diff --git a/src/core/CCBool.ml b/src/core/CCBool.ml
index d19e86d1..227bc3b2 100644
--- a/src/core/CCBool.ml
+++ b/src/core/CCBool.ml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 (* This file is free software, part of containers. See file "license" for more details. *)
 
 open CCShims_
@@ -9,6 +8,23 @@ let equal (a:bool) b = Stdlib.(=) a b
 
 let compare (a:bool) b = Stdlib.compare a b
 
+let to_int (x:bool) : int = if x then 1 else 0
+
+(*$=
+  1 (to_int true)
+  0 (to_int false)
+*)
+
+let of_int x : t = x<>0
+
+(*$=
+  true (of_int 1)
+  false (of_int 0)
+  true (of_int 42)
+  true (of_int max_int)
+  true (of_int min_int)
+*)
+
 let negate = not
 
 type 'a printer = Format.formatter -> 'a -> unit
diff --git a/src/core/CCBool.mli b/src/core/CCBool.mli
index 3ba02bb2..a454552a 100644
--- a/src/core/CCBool.mli
+++ b/src/core/CCBool.mli
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 (* This file is free software, part of containers. See file "license" for more details. *)
 
 (** {1 Basic Bool functions} *)
@@ -10,6 +9,14 @@ val compare : t -> t -> int
 
 val equal : t -> t -> bool
 
+val to_int : t -> int
+(** [to_int true = 1], [to_int false = 0].
+    @since NEXT_RELEASE *)
+
+val of_int : int -> t
+(** [of_int i] is the same as [i <> 0]
+    @since NEXT_RELEASE *)
+
 val negate : t -> t
 (** Negation on booleans (functional version of [not]).
     @deprecated since 1.3, simply use {!not} instead. *)