diff --git a/library/Eagle/Model/Behavior/BoolCast.php b/library/Eagle/Model/Behavior/BoolCast.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1869300d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/Eagle/Model/Behavior/BoolCast.php
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Icinga\Module\Eagle\Model\Behavior;
+
+class BoolCast extends PropertiesBehavior
+{
+    public function __invoke($value, $key)
+    {
+        return $value === 'y';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/library/Eagle/Model/Host.php b/library/Eagle/Model/Host.php
index e1e9bdcb..368da7f3 100644
--- a/library/Eagle/Model/Host.php
+++ b/library/Eagle/Model/Host.php
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace Icinga\Module\Eagle\Model;
 
+use Icinga\Module\Eagle\Model\Behavior\BoolCast;
+use ipl\Orm\Behaviors;
 use ipl\Orm\Model;
 use ipl\Orm\Relations;
 
@@ -66,6 +68,17 @@ class Host extends Model
         ];
     }
 
+    public function createBehaviors(Behaviors $behaviors)
+    {
+        $behaviors->add(new BoolCast([
+            'active_checks_enabled',
+            'passive_checks_enabled',
+            'event_handler_enabled',
+            'notifications_enabled',
+            'flapping_enabled'
+        ]));
+    }
+
     public function createRelations(Relations $relations)
     {
         $relations->belongsTo('environment', Environment::class);
diff --git a/library/Eagle/Model/Service.php b/library/Eagle/Model/Service.php
index 34c96140..630cf685 100644
--- a/library/Eagle/Model/Service.php
+++ b/library/Eagle/Model/Service.php
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace Icinga\Module\Eagle\Model;
 
+use Icinga\Module\Eagle\Model\Behavior\BoolCast;
+use ipl\Orm\Behaviors;
 use ipl\Orm\Model;
 use ipl\Orm\Relations;
 
@@ -60,6 +62,17 @@ class Service extends Model
         ];
     }
 
+    public function createBehaviors(Behaviors $behaviors)
+    {
+        $behaviors->add(new BoolCast([
+            'active_checks_enabled',
+            'passive_checks_enabled',
+            'event_handler_enabled',
+            'notifications_enabled',
+            'flapping_enabled'
+        ]));
+    }
+
     public function createRelations(Relations $relations)
     {
         $relations->belongsTo('environment', Environment::class);