Index: clang-tidy/ClangTidy.h
===================================================================
--- clang-tidy/ClangTidy.h
+++ clang-tidy/ClangTidy.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
   /// Reads the option with the check-local name \p LocalName from the
   /// \c CheckOptions. If the corresponding key is not present, returns
   /// \p Default.
-  std::string get(StringRef LocalName, std::string Default) const;
+  std::string get(StringRef LocalName, const char *Default) const;
 
   /// \brief Read a named option from the \c Context and parse it as an integral
   /// type \c T.
@@ -65,6 +65,20 @@
     return Result;
   }
 
+  /// \brief Read a named option from the \c Context and parse it as bool.
+  ///
+  /// Reads the option with the check-local name \p LocalName from the
+  /// \c CheckOptions. If the corresponding key is not present, returns
+  /// \p Default.
+  bool get(StringRef LocalName, bool Default) const {
+    std::string Value = get(LocalName, "");
+    if (Value == "true")
+      return true;
+    if (Value == "false")
+      return false;
+    return Default;
+  }
+
   /// \brief Stores an option with the check-local name \p LocalName with string
   /// value \p Value to \p Options.
   void store(ClangTidyOptions::OptionMap &Options, StringRef LocalName,
@@ -75,6 +89,20 @@
   void store(ClangTidyOptions::OptionMap &Options, StringRef LocalName,
              int64_t Value) const;
 
+  /// \brief Stores an option with the check-local name \p LocalName with
+  /// an integral value \p Value to \p Options.
+  template <typename T>
+  typename std::enable_if<std::is_integral<T>::value, void>::type
+  store(ClangTidyOptions::OptionMap &Options, StringRef LocalName,
+        T Value) const {
+    store(Options, LocalName, static_cast<int64_t>(Value));
+  }
+
+  /// \brief Stores an option with the check-local name \p LocalName with
+  /// a \c bool value \p Value to \p Options.
+  void store(ClangTidyOptions::OptionMap &Options, StringRef LocalName,
+             bool Value) const;
+
 private:
   std::string NamePrefix;
   const ClangTidyOptions::OptionMap &CheckOptions;
Index: clang-tidy/ClangTidy.cpp
===================================================================
--- clang-tidy/ClangTidy.cpp
+++ clang-tidy/ClangTidy.cpp
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
                          const ClangTidyOptions::OptionMap &CheckOptions)
     : NamePrefix(CheckName.str() + "."), CheckOptions(CheckOptions) {}
 
-std::string OptionsView::get(StringRef LocalName, std::string Default) const {
+std::string OptionsView::get(StringRef LocalName, const char *Default) const {
   const auto &Iter = CheckOptions.find(NamePrefix + LocalName.str());
   if (Iter != CheckOptions.end())
     return Iter->second;
@@ -336,6 +336,11 @@
   store(Options, LocalName, llvm::itostr(Value));
 }
 
+void OptionsView::store(ClangTidyOptions::OptionMap &Options,
+                        StringRef LocalName, bool Value) const {
+  store(Options, LocalName, Value ? "true" : "false");
+}
+
 std::vector<std::string> getCheckNames(const ClangTidyOptions &Options) {
   clang::tidy::ClangTidyContext Context(
       llvm::make_unique<DefaultOptionsProvider>(ClangTidyGlobalOptions(),
Index: unittests/clang-tidy/ClangTidyOptionsTest.cpp
===================================================================
--- unittests/clang-tidy/ClangTidyOptionsTest.cpp
+++ unittests/clang-tidy/ClangTidyOptionsTest.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include "ClangTidy.h"
 #include "ClangTidyOptions.h"
 #include "gtest/gtest.h"
 
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@
   EXPECT_EQ(1000u, Options.LineFilter[2].LineRanges[0].second);
 }
 
-TEST(ParseConfiguration, ValidConfiguration) {
+TEST(ParseConfiguration, BaseConfiguration) {
   llvm::ErrorOr<ClangTidyOptions> Options =
       parseConfiguration("Checks: \"-*,misc-*\"\n"
                          "HeaderFilterRegex: \".*\"\n"
@@ -67,6 +68,33 @@
   EXPECT_EQ("some.user", *Options->User);
 }
 
+TEST(ParseConfiguration, CheckOptions) {
+  llvm::ErrorOr<ClangTidyOptions> Options =
+      parseConfiguration("CheckOptions:\n"
+                         "  - key: test-check.String\n"
+                         "    value: ' qwe !@#* '\n"
+                         "  - key: test-check.IntegerPositive\n"
+                         "    value: 12345\n"
+                         "  - key: test-check.IntegerNegative\n"
+                         "    value: -67890\n"
+                         "  - key: test-check.BooleanTrue\n"
+                         "    value: true\n"
+                         "  - key: test-check.BooleanFalse\n"
+                         "    value: false\n"
+                         );
+  EXPECT_TRUE(!!Options);
+  OptionsView Opt("test-check", Options->CheckOptions);
+  EXPECT_EQ("qqq", Opt.get("NonExistent", "qqq"));
+  EXPECT_EQ(-123, Opt.get("NonExistent", -123));
+  EXPECT_EQ(123U, Opt.get("NonExistent", 123U));
+  EXPECT_EQ(" qwe !@#* ", Opt.get("String", ""));
+  EXPECT_EQ(12345, Opt.get("IntegerPositive", 0));
+  EXPECT_EQ(12345U, Opt.get("IntegerPositive", 0U));
+  EXPECT_EQ(-67890, Opt.get("IntegerNegative", 0));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(Opt.get("BooleanTrue", false));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(Opt.get("BooleanFalse", true));
+}
+
 } // namespace test
 } // namespace tidy
 } // namespace clang