diff --git a/Stylet/Xaml/BoolToVisibilityConverter.cs b/Stylet/Xaml/BoolToVisibilityConverter.cs
index 466a893..e42f9e4 100644
--- a/Stylet/Xaml/BoolToVisibilityConverter.cs
+++ b/Stylet/Xaml/BoolToVisibilityConverter.cs
@@ -53,15 +53,30 @@ namespace Stylet.Xaml
         {
             bool result;
             if (value == null)
+            {
                 result = false;
+            }
             else if (value is bool)
+            {
                 result = (bool)value;
+            }
             else if (value is IEnumerable)
+            {
                 result = ((IEnumerable)value).GetEnumerator().MoveNext();
-            else if (value.Equals(System.Convert.ChangeType((object)0, value.GetType())))
-                result = false;
+            }
             else
-                result = true; // Not null, didn't meet any other falsy behaviour
+            {
+                // This fails if it an int can't be converter to it, or for many other reasons
+                // Easiest is just to try it and see
+                try
+                {
+                    result = !value.Equals(System.Convert.ChangeType((object)0, value.GetType()));
+                }
+                catch
+                {
+                    result = true; // Not null, didn't meet any other falsy behaviour
+                }
+            }
 
             return result ? this.TrueVisibility : this.FalseVisibility;
         }
diff --git a/StyletUnitTests/BoolToVisibilityConverterTests.cs b/StyletUnitTests/BoolToVisibilityConverterTests.cs
index 6de8f4b..1f3de23 100644
--- a/StyletUnitTests/BoolToVisibilityConverterTests.cs
+++ b/StyletUnitTests/BoolToVisibilityConverterTests.cs
@@ -129,6 +129,12 @@ namespace StyletUnitTests
             Assert.AreEqual(Visibility.Visible, this.converter.Convert("hello", null, null, null));
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void ConvertTreatsRandomObjectAsTrue()
+        {
+            Assert.AreEqual(Visibility.Visible, this.converter.Convert(typeof(int), null, null, null));
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void ConvertBackThrowsIfTargetTypeIsNotBool()
         {