diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/util/XStream2.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/util/XStream2.java
index 4e6a9f035d31..d56537d20f5f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/util/XStream2.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/util/XStream2.java
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 import jenkins.model.Jenkins;
 import jenkins.util.SystemProperties;
+import jenkins.util.xstream.AtomicBooleanConverter;
 import jenkins.util.xstream.SafeURLConverter;
 import org.kohsuke.accmod.Restricted;
 import org.kohsuke.accmod.restrictions.NoExternalUse;
@@ -273,6 +274,7 @@ private void init() {
         // http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/03/4
         denyTypes(new Class[] { void.class, Void.class });
 
+        registerConverter(new AtomicBooleanConverter(), 10);
         registerConverter(new RobustCollectionConverter(getMapper(), getReflectionProvider()), 10);
         registerConverter(new RobustMapConverter(getMapper()), 10);
         registerConverter(new ImmutableMapConverter(getMapper(), getReflectionProvider()), 10);
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/jenkins/util/xstream/AtomicBooleanConverter.java b/core/src/main/java/jenkins/util/xstream/AtomicBooleanConverter.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ef958d2c11f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/java/jenkins/util/xstream/AtomicBooleanConverter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package jenkins.util.xstream;
+
+import com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.Converter;
+import com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.MarshallingContext;
+import com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.SingleValueConverterWrapper;
+import com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.UnmarshallingContext;
+import com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.basic.BooleanConverter;
+import com.thoughtworks.xstream.io.HierarchicalStreamReader;
+import com.thoughtworks.xstream.io.HierarchicalStreamWriter;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
+import org.kohsuke.accmod.Restricted;
+import org.kohsuke.accmod.restrictions.NoExternalUse;
+
+/** Converts an {@link AtomicBoolean}. */
+@Restricted(NoExternalUse.class)
+public class AtomicBooleanConverter implements Converter {
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean canConvert(Class type) {
+        return type != null && AtomicBoolean.class.isAssignableFrom(type);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void marshal(
+            Object source, HierarchicalStreamWriter writer, MarshallingContext context) {
+        final AtomicBoolean atomicBoolean = (AtomicBoolean) source;
+        writer.startNode("value");
+        context.convertAnother(
+                atomicBoolean.get(), new SingleValueConverterWrapper(BooleanConverter.BINARY));
+        writer.endNode();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Object unmarshal(HierarchicalStreamReader reader, UnmarshallingContext context) {
+        reader.moveDown();
+        Object item =
+                context.convertAnother(
+                        null,
+                        Boolean.class,
+                        new SingleValueConverterWrapper(BooleanConverter.BINARY));
+        boolean value = item instanceof Boolean ? ((Boolean) item).booleanValue() : false;
+        reader.moveUp();
+        return new AtomicBoolean(value);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/jenkins/util/xstream/AtomicBooleanFieldsTest.java b/core/src/test/java/jenkins/util/xstream/AtomicBooleanFieldsTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b7b7c7eefb86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/test/java/jenkins/util/xstream/AtomicBooleanFieldsTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package jenkins.util.xstream;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+
+import com.thoughtworks.xstream.io.binary.BinaryStreamReader;
+import com.thoughtworks.xstream.io.binary.BinaryStreamWriter;
+import hudson.util.XStream2;
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class AtomicBooleanFieldsTest {
+
+    public static class Musican {
+        public String name;
+        public String genre;
+        public AtomicBoolean alive;
+
+        public Musican(final String name, final String genre, final AtomicBoolean alive) {
+            this.name = name;
+            this.genre = genre;
+            this.alive = alive;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testAtomicBooleanFields() {
+        List<Musican> jazzIcons = new ArrayList<>();
+        jazzIcons.add(new Musican("Miles Davis", "jazz", new AtomicBoolean(false)));
+        jazzIcons.add(new Musican("Wynton Marsalis", "jazz", new AtomicBoolean(true)));
+
+        XStream2 xstream = new XStream2();
+        xstream.alias("musician", Musican.class);
+
+        String xmlString = xstream.toXML(jazzIcons);
+        assertEquals(
+                "<list>\n"
+                        + "  <musician>\n"
+                        + "    <name>Miles Davis</name>\n"
+                        + "    <genre>jazz</genre>\n"
+                        + "    <alive>\n"
+                        + "      <value>0</value>\n"
+                        + "    </alive>\n"
+                        + "  </musician>\n"
+                        + "  <musician>\n"
+                        + "    <name>Wynton Marsalis</name>\n"
+                        + "    <genre>jazz</genre>\n"
+                        + "    <alive>\n"
+                        + "      <value>1</value>\n"
+                        + "    </alive>\n"
+                        + "  </musician>\n"
+                        + "</list>",
+                xmlString);
+        List<Musican> obj = (List<Musican>) xstream.fromXML(xmlString);
+        assertNotNull(obj);
+        assertEquals(xstream.toXML(jazzIcons), xstream.toXML(obj));
+
+        ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+        xstream.marshal(jazzIcons, new BinaryStreamWriter(baos));
+        ByteArrayInputStream bais = new ByteArrayInputStream(baos.toByteArray());
+        obj = (List<Musican>) xstream.unmarshal(new BinaryStreamReader(bais));
+        assertNotNull(obj);
+        assertEquals(xstream.toXML(jazzIcons), xstream.toXML(obj));
+    }
+}