diff --git a/data-model/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/core/datamodel/shared/TraceAttributeUtils.java b/data-model/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/core/datamodel/shared/TraceAttributeUtils.java
index f4bcd4f..806969a 100644
--- a/data-model/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/core/datamodel/shared/TraceAttributeUtils.java
+++ b/data-model/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/core/datamodel/shared/TraceAttributeUtils.java
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ public static boolean containsAttribute(StructuredTrace trace, String attribute)
         && trace.getAttributes().getAttributeMap().containsKey(attribute);
   }
 
+  public static boolean getBooleanAttribute(StructuredTrace trace, String attribute) {
+    return Boolean.parseBoolean(getStringAttribute(trace, attribute));
+  }
+
   public static String getStringAttribute(StructuredTrace trace, String attribute) {
     if (trace.getAttributes() == null) {
       return null;
diff --git a/data-model/src/test/java/org/hypertrace/core/datamodel/shared/TraceAttributeUtilsTest.java b/data-model/src/test/java/org/hypertrace/core/datamodel/shared/TraceAttributeUtilsTest.java
index a3a91ff..f3def88 100644
--- a/data-model/src/test/java/org/hypertrace/core/datamodel/shared/TraceAttributeUtilsTest.java
+++ b/data-model/src/test/java/org/hypertrace/core/datamodel/shared/TraceAttributeUtilsTest.java
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package org.hypertrace.core.datamodel.shared;
 
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
@@ -35,4 +37,38 @@ public void getListAttributeTest() {
         List.of("somevalue1", "somevalue2"),
         TraceAttributeUtils.getListAttribute(mockTrace, "someattribute"));
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void getStringAttributeTest() {
+    StructuredTrace mockTrace = mock(StructuredTrace.class);
+    assertNull(TraceAttributeUtils.getStringAttribute(mockTrace, "someattribute"));
+
+    Map<String, AttributeValue> attributeMap = new HashMap<>();
+    when(mockTrace.getAttributes())
+        .thenReturn(Attributes.newBuilder().setAttributeMap(attributeMap).build());
+    assertNull(TraceAttributeUtils.getStringAttribute(mockTrace, "someattribute"));
+
+    attributeMap.put("someattribute", AttributeValue.newBuilder().setValue("somevalue").build());
+    assertEquals("somevalue", TraceAttributeUtils.getStringAttribute(mockTrace, "someattribute"));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void getBooleanAttributeTest() {
+    StructuredTrace mockTrace = mock(StructuredTrace.class);
+    assertFalse(TraceAttributeUtils.getBooleanAttribute(mockTrace, "someattribute"));
+
+    Map<String, AttributeValue> attributeMap = new HashMap<>();
+    when(mockTrace.getAttributes())
+        .thenReturn(Attributes.newBuilder().setAttributeMap(attributeMap).build());
+    assertFalse(TraceAttributeUtils.getBooleanAttribute(mockTrace, "someattribute"));
+
+    attributeMap.put("someattribute", AttributeValue.newBuilder().setValue("true").build());
+    assertTrue(TraceAttributeUtils.getBooleanAttribute(mockTrace, "someattribute"));
+
+    attributeMap.put("someOtherAttribute", AttributeValue.newBuilder().setValue("xyz").build());
+    assertFalse(TraceAttributeUtils.getBooleanAttribute(mockTrace, "someOtherAttribute"));
+
+    attributeMap.put("otherAttribute", AttributeValue.newBuilder().setValue("").build());
+    assertFalse(TraceAttributeUtils.getBooleanAttribute(mockTrace, "otherAttribute"));
+  }
 }