diff --git a/src/misc/defines.h b/src/misc/defines.h
index b76ffde..fc5942b 100644
--- a/src/misc/defines.h
+++ b/src/misc/defines.h
@@ -108,13 +108,21 @@
 #define COMMAND_QUERY_EVENTS                                "events"
 
 #define ARGUMENT_COMMON_VAL_ON                              "on"
+#define ARGUMENT_COMMON_VAL_NOT_OFF                         "!off"
 #define ARGUMENT_COMMON_VAL_TRUE                            "true"
+#define ARGUMENT_COMMON_VAL_NOT_FALSE                       "!false"
 #define ARGUMENT_COMMON_VAL_ONE                             "1"
+#define ARGUMENT_COMMON_VAL_NOT_ZERO                        "!0"
 #define ARGUMENT_COMMON_VAL_YES                             "yes"
+#define ARGUMENT_COMMON_VAL_NOT_NO                          "!no"
 #define ARGUMENT_COMMON_VAL_OFF                             "off"
+#define ARGUMENT_COMMON_VAL_NOT_ON                          "!on"
 #define ARGUMENT_COMMON_VAL_FALSE                           "false"
+#define ARGUMENT_COMMON_VAL_NOT_TRUE                        "!true"
 #define ARGUMENT_COMMON_VAL_ZERO                            "0"
+#define ARGUMENT_COMMON_VAL_NOT_ONE                         "!1"
 #define ARGUMENT_COMMON_VAL_NO                              "no"
+#define ARGUMENT_COMMON_VAL_NOT_YES                         "!yes"
 #define ARGUMENT_COMMON_VAL_TOGGLE                          "toggle"
 #define ARGUMENT_COMMON_VAL_BEFORE                          "before"
 #define ARGUMENT_COMMON_VAL_AFTER                           "after"
diff --git a/src/misc/helpers.h b/src/misc/helpers.h
index 907a807..b9fb268 100644
--- a/src/misc/helpers.h
+++ b/src/misc/helpers.h
@@ -308,7 +308,11 @@ static inline bool evaluate_boolean_state(struct token state, bool previous_stat
   if (token_equals(state, ARGUMENT_COMMON_VAL_ON)
       || token_equals(state, ARGUMENT_COMMON_VAL_YES)
       || token_equals(state, ARGUMENT_COMMON_VAL_TRUE)
-      || token_equals(state, ARGUMENT_COMMON_VAL_ONE) )
+      || token_equals(state, ARGUMENT_COMMON_VAL_ONE)
+      || token_equals(state, ARGUMENT_COMMON_VAL_NOT_OFF)
+      || token_equals(state, ARGUMENT_COMMON_VAL_NOT_NO)
+      || token_equals(state, ARGUMENT_COMMON_VAL_NOT_FALSE)
+      || token_equals(state, ARGUMENT_COMMON_VAL_NOT_ZERO) )
     return true;
   else if (token_equals(state, ARGUMENT_COMMON_VAL_TOGGLE))
     return !previous_state;