diff --git a/src/fpy/state.py b/src/fpy/state.py
index aa0be9c..999480f 100644
--- a/src/fpy/state.py
+++ b/src/fpy/state.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from typing import Union
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 
+import fpy.types
 from fpy.dictionary import json_default_to_fpy_value, load_dictionary
 from fpy.error import CompileError, CompileWarning, DictionaryError, WarningType
 from fpy.ir import Ir, IrLabel
@@ -38,6 +39,8 @@
     BOOL,
     CHECK_STATE,
     CMD_RESPONSE,
+    DEFAULT_FW_SERIALIZE_FALSE_VALUE,
+    DEFAULT_FW_SERIALIZE_TRUE_VALUE,
     DEFAULT_MAX_DIRECTIVES_COUNT,
     DEFAULT_MAX_DIRECTIVE_SIZE,
     FLAGS_TYPE,
@@ -601,6 +604,14 @@ def _const_int(key: str, default: int) -> int:
         ), f"Expected int for constant {key}, got {type(val.val)}"
         return val.val
 
+    # Override the live boolean wire-format constants (read directly by the stateless FpyValue.serialize()) from the dictionary.
+    fpy.types.FW_SERIALIZE_TRUE_VALUE = _const_int(
+        "FW_SERIALIZE_TRUE_VALUE", DEFAULT_FW_SERIALIZE_TRUE_VALUE
+    )
+    fpy.types.FW_SERIALIZE_FALSE_VALUE = _const_int(
+        "FW_SERIALIZE_FALSE_VALUE", DEFAULT_FW_SERIALIZE_FALSE_VALUE
+    )
+
     # Make copies of the scopes since we'll mutate them during compilation
     # (e.g., adding user-defined functions to callable_scope, variables to values_scope)
     # if we don't make copies, then the lru cache will return the modified versions, causing
diff --git a/src/fpy/types.py b/src/fpy/types.py
index 1be18bc..80a2390 100644
--- a/src/fpy/types.py
+++ b/src/fpy/types.py
@@ -34,9 +34,15 @@
 
 COMPILER_MAX_STRING_SIZE = 128
 
-# FPP wire-format constants for boolean serialization
-FW_SERIALIZE_TRUE_VALUE = 0xFF
-FW_SERIALIZE_FALSE_VALUE = 0x00
+# FPP wire-format constants for boolean serialization.
+# The live FW_SERIALIZE_* values may be overridden from the dictionary at
+# compile time (see get_base_compile_state); the DEFAULT_* values are the
+# framework fallbacks used when the dictionary does not define them.
+DEFAULT_FW_SERIALIZE_TRUE_VALUE = 0xFF
+DEFAULT_FW_SERIALIZE_FALSE_VALUE = 0x00
+
+FW_SERIALIZE_TRUE_VALUE = DEFAULT_FW_SERIALIZE_TRUE_VALUE
+FW_SERIALIZE_FALSE_VALUE = DEFAULT_FW_SERIALIZE_FALSE_VALUE
 
 
 class TypeKind(str, Enum):
diff --git a/test/fpy/test_compiler_config.py b/test/fpy/test_compiler_config.py
index 91c90ca..dabfd83 100644
--- a/test/fpy/test_compiler_config.py
+++ b/test/fpy/test_compiler_config.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 import fpy.error
+import fpy.types
 from fpy.compiler import (
     text_to_ast,
     analyze_ast,
@@ -275,6 +276,98 @@ def test_within_custom_limit_succeeds():
         _clear_caches()
 
 
+# ============================================================================
+# FW_SERIALIZE_TRUE_VALUE / FW_SERIALIZE_FALSE_VALUE loading tests
+# ============================================================================
+
+
+def fw_serialize_constant(name: str, value: int) -> dict:
+    """Build a dictionary constant descriptor for a FW_SERIALIZE_* value."""
+    return {
+        "kind": "constant",
+        "qualifiedName": name,
+        "type": {"name": "U64", "kind": "integer", "size": 64, "signed": False},
+        "value": value,
+        "annotation": f"Custom {name} for testing",
+    }
+
+
+def test_load_fw_serialize_from_default_dictionary():
+    """Test that boolean wire-format values are loaded from the standard dictionary."""
+    _clear_caches()
+    from fpy.types import BOOL, FpyValue
+
+    get_base_compile_state(DEFAULT_DICTIONARY, {})
+
+    # The RefTopologyDictionary.json has FW_SERIALIZE_TRUE_VALUE=255, FALSE=0
+    assert fpy.types.FW_SERIALIZE_TRUE_VALUE == 0xFF
+    assert fpy.types.FW_SERIALIZE_FALSE_VALUE == 0x00
+    assert FpyValue(BOOL, True).serialize() == b"\xff"
+    assert FpyValue(BOOL, False).serialize() == b"\x00"
+
+
+def test_custom_fw_serialize_values():
+    """Test that custom boolean wire-format values from the dictionary are used."""
+    _clear_caches()
+    from fpy.types import (
+        BOOL,
+        DEFAULT_FW_SERIALIZE_FALSE_VALUE,
+        DEFAULT_FW_SERIALIZE_TRUE_VALUE,
+        FpyValue,
+    )
+
+    dict_path = create_test_dictionary(
+        [
+            fw_serialize_constant("FW_SERIALIZE_TRUE_VALUE", 1),
+            fw_serialize_constant("FW_SERIALIZE_FALSE_VALUE", 2),
+        ]
+    )
+
+    try:
+        get_base_compile_state(dict_path, {})
+        assert fpy.types.FW_SERIALIZE_TRUE_VALUE == 1
+        assert fpy.types.FW_SERIALIZE_FALSE_VALUE == 2
+        # Booleans now serialize using the dictionary-provided wire values.
+        assert FpyValue(BOOL, True).serialize() == b"\x01"
+        assert FpyValue(BOOL, False).serialize() == b"\x02"
+    finally:
+        # Restore the framework defaults so we don't leak into other tests.
+        fpy.types.FW_SERIALIZE_TRUE_VALUE = DEFAULT_FW_SERIALIZE_TRUE_VALUE
+        fpy.types.FW_SERIALIZE_FALSE_VALUE = DEFAULT_FW_SERIALIZE_FALSE_VALUE
+        Path(dict_path).unlink()
+        _clear_caches()
+
+
+def test_missing_fw_serialize_use_defaults():
+    """Test that missing FW_SERIALIZE constants fall back to framework defaults."""
+    _clear_caches()
+    from fpy.types import (
+        DEFAULT_FW_SERIALIZE_FALSE_VALUE,
+        DEFAULT_FW_SERIALIZE_TRUE_VALUE,
+    )
+
+    dict_path = create_test_dictionary([])
+
+    # Remove the FW_SERIALIZE constants from the dictionary.
+    with open(dict_path, "r") as f:
+        dict_json = json.load(f)
+    dict_json["constants"] = [
+        c
+        for c in dict_json.get("constants", [])
+        if not c.get("qualifiedName", "").startswith("FW_SERIALIZE_")
+    ]
+    with open(dict_path, "w") as f:
+        json.dump(dict_json, f)
+
+    try:
+        get_base_compile_state(dict_path, {})
+        assert fpy.types.FW_SERIALIZE_TRUE_VALUE == DEFAULT_FW_SERIALIZE_TRUE_VALUE
+        assert fpy.types.FW_SERIALIZE_FALSE_VALUE == DEFAULT_FW_SERIALIZE_FALSE_VALUE
+    finally:
+        Path(dict_path).unlink()
+        _clear_caches()
+
+
 # ============================================================================
 # TimeBase dictionary loading tests
 # ============================================================================