diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/watchhandler.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/watchhandler.cpp
index 542b7d2469a..b0434b92bd7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/watchhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/watchhandler.cpp
@@ -463,10 +463,19 @@ static QString translate(const QString &str)
 
 QString WatchModel::formattedValue(const WatchData &data) const
 {
-    const QByteArray qtNamespace = engine()->qtNamespace();
     const QString &value = data.value;
 
+    if (data.type == "bool") {
+        if (value == QLatin1String("0"))
+            return QLatin1String("false");
+        if (value == QLatin1String("1"))
+            return QLatin1String("true");
+        return value;
+    }
+
+    const QByteArray qtNamespace = engine()->qtNamespace();
     int format = itemFormat(data);
+
     if (isIntType(data.type)) {
         if (value.isEmpty())
             return value;