diff --git a/arcade/sections.py b/arcade/sections.py
index a9d876304..eabff304b 100644
--- a/arcade/sections.py
+++ b/arcade/sections.py
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ def __init__(
         name: str | None = None,
         accept_keyboard_keys: bool | Iterable = True,
         accept_mouse_events: bool | Iterable = True,
-        prevent_dispatch: Iterable | None = None,
-        prevent_dispatch_view: Iterable | None = None,
+        prevent_dispatch: Iterable | bool | None = None,
+        prevent_dispatch_view: Iterable | bool | None = None,
         local_mouse_coordinates: bool = False,
         enabled: bool = True,
         modal: bool = False,
@@ -96,10 +96,14 @@ def __init__(
         self.accept_mouse_events: bool | Iterable = accept_mouse_events
         """Arcade mouse events to accept."""
 
+        if isinstance(prevent_dispatch, bool):
+            prevent_dispatch = {prevent_dispatch}
         self.prevent_dispatch: Iterable = {True} if prevent_dispatch is None else prevent_dispatch
         assert isinstance(self.prevent_dispatch, Iterable)
         """prevents events to propagate"""
 
+        if isinstance(prevent_dispatch_view, bool):
+            prevent_dispatch_view = {prevent_dispatch_view}
         self.prevent_dispatch_view: Iterable = (
             {True} if prevent_dispatch_view is None else prevent_dispatch_view
         )