diff --git a/compiler-jx/src/main/java/org/apache/royale/compiler/internal/codegen/js/jx/BinaryOperatorEmitter.java b/compiler-jx/src/main/java/org/apache/royale/compiler/internal/codegen/js/jx/BinaryOperatorEmitter.java
index 2138d61..b37e337 100644
--- a/compiler-jx/src/main/java/org/apache/royale/compiler/internal/codegen/js/jx/BinaryOperatorEmitter.java
+++ b/compiler-jx/src/main/java/org/apache/royale/compiler/internal/codegen/js/jx/BinaryOperatorEmitter.java
@@ -255,6 +255,15 @@
 	                    write(ASEmitterTokens.PAREN_CLOSE);
 	                    return;
                 	}
+                	else if (node.getNodeID() == ASTNodeID.Op_EqualID &&
+                			node.getRightOperandNode().getNodeID() == ASTNodeID.LiteralBooleanID)
+                	{
+                		getWalker().walk(xmlNode);
+                		write(" == '");
+	                    getWalker().walk(node.getRightOperandNode());
+                		write("'");
+                		return;
+                	}
                 }
                 else if (isDynamicAccess && ((JSRoyaleEmitter)getEmitter()).isXMLish((IExpressionNode)lnode))
                 {
diff --git a/compiler-jx/src/test/java/org/apache/royale/compiler/internal/codegen/js/royale/TestRoyaleExpressions.java b/compiler-jx/src/test/java/org/apache/royale/compiler/internal/codegen/js/royale/TestRoyaleExpressions.java
index a9a7c26..2c4e651 100644
--- a/compiler-jx/src/test/java/org/apache/royale/compiler/internal/codegen/js/royale/TestRoyaleExpressions.java
+++ b/compiler-jx/src/test/java/org/apache/royale/compiler/internal/codegen/js/royale/TestRoyaleExpressions.java
@@ -483,6 +483,22 @@
     }
 
     @Test
+    public void testVisitBinaryOperatorNode_XMLChildEqualsTrue()
+    {
+        IBinaryOperatorNode node = getBinaryNode("var var2:XML;var2.child == true");
+        asBlockWalker.visitBinaryOperator(node);
+        assertOut("var2.child('child') == 'true'");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testVisitBinaryOperatorNode_XMLChildEqualsFalse()
+    {
+        IBinaryOperatorNode node = getBinaryNode("var var2:XML;var2.child == false");
+        asBlockWalker.visitBinaryOperator(node);
+        assertOut("var2.child('child') == 'false'");
+    }
+    
+    @Test
     public void testVisitBinaryOperatorNode_AssignmentStringLiteralToString()
     {
         IBinaryOperatorNode node = getBinaryNode("var var1:String;var1 = \"hi\"");