diff --git a/include/fwd.hpp b/include/fwd.hpp
index ee6bb31..15c1b8e 100644
--- a/include/fwd.hpp
+++ b/include/fwd.hpp
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ enum KokkosViewDataType {
   Uint64,
   Float32,
   Float64,
+  Bool,
   ViewDataTypesEnd
 };
 
diff --git a/include/traits.hpp b/include/traits.hpp
index 83f9d1b..7d9e773 100644
--- a/include/traits.hpp
+++ b/include/traits.hpp
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ VIEW_DATA_TYPE(uint32_t, Uint32, "uint32", "unsigned", "unsigned_int")
 VIEW_DATA_TYPE(uint64_t, Uint64, "uint64", "unsigned_long")
 VIEW_DATA_TYPE(float, Float32, "float32", "float")
 VIEW_DATA_TYPE(double, Float64, "float64", "double")
+VIEW_DATA_TYPE(bool, Bool, "bool", "bool_")
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------//
 // <data-type> <enum> <string identifiers>
diff --git a/kokkos/__init__.py.in b/kokkos/__init__.py.in
index 1db0e0e..e3b3e57 100644
--- a/kokkos/__init__.py.in
+++ b/kokkos/__init__.py.in
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ try:
         "unsigned_long",
         "float",
         "double",
+        "bool",
         "Serial",  # devices
         "Threads",
         "OpenMP",
diff --git a/kokkos/test/views.py b/kokkos/test/views.py
index d86aad2..10b82a5 100644
--- a/kokkos/test/views.py
+++ b/kokkos/test/views.py
@@ -140,7 +140,10 @@ def test_view_access(self):
             self.assertEqual(_data[0].create_mirror_view()[_zeros], 0)
             self.assertEqual(_data[1].create_mirror_view()[_zeros], 0)
             self.assertEqual(_data[0].create_mirror_view()[_idx], 1)
-            self.assertEqual(_data[1].create_mirror_view()[_idx], 2)
+            if _kwargs["dtype"] == kokkos.bool:
+                self.assertEqual(_data[1].create_mirror_view()[_idx], True)
+            else:
+                self.assertEqual(_data[1].create_mirror_view()[_idx], 2)
 
     def test_view_iadd(self):
         """view_iadd"""
@@ -169,8 +172,13 @@ def test_view_iadd(self):
 
             self.assertEqual(_data[0].create_mirror_view()[_zeros], 0)
             self.assertEqual(_data[1].create_mirror_view()[_zeros], 0)
-            self.assertEqual(_data[0].create_mirror_view()[_idx], 4)
-            self.assertEqual(_data[1].create_mirror_view()[_idx], 5)
+            if _kwargs["dtype"] == kokkos.bool:
+                # positive values are simply True
+                self.assertEqual(_data[0].create_mirror_view()[_idx], True)
+                self.assertEqual(_data[1].create_mirror_view()[_idx], True)
+            else:
+                self.assertEqual(_data[0].create_mirror_view()[_idx], 4)
+                self.assertEqual(_data[1].create_mirror_view()[_idx], 5)
 
     def test_view_isub(self):
         """view_isub"""
@@ -199,8 +207,13 @@ def test_view_isub(self):
 
             self.assertEqual(_data[0].create_mirror_view()[_zeros], 0)
             self.assertEqual(_data[1].create_mirror_view()[_zeros], 0)
-            self.assertEqual(_data[0].create_mirror_view()[_idx], 7)
-            self.assertEqual(_data[1].create_mirror_view()[_idx], 17)
+            if _kwargs["dtype"] == kokkos.bool:
+                # positive values are simply True
+                self.assertEqual(_data[0].create_mirror_view()[_idx], True)
+                self.assertEqual(_data[1].create_mirror_view()[_idx], True)
+            else:
+                self.assertEqual(_data[0].create_mirror_view()[_idx], 7)
+                self.assertEqual(_data[1].create_mirror_view()[_idx], 17)
 
     def test_view_imul(self):
         """view_imul"""
@@ -229,8 +242,13 @@ def test_view_imul(self):
 
             self.assertEqual(_data[0].create_mirror_view()[_zeros], 0)
             self.assertEqual(_data[1].create_mirror_view()[_zeros], 0)
-            self.assertEqual(_data[0].create_mirror_view()[_idx], 3)
-            self.assertEqual(_data[1].create_mirror_view()[_idx], 6)
+            if _kwargs["dtype"] == kokkos.bool:
+                # positive values are simply True
+                self.assertEqual(_data[0].create_mirror_view()[_idx], True)
+                self.assertEqual(_data[1].create_mirror_view()[_idx], True)
+            else:
+                self.assertEqual(_data[0].create_mirror_view()[_idx], 3)
+                self.assertEqual(_data[1].create_mirror_view()[_idx], 6)
 
     #
     def test_view_create_mirror(self):
@@ -261,8 +279,12 @@ def test_view_create_mirror(self):
 
             self.assertEqual(_data[0].create_mirror_view()[_zeros], 0)
             self.assertEqual(_data[1].create_mirror_view()[_zeros], 0)
-            self.assertEqual(_data[0].create_mirror_view()[_idx], 3)
-            self.assertEqual(_data[1].create_mirror_view()[_idx], 6)
+            if _kwargs["dtype"] == kokkos.bool:
+                self.assertEqual(_data[0].create_mirror_view()[_idx], True)
+                self.assertEqual(_data[1].create_mirror_view()[_idx], True)
+            else:
+                self.assertEqual(_data[0].create_mirror_view()[_idx], 3)
+                self.assertEqual(_data[1].create_mirror_view()[_idx], 6)
 
             _mirror_data = [
                 kokkos.create_mirror(_data[0], copy=True),
@@ -271,8 +293,12 @@ def test_view_create_mirror(self):
 
             self.assertEqual(_mirror_data[0][_zeros], 0)
             self.assertEqual(_mirror_data[1][_zeros], 0)
-            self.assertEqual(_mirror_data[0][_idx], 3)
-            self.assertEqual(_mirror_data[1][_idx], 6)
+            if _kwargs["dtype"] == kokkos.bool:
+                self.assertEqual(_mirror_data[0][_idx], True)
+                self.assertEqual(_mirror_data[1][_idx], True)
+            else:
+                self.assertEqual(_mirror_data[0][_idx], 3)
+                self.assertEqual(_mirror_data[1][_idx], 6)
 
             _mirror_data = [
                 kokkos.create_mirror(_data[0], copy=False),
@@ -312,8 +338,13 @@ def test_view_create_mirror_view(self):
 
             self.assertEqual(_data[0].create_mirror_view()[_zeros], 0)
             self.assertEqual(_data[1].create_mirror_view()[_zeros], 0)
-            self.assertEqual(_data[0].create_mirror_view()[_idx], 3)
-            self.assertEqual(_data[1].create_mirror_view()[_idx], 6)
+            if _kwargs["dtype"] == kokkos.bool:
+                # positive values are simply True
+                self.assertEqual(_data[0].create_mirror_view()[_idx], True)
+                self.assertEqual(_data[1].create_mirror_view()[_idx], True)
+            else:
+                self.assertEqual(_data[0].create_mirror_view()[_idx], 3)
+                self.assertEqual(_data[1].create_mirror_view()[_idx], 6)
 
             _mirror_data = [
                 kokkos.create_mirror_view(_data[0], copy=True),
@@ -322,8 +353,13 @@ def test_view_create_mirror_view(self):
 
             self.assertEqual(_mirror_data[0][_zeros], 0)
             self.assertEqual(_mirror_data[1][_zeros], 0)
-            self.assertEqual(_mirror_data[0][_idx], 3)
-            self.assertEqual(_mirror_data[1][_idx], 6)
+            if _kwargs["dtype"] == kokkos.bool:
+                # positive values are simply True
+                self.assertEqual(_mirror_data[0][_idx], True)
+                self.assertEqual(_mirror_data[1][_idx], True)
+            else:
+                self.assertEqual(_mirror_data[0][_idx], 3)
+                self.assertEqual(_mirror_data[1][_idx], 6)
 
             _mirror_data = [
                 kokkos.create_mirror_view(_data[0], copy=False),
@@ -334,12 +370,18 @@ def test_view_create_mirror_view(self):
             self.assertEqual(_mirror_data[1][_zeros], 0)
 
             if kokkos.get_host_accessible(_data[0].space):
-                self.assertEqual(_mirror_data[0][_idx], 3)
+                if _kwargs["dtype"] == kokkos.bool:
+                    self.assertEqual(_mirror_data[0][_idx], True)
+                else:
+                    self.assertEqual(_mirror_data[0][_idx], 3)
             else:
                 self.assertNotEqual(_mirror_data[0][_idx], 3)
 
             if kokkos.get_host_accessible(_data[1].space):
-                self.assertEqual(_mirror_data[1][_idx], 6)
+                if _kwargs["dtype"] == kokkos.bool:
+                    self.assertEqual(_mirror_data[1][_idx], True)
+                else:
+                    self.assertEqual(_mirror_data[1][_idx], 6)
             else:
                 self.assertNotEqual(_mirror_data[1][_idx], 6)
 
@@ -374,8 +416,13 @@ def test_view_deep_copy(self):
 
             self.assertEqual(_data[0].create_mirror_view()[_zeros], 0)
             self.assertEqual(_data[1].create_mirror_view()[_zeros], 0)
-            self.assertEqual(_data[0].create_mirror_view()[_idx], 3)
-            self.assertEqual(_data[1].create_mirror_view()[_idx], 6)
+            if _kwargs["dtype"] == kokkos.bool:
+                # positive values are simply True
+                self.assertEqual(_data[0].create_mirror_view()[_idx], True)
+                self.assertEqual(_data[1].create_mirror_view()[_idx], True)
+            else:
+                self.assertEqual(_data[0].create_mirror_view()[_idx], 3)
+                self.assertEqual(_data[1].create_mirror_view()[_idx], 6)
 
             _copied_data = conf.generate_variant(_shape, **_kwargs)
             kokkos.deep_copy(_copied_data[0], _data[0])
@@ -383,8 +430,13 @@ def test_view_deep_copy(self):
 
             self.assertEqual(_copied_data[0].create_mirror_view()[_zeros], 0)
             self.assertEqual(_copied_data[1].create_mirror_view()[_zeros], 0)
-            self.assertEqual(_copied_data[0].create_mirror_view()[_idx], 3)
-            self.assertEqual(_copied_data[1].create_mirror_view()[_idx], 6)
+            if _kwargs["dtype"] == kokkos.bool:
+                # positive values are simply True
+                self.assertEqual(_copied_data[0].create_mirror_view()[_idx], True)
+                self.assertEqual(_copied_data[1].create_mirror_view()[_idx], True)
+            else:
+                self.assertEqual(_copied_data[0].create_mirror_view()[_idx], 3)
+                self.assertEqual(_copied_data[1].create_mirror_view()[_idx], 6)
 
 
 # main runner
diff --git a/kokkos/utility.py b/kokkos/utility.py
index 8bb2ee5..a1e357e 100644
--- a/kokkos/utility.py
+++ b/kokkos/utility.py
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ def read_dtype(_dtype):
             return lib.float32
         elif _dtype == np.float64:
             return lib.float64
+        elif _dtype == np.bool_:
+            return lib.bool
     except ImportError:
         pass
 
diff --git a/src/variants/CMakeLists.txt b/src/variants/CMakeLists.txt
index 955d462..57ff8f0 100644
--- a/src/variants/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/variants/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(libpykokkos-variants PUBLIC
 
 SET(_types              concrete dynamic)
 SET(_variants           layout memory_trait)
-SET(_data_types         Int8 Int16 Int32 Int64 Uint8 Uint16 Uint32 Uint64 Float32 Float64)
+SET(_data_types         Int8 Int16 Int32 Int64 Uint8 Uint16 Uint32 Uint64 Float32 Float64 Bool)
 
 SET(layout_enums        Right)
 SET(memory_trait_enums  Managed)