diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index 14c2849e82..c524151304 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -3079,8 +3079,22 @@ eval7(
 	    else if (flags & EVAL_CONSTANT)
 		ret = FAIL;
 	    else if (evaluate)
-		// get value of variable
-		ret = eval_variable(s, len, rettv, NULL, TRUE, FALSE);
+	    {
+		// get the value of "true", "false" or a variable
+		if (len == 4 && in_vim9script() && STRNCMP(s, "true", 4) == 0)
+		{
+		    rettv->v_type = VAR_BOOL;
+		    rettv->vval.v_number = VVAL_TRUE;
+		}
+		else if (len == 5 && in_vim9script()
+						&& STRNCMP(s, "false", 4) == 0)
+		{
+		    rettv->v_type = VAR_BOOL;
+		    rettv->vval.v_number = VVAL_FALSE;
+		}
+		else
+		    ret = eval_variable(s, len, rettv, NULL, TRUE, FALSE);
+	    }
 	    else
 	    {
 		// skip the name
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
index ede464e519..cba41e395b 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
@@ -1024,6 +1024,19 @@ def Test_expr7_special()
   call CheckDefFailure(['v:none = 22'], 'E46:')
 enddef
 
+def Test_expr7_special_vim9script()
+  let lines =<< trim END
+      vim9script
+      let t = true
+      let f = false
+      assert_equal(v:true, true)
+      assert_equal(true, t)
+      assert_equal(v:false, false)
+      assert_equal(false, f)
+  END
+  CheckScriptSuccess(lines)
+enddef
+
 def Test_expr7_list()
   " list
   assert_equal(g:list_empty, [])
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index fa57356e34..49896f7ff8 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -754,6 +754,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    1204,
 /**/
     1203,
 /**/