diff --git a/src/common/menu/menudef.cpp b/src/common/menu/menudef.cpp
index ad02001e0..d0066900b 100644
--- a/src/common/menu/menudef.cpp
+++ b/src/common/menu/menudef.cpp
@@ -511,20 +511,33 @@ static void DoParseListMenuBody(FScanner &sc, DListMenuDescriptor *desc, bool &s
 						}
 						else if (args[i]->isIntCompatible())
 						{
-							char *endp;
-							int v = (int)strtoll(sc.String, &endp, 0);
-							if (*endp != 0)
+							int v;
+
+							if (sc.Compare("true"))
 							{
-								// special check for font color ranges.
-								v = V_FindFontColor(sc.String);
-								if (v == CR_UNTRANSLATED && !sc.Compare("untranslated"))
+								v = 1;
+							}
+							else if (sc.Compare("false"))
+							{
+								v = 0;
+							}
+							else
+							{
+								char *endp;
+								v = (int)strtoll(sc.String, &endp, 0);
+								if (*endp != 0)
 								{
-									// todo: check other data types that may get used.
-									sc.ScriptError("Integer expected, got %s", sc.String);
+									// special check for font color ranges.
+									v = V_FindFontColor(sc.String);
+									if (v == CR_UNTRANSLATED && !sc.Compare("untranslated"))
+									{
+										// todo: check other data types that may get used.
+										sc.ScriptError("Integer expected, got %s", sc.String);
+									}
 								}
 							}
-							if (args[i] == TypeBool) v = !!v;
-							params.Push(v);
+								if (args[i] == TypeBool) v = !!v;
+								params.Push(v);
 						}
 						else if (args[i]->isFloat())
 						{
@@ -1114,19 +1127,32 @@ static void ParseOptionMenuBody(FScanner &sc, DOptionMenuDescriptor *desc, int i
 						}
 						else if (args[i]->isIntCompatible())
 						{
-							char *endp;
-							int v = (int)strtoll(sc.String, &endp, 0);
-							if (*endp != 0)
+							int v;
+
+							if (sc.Compare("true"))
 							{
-								// special check for font color ranges.
-								v = V_FindFontColor(sc.String);
-								if (v == CR_UNTRANSLATED && !sc.Compare("untranslated"))
+								v = 1;
+							}
+							else if (sc.Compare("false"))
+							{
+								v = 0;
+							}
+							else
+							{
+								char *endp;
+								v = (int)strtoll(sc.String, &endp, 0);
+								if (*endp != 0)
 								{
-									// todo: check other data types that may get used.
-									sc.ScriptError("Integer expected, got %s", sc.String);
+									// special check for font color ranges.
+									v = V_FindFontColor(sc.String);
+									if (v == CR_UNTRANSLATED && !sc.Compare("untranslated"))
+									{
+										// todo: check other data types that may get used.
+										sc.ScriptError("Integer expected, got %s", sc.String);
+									}
+									// Color ranges need to be marked for option menu items to support an older feature where a boolean number could be passed instead.
+									v |= 0x12340000;
 								}
-								// Color ranges need to be marked for option menu items to support an older feature where a boolean number could be passed instead.
-								v |= 0x12340000;
 							}
 							if (args[i] == TypeBool) v = !!v;
 							params.Push(v);
@@ -1403,16 +1429,29 @@ static void ParseImageScrollerBody(FScanner& sc, DImageScrollerDescriptor* desc)
 						}
 						else if (args[i]->isIntCompatible())
 						{
-							char* endp;
-							int v = (int)strtoll(sc.String, &endp, 0);
-							if (*endp != 0)
+							int v;
+
+							if (sc.Compare("true"))
 							{
-								// special check for font color ranges.
-								v = V_FindFontColor(sc.String);
-								if (v == CR_UNTRANSLATED && !sc.Compare("untranslated"))
+								v = 1;
+							}
+							else if (sc.Compare("false"))
+							{
+								v = 0;
+							}
+							else
+							{
+								char* endp;
+								v = (int)strtoll(sc.String, &endp, 0);
+								if (*endp != 0)
 								{
-									// todo: check other data types that may get used.
-									sc.ScriptError("Integer expected, got %s", sc.String);
+									// special check for font color ranges.
+									v = V_FindFontColor(sc.String);
+									if (v == CR_UNTRANSLATED && !sc.Compare("untranslated"))
+									{
+										// todo: check other data types that may get used.
+										sc.ScriptError("Integer expected, got %s", sc.String);
+									}
 								}
 							}
 							if (args[i] == TypeBool) v = !!v;