diff --git a/src/http.js b/src/http.js
index 936d27750..544d6b357 100644
--- a/src/http.js
+++ b/src/http.js
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@ function formatValue({value, collectionFormat, allowEmptyValue}, skipEncoding) {
   if (typeof value === 'undefined' && allowEmptyValue) {
     return ''
   }
-  if (isFile(value)) {
+
+  if (isFile(value) || typeof value === 'boolean') {
     return value
   }
 
diff --git a/test/http.js b/test/http.js
index 30b7ca2de..0b6bec30e 100644
--- a/test/http.js
+++ b/test/http.js
@@ -211,11 +211,14 @@ describe('http', () => {
           },
           two: {
             value: 2
+          },
+          three: {
+            value: false
           }
         }
       }
 
-      expect(encodeFormOrQuery(req.query)).toEqual('one=1&two=2')
+      expect(encodeFormOrQuery(req.query)).toEqual('one=1&two=2&three=false')
     })
 
     it('should handle arrays', function () {