diff --git a/include/behaviortree_cpp/basic_types.h b/include/behaviortree_cpp/basic_types.h
index bceef4fd9..b61d49c16 100644
--- a/include/behaviortree_cpp/basic_types.h
+++ b/include/behaviortree_cpp/basic_types.h
@@ -183,6 +183,10 @@ template <>
 template <>
 [[nodiscard]] std::vector<double> convertFromString<std::vector<double>>(StringView str);
 
+// Boolean values separated by the character ";"
+template <>
+[[nodiscard]] std::vector<bool> convertFromString<std::vector<bool>>(StringView str);
+
 // Strings separated by the character ";"
 template <>
 [[nodiscard]] std::vector<std::string>
diff --git a/src/basic_types.cpp b/src/basic_types.cpp
index 6cc4bc668..ab5e016bb 100644
--- a/src/basic_types.cpp
+++ b/src/basic_types.cpp
@@ -237,6 +237,19 @@ std::vector<double> convertFromString<std::vector<double>>(StringView str)
   return output;
 }
 
+template <>
+std::vector<bool> convertFromString<std::vector<bool>>(StringView str)
+{
+  auto parts = splitString(str, ';');
+  std::vector<bool> output;
+  output.reserve(parts.size());
+  for(const StringView& part : parts)
+  {
+    output.push_back(convertFromString<bool>(part));
+  }
+  return output;
+}
+
 template <>
 std::vector<std::string> convertFromString<std::vector<std::string>>(StringView str)
 {