diff --git a/lib.go b/lib.go
index f592fbe..0710a7a 100644
--- a/lib.go
+++ b/lib.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"container/list"
 	"encoding/xml"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
@@ -398,7 +399,7 @@ func boolPtr(b bool) *bool { return &b }
 // intPtr returns a pointer to a int with the given value.
 func intPtr(i int) *int { return &i }
 
-// float64Ptr returns a pofloat64er to a float64 with the given value.
+// float64Ptr returns a pointer to a float64 with the given value.
 func float64Ptr(f float64) *float64 { return &f }
 
 // stringPtr returns a pointer to a string with the given value.
@@ -412,6 +413,66 @@ func defaultTrue(b *bool) bool {
 	return *b
 }
 
+// MarshalXMLMarshalXML convert the boolean data type to literal values 0 or 1
+// on serialization.
+func (avb attrValBool) MarshalXML(e *xml.Encoder, start xml.StartElement) error {
+	attr := xml.Attr{
+		Name: xml.Name{
+			Space: start.Name.Space,
+			Local: "val",
+		},
+		Value: "0",
+	}
+	if avb.Val != nil {
+		if *avb.Val {
+			attr.Value = "1"
+		} else {
+			attr.Value = "0"
+		}
+	}
+	start.Attr = []xml.Attr{attr}
+	e.EncodeToken(start)
+	e.EncodeToken(start.End())
+	return nil
+}
+
+// UnmarshalXML convert the literal values true, false, 1, 0 of the XML
+// attribute to boolean data type on de-serialization.
+func (avb *attrValBool) UnmarshalXML(d *xml.Decoder, start xml.StartElement) error {
+	for {
+		t, err := d.Token()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		found := false
+		switch t.(type) {
+		case xml.StartElement:
+			return errors.New("unexpected child of attrValBool")
+		case xml.EndElement:
+			found = true
+		}
+		if found {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	for _, attr := range start.Attr {
+		if attr.Name.Local == "val" {
+			if attr.Value == "" {
+				val := true
+				avb.Val = &val
+			} else {
+				val, err := strconv.ParseBool(attr.Value)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				avb.Val = &val
+			}
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // parseFormatSet provides a method to convert format string to []byte and
 // handle empty string.
 func parseFormatSet(formatSet string) []byte {
diff --git a/lib_test.go b/lib_test.go
index 84a52bb..35dd2a0 100644
--- a/lib_test.go
+++ b/lib_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/xml"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -237,6 +238,36 @@ func TestInStrSlice(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.EqualValues(t, -1, inStrSlice([]string{}, ""))
 }
 
+func TestBoolValMarshal(t *testing.T) {
+	bold := true
+	node := &xlsxFont{B: &attrValBool{Val: &bold}}
+	data, err := xml.Marshal(node)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, `<xlsxFont><b val="1"></b></xlsxFont>`, string(data))
+
+	node = &xlsxFont{}
+	err = xml.Unmarshal(data, node)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.NotEqual(t, nil, node)
+	assert.NotEqual(t, nil, node.B)
+	assert.NotEqual(t, nil, node.B.Val)
+	assert.Equal(t, true, *node.B.Val)
+}
+
+func TestBoolValUnmarshalXML(t *testing.T) {
+	node := xlsxFont{}
+	assert.NoError(t, xml.Unmarshal([]byte("<xlsxFont><b val=\"\"></b></xlsxFont>"), &node))
+	assert.Equal(t, true, *node.B.Val)
+	for content, err := range map[string]string{
+		"<xlsxFont><b val=\"0\"><i></i></b></xlsxFont>": "unexpected child of attrValBool",
+		"<xlsxFont><b val=\"x\"></b></xlsxFont>":        "strconv.ParseBool: parsing \"x\": invalid syntax",
+	} {
+		assert.EqualError(t, xml.Unmarshal([]byte(content), &node), err)
+	}
+	attr := attrValBool{}
+	assert.EqualError(t, attr.UnmarshalXML(xml.NewDecoder(strings.NewReader("")), xml.StartElement{}), io.EOF.Error())
+}
+
 func TestBytesReplace(t *testing.T) {
 	s := []byte{0x01}
 	assert.EqualValues(t, s, bytesReplace(s, []byte{}, []byte{}, 0))