diff --git a/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/xdata/BooleanFormField.java b/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/xdata/BooleanFormField.java
index 85e351649..6208e4979 100644
--- a/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/xdata/BooleanFormField.java
+++ b/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/xdata/BooleanFormField.java
@@ -35,7 +35,17 @@ public class BooleanFormField extends SingleValueFormField {
         return value.toString();
     }
 
-    public Boolean getValueAsBoolean() {
+    /**
+     * Get the value of the booelan field. Note that, if no explicit boolean value is provided, in the form of "true",
+     * "false", "0", or "1", then the default value of a boolean field is <code>false</code>, according to
+     * XEP-0004 § 3.3.
+     *
+     * @return the boolean value of this form field.
+     */
+    public boolean getValueAsBoolean() {
+        if (value == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
         return value;
     }