diff --git a/libdm/libdevmapper.h b/libdm/libdevmapper.h
index b08a549d3..8c349c507 100644
--- a/libdm/libdevmapper.h
+++ b/libdm/libdevmapper.h
@@ -1555,6 +1555,7 @@ int dm_config_tree_find_bool(const struct dm_config_tree *cft, const char *path,
  * off), (true, false).
  */
 int dm_config_find_bool(const struct dm_config_node *cn, const char *path, int fail);
+int dm_config_value_is_bool(const struct dm_config_value *v);
 
 int dm_config_get_uint32(const struct dm_config_node *cn, const char *path, uint32_t *result);
 int dm_config_get_uint64(const struct dm_config_node *cn, const char *path, uint64_t *result);
diff --git a/libdm/libdm-config.c b/libdm/libdm-config.c
index bd29d32a1..4705a1cce 100644
--- a/libdm/libdm-config.c
+++ b/libdm/libdm-config.c
@@ -928,6 +928,20 @@ int dm_config_find_bool(const struct dm_config_node *cn, const char *path, int f
 	return _find_config_bool(cn, _find_config_node, path, fail);
 }
 
+int dm_config_value_is_bool(const struct dm_config_value *v) {
+	if (!v)
+		return 0;
+
+	switch(v->type) {
+		case DM_CFG_INT:
+			return 1;
+		case DM_CFG_STRING:
+			return _str_to_bool(v->v.str, -1) != -1;
+		default:
+			return 0;
+	}
+}
+
 /***********************************
  * tree-based lookup
  **/