diff --git a/lib/client.js b/lib/client.js
index 3535e3d6..bf4e22c0 100644
--- a/lib/client.js
+++ b/lib/client.js
@@ -178,7 +178,10 @@ Client.dataTypeParser = {
   26: parseInt,
   1700: parseFloat,
   700: parseFloat,
-  701: parseFloat
+  701: parseFloat,
+  16: function(dbVal) {
+    return dbVal === 't';
+  }
   //   1083: timeParser,
   //   1266: timeParser,
   //   1114: dateParser,
diff --git a/test/unit/client/typed-query-results.js b/test/unit/client/typed-query-results.js
index 0ee2e9da..d856504e 100644
--- a/test/unit/client/typed-query-results.js
+++ b/test/unit/client/typed-query-results.js
@@ -48,6 +48,16 @@ test('typed results', function() {
     dataTypeID: 701,
     actual: '1.2',
     expected: 1.2
+  },{
+    name: 'boolean true',
+    dataTypeID: 16,
+    actual: 't',
+    expected: true
+  },{
+    name: 'boolean false',
+    dataTypeID: 16,
+    actual: 'f',
+    expected: false
   }];