diff --git a/marshal.go b/marshal.go
index d5e511242..503b4bfe0 100644
--- a/marshal.go
+++ b/marshal.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/gocql/gocql/serialization/boolean"
 	"math"
 	"math/big"
 	"math/bits"
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ func Marshal(info TypeInfo, value interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
 	case TypeAscii:
 		return marshalAscii(value)
 	case TypeBoolean:
-		return marshalBool(info, value)
+		return marshalBool(value)
 	case TypeTinyInt:
 		return marshalTinyInt(value)
 	case TypeSmallInt:
@@ -266,7 +267,7 @@ func Unmarshal(info TypeInfo, data []byte, value interface{}) error {
 	case TypeAscii:
 		return unmarshalAscii(data, value)
 	case TypeBoolean:
-		return unmarshalBool(info, data, value)
+		return unmarshalBool(data, value)
 	case TypeInt:
 		return unmarshalInt(data, value)
 	case TypeBigInt:
@@ -525,61 +526,19 @@ func decBigInt(data []byte) int64 {
 		int64(data[6])<<8 | int64(data[7])
 }
 
-func marshalBool(info TypeInfo, value interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
-	switch v := value.(type) {
-	case Marshaler:
-		return v.MarshalCQL(info)
-	case unsetColumn:
-		return nil, nil
-	case bool:
-		return encBool(v), nil
-	}
-
-	if value == nil {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-
-	rv := reflect.ValueOf(value)
-	switch rv.Type().Kind() {
-	case reflect.Bool:
-		return encBool(rv.Bool()), nil
-	}
-	return nil, marshalErrorf("can not marshal %T into %s", value, info)
-}
-
-func encBool(v bool) []byte {
-	if v {
-		return []byte{1}
-	}
-	return []byte{0}
-}
-
-func unmarshalBool(info TypeInfo, data []byte, value interface{}) error {
-	switch v := value.(type) {
-	case Unmarshaler:
-		return v.UnmarshalCQL(info, data)
-	case *bool:
-		*v = decBool(data)
-		return nil
-	}
-	rv := reflect.ValueOf(value)
-	if rv.Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
-		return unmarshalErrorf("can not unmarshal into non-pointer %T", value)
-	}
-	rv = rv.Elem()
-	switch rv.Type().Kind() {
-	case reflect.Bool:
-		rv.SetBool(decBool(data))
-		return nil
+func marshalBool(value interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
+	data, err := boolean.Marshal(value)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, wrapMarshalError(err, "marshal error")
 	}
-	return unmarshalErrorf("can not unmarshal %s into %T", info, value)
+	return data, nil
 }
 
-func decBool(v []byte) bool {
-	if len(v) == 0 {
-		return false
+func unmarshalBool(data []byte, value interface{}) error {
+	if err := boolean.Unmarshal(data, value); err != nil {
+		return wrapUnmarshalError(err, "unmarshal error")
 	}
-	return v[0] != 0
+	return nil
 }
 
 func marshalFloat(value interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
diff --git a/serialization/boolean/marshal.go b/serialization/boolean/marshal.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..36c9b2942
--- /dev/null
+++ b/serialization/boolean/marshal.go
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package boolean
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+)
+
+func Marshal(value interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
+	switch v := value.(type) {
+	case nil:
+		return nil, nil
+	case bool:
+		return EncBool(v)
+	case *bool:
+		return EncBoolR(v)
+	default:
+		// Custom types (type MyBool bool) can be serialized only via `reflect` package.
+		// Later, when generic-based serialization is introduced we can do that via generics.
+		rv := reflect.TypeOf(value)
+		if rv.Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
+			return EncReflect(reflect.ValueOf(v))
+		}
+		return EncReflectR(reflect.ValueOf(v))
+	}
+}
diff --git a/serialization/boolean/marshal_utils.go b/serialization/boolean/marshal_utils.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1166cd3f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/serialization/boolean/marshal_utils.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package boolean
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
+)
+
+func EncBool(v bool) ([]byte, error) {
+	return encBool(v), nil
+}
+
+func EncBoolR(v *bool) ([]byte, error) {
+	if v == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	return encBool(*v), nil
+}
+
+func EncReflect(v reflect.Value) ([]byte, error) {
+	switch v.Kind() {
+	case reflect.Bool:
+		return encBool(v.Bool()), nil
+	case reflect.Struct:
+		if v.Type().String() == "gocql.unsetColumn" {
+			return nil, nil
+		}
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal boolean: unsupported value type (%T)(%[1]v)", v.Interface())
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal boolean: unsupported value type (%T)(%[1]v)", v.Interface())
+	}
+}
+
+func EncReflectR(v reflect.Value) ([]byte, error) {
+	if v.IsNil() {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	return EncReflect(v.Elem())
+}
+
+func encBool(v bool) []byte {
+	if v {
+		return []byte{1}
+	}
+	return []byte{0}
+}
diff --git a/serialization/boolean/unmarshal.go b/serialization/boolean/unmarshal.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0bf746cf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/serialization/boolean/unmarshal.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package boolean
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
+)
+
+func Unmarshal(data []byte, value interface{}) error {
+	switch v := value.(type) {
+	case nil:
+		return nil
+	case *bool:
+		return DecBool(data, v)
+	case **bool:
+		return DecBoolR(data, v)
+	default:
+		// Custom types (type MyBool bool) can be deserialized only via `reflect` package.
+		// Later, when generic-based serialization is introduced we can do that via generics.
+		rv := reflect.ValueOf(value)
+		rt := rv.Type()
+		if rt.Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal boolean: unsupported value type (%T)(%[1]v)", v)
+		}
+		if rt.Elem().Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
+			return DecReflect(data, rv)
+		}
+		return DecReflectR(data, rv)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/serialization/boolean/unmarshal_utils.go b/serialization/boolean/unmarshal_utils.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..53c21da46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/serialization/boolean/unmarshal_utils.go
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+package boolean
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
+)
+
+var errWrongDataLen = fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal boolean: the length of the data should be 0 or 1")
+
+func errNilReference(v interface{}) error {
+	return fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal boolean: can not unmarshal into nil reference(%T)(%[1]v)", v)
+}
+
+func DecBool(p []byte, v *bool) error {
+	if v == nil {
+		return errNilReference(v)
+	}
+	switch len(p) {
+	case 0:
+		*v = false
+	case 1:
+		*v = decBool(p)
+	default:
+		return errWrongDataLen
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func DecBoolR(p []byte, v **bool) error {
+	if v == nil {
+		return errNilReference(v)
+	}
+	switch len(p) {
+	case 0:
+		if p == nil {
+			*v = nil
+		} else {
+			*v = new(bool)
+		}
+	case 1:
+		val := decBool(p)
+		*v = &val
+	default:
+		return errWrongDataLen
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func DecReflect(p []byte, v reflect.Value) error {
+	if v.IsNil() {
+		return errNilReference(v)
+	}
+
+	switch v = v.Elem(); v.Kind() {
+	case reflect.Bool:
+		return decReflectBool(p, v)
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal boolean: unsupported value type (%T)(%[1]v)", v.Interface())
+	}
+}
+
+func DecReflectR(p []byte, v reflect.Value) error {
+	if v.IsNil() {
+		return errNilReference(v)
+	}
+
+	switch v.Type().Elem().Elem().Kind() {
+	case reflect.Bool:
+		return decReflectBoolR(p, v)
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal boolean: unsupported value type (%T)(%[1]v)", v.Interface())
+	}
+}
+
+func decReflectBool(p []byte, v reflect.Value) error {
+	switch len(p) {
+	case 0:
+		v.SetBool(false)
+	case 1:
+		v.SetBool(decBool(p))
+	default:
+		return errWrongDataLen
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func decReflectBoolR(p []byte, v reflect.Value) error {
+	switch len(p) {
+	case 0:
+		if p == nil {
+			v.Elem().Set(reflect.Zero(v.Type().Elem()))
+		} else {
+			val := reflect.New(v.Type().Elem().Elem())
+			v.Elem().Set(val)
+		}
+	case 1:
+		val := reflect.New(v.Type().Elem().Elem())
+		val.Elem().SetBool(decBool(p))
+		v.Elem().Set(val)
+	default:
+		return errWrongDataLen
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func decBool(p []byte) bool {
+	return p[0] != 0
+}