diff --git a/lib/cpp/src/protocol/TBinaryProtocol.h b/lib/cpp/src/protocol/TBinaryProtocol.h
index ca45294..edb8834 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/src/protocol/TBinaryProtocol.h
+++ b/lib/cpp/src/protocol/TBinaryProtocol.h
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@
   inline uint32_t readSetEnd();
 
   inline uint32_t readBool(bool& value);
+  // Provide the default readBool() implementation for std::vector<bool>
+  using TVirtualProtocol< TBinaryProtocolT<Transport_> >::readBool;
 
   inline uint32_t readByte(int8_t& byte);
 
diff --git a/lib/cpp/src/protocol/TCompactProtocol.h b/lib/cpp/src/protocol/TCompactProtocol.h
index 2150cde..19a0160 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/src/protocol/TCompactProtocol.h
+++ b/lib/cpp/src/protocol/TCompactProtocol.h
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@
                         uint32_t& size);
 
   uint32_t readBool(bool& value);
+  // Provide the default readBool() implementation for std::vector<bool>
+  using TVirtualProtocol< TCompactProtocolT<Transport_> >::readBool;
 
   uint32_t readByte(int8_t& byte);
 
diff --git a/lib/cpp/src/protocol/TDenseProtocol.h b/lib/cpp/src/protocol/TDenseProtocol.h
index ca2d427..438ed89 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/src/protocol/TDenseProtocol.h
+++ b/lib/cpp/src/protocol/TDenseProtocol.h
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@
   uint32_t readSetEnd();
 
   uint32_t readBool(bool& value);
+  // Provide the default readBool() implementation for std::vector<bool>
+  using TVirtualProtocol<TDenseProtocol, TBinaryProtocol>::readBool;
 
   uint32_t readByte(int8_t& byte);
 
diff --git a/lib/cpp/src/protocol/TJSONProtocol.h b/lib/cpp/src/protocol/TJSONProtocol.h
index b3a6667..2be54da 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/src/protocol/TJSONProtocol.h
+++ b/lib/cpp/src/protocol/TJSONProtocol.h
@@ -243,6 +243,9 @@
 
   uint32_t readBool(bool& value);
 
+  // Provide the default readBool() implementation for std::vector<bool>
+  using TVirtualProtocol<TJSONProtocol>::readBool;
+
   uint32_t readByte(int8_t& byte);
 
   uint32_t readI16(int16_t& i16);
diff --git a/lib/cpp/src/protocol/TProtocol.h b/lib/cpp/src/protocol/TProtocol.h
index 4b05de2..3c06bf5 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/src/protocol/TProtocol.h
+++ b/lib/cpp/src/protocol/TProtocol.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <string>
 #include <map>
+#include <vector>
 
 
 // Use this to get around strict aliasing rules.
@@ -493,6 +494,8 @@
 
   virtual uint32_t readBool_virt(bool& value) = 0;
 
+  virtual uint32_t readBool_virt(std::vector<bool>::reference value) = 0;
+
   virtual uint32_t readByte_virt(int8_t& byte) = 0;
 
   virtual uint32_t readI16_virt(int16_t& i16) = 0;
@@ -611,11 +614,14 @@
     return readBinary_virt(str);
   }
 
-  uint32_t readBool(std::vector<bool>::reference ref) {
-    bool value;
-    uint32_t rv = readBool(value);
-    ref = value;
-    return rv;
+  /*
+   * std::vector is specialized for bool, and its elements are individual bits
+   * rather than bools.   We need to define a different version of readBool()
+   * to work with std::vector<bool>.
+   */
+  uint32_t readBool(std::vector<bool>::reference value) {
+    T_VIRTUAL_CALL();
+    return readBool_virt(value);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/lib/cpp/src/protocol/TProtocolTap.h b/lib/cpp/src/protocol/TProtocolTap.h
index 26fbd3a..3772bff 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/src/protocol/TProtocolTap.h
+++ b/lib/cpp/src/protocol/TProtocolTap.h
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@
     return rv;
   }
 
+  // Provide the default readBool() implementation for std::vector<bool>
+  using TVirtualProtocol<TProtocolTap>::readBool;
+
   uint32_t readByte(int8_t& byte) {
     uint32_t rv = source_->readByte(byte);
     sink_->writeByte(byte);
diff --git a/lib/cpp/src/protocol/TVirtualProtocol.h b/lib/cpp/src/protocol/TVirtualProtocol.h
index 7f01570..9133dbe 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/src/protocol/TVirtualProtocol.h
+++ b/lib/cpp/src/protocol/TVirtualProtocol.h
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@
                              "this protocol does not support reading (yet).");
   }
 
+  uint32_t readBool(std::vector<bool>::reference value) {
+    throw TProtocolException(TProtocolException::NOT_IMPLEMENTED,
+                             "this protocol does not support reading (yet).");
+  }
+
   uint32_t readByte(int8_t& byte) {
     throw TProtocolException(TProtocolException::NOT_IMPLEMENTED,
                              "this protocol does not support reading (yet).");
@@ -437,6 +442,10 @@
     return static_cast<Protocol_*>(this)->readBool(value);
   }
 
+  virtual uint32_t readBool_virt(std::vector<bool>::reference value) {
+    return static_cast<Protocol_*>(this)->readBool(value);
+  }
+
   virtual uint32_t readByte_virt(int8_t& byte) {
     return static_cast<Protocol_*>(this)->readByte(byte);
   }
@@ -484,6 +493,21 @@
     return ::apache::thrift::protocol::skip(*prot, type);
   }
 
+  /*
+   * Provide a default readBool() implementation for use with
+   * std::vector<bool>, that behaves the same as reading into a normal bool.
+   *
+   * Subclasses can override this if desired, but there normally shouldn't
+   * be a need to.
+   */
+  uint32_t readBool(std::vector<bool>::reference value) {
+    bool b = false;
+    uint32_t ret = static_cast<Protocol_*>(this)->readBool(b);
+    value = b;
+    return ret;
+  }
+  using Super_::readBool; // so we don't hide readBool(bool&)
+
  protected:
   TVirtualProtocol(boost::shared_ptr<TTransport> ptrans)
     : Super_(ptrans)