diff --git a/src/server/generators/attribute.js b/src/server/generators/attribute.js
index 618e8d5..03e29bf 100644
--- a/src/server/generators/attribute.js
+++ b/src/server/generators/attribute.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { booleanHtmlAttributes } from '../../shared/constants'
 import { isUndefined } from '../../shared/typeof'
 
 /**
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ export default function attributeGenerator({ attribute } = {}, type, data) {
         if (data.hasOwnProperty(attr)) {
           watchedAttrs.push(attr)
 
-          attributeStr += isUndefined(data[attr])
+          attributeStr += isUndefined(data[attr]) || booleanHtmlAttributes.includes(attr)
             ? attr
             : `${attr}="${data[attr]}"`
 
diff --git a/src/shared/constants.js b/src/shared/constants.js
index 190e9fd..42bcc0c 100644
--- a/src/shared/constants.js
+++ b/src/shared/constants.js
@@ -51,3 +51,48 @@ export const tagsWithInnerContent = ['noscript', 'script', 'style']
 
 // Attributes which are inserted as childNodes instead of HTMLAttribute
 export const tagAttributeAsInnerContent = ['innerHTML', 'cssText']
+
+// from: https://github.com/kangax/html-minifier/blob/gh-pages/src/htmlminifier.js#L202
+export const booleanHtmlAttributes = [
+  'allowfullscreen',
+  'async',
+  'autofocus',
+  'autoplay',
+  'checked',
+  'compact',
+  'controls',
+  'declare',
+  'default',
+  'defaultchecked',
+  'defaultmuted',
+  'defaultselected',
+  'defer',
+  'disabled',
+  'enabled',
+  'formnovalidate',
+  'hidden',
+  'indeterminate',
+  'inert',
+  'ismap',
+  'itemscope',
+  'loop',
+  'multiple',
+  'muted',
+  'nohref',
+  'noresize',
+  'noshade',
+  'novalidate',
+  'nowrap',
+  'open',
+  'pauseonexit',
+  'readonly',
+  'required',
+  'reversed',
+  'scoped',
+  'seamless',
+  'selected',
+  'sortable',
+  'truespeed',
+  'typemustmatch',
+  'visible'
+]
diff --git a/test/utils/meta-info-data.js b/test/utils/meta-info-data.js
index 5b67346..cff7c3a 100644
--- a/test/utils/meta-info-data.js
+++ b/test/utils/meta-info-data.js
@@ -141,7 +141,13 @@ const metaInfoData = {
     },
     change: {
       data: [{ src: 'src', async: true, defer: true, [defaultOptions.tagIDKeyName]: 'content2' }],
-      expect: ['<script data-vue-meta="true" src="src" async="true" defer="true" data-vmid="content2"></script>']
+      expect: ['<script data-vue-meta="true" src="src" async="true" defer data-vmid="content2"></script>'],
+      test(side, defaultTest) {
+        if (side === 'client') {
+          // jsdom doesnt generate valid boolean attributes
+          this.expect[0] = this.expect[0].replace('defer', 'defer="true"')
+        }
+      }
     },
     remove: {
       data: [],