diff --git a/api/src/services/fields.ts b/api/src/services/fields.ts
index 08a48ea4d2..194e0f1adf 100644
--- a/api/src/services/fields.ts
+++ b/api/src/services/fields.ts
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ export class FieldsService {
 					column = table[field.type](field.field);
 				}
 
-				if (field.schema.default_value) {
+				if (field.schema.default_value !== undefined) {
 					if (
 						typeof field.schema.default_value === 'string' &&
 						field.schema.default_value.toLowerCase() === 'now()'
diff --git a/api/src/utils/validate-query.ts b/api/src/utils/validate-query.ts
index 0de405ee59..95d49c95dd 100644
--- a/api/src/utils/validate-query.ts
+++ b/api/src/utils/validate-query.ts
@@ -77,13 +77,16 @@ function validateFilter(filter: Query['filter']) {
 }
 
 function validateFilterPrimitive(value: any, key: string) {
-	if ((typeof value === 'string' || typeof value === 'number') === false) {
+	if (
+		(typeof value === 'string' || typeof value === 'number' || typeof value === 'boolean') ===
+		false
+	) {
 		throw new InvalidQueryException(
 			`The filter value for "${key}" has to be a string or a number`
 		);
 	}
 
-	if (Number.isNaN(value)) {
+	if (typeof value === 'number' && Number.isNaN(value)) {
 		throw new InvalidQueryException(`The filter value for "${key}" is not a valid number`);
 	}
 
diff --git a/app/src/components/v-select/v-select.vue b/app/src/components/v-select/v-select.vue
index 1bb25f0481..d397e80e8d 100644
--- a/app/src/components/v-select/v-select.vue
+++ b/app/src/components/v-select/v-select.vue
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@
 					:disabled="item.disabled"
 					@click="multiple ? null : $emit('input', item.value)"
 				>
-					<v-list-item-icon v-if="multiple === false && allowOther === false && itemIcon !== null && item.icon">
+					<v-list-item-icon
+						v-if="multiple === false && allowOther === false && itemIcon !== null && item.icon"
+					>
 						<v-icon :name="item.icon" />
 					</v-list-item-icon>
 					<v-list-item-content>
@@ -119,8 +121,8 @@
 
 <script lang="ts">
 import { defineComponent, PropType, computed, toRefs, Ref } from '@vue/composition-api';
-import i18n from '@/lang';
-import { useCustomSelection, useCustomSelectionMultiple } from '@/composables/use-custom-selection';
+import i18n from '../../lang';
+import { useCustomSelection, useCustomSelectionMultiple } from '../../composables/use-custom-selection';
 
 type Item = {
 	text: string;
@@ -150,7 +152,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			default: null,
 		},
 		value: {
-			type: [Array, String, Number] as PropType<InputValue>,
+			type: [Array, String, Number, Boolean] as PropType<InputValue>,
 			default: null,
 		},
 		multiple: {
diff --git a/app/src/modules/settings/routes/data-model/field-detail/components/schema.vue b/app/src/modules/settings/routes/data-model/field-detail/components/schema.vue
index d7d105de09..f5d738d3f5 100644
--- a/app/src/modules/settings/routes/data-model/field-detail/components/schema.vue
+++ b/app/src/modules/settings/routes/data-model/field-detail/components/schema.vue
@@ -110,12 +110,24 @@
 					v-model="defaultValue"
 					:placeholder="$t('add_a_default_value')"
 				/>
-				<v-checkbox
+				<v-select
 					v-else-if="fieldData.type === 'boolean'"
 					class="monospace"
 					v-model="defaultValue"
-					:label="defaultValue ? $t('true') : $t('false')"
-					block
+					:items="[
+						{
+							text: 'true',
+							value: true,
+						},
+						{
+							text: 'false',
+							value: false,
+						},
+						{
+							text: 'NULL',
+							value: null,
+						},
+					]"
 				/>
 				<v-input
 					v-else
@@ -141,9 +153,9 @@
 
 <script lang="ts">
 import { defineComponent, computed } from '@vue/composition-api';
-import useSync from '@/composables/use-sync';
-import { types } from '@/types';
-import i18n from '@/lang';
+import useSync from '../../../../../../composables/use-sync';
+import { types } from '../../../../../../types';
+import i18n from '../../../../../../lang';
 import { state } from '../store';
 
 export const fieldTypes = [
@@ -403,6 +415,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 
 .monospace {
 	--v-input-font-family: var(--family-monospace);
+	--v-select-font-family: var(--family-monospace);
 }
 
 .required {