diff --git a/tailbone/newgrids/alchemy.py b/tailbone/newgrids/alchemy.py
index 8c358917..a3d2a9f0 100644
--- a/tailbone/newgrids/alchemy.py
+++ b/tailbone/newgrids/alchemy.py
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ class AlchemyGrid(Grid):
             elif isinstance(column.type, sa.Integer):
                 factory = filters.AlchemyNumericFilter
             elif isinstance(column.type, sa.Boolean):
-                factory = filters.AlchemyBooleanFilter
+                # TODO: check column for nullable here?
+                factory = filters.AlchemyNullableBooleanFilter
             elif isinstance(column.type, sa.Date):
                 factory = filters.AlchemyDateFilter
             elif isinstance(column.type, sa.DateTime):
diff --git a/tailbone/newgrids/filters.py b/tailbone/newgrids/filters.py
index 32c3778e..be51c63e 100644
--- a/tailbone/newgrids/filters.py
+++ b/tailbone/newgrids/filters.py
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ class AlchemyBooleanFilter(AlchemyGridFilter):
     """
     Boolean filter for SQLAlchemy.
     """
-    default_verbs = ['is_true', 'is_false', 'is_null', 'is_not_null', 'is_any']
+    default_verbs = ['is_true', 'is_false', 'is_any']
 
     def filter_is_true(self, query, value):
         """
@@ -353,6 +353,13 @@ class AlchemyBooleanFilter(AlchemyGridFilter):
         return query.filter(self.column == False)
 
 
+class AlchemyNullableBooleanFilter(AlchemyBooleanFilter):
+    """
+    Boolean filter for SQLAlchemy which is NULL-aware.
+    """
+    default_verbs = ['is_true', 'is_false', 'is_null', 'is_not_null', 'is_any']
+
+
 class AlchemyDateFilter(AlchemyGridFilter):
     """
     Date filter for SQLAlchemy.