diff --git a/command.go b/command.go
index 4794e5eb..e0151dab 100644
--- a/command.go
+++ b/command.go
@@ -671,14 +671,33 @@ func shortHasNoOptDefVal(name string, fs *flag.FlagSet) bool {
 	return flag.NoOptDefVal != ""
 }
 
+func addFlagSet(dest *flag.FlagSet, src *flag.FlagSet) {
+	if src == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	src.VisitAll(func(f *flag.Flag) {
+		if dest.Lookup(f.Name) == nil && dest.ShorthandLookup(f.Shorthand) == nil {
+			dest.AddFlag(f)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func mergeChildrenFlags(fs *flag.FlagSet, c *Command) {
+	addFlagSet(fs, c.flags)
+	addFlagSet(fs, c.pflags)
+	for _, subc := range c.commands {
+		mergeChildrenFlags(fs, subc)
+	}
+}
+
 func stripFlags(args []string, c *Command) []string {
 	if len(args) == 0 {
 		return args
 	}
-	c.mergePersistentFlags()
 
 	commands := []string{}
-	flags := c.Flags()
+	flags := flag.NewFlagSet("", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	mergeChildrenFlags(flags, c)
 
 Loop:
 	for len(args) > 0 {
@@ -688,18 +707,23 @@ Loop:
 		case s == "--":
 			// "--" terminates the flags
 			break Loop
-		case strings.HasPrefix(s, "--") && !strings.Contains(s, "=") && !hasNoOptDefVal(s[2:], flags):
-			// If '--flag arg' then
-			// delete arg from args.
-			fallthrough // (do the same as below)
-		case strings.HasPrefix(s, "-") && !strings.Contains(s, "=") && len(s) == 2 && !shortHasNoOptDefVal(s[1:], flags):
-			// If '-f arg' then
-			// delete 'arg' from args or break the loop if len(args) <= 1.
-			if len(args) <= 1 {
-				break Loop
-			} else {
+		case strings.HasPrefix(s, "-") && !strings.Contains(s, "=") && len(args) > 0:
+			// If "--flag" or "-f" then strip leading dashes.
+			s = s[1:]
+			hnodv := shortHasNoOptDefVal
+			if len(s) > 1 {
+				if !strings.HasPrefix(s, "-") {
+					// "-i1"
+					continue
+				}
+				// Long flag.
+				s = s[1:]
+				hnodv = hasNoOptDefVal
+			}
+			f := flags.Lookup(s)
+			if (f == nil || f.Value.Type() != "bool") && !hnodv(s, flags) {
+				// Delete the argument if '--flag arg'.
 				args = args[1:]
-				continue
 			}
 		case s != "" && !strings.HasPrefix(s, "-"):
 			commands = append(commands, s)
diff --git a/command_test.go b/command_test.go
index 156df9eb..b1898f8e 100644
--- a/command_test.go
+++ b/command_test.go
@@ -640,6 +640,34 @@ func TestFlagBeforeCommand(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestBooleanFlagBeforeCommand(t *testing.T) {
+	rootCommand := &Command{SilenceUsage: true, Args: MaximumNArgs(0)}
+	var flagValue bool
+	rootCommand.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&flagValue, "rootflag", false, "root boolean flag")
+
+	cmd := &Command{Use: "command", SilenceUsage: true, Args: MaximumNArgs(0)}
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&flagValue, "cmdflag", false, "command boolean flag")
+	rootCommand.AddCommand(cmd)
+
+	for name, args := range map[string][]string{
+		"root flag before command":                {"--rootflag", "command"},
+		"command flag before command":             {"--cmdflag", "command"},
+		"command flag with =value before command": {"--cmdflag=true", "command"},
+		// Not supported:
+		// "command flag with value before command": {"--cmdflag", "true", "command"},
+	} {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			flagValue = false
+			rootCommand.SetArgs(args)
+			if err := rootCommand.Execute(); err != nil {
+				t.Error(err)
+			} else if !flagValue {
+				t.Errorf("flag is false")
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestStripFlags(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		input  []string