diff --git a/vm/src/obj/objbool.rs b/vm/src/obj/objbool.rs
index f584c0d38..e21a3a329 100644
--- a/vm/src/obj/objbool.rs
+++ b/vm/src/obj/objbool.rs
@@ -6,12 +6,7 @@ use crate::pyobject::{
 };
 use crate::vm::VirtualMachine;
 
-use super::objdict::PyDict;
-use super::objfloat::PyFloat;
 use super::objint::PyInt;
-use super::objlist::PyList;
-use super::objstr::PyString;
-use super::objtuple::PyTuple;
 use super::objtype;
 
 impl IntoPyObject for bool {
@@ -27,25 +22,6 @@ impl TryFromObject for bool {
 }
 
 pub fn boolval(vm: &VirtualMachine, obj: PyObjectRef) -> PyResult<bool> {
-    if let Some(s) = obj.payload::<PyString>() {
-        return Ok(!s.value.is_empty());
-    }
-    if let Some(value) = obj.payload::<PyFloat>() {
-        return Ok(*value != PyFloat::from(0.0));
-    }
-    if let Some(dict) = obj.payload::<PyDict>() {
-        return Ok(!dict.entries.borrow().is_empty());
-    }
-    if let Some(i) = obj.payload::<PyInt>() {
-        return Ok(!i.value.is_zero());
-    }
-    if let Some(list) = obj.payload::<PyList>() {
-        return Ok(!list.elements.borrow().is_empty());
-    }
-    if let Some(tuple) = obj.payload::<PyTuple>() {
-        return Ok(!tuple.elements.borrow().is_empty());
-    }
-
     Ok(if let Ok(f) = vm.get_method(obj.clone(), "__bool__") {
         let bool_res = vm.invoke(f, PyFuncArgs::default())?;
         match bool_res.payload::<PyInt>() {
diff --git a/vm/src/obj/objdict.rs b/vm/src/obj/objdict.rs
index 036e26ec0..0c8d5fe5e 100644
--- a/vm/src/obj/objdict.rs
+++ b/vm/src/obj/objdict.rs
@@ -175,6 +175,10 @@ fn dict_new(vm: &VirtualMachine, args: PyFuncArgs) -> PyResult {
 }
 
 impl PyDictRef {
+    fn bool(self, _vm: &VirtualMachine) -> bool {
+        !self.entries.borrow().is_empty()
+    }
+
     fn len(self, _vm: &VirtualMachine) -> usize {
         self.entries.borrow().len()
     }
@@ -300,6 +304,7 @@ impl PyDictRef {
 
 pub fn init(context: &PyContext) {
     extend_class!(context, &context.dict_type, {
+        "__bool__" => context.new_rustfunc(PyDictRef::bool),
         "__len__" => context.new_rustfunc(PyDictRef::len),
         "__contains__" => context.new_rustfunc(PyDictRef::contains),
         "__delitem__" => context.new_rustfunc(PyDictRef::delitem),
diff --git a/vm/src/obj/objfloat.rs b/vm/src/obj/objfloat.rs
index ded687668..1abeabba2 100644
--- a/vm/src/obj/objfloat.rs
+++ b/vm/src/obj/objfloat.rs
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@ impl PyFloatRef {
         }
     }
 
+    fn bool(self, _vm: &VirtualMachine) -> bool {
+        self.value != 0.0
+    }
+
     fn divmod(self, other: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
         if objtype::isinstance(&other, &vm.ctx.float_type())
             || objtype::isinstance(&other, &vm.ctx.int_type())
@@ -366,6 +370,7 @@ pub fn init(context: &PyContext) {
         "__abs__" => context.new_rustfunc(PyFloatRef::abs),
         "__add__" => context.new_rustfunc(PyFloatRef::add),
         "__radd__" => context.new_rustfunc(PyFloatRef::add),
+        "__bool__" => context.new_rustfunc(PyFloatRef::bool),
         "__divmod__" => context.new_rustfunc(PyFloatRef::divmod),
         "__floordiv__" => context.new_rustfunc(PyFloatRef::floordiv),
         "__new__" => context.new_rustfunc(PyFloatRef::new_float),
diff --git a/vm/src/obj/objlist.rs b/vm/src/obj/objlist.rs
index 9a91d051b..dd5eb055b 100644
--- a/vm/src/obj/objlist.rs
+++ b/vm/src/obj/objlist.rs
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ impl PyListRef {
         }
     }
 
+    fn bool(self, _vm: &VirtualMachine) -> bool {
+        !self.elements.borrow().is_empty()
+    }
+
     fn clear(self, _vm: &VirtualMachine) {
         self.elements.borrow_mut().clear();
     }
@@ -419,6 +423,7 @@ pub fn init(context: &PyContext) {
     extend_class!(context, list_type, {
         "__add__" => context.new_rustfunc(PyListRef::add),
         "__iadd__" => context.new_rustfunc(PyListRef::iadd),
+        "__bool__" => context.new_rustfunc(PyListRef::bool),
         "__contains__" => context.new_rustfunc(PyListRef::contains),
         "__eq__" => context.new_rustfunc(PyListRef::eq),
         "__lt__" => context.new_rustfunc(PyListRef::lt),
diff --git a/vm/src/obj/objstr.rs b/vm/src/obj/objstr.rs
index a7cdc1a41..67ee8e5e7 100644
--- a/vm/src/obj/objstr.rs
+++ b/vm/src/obj/objstr.rs
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ impl PyStringRef {
         }
     }
 
+    fn bool(self, _vm: &VirtualMachine) -> bool {
+        !self.value.is_empty()
+    }
+
     fn eq(self, rhs: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> bool {
         if objtype::isinstance(&rhs, &vm.ctx.str_type()) {
             self.value == get_value(&rhs)
@@ -632,6 +636,7 @@ pub fn init(context: &PyContext) {
 
     extend_class!(context, str_type, {
         "__add__" => context.new_rustfunc(PyStringRef::add),
+        "__bool__" => context.new_rustfunc(PyStringRef::bool),
         "__contains__" => context.new_rustfunc(PyStringRef::contains),
         "__doc__" => context.new_str(str_doc.to_string()),
         "__eq__" => context.new_rustfunc(PyStringRef::eq),
diff --git a/vm/src/obj/objtuple.rs b/vm/src/obj/objtuple.rs
index 65a823db4..92a90913a 100644
--- a/vm/src/obj/objtuple.rs
+++ b/vm/src/obj/objtuple.rs
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ impl PyTupleRef {
         }
     }
 
+    fn bool(self, _vm: &VirtualMachine) -> bool {
+        !self.elements.borrow().is_empty()
+    }
+
     fn count(self, needle: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<usize> {
         let mut count: usize = 0;
         for element in self.elements.borrow().iter() {
@@ -230,6 +234,7 @@ tuple(iterable) -> tuple initialized from iterable's items
 
 If the argument is a tuple, the return value is the same object.";
     context.set_attr(tuple_type, "__add__", context.new_rustfunc(PyTupleRef::add));
+    context.set_attr(tuple_type, "__bool__", context.new_rustfunc(PyTupleRef::bool));
     context.set_attr(tuple_type, "__eq__", context.new_rustfunc(PyTupleRef::eq));
     context.set_attr(tuple_type,"__contains__",context.new_rustfunc(PyTupleRef::contains));
     context.set_attr(tuple_type,"__getitem__",context.new_rustfunc(PyTupleRef::getitem));