diff --git a/src/lib/eina/eina_inline_value_util.x b/src/lib/eina/eina_inline_value_util.x
index c2d293e1e1..f755b4bf1c 100644
--- a/src/lib/eina/eina_inline_value_util.x
+++ b/src/lib/eina/eina_inline_value_util.x
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ eina_value_bool_new(Eina_Bool b)
 {
    Eina_Value *v;
 
-   v = eina_value_new(EINA_VALUE_TYPE_UCHAR);
+   v = eina_value_new(EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BOOL);
    if (v) eina_value_set(v, b);
    return v;
 }
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ eina_value_bool_init(Eina_Bool b)
 {
    Eina_Value v = EINA_VALUE_EMPTY;
 
-   if (eina_value_setup(&v, EINA_VALUE_TYPE_UCHAR))
+   if (eina_value_setup(&v, EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BOOL))
      eina_value_set(&v, b);
    return v;
 }
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ eina_value_bool_get(const Eina_Value *v, Eina_Bool *b)
 {
    EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN_VAL(b, EINA_FALSE);
    *b = EINA_FALSE;
-   if (v && v->type == EINA_VALUE_TYPE_UCHAR)
+   if (v && v->type == EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BOOL)
      return eina_value_get(v, b);
    return EINA_FALSE;
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/eina/eina_value.c b/src/lib/eina/eina_value.c
index db581aec1a..cb5fbc11c4 100644
--- a/src/lib/eina/eina_value.c
+++ b/src/lib/eina/eina_value.c
@@ -5433,6 +5433,7 @@ eina_value_init(void)
      }
 
    EINA_VALUE_TYPE_UCHAR       = _EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BASICS +  0;
+   EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BOOL        = EINA_VALUE_TYPE_UCHAR;
    EINA_VALUE_TYPE_USHORT      = _EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BASICS +  1;
    EINA_VALUE_TYPE_UINT        = _EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BASICS +  2;
    EINA_VALUE_TYPE_ULONG       = _EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BASICS +  3;
@@ -5534,6 +5535,7 @@ EAPI const Eina_Value_Type *_EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BASICS_END = NULL;
 EAPI const Eina_Value_Type *EINA_VALUE_TYPE_VALUE = NULL;
 EAPI const Eina_Value_Type *EINA_VALUE_TYPE_ERROR = NULL;
 EAPI const Eina_Value_Type *EINA_VALUE_TYPE_UCHAR = NULL;
+EAPI const Eina_Value_Type *EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BOOL = NULL;
 EAPI const Eina_Value_Type *EINA_VALUE_TYPE_USHORT = NULL;
 EAPI const Eina_Value_Type *EINA_VALUE_TYPE_UINT = NULL;
 EAPI const Eina_Value_Type *EINA_VALUE_TYPE_ULONG = NULL;
diff --git a/src/lib/eina/eina_value.h b/src/lib/eina/eina_value.h
index 49d0700a61..6d8c9414f2 100644
--- a/src/lib/eina/eina_value.h
+++ b/src/lib/eina/eina_value.h
@@ -382,6 +382,14 @@ EAPI extern const Eina_Value_Type *EINA_VALUE_TYPE_VALUE;
  */
 EAPI extern const Eina_Value_Type *EINA_VALUE_TYPE_UCHAR;
 
+/**
+ * @var EINA_VALUE_TYPE_UCHAR
+ * manages unsigned char type.
+ *
+ * @since 1.21
+ */
+EAPI extern const Eina_Value_Type *EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BOOL;
+
 /**
  * @var EINA_VALUE_TYPE_USHORT
  * manages unsigned short type.