diff --git a/rust/src/json.rs b/rust/src/json.rs
index 28dbb6bfcb..0ac4d04bad 100644
--- a/rust/src/json.rs
+++ b/rust/src/json.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ extern {
 
     fn json_string(value: *const c_char) -> *mut JsonT;
     fn json_integer(val: u64) -> *mut JsonT;
+    fn SCJsonBool(val: bool) -> *mut JsonT;
 }
 
 pub struct Json {
@@ -83,6 +84,14 @@ impl Json {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn set_boolean(&self, key: &str, val: bool) {
+        unsafe {
+            json_object_set_new(self.js,
+                                CString::new(key).unwrap().as_ptr(),
+                                SCJsonBool(val));
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn array_append(&self, val: Json) {
         unsafe {
             json_array_append_new(self.js, val.js);
diff --git a/src/output-json.c b/src/output-json.c
index 071b3f233f..32495d416c 100644
--- a/src/output-json.c
+++ b/src/output-json.c
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ void OutputJsonRegister (void)
     OutputRegisterModule(MODULE_NAME, "eve-log", OutputJsonInitCtx);
 }
 
+json_t *SCJsonBool(int val)
+{
+    return (val ? json_true() : json_false());
+}
+
 /* Default Sensor ID value */
 static int64_t sensor_id = -1; /* -1 = not defined */
 
diff --git a/src/output-json.h b/src/output-json.h
index 5f42e7657a..2386224e5a 100644
--- a/src/output-json.h
+++ b/src/output-json.h
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ typedef struct AlertJsonThread_ {
     LogFileCtx *file_ctx;
 } AlertJsonThread;
 
+json_t *SCJsonBool(int val);
+
 #endif /* HAVE_LIBJANSSON */
 
 #endif /* __OUTPUT_JSON_H__ */
diff --git a/src/suricata-common.h b/src/suricata-common.h
index 940e3e06f9..0af2078d64 100644
--- a/src/suricata-common.h
+++ b/src/suricata-common.h
@@ -229,7 +229,8 @@
 #endif
 /* Appears not all current distros have jansson that defines this. */
 #ifndef json_boolean
-#define json_boolean(val)      ((val) ? json_true() : json_false())
+#define json_boolean(val)      SCJsonBool((val))
+//#define json_boolean(val)      ((val) ? json_true() : json_false())
 #endif
 #endif