diff --git a/client/src/com/aerospike/client/Value.java b/client/src/com/aerospike/client/Value.java
index 0dc598846..091b09448 100644
--- a/client/src/com/aerospike/client/Value.java
+++ b/client/src/com/aerospike/client/Value.java
@@ -1250,7 +1250,8 @@ public int getType() {
 
 		@Override
 		public Object getObject() {
-			return value;
+			// Use cached Boolean constants to avoid any autoboxing overhead.
+			return value ? Boolean.TRUE : Boolean.FALSE;
 		}
 
 		@Override