diff --git a/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Operator.java b/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Operator.java
index 5f5df5be1a6..37febf4dfa5 100644
--- a/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Operator.java
+++ b/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Operator.java
@@ -218,6 +218,10 @@ public abstract class Operator extends SpelNodeImpl {
 			return left.toString().equals(right.toString());
 		}
 
+		if (left instanceof Boolean && right instanceof Boolean) {
+			return left.equals(right);
+		}
+
 		if (ObjectUtils.nullSafeEquals(left, right)) {
 			return true;
 		}
diff --git a/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/standard/SpelExpression.java b/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/standard/SpelExpression.java
index 8a31cd6f1c0..b8420a98e32 100644
--- a/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/standard/SpelExpression.java
+++ b/spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/standard/SpelExpression.java
@@ -118,10 +118,8 @@ public class SpelExpression implements Expression {
 	public Object getValue() throws EvaluationException {
 		if (this.compiledAst != null) {
 			try {
-				TypedValue contextRoot =
-						(this.evaluationContext != null ? this.evaluationContext.getRootObject() : null);
-				return this.compiledAst.getValue(
-						(contextRoot != null ? contextRoot.getValue() : null), this.evaluationContext);
+				EvaluationContext context = getEvaluationContext();
+				return this.compiledAst.getValue(context.getRootObject().getValue(), context);
 			}
 			catch (Throwable ex) {
 				// If running in mixed mode, revert to interpreted
@@ -148,10 +146,8 @@ public class SpelExpression implements Expression {
 	public <T> T getValue(@Nullable Class<T> expectedResultType) throws EvaluationException {
 		if (this.compiledAst != null) {
 			try {
-				TypedValue contextRoot =
-						(this.evaluationContext != null ? this.evaluationContext.getRootObject() : null);
-				Object result = this.compiledAst.getValue(
-						(contextRoot != null ? contextRoot.getValue() : null), this.evaluationContext);
+				EvaluationContext context = getEvaluationContext();
+				Object result = this.compiledAst.getValue(context.getRootObject().getValue(), context);
 				if (expectedResultType == null) {
 					return (T) result;
 				}
@@ -185,7 +181,7 @@ public class SpelExpression implements Expression {
 	public Object getValue(Object rootObject) throws EvaluationException {
 		if (this.compiledAst != null) {
 			try {
-				return this.compiledAst.getValue(rootObject, this.evaluationContext);
+				return this.compiledAst.getValue(rootObject, getEvaluationContext());
 			}
 			catch (Throwable ex) {
 				// If running in mixed mode, revert to interpreted
@@ -213,7 +209,7 @@ public class SpelExpression implements Expression {
 	public <T> T getValue(Object rootObject, @Nullable Class<T> expectedResultType) throws EvaluationException {
 		if (this.compiledAst != null) {
 			try {
-				Object result = this.compiledAst.getValue(rootObject, null);
+				Object result = this.compiledAst.getValue(rootObject, getEvaluationContext());
 				if (expectedResultType == null) {
 					return (T)result;
 				}
@@ -250,8 +246,7 @@ public class SpelExpression implements Expression {
 
 		if (this.compiledAst != null) {
 			try {
-				TypedValue contextRoot = context.getRootObject();
-				return this.compiledAst.getValue(contextRoot.getValue(), context);
+				return this.compiledAst.getValue(context.getRootObject().getValue(), context);
 			}
 			catch (Throwable ex) {
 				// If running in mixed mode, revert to interpreted
@@ -280,8 +275,7 @@ public class SpelExpression implements Expression {
 
 		if (this.compiledAst != null) {
 			try {
-				TypedValue contextRoot = context.getRootObject();
-				Object result = this.compiledAst.getValue(contextRoot.getValue(), context);
+				Object result = this.compiledAst.getValue(context.getRootObject().getValue(), context);
 				if (expectedResultType != null) {
 					return ExpressionUtils.convertTypedValue(context, new TypedValue(result), expectedResultType);
 				}
@@ -315,7 +309,7 @@ public class SpelExpression implements Expression {
 
 		if (this.compiledAst != null) {
 			try {
-				return this.compiledAst.getValue(rootObject,context);
+				return this.compiledAst.getValue(rootObject, context);
 			}
 			catch (Throwable ex) {
 				// If running in mixed mode, revert to interpreted