diff --git a/lib/Ardagryd.js b/lib/Ardagryd.js
index ba1d56ab..6c2c8b11 100644
--- a/lib/Ardagryd.js
+++ b/lib/Ardagryd.js
@@ -272,9 +272,10 @@ const defaultConfig = {
     filterFunction: ({displayValue, expression}) => {
         if (!(typeof expression === 'string') || expression === '' || expression === undefined || expression === null){return true;}
         if (displayValue === undefined || displayValue === null) {return false;}
-        if ((typeof displayValue === 'string' ) && displayValue.toLowerCase().indexOf(expression.toLowerCase()) === -1){
+        const valueType = typeof displayValue;
+        if ((valueType === 'string' ) && displayValue.toLowerCase().indexOf(expression.toLowerCase()) === -1){
             return false;
-        } else if ((typeof displayValue === 'object') || (typeof displayValue === 'number') ){
+        } else if (['number', 'boolean', 'object'].indexOf(valueType) !== -1){
             return JSON.stringify(displayValue).toLowerCase().indexOf(expression.toLowerCase()) !== -1;
         }
         else return true;
diff --git a/test/FilterTests.js b/test/FilterTests.js
index bbde9257..50a93e3b 100644
--- a/test/FilterTests.js
+++ b/test/FilterTests.js
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ describe('Grid filter tests', function () {
         expect(grid.find("tbody").children().length).be.equal(1);
     });
 
-    it('Filter should filte numerical values', ()=>{
+    it('Filter should filter numerical values', ()=>{
         let grid = mount(<Grid objects={[{name: "aa", age: 2}, {name: "ab", age: 57}, {name: "ccb", age: 7}]} />);
         expect(grid.find("tbody").children().length).be.equal(3);
 
@@ -277,6 +277,14 @@ describe('Grid filter tests', function () {
 
         expect(grid.find("tbody").children().length).be.equal(2);
     });
+        
+    it('Filter should filter boolean values', ()=>{
+        let grid = mount(<Grid objects={[{name: "aa", x: false}, {name: "ab", x: true}, {name: "ccb", x: true}]} />);
+        expect(grid.find("tbody").children().length).be.equal(3);
+
+        grid.setProps({filter: [{columnName: "x", expression: "true"}]});
+        expect(grid.find("tbody").children().length).be.equal(2);
+    });
     
     it('Should use displayValueGetter for default filter function', () => {
         let grid = mount(<Grid objects={[{name: "Foo"}]}