src/database/de.rs
+++ b/src/database/de.rs
@@ -288,8 +288,14 @@ impl<'a, 'de: 'a> de::Deserializer<'de> for &'a mut Deserializer<'de> {
 	}
 
 	#[cfg_attr(unabridged, tracing::instrument(level = "trace", skip_all))]
-	fn deserialize_bool<V: Visitor<'de>>(self, _visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value> {
-		unhandled!("deserialize bool not implemented")
+	fn deserialize_bool<V: Visitor<'de>>(self, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value> {
+		let byte = self
+			.buf
+			.get(self.pos)
+			.ok_or(Self::Error::SerdeDe("bool buffer underflow".into()))?;
+		self.inc_pos(1);
+
+		visitor.visit_bool(*byte != 0x00)
 	}
 
 	#[cfg_attr(unabridged, tracing::instrument(level = "trace", skip_all))]
diff --git a/src/database/ser.rs b/src/database/ser.rs
index 2e1a2cb0f..a198bc1c0 100644
--- a/src/database/ser.rs
+++ b/src/database/ser.rs
@@ -297,8 +297,8 @@ impl<W: Write> ser::Serializer for &mut Serializer<'_, W> {
 
 	fn serialize_u8(self, v: u8) -> Result<Self::Ok> { self.write(&[v]) }
 
-	fn serialize_bool(self, _v: bool) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
-		unhandled!("serialize bool not implemented")
+	fn serialize_bool(self, v: bool) -> Result<Self::Ok> {
+		if v { self.write(&[0x01]) } else { self.write(&[0x00]) }
 	}
 
 	fn serialize_unit(self) -> Result<Self::Ok> { unhandled!("serialize unit not implemented") }