diff --git a/pmd-core/src/main/resources/rulesets/releases/540.xml b/pmd-core/src/main/resources/rulesets/releases/540.xml
index 2d703b2286..a23a408a0d 100644
--- a/pmd-core/src/main/resources/rulesets/releases/540.xml
+++ b/pmd-core/src/main/resources/rulesets/releases/540.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 This ruleset contains links to rules that are new in PMD v5.4.0
   </description>
 
+    <rule ref="rulesets/java/basic.xml/SimplifiedTernary"/>
     <rule ref="rulesets/java/comments.xml/CommentDefaultAccessModifier"/>
     <rule ref="rulesets/java/design.xml/SingleMethodSingleton"/>
     <rule ref="rulesets/java/design.xml/SingletonClassReturningNewInstance"/>
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/basic.xml b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/basic.xml
index b57546d0df..8a90bc7922 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/basic.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/basic.xml
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ public class Count {
 
   <rule name="SimplifiedTernary"
     language="java"
-    since="5.3.2"
+    since="5.4.0"
     message="Ternary operators that can be simplified with || or &amp;&amp;"
     class="net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule.XPathRule"
     externalInfoUrl="${pmd.website.baseurl}/rules/java/basic.html#SimplifiedTernary">
@@ -818,9 +818,9 @@ condition && foo  when the literalBoolean is false
     <properties>
         <property name="xpath">
             <value><![CDATA[
-//ConditionalExpression[not(PrimaryExpression//BooleanLiteral) and (Expression//BooleanLiteral)]
+//ConditionalExpression[@Ternary='true'][not(PrimaryExpression//BooleanLiteral) and (Expression//BooleanLiteral)]
 |
-//ConditionalExpression[not(Expression//BooleanLiteral) and (PrimaryExpression//BooleanLiteral)]
+//ConditionalExpression[@Ternary='true'][not(Expression//BooleanLiteral) and (PrimaryExpression//BooleanLiteral)]
 ]]>
             </value>
         </property>
diff --git a/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md b/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
index e55f0a03ec..8518a28d9e 100644
--- a/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
+++ b/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 *   New Rule: rulesets/java/comments.xml/CommentDefaultAccessModifier: In order to avoid mistakes with
     forgotten access modifiers for methods, this rule ensures, that you explicitly mark the usage of the
     default access modifier by placing a comment.
+*   New Rule: rulesets/java/basic.xml/SimplifiedTernary: Ternary operator with a boolean literal
+    can be simplified with a boolean expression.
 
 
 **Pull Requests:**
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@
 *   [#55](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/55): Fix run.sh for paths with spaces
 *   [#56](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/56): Adding support for WSDL rules
 *   [#57](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/57): Add default access modifier as comment rule
+*   [#58](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/58): Add rule for unnecessary literal boolean in ternary operators
 
 **Bugfixes:**