diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ea90c235f..b4356ae52 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ qemu-img-cmds.h: $(SRC_PATH)/qemu-img-cmds.hx
 
 check-qint: check-qint.o qint.o qemu-malloc.o
 check-qstring: check-qstring.o qstring.o qemu-malloc.o
-check-qdict: check-qdict.o qdict.o qint.o qstring.o qemu-malloc.o
+check-qdict: check-qdict.o qdict.o qint.o qstring.o qbool.o qemu-malloc.o
 check-qlist: check-qlist.o qlist.o qint.o qemu-malloc.o
 check-qfloat: check-qfloat.o qfloat.o qemu-malloc.o
 check-qjson: check-qjson.o qfloat.o qint.o qdict.o qstring.o qlist.o qbool.o qjson.o json-streamer.o json-lexer.o json-parser.o qemu-malloc.o
diff --git a/qdict.c b/qdict.c
index 0e04cb1fe..45e08bec9 100644
--- a/qdict.c
+++ b/qdict.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 #include "qint.h"
 #include "qdict.h"
+#include "qbool.h"
 #include "qstring.h"
 #include "qobject.h"
 #include "qemu-queue.h"
@@ -188,6 +189,20 @@ int64_t qdict_get_int(const QDict *qdict, const char *key)
     return qint_get_int(qobject_to_qint(obj));
 }
 
+/**
+ * qdict_get_bool(): Get a bool mapped by 'key'
+ *
+ * This function assumes that 'key' exists and it stores a
+ * QBool object.
+ *
+ * Return bool mapped by 'key'.
+ */
+int qdict_get_bool(const QDict *qdict, const char *key)
+{
+    QObject *obj = qdict_get_obj(qdict, key, QTYPE_QBOOL);
+    return qbool_get_int(qobject_to_qbool(obj));
+}
+
 /**
  * qdict_get_str(): Get a pointer to the stored string mapped
  * by 'key'
diff --git a/qdict.h b/qdict.h
index 14b26330f..1473c047f 100644
--- a/qdict.h
+++ b/qdict.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ void qdict_iter(const QDict *qdict,
 
 /* High level helpers */
 int64_t qdict_get_int(const QDict *qdict, const char *key);
+int qdict_get_bool(const QDict *qdict, const char *key);
 const char *qdict_get_str(const QDict *qdict, const char *key);
 int64_t qdict_get_try_int(const QDict *qdict, const char *key,
                           int64_t err_value);