diff --git a/src/geef_config.erl b/src/geef_config.erl
index ff8423b..bcbd014 100644
--- a/src/geef_config.erl
+++ b/src/geef_config.erl
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 -export([start_link/1]).
 -export([open/1]).
 -export([set/3]).
+-export([get_bool/2]).
 
 %% gen_server callbacks
 -export([init/1, handle_call/3, handle_cast/2, handle_info/2,
@@ -51,6 +52,9 @@ open(Path) ->
 set(Pid, Name, Val) when is_boolean(Val) ->
     gen_server:call(Pid, {set_bool, Name, Val}).
 
+get_bool(Pid, Name) ->
+    gen_server:call(Pid, {get_bool, Name}).
+
 %%%===================================================================
 %%% gen_server callbacks
 %%%===================================================================
@@ -75,6 +79,10 @@ init(Handle) ->
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 handle_call({set_bool, Name, Val}, _From, State = #state{handle=Handle}) ->
     Reply = geef_nif:config_set_bool(Handle, Name, Val),
+    {reply, Reply, State};
+
+handle_call({get_bool, Name}, _From, State = #state{handle=Handle}) ->
+    Reply = geef_nif:config_get_bool(Handle, Name),
     {reply, Reply, State}.
 
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------