diff --git a/nbt/decode.go b/nbt/decode.go
index 96b4ea4..5f68704 100644
--- a/nbt/decode.go
+++ b/nbt/decode.go
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ func (d *Decoder) unmarshal(val reflect.Value, tagType byte) error {
 		switch vk := val.Kind(); vk {
 		default:
 			return errors.New("cannot parse TagByte as " + vk.String())
+		case reflect.Bool:
+			val.SetBool(value != 0)
 		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int8, reflect.Int16, reflect.Int32, reflect.Int64:
 			val.SetInt(int64(value))
 		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint8, reflect.Uint16, reflect.Uint32, reflect.Uint64:
diff --git a/nbt/decode_test.go b/nbt/decode_test.go
index 8f27907..863a80e 100644
--- a/nbt/decode_test.go
+++ b/nbt/decode_test.go
@@ -364,6 +364,29 @@ func TestDecoder_Decode_ByteArray(t *testing.T) {
 	// t.Log(infValue)
 }
 
+func TestDecoder_Decode_bool(t *testing.T) {
+	data := [][]byte{
+		{TagByte, 0, 0, 0},
+		{TagByte, 0, 0, 1},
+		{TagByte, 0, 0, 2},
+		{TagByte, 0, 0, 128},
+		{TagByte, 0, 0, 255},
+	}
+	want := []bool{
+		false, true, true, true, true,
+	}
+	var value bool
+	for i, v := range data {
+		//Unmarshal to []byte
+		if err := Unmarshal(v, &value); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if value != want[i] {
+			t.Errorf("parse fail, expect %v, get %v", want, value)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestDecoder_Decode_ErrorString(t *testing.T) {
 	var data = []byte{
 		0x08, 0x00, 0x04, 0x6e, 0x61, 0x6d, 0x65, 0xFF, 0xFE,
diff --git a/nbt/encode.go b/nbt/encode.go
index 18e65a7..cf1e132 100644
--- a/nbt/encode.go
+++ b/nbt/encode.go
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ func NewEncoder(w io.Writer) *Encoder {
 // which TagByteArray, TagIntArray and TagLongArray.
 // To force encode them as TagList, add a struct field tag.
 //
-//
 func (e *Encoder) Encode(v interface{}, tagName string) error {
 	t, val := getTagType(reflect.ValueOf(v))
 	return e.marshal(val, t, tagName)
@@ -65,6 +64,12 @@ func (e *Encoder) writeValue(val reflect.Value, tagType byte) error {
 	case TagByte:
 		var err error
 		switch val.Kind() {
+		case reflect.Bool:
+			var b byte
+			if val.Bool() {
+				b = 1
+			}
+			_, err = e.w.Write([]byte{b})
 		case reflect.Int8:
 			_, err = e.w.Write([]byte{byte(val.Int())})
 		case reflect.Uint8:
@@ -88,11 +93,27 @@ func (e *Encoder) writeValue(val reflect.Value, tagType byte) error {
 		}
 
 		if tagType == TagByteArray {
-			_, err := e.w.Write(*(*[]byte)((unsafe.Pointer)(&reflect.SliceHeader{
-				Data: val.Pointer(),
-				Len:  val.Len(),
-				Cap:  val.Cap(),
-			})))
+			var data []byte
+			switch val.Type().Elem().Kind() {
+			case reflect.Bool:
+				data = make([]byte, val.Len())
+				for i := range data {
+					if val.Index(i).Bool() {
+						data[i] = 1
+					} else {
+						data[i] = 0
+					}
+				}
+			case reflect.Uint8:
+				data = val.Bytes()
+			case reflect.Int8:
+				data = *(*[]byte)((unsafe.Pointer)(&reflect.SliceHeader{
+					Data: val.Pointer(),
+					Len:  val.Len(),
+					Cap:  val.Cap(),
+				}))
+			}
+			_, err := e.w.Write(data)
 			return err
 		} else {
 			for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
@@ -275,7 +296,7 @@ func getTagType(v reflect.Value) (byte, reflect.Value) {
 
 func getTagTypeByType(vk reflect.Type) byte {
 	switch vk.Kind() {
-	case reflect.Int8, reflect.Uint8:
+	case reflect.Bool, reflect.Int8, reflect.Uint8:
 		return TagByte
 	case reflect.Int16, reflect.Uint16:
 		return TagShort
diff --git a/nbt/encode_test.go b/nbt/encode_test.go
index f60b292..f634663 100644
--- a/nbt/encode_test.go
+++ b/nbt/encode_test.go
@@ -55,6 +55,20 @@ func TestEncoder_encodeInt8(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestEncoder_encodeBool(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test marshal pure Int array
+	v := []bool{true, false}
+	out := []byte{
+		TagByteArray, 0x00, 0x00, 0, 0, 0, 2,
+		0x01, 0x00,
+	}
+	if data, err := Marshal(v); err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	} else if !bytes.Equal(data, out) {
+		t.Errorf("output binary not right: get % 02x, want % 02x ", data, out)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestEncoder_Encode_floatArray(t *testing.T) {
 	// Test marshal pure Int array
 	v := []float32{0.3, -100, float32(math.NaN())}