diff --git a/src/cw/Makefile b/src/cw/Makefile
index dd49a3b3..b7200263 100644
--- a/src/cw/Makefile
+++ b/src/cw/Makefile
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ KTVSRC=\
 	cw_ktv_replace.c\
 	cw_ktv_add_from_str.c\
 	cw_ktv_get_byte.c\
+	cw_ktv_get_bool.c\
 	cw_ktv_get_bstr16.c\
 	cw_ktv_set_byte.c\
 	cw_ktv_get.c\
diff --git a/src/cw/cw_ktv_get_bool.c b/src/cw/cw_ktv_get_bool.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4ee16d71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cw/cw_ktv_get_bool.c
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#include "ktv.h"
+
+uint8_t cw_ktv_get_bool(mavl_t ktv,const char *key, uint8_t def)
+{
+	cw_KTV_t * k;
+	k = cw_ktv_get(ktv,key,CW_TYPE_BOOL);
+	if (k != NULL){
+		return k->val.boolean;
+	}
+	return def;
+}
diff --git a/src/cw/ktv.h b/src/cw/ktv.h
index 2b4966dd..1977d6a9 100644
--- a/src/cw/ktv.h
+++ b/src/cw/ktv.h
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ int cw_ktv_read_line (FILE *f, char * key, char * type, char *val);
 int cw_ktv_read_file(FILE * file, mavl_t ktv, mavl_t types);
 cw_KTV_t * cw_ktv_get(mavl_t ktv, const char *key, const cw_Type_t * type);
 uint8_t cw_ktv_get_byte(mavl_t ktv,const char *key, uint8_t def);
+uint8_t cw_ktv_get_bool(mavl_t ktv,const char *key, uint8_t def);
 cw_KTV_t * cw_ktv_set_byte(mavl_t ktv,const char * key, uint8_t byte);
 bstr16_t cw_ktv_get_bstr16(mavl_t ktv,const char *key, bstr16_t def);