@@ -68,6 +68,20 @@ impl ConfigSet {
             Some(owned_str)
         }
     }
+
+    /// Load the value for the given key and attempt to parse it as a boolean. Dies with a fatal error
+    /// if the value cannot be parsed. Returns None if the key is not present.
+    pub fn get_bool(&mut self, key: &str) -> Option<bool> {
+        let key = CString::new(key).expect("config key should be valid CString");
+        let mut val: c_int = 0;
+        unsafe {
+            if libgit_configset_get_bool(self.0, key.as_ptr(), &mut val as *mut c_int) != 0 {
+                return None;
+            }
+        }
+
+        Some(val != 0)
+    }
 }
 
 impl Default for ConfigSet {

@@ -95,6 +109,7 @@ mod tests {
             Path::new("testdata/config1"),
             Path::new("testdata/config2"),
             Path::new("testdata/config3"),
+            Path::new("testdata/config4"),
         ]);
         // ConfigSet retrieves correct value
         assert_eq!(cs.get_int("trace2.eventTarget"), Some(1));

@@ -102,5 +117,16 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(cs.get_int("trace2.eventNesting"), Some(3));
         // ConfigSet returns None for missing key
         assert_eq!(cs.get_string("foo.bar"), None);
+        // Test boolean parsing - comprehensive tests
+        assert_eq!(cs.get_bool("test.boolTrue"), Some(true));
+        assert_eq!(cs.get_bool("test.boolFalse"), Some(false));
+        assert_eq!(cs.get_bool("test.boolYes"), Some(true));
+        assert_eq!(cs.get_bool("test.boolNo"), Some(false));
+        assert_eq!(cs.get_bool("test.boolOne"), Some(true));
+        assert_eq!(cs.get_bool("test.boolZero"), Some(false));
+        assert_eq!(cs.get_bool("test.boolZeroZero"), Some(false)); // "00" → false
+        assert_eq!(cs.get_bool("test.boolHundred"), Some(true)); // "100" → true
+        // Test missing boolean key
+        assert_eq!(cs.get_bool("missing.boolean"), None);
     }
 }

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [trace2]
-	eventNesting = 3
+	eventNesting = 3

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[test]
+	boolTrue = true
+	boolFalse = false
+	boolYes = yes
+	boolNo = no
+	boolOne = 1
+	boolZero = 0
+	boolZeroZero = 00
+	boolHundred = 100

@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ extern "C" {
         dest: *mut *mut c_char,
     ) -> c_int;
 
+    pub fn libgit_configset_get_bool(
+        cs: *mut libgit_config_set,
+        key: *const c_char,
+        dest: *mut c_int,
+    ) -> c_int;
+
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]