diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render_ssr/handlers/Element.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render_ssr/handlers/Element.ts
index e33ca9ea56..fb3b69fa02 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render_ssr/handlers/Element.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render_ssr/handlers/Element.ts
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export default function(node: Element, renderer: Renderer, options: RenderOption
 			node_contents = x`${snippet} || ""`;
 		} else {
 			const snippet = expression.node;
-			renderer.add_expression(x`@add_attribute("${name}", ${snippet}, 0)`);
+			renderer.add_expression(x`@add_attribute("${name}", ${snippet}, ${boolean_attributes.has(name) ? 1 : 0})`);
 		}
 	});
 
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/binding-input-checkbox-deep-contextual-b/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/binding-input-checkbox-deep-contextual-b/_config.js
index a4c9dacb6e..eeddaf9981 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/binding-input-checkbox-deep-contextual-b/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/binding-input-checkbox-deep-contextual-b/_config.js
@@ -11,18 +11,6 @@ export default {
 		</div>
 	`,
 
-	ssrHtml: `
-		<div>
-			<input type="checkbox" checked="false"><p>one</p>
-		</div>
-		<div>
-			<input type="checkbox" checked="false"><p>two</p>
-		</div>
-		<div>
-			<input type="checkbox" checked="false"><p>three</p>
-		</div>
-	`,
-
 	async test({ assert, component, target, window }) {
 		const inputs = [ ...target.querySelectorAll('input') ];
 
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/binding-input-checkbox-deep-contextual/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/binding-input-checkbox-deep-contextual/_config.js
index ed75021b67..959b17777b 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/binding-input-checkbox-deep-contextual/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/binding-input-checkbox-deep-contextual/_config.js
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ export default {
 			<input type="checkbox" checked><p>one</p>
 		</div>
 		<div>
-			<input type="checkbox" checked="false"><p>two</p>
+			<input type="checkbox"><p>two</p>
 		</div>
 		<div>
-			<input type="checkbox" checked="false"><p>three</p>
+			<input type="checkbox"><p>three</p>
 		</div>
 		<p>1 completed</p>
 	`,
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/binding-input-checkbox-with-event-in-each/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/binding-input-checkbox-with-event-in-each/_config.js
index 1ce561647f..b502ed40af 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/binding-input-checkbox-with-event-in-each/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/binding-input-checkbox-with-event-in-each/_config.js
@@ -17,11 +17,6 @@ export default {
 		<input type="checkbox">
 	`,
 
-	ssrHtml: `
-		<input type="checkbox" checked="false">
-		<input type="checkbox" checked="false">
-	`,
-
 	test({ assert, component, target, window }) {
 		const { cats } = component;
 		const newCats = cats.slice();
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/binding-input-text-contextual-reactive/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/binding-input-text-contextual-reactive/_config.js
index 91f243a8b6..6fdfc4be52 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/binding-input-text-contextual-reactive/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/binding-input-text-contextual-reactive/_config.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export default {
 
 	ssrHtml: `
 		<div>
-			<input type="checkbox" checked="false">
+			<input type="checkbox">
 			<input type="text" value=one><p>one</p>
 		</div>
 		<div>
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export default {
 			<input type="text" value=two><p>two</p>
 		</div>
 		<div>
-			<input type="checkbox" checked="false">
+			<input type="checkbox">
 			<input type="text" value=three><p>three</p>
 		</div>
 
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/globals-not-overwritten-by-bindings/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/globals-not-overwritten-by-bindings/_config.js
index 5daeeb1792..d5f3def7f1 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/globals-not-overwritten-by-bindings/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/globals-not-overwritten-by-bindings/_config.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export default {
 		</div>
 
 		<div class="todo ">
-			<input type="checkbox" checked="false">
+			<input type="checkbox">
 			<input type="text" value="Find life's true purpose">
 		</div>
 	`,