diff --git a/src/Hydrator.php b/src/Hydrator.php
index b94e8e7..9652641 100755
--- a/src/Hydrator.php
+++ b/src/Hydrator.php
@@ -63,7 +63,10 @@ private static function hydrateProperty(\ReflectionProperty $property, mixed $va
         }
 
         if ($property->getType()->isBuiltin()) {
-            return $value;
+            return match ($property->getType()->getName()) {
+                'bool' => filter_var($value, FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOL),
+                default => $value,
+            };
         }
 
         return self::cast($property->getType()->getName(), $value, $allowsNull);
diff --git a/tests/SimpleHydratorTest.php b/tests/SimpleHydratorTest.php
index de05ae7..7edcab9 100644
--- a/tests/SimpleHydratorTest.php
+++ b/tests/SimpleHydratorTest.php
@@ -84,6 +84,31 @@ public function testItCanHydrateObjectUsingHydrator()
         $this->assertSame('Porsche', $car->brand);
     }
 
+    public function testItCanHydrateBool()
+    {
+        $data = $this->data;
+        $data['male'] = false;
+
+        $person = Hydrator::hydrate(Human::class, $data);
+        $this->assertSame(false, $person->male);
+
+        $data['male'] = 'true';
+        $person = Hydrator::hydrate(Human::class, $data);
+        $this->assertSame(true, $person->male);
+
+        $data['male'] = 'false';
+        $person = Hydrator::hydrate(Human::class, $data);
+        $this->assertSame(false, $person->male);
+
+        $data['male'] = 'TRUE';
+        $person = Hydrator::hydrate(Human::class, $data);
+        $this->assertSame(true, $person->male);
+
+        $data['male'] = 'FALSE';
+        $person = Hydrator::hydrate(Human::class, $data);
+        $this->assertSame(false, $person->male);
+    }
+
     public function testObjectCanHydrateItselfWhenExtendingHydrator()
     {
         $person = Human::fromArray($this->data);