diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cloudformation-include/test/test-templates/boolean-for-string.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/cloudformation-include/test/test-templates/boolean-for-string.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1ef8d59e40b89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cloudformation-include/test/test-templates/boolean-for-string.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "Resources": {
+    "Bucket": {
+      "Type": "AWS::S3::Bucket",
+      "Properties": {
+        "AccessControl": true
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cloudformation-include/test/valid-templates.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/cloudformation-include/test/valid-templates.test.ts
index 34b403a2e7a99..3d8b51098d293 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cloudformation-include/test/valid-templates.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cloudformation-include/test/valid-templates.test.ts
@@ -116,6 +116,14 @@ describe('CDK Include', () => {
     );
   });
 
+  test('accepts booleans for properties with type string', () => {
+    includeTestTemplate(stack, 'boolean-for-string.json');
+
+    expect(stack).toMatchTemplate(
+      loadTestFileToJsObject('boolean-for-string.json'),
+    );
+  });
+
   test('correctly changes the logical IDs, including references, if imported with preserveLogicalIds=false', () => {
     const cfnTemplate = includeTestTemplate(stack, 'bucket-with-encryption-key.json', {
       preserveLogicalIds: false,
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/core/lib/cfn-parse.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/core/lib/cfn-parse.ts
index 93376ae19d365..8f5d820584d98 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/core/lib/cfn-parse.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/core/lib/cfn-parse.ts
@@ -132,6 +132,12 @@ export class FromCloudFormation {
       return new FromCloudFormationResult(value.toString());
     }
 
+    // CloudFormation treats booleans and strings interchangeably;
+    // so, if we get a boolean here, convert it to a string
+    if (typeof value === 'boolean') {
+      return new FromCloudFormationResult(value.toString());
+    }
+
     // in all other cases, just return the input,
     // and let a validator handle it if it's not a string
     return new FromCloudFormationResult(value);