diff --git a/graphql/types.lua b/graphql/types.lua
index 0700ecd..a9299ad 100644
--- a/graphql/types.lua
+++ b/graphql/types.lua
@@ -382,6 +382,9 @@ types.boolean = types.scalar({
   description = "The `Boolean` scalar type represents `true` or `false`.",
   serialize = coerceBoolean,
   parseLiteral = function(node)
+    if node.kind ~= 'boolean' then
+      error(('Could not coerce value "%s" with type "%s" to type boolean'):format(node.value, node.kind))
+    end
     return coerceBoolean(node.value)
   end,
   isValueOfTheType = isBoolean,
diff --git a/test/unit/graphql_test.lua b/test/unit/graphql_test.lua
index ebcf960..1e10a9a 100644
--- a/test/unit/graphql_test.lua
+++ b/test/unit/graphql_test.lua
@@ -1028,3 +1028,32 @@ function g.test_types_for_different_schemas()
     t.assert_error_msg_contains('Field "string_2" is not defined on type "Object"',
             validate, schema_1, parse([[query { object_list { long_1 string_2 } }]]))
 end
+
+function g.test_boolean_coerce()
+    local query = types.object({
+        name = 'Query',
+        fields = {
+            test_boolean = {
+                kind = types.boolean.nonNull,
+                arguments = {
+                    value = types.boolean,
+                    non_null_value = types.boolean.nonNull,
+                }
+            },
+        }
+    })
+
+    local test_schema = schema.create({query = query})
+
+    validate(test_schema, parse([[ { test_boolean(value: true, non_null_value: true) } ]]))
+    validate(test_schema, parse([[ { test_boolean(value: false, non_null_value: false) } ]]))
+    validate(test_schema, parse([[ { test_boolean(value: null, non_null_value: true) } ]]))
+
+    -- Errors
+    t.assert_error_msg_contains('Could not coerce value "True" with type "enum" to type boolean',
+            validate, test_schema, parse([[ { test_boolean(value: True) } ]]))
+    t.assert_error_msg_contains('Could not coerce value "123" with type "int" to type boolean',
+            validate, test_schema, parse([[ { test_boolean(value: 123) } ]]))
+    t.assert_error_msg_contains('Could not coerce value "value" with type "string" to type boolean',
+            validate, test_schema, parse([[ { test_boolean(value: "value") } ]]))
+end