diff --git a/iio_utils.c b/iio_utils.c
index e81be32a..8df9d0d6 100644
--- a/iio_utils.c
+++ b/iio_utils.c
@@ -176,6 +176,16 @@ int dev_attr_read_raw(struct iio_device *dev, const char *attr_name, char *dst,
 		return -ENOENT;
 }
 
+int dev_attr_read_bool(struct iio_device *dev, const char *attr_name, bool *value)
+{
+	const struct iio_attr *attr = iio_device_find_attr(dev, attr_name);
+
+	if (attr)
+		return iio_attr_read_bool(attr, value);
+	else
+		return -ENOENT;
+}
+
 int dev_attr_read_double(struct iio_device *dev, const char *attr_name, double *value)
 {
 	const struct iio_attr *attr = iio_device_find_attr(dev, attr_name);
@@ -226,6 +236,16 @@ int dev_attr_write_raw(struct iio_device *dev, const char *attr_name, const char
 		return -ENOENT;
 }
 
+int dev_attr_write_bool(struct iio_device *dev, const char *attr_name, bool value)
+{
+	const struct iio_attr *attr = iio_device_find_attr(dev, attr_name);
+
+	if (attr)
+		return iio_attr_write_bool(attr, value);
+	else
+		return -ENOENT;
+}
+
 int dev_attr_write_double(struct iio_device *dev, const char *attr_name, double value)
 {
 	const struct iio_attr *attr = iio_device_find_attr(dev, attr_name);
diff --git a/iio_utils.h b/iio_utils.h
index 1c324dcf..eff87eff 100644
--- a/iio_utils.h
+++ b/iio_utils.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ bool iio_attr_not_found(struct iio_device *dev, struct iio_channel *chn, const c
 
 /* Helpers to read from iio attributes of devices */
 inline int dev_attr_read_raw(struct iio_device *dev, const char *attr_name, char *dst, size_t len);
+inline int dev_attr_read_bool(struct iio_device *dev, const char *attr_name, bool *value);
 inline int dev_attr_read_double(struct iio_device *dev, const char *attr_name, double *value);
 inline int dev_attr_read_longlong(struct iio_device *dev, const char *attr_name, long long *value);
 inline int dev_debug_attr_read_raw(struct iio_device *dev, const char *attr_name, char *dst, size_t len);
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ inline int dev_debug_attr_read_longlong(struct iio_device *dev, const char *attr
 
 /* Helpers to write to iio attributes of devices */
 inline int dev_attr_write_raw(struct iio_device *dev, const char *attr_name, const char *src, size_t len);
+inline int dev_attr_write_bool(struct iio_device *dev, const char *attr_name, bool value);
 inline int dev_attr_write_double(struct iio_device *dev, const char *attr_name, double value);
 inline int dev_attr_write_longlong(struct iio_device *dev, const char *attr_name, long long value);
 inline int dev_debug_attr_write_string(struct iio_device *dev, const char *attr_name, const char *value);