diff --git a/lib/plates.js b/lib/plates.js
index 26cb322..85b8c92 100644
--- a/lib/plates.js
+++ b/lib/plates.js
@@ -147,7 +147,17 @@ function matchClosing(input, tagname, html) {
     // separators. So we need to detect these elements based on the tag name.
     //
     selfClosing: /^(area|base|br|col|command|embed|hr|img|input|keygen|link|meta|param|source|track|wbr)$/,
-
+    
+    //
+    // Boolean Attributes - attributes that require no value
+    //
+    booleanAttr: ['allowfullscreen','async','autofocus','autoplay','checked','compact','controls',
+        'declare','default','defaultchecked','defaultmuted','defaultselected','defer','disabled',
+        'draggable','enabled','formnovalidate','hidden','indeterminate','inert','ismap','itemscope',
+        'loop','multiple','muted','nohref','noresize','noshade','novalidate','nowrap','open',
+        'pauseonexit','readonly','required','reversed','scoped','seamless','selected','sortable',
+        'spellcheck','translate','truespeed','typemustmatch','visible'],
+    
     //
     // ### function hasClass(str, className)
     // #### @str {String} the class attribute
@@ -327,6 +337,13 @@ function matchClosing(input, tagname, html) {
                     } else {
                       newdata = fetch(data, mapping, value, tagbody, key);
                     }
+  
+                    // 
+                    // remove a Boolean attribute if the value evaluates to false
+                    //
+                    if (!newdata && Merge.prototype.booleanAttr.indexOf(key.toLowerCase()) != -1) {
+                      return '';
+                    }
 
                     return key + '="' + (newdata || '') + '"';
                   } else if (!mapping.replace && mapping.attribute === key) {