1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/tkinter/__init__.py b/Lib/tkinter/__init__.py
index beb0a73d00..c8d806137e 100644
--- a/Lib/tkinter/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/tkinter/__init__.py
@@ -391,6 +391,11 @@ class BooleanVar(Variable):
         """
         Variable.__init__(self, master, value, name)
 
+    def set(self, value):
+        """Set the variable to VALUE."""
+        return self._tk.globalsetvar(self._name, self._tk.getboolean(value))
+    initialize = set
+
     def get(self):
         """Return the value of the variable as a bool."""
         try: