diff --git a/packages/check/match.js b/packages/check/match.js
index b80194f71d..13d1699344 100644
--- a/packages/check/match.js
+++ b/packages/check/match.js
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ var checkSubtree = function (value, pattern) {
     throw new Match.Error("Expected null, got " + EJSON.stringify(value));
   }
 
-  // Strings and numbers match literally.  Goes well with Match.OneOf.
-  if (typeof pattern === "string" || typeof pattern === "number") {
+  // Strings, numbers, and booleans match literally. Goes well with Match.OneOf.
+  if (typeof pattern === "string" || typeof pattern === "number" || typeof pattern === "boolean") {
     if (value === pattern)
       return;
     throw new Match.Error("Expected " + pattern + ", got " +
diff --git a/packages/check/match_test.js b/packages/check/match_test.js
index 30a124218c..be74f40d28 100644
--- a/packages/check/match_test.js
+++ b/packages/check/match_test.js
@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ Tinytest.add("check - check", function (test) {
   fails(123, 456);
   fails("123", 123);
   fails(123, "123");
+  matches(true, true);
+  matches(false, false);
+  fails(true, false);
+  fails(true, "true");
+  fails("false", false);
 
   matches(/foo/, RegExp);
   fails(/foo/, String);