diff --git a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/src/cell.js b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/src/cell.js
index dc535a715..bfd61d5c8 100644
--- a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/src/cell.js
+++ b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/src/cell.js
@@ -88,7 +88,9 @@ class Cell extends Component {
       cellAttrs.onDoubleClick = this.handleEditingCell;
     }
     return (
-      <td { ...cellAttrs }>{ content }</td>
+      <td { ...cellAttrs }>
+        { typeof content === 'boolean' ? `${content}` : content }
+      </td>
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/test/cell.test.js b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/test/cell.test.js
index 439a638b2..169524024 100644
--- a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/test/cell.test.js
+++ b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/test/cell.test.js
@@ -27,6 +27,25 @@ describe('Cell', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('when content is bool value', () => {
+    const column = {
+      dataField: 'col1',
+      text: 'column 1'
+    };
+    const aRowWithBoolValue = { col1: true };
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      wrapper = shallow(
+        <Cell row={ aRowWithBoolValue } columnIndex={ 1 } rowIndex={ 1 } column={ column } />
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should render successfully', () => {
+      expect(wrapper.length).toBe(1);
+      expect(wrapper.text()).toEqual(aRowWithBoolValue[column.dataField].toString());
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('when column.formatter prop is defined', () => {
     const rowIndex = 1;
     const column = {