diff --git a/pykd/pymod.cpp b/pykd/pymod.cpp
index 6191413..f18f422 100644
--- a/pykd/pymod.cpp
+++ b/pykd/pymod.cpp
@@ -832,6 +832,11 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE( pykd )
         .def("__getitem__", TypedVarAdapter::getElementByIndex )
         .def("__dir__", TypedVarAdapter::getElementsDir)
         //.def("__getitem__", &kdlib::TypedVar::getElementByIndexPtr )
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x03000000
+        .def("__bool__", TypedVarAdapter::isNotZero)
+#else
+        .def("__iszero__", TypedVarAdapter::isZero)
+#endif
         ;
 
     python::class_<BaseTypesEnum>("baseTypes", "base types enumeration",  boost::python::no_init)
diff --git a/pykd/pytypedvar.h b/pykd/pytypedvar.h
index 4f7caf0..00d190f 100644
--- a/pykd/pytypedvar.h
+++ b/pykd/pytypedvar.h
@@ -162,6 +162,17 @@ struct TypedVarAdapter {
     }
 
     static python::list getElementsDir(kdlib::TypedVar& typedVar);
+
+    static bool isZero(kdlib::TypedVar& typedVar)
+    {
+        AutoRestorePyState  pystate;
+        return typedVar.getValue() == 0;
+    }
+
+    static bool isNotZero(kdlib::TypedVar& typedVar)
+    {
+        return !isZero(typedVar);
+    }
 };
 
 } // end namespace pykd