diff --git a/base/src/main/java/de/staropensource/sosengine/base/utility/PropertyParser.java b/base/src/main/java/de/staropensource/sosengine/base/utility/PropertyParser.java
index e841e89b..12187cba 100644
--- a/base/src/main/java/de/staropensource/sosengine/base/utility/PropertyParser.java
+++ b/base/src/main/java/de/staropensource/sosengine/base/utility/PropertyParser.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 package de.staropensource.sosengine.base.utility;
 
+import de.staropensource.sosengine.base.types.Tristate;
 import de.staropensource.sosengine.base.logging.LoggerInstance;
 import de.staropensource.sosengine.base.types.CodePart;
 import de.staropensource.sosengine.base.classes.logging.LogIssuer;
@@ -133,6 +134,35 @@ public class PropertyParser {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Parses a property as a {@link Tristate}.
+     *
+     * @param name the property name
+     * @return a {@link Tristate}
+     * @throws NullPointerException if the specified property does not exist
+     * @see Tristate
+     * @since 1-alpha1
+     */
+    @NotNull
+    public Tristate getTristate(@NotNull String name) {
+        if (properties.getProperty(name) == null) {
+            logger.sarn("Unable to get Tristate from property '" + name + "': Property does not exist");
+            throw new NullPointerException("Unable to get Tristate from property '" + name + "': Property does not exist");
+        }
+
+        switch (properties.getProperty(name)) {
+            case "1", "true", "yes", "y" -> {
+                return Tristate.TRUE;
+            }
+            case "0", "false", "no", "n" -> {
+                return Tristate.FALSE;
+            }
+            case null, default -> {
+                return Tristate.UNSET;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Parses a property as a {@link Byte}.
      *