diff --git a/vm/src/stdlib/collections.rs b/vm/src/stdlib/collections.rs
index c41cfd14276..39989c5c3fb 100644
--- a/vm/src/stdlib/collections.rs
+++ b/vm/src/stdlib/collections.rs
@@ -399,6 +399,11 @@ mod _collections {
             self.borrow_deque().len()
         }
 
+        #[pymethod(magic)]
+        fn bool(&self) -> bool {
+            !self.borrow_deque().is_empty()
+        }
+
         #[pymethod(magic)]
         fn iadd(
             zelf: PyRef<Self>,