diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index f9f33ec0f1..7a27ca01d5 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 Version 8.2.1
 -------------
 
+- Fixes flag default handling for boolean options. :issue:`2897` :pr:`2912`
 
 Version 8.2.0
 -------------
diff --git a/src/click/core.py b/src/click/core.py
index 4745b533e8..6ddb928431 100644
--- a/src/click/core.py
+++ b/src/click/core.py
@@ -2618,6 +2618,12 @@ def __init__(
             # default.
             self.type = types.convert_type(None, flag_value)
 
+        if is_flag and isinstance(self.type, types.BoolParamType):
+            # If the type is a boolean, we need to set the flag_value
+            # to True or False depending on the default.
+            if flag_value is None:
+                flag_value = not self.default
+
         self.is_flag: bool = is_flag
         self.is_bool_flag: bool = is_flag and isinstance(self.type, types.BoolParamType)
         self.flag_value: t.Any = flag_value
diff --git a/tests/test_defaults.py b/tests/test_defaults.py
index 3f293e8816..f11c0dc77b 100644
--- a/tests/test_defaults.py
+++ b/tests/test_defaults.py
@@ -84,3 +84,43 @@ def foo(name):
 
     result = runner.invoke(cli, ["foo", "--help"], default_map={"foo": {"name": True}})
     assert "default: name" in result.output
+
+
+def test_flag_default_bool(runner):
+    """test flag with default bool"""
+
+    @click.command()
+    @click.option("--foo", is_flag=True, default=False, type=click.BOOL)
+    @click.option("--bar", is_flag=True, default=False, type=bool)
+    @click.option("--baz", is_flag=True, default=True, type=click.BOOL)
+    @click.option("--qux", is_flag=True, default=True, type=bool)
+    def cli(foo, bar, baz, qux):
+        assert isinstance(foo, bool)
+        assert isinstance(bar, bool)
+        assert isinstance(baz, bool)
+        assert isinstance(qux, bool)
+        click.echo(f"foo: {foo}, bar: {bar}, baz: {baz}, qux: {qux}")
+
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, [])
+    assert not result.exception
+    assert "foo: False, bar: False, baz: True, qux: True" in result.output
+
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["--foo"])
+    assert not result.exception
+    assert "foo: True, bar: False, baz: True, qux: True" in result.output
+
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["--bar"])
+    assert not result.exception
+    assert "foo: False, bar: True, baz: True, qux: True" in result.output
+
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["--baz"])
+    assert not result.exception
+    assert "foo: False, bar: False, baz: False, qux: True" in result.output
+
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["--qux"])
+    assert not result.exception
+    assert "foo: False, bar: False, baz: True, qux: False" in result.output
+
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, ["--foo", "--bar", "--baz", "--qux"])
+    assert not result.exception
+    assert "foo: True, bar: True, baz: False, qux: False" in result.output