diff --git a/libraries/base/common/src/vhdl/common_pkg.vhd b/libraries/base/common/src/vhdl/common_pkg.vhd
index dbbea6568eb6d61c57cb9d84333d5d2f13ebcedf..fe7d12376a4fb6a861405c4c1f49cf099ec65fb6 100644
--- a/libraries/base/common/src/vhdl/common_pkg.vhd
+++ b/libraries/base/common/src/vhdl/common_pkg.vhd
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ PACKAGE common_pkg IS
   FUNCTION sel_n(sel : NATURAL; a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j : STRING) RETURN STRING;    -- 10
   
   FUNCTION array_init(init : STD_LOGIC; nof              : NATURAL) RETURN STD_LOGIC_VECTOR;  -- useful to init a unconstrained array of size 1
+  FUNCTION array_init(init :   BOOLEAN; nof              : NATURAL) RETURN t_nat_boolean_arr; -- useful to init a unconstrained array of size 1
   FUNCTION array_init(init,             nof              : NATURAL) RETURN t_natural_arr;     -- useful to init a unconstrained array of size 1
   FUNCTION array_init(init,             nof              : NATURAL) RETURN t_nat_natural_arr; -- useful to init a unconstrained array of size 1
   FUNCTION array_init(init,             nof, incr        : NATURAL) RETURN t_natural_arr;     -- useful to init an array with incrementing numbers
@@ -1342,6 +1343,15 @@ PACKAGE BODY common_pkg IS
     RETURN v_arr;
   END;
   
+  FUNCTION array_init(init : BOOLEAN; nof : NATURAL) RETURN t_nat_boolean_arr IS
+    VARIABLE v_arr : t_nat_boolean_arr(0 TO nof-1);
+  BEGIN
+    FOR I IN v_arr'RANGE LOOP
+      v_arr(I) := init;
+    END LOOP;
+    RETURN v_arr;
+  END;
+  
   FUNCTION array_init(init, nof : NATURAL) RETURN t_natural_arr IS
     VARIABLE v_arr : t_natural_arr(0 TO nof-1);
   BEGIN