diff --git a/src/libsrx/src/lyx.c b/src/libsrx/src/lyx.c
index 4e42b009..cf064bc8 100644
--- a/src/libsrx/src/lyx.c
+++ b/src/libsrx/src/lyx.c
@@ -176,6 +176,16 @@ const char *lydx_get_attrf(struct lyd_node *sibling, const char *namefmt, ...)
 	return val;
 }
 
+bool lydx_get_bool(struct lyd_node *parent, const char *name)
+{
+	const char *value = lydx_get_cattr(parent,name);
+	if(!value)
+		return false;
+	if(!strcmp(value, "true"))
+		return true;
+	return false;
+}
+
 int lydx_new_path(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_node **parent,
 		  char *xpath_base, char *node, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
diff --git a/src/libsrx/src/lyx.h b/src/libsrx/src/lyx.h
index 409804b6..e5319989 100644
--- a/src/libsrx/src/lyx.h
+++ b/src/libsrx/src/lyx.h
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ const char *lydx_get_mattr(struct lyd_node *node, const char *name);
 const char *lydx_get_attr(struct lyd_node *sibling, const char *name);
 const char *lydx_get_cattr(struct lyd_node *parent, const char *name);
 
+bool lydx_get_bool(struct lyd_node *parent, const char *name);
+
 const char *lydx_get_vattrf(struct lyd_node *sibling, const char *namefmt, va_list ap);
 const char *lydx_get_attrf(struct lyd_node *sibling, const char *namefmt, ...)
 	__attribute__ ((format (printf, 2, 3)));