diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 29642f8b..b42aeed8 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ Changelog
 3.3.1 (unreleased)
 ------------------
 
+- Add a custom to_boolean jinja filter
+  [kakshay21]
+
 - Adding plone-compile-resources script in addon and extending .gitignore file
   [kakshay21]
 
diff --git a/bobtemplates/plone/base.py b/bobtemplates/plone/base.py
index 64970261..11340fbf 100644
--- a/bobtemplates/plone/base.py
+++ b/bobtemplates/plone/base.py
@@ -24,10 +24,13 @@
 
 
 def to_boolean(value):
-    if value:
-        return hooks.to_boolean(None, None, value)
+    if not value:
+        return
+    return hooks.to_boolean(None, None, value)
 
 
+# this is a custom filter which we can use in jinja template.
+# see https://github.com/plone/bobtemplates.plone/issues/292
 jinja2_env.filters['to_boolean'] = to_boolean