diff --git a/dpctl/tensor/libtensor/source/reductions/prod.cpp b/dpctl/tensor/libtensor/source/reductions/prod.cpp
index 374193dca1..7c768ce179 100644
--- a/dpctl/tensor/libtensor/source/reductions/prod.cpp
+++ b/dpctl/tensor/libtensor/source/reductions/prod.cpp
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ struct TypePairSupportDataForProductReductionTemps
 {
 
     static constexpr bool is_defined = std::disjunction<
+        td_ns::TypePairDefinedEntry<argTy, bool, outTy, bool>,
         td_ns::TypePairDefinedEntry<argTy, bool, outTy, std::int8_t>,
         td_ns::TypePairDefinedEntry<argTy, bool, outTy, std::uint8_t>,
         td_ns::TypePairDefinedEntry<argTy, bool, outTy, std::int16_t>,
@@ -224,7 +225,7 @@ struct TypePairSupportDataForProductReductionTemps
                                     outTy,
                                     std::complex<double>>,
 
-        // fall-throug
+        // fall-through
         td_ns::NotDefinedEntry>::is_defined;
 };
 
@@ -255,7 +256,9 @@ struct ProductOverAxisTempsStridedFactory
         if constexpr (TypePairSupportDataForProductReductionTemps<
                           srcTy, dstTy>::is_defined)
         {
-            using ReductionOpT = sycl::multiplies<dstTy>;
+            using ReductionOpT = std::conditional_t<std::is_same_v<dstTy, bool>,
+                                                    sycl::logical_and<dstTy>,
+                                                    sycl::multiplies<dstTy>>;
             return dpctl::tensor::kernels::
                 reduction_over_group_temps_strided_impl<srcTy, dstTy,
                                                         ReductionOpT>;
@@ -312,7 +315,9 @@ struct ProductOverAxis1TempsContigFactory
         if constexpr (TypePairSupportDataForProductReductionTemps<
                           srcTy, dstTy>::is_defined)
         {
-            using ReductionOpT = sycl::multiplies<dstTy>;
+            using ReductionOpT = std::conditional_t<std::is_same_v<dstTy, bool>,
+                                                    sycl::logical_and<dstTy>,
+                                                    sycl::multiplies<dstTy>>;
             return dpctl::tensor::kernels::
                 reduction_axis1_over_group_temps_contig_impl<srcTy, dstTy,
                                                              ReductionOpT>;
@@ -331,7 +336,9 @@ struct ProductOverAxis0TempsContigFactory
         if constexpr (TypePairSupportDataForProductReductionTemps<
                           srcTy, dstTy>::is_defined)
         {
-            using ReductionOpT = sycl::multiplies<dstTy>;
+            using ReductionOpT = std::conditional_t<std::is_same_v<dstTy, bool>,
+                                                    sycl::logical_and<dstTy>,
+                                                    sycl::multiplies<dstTy>>;
             return dpctl::tensor::kernels::
                 reduction_axis0_over_group_temps_contig_impl<srcTy, dstTy,
                                                              ReductionOpT>;
diff --git a/dpctl/tensor/libtensor/source/reductions/sum.cpp b/dpctl/tensor/libtensor/source/reductions/sum.cpp
index 47d07a345a..f449a6cde3 100644
--- a/dpctl/tensor/libtensor/source/reductions/sum.cpp
+++ b/dpctl/tensor/libtensor/source/reductions/sum.cpp
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ struct TypePairSupportDataForSumReductionTemps
 {
 
     static constexpr bool is_defined = std::disjunction<
+        td_ns::TypePairDefinedEntry<argTy, bool, outTy, bool>,
         td_ns::TypePairDefinedEntry<argTy, bool, outTy, std::int8_t>,
         td_ns::TypePairDefinedEntry<argTy, bool, outTy, std::uint8_t>,
         td_ns::TypePairDefinedEntry<argTy, bool, outTy, std::int16_t>,
@@ -224,7 +225,7 @@ struct TypePairSupportDataForSumReductionTemps
                                     outTy,
                                     std::complex<double>>,
 
-        // fall-throug
+        // fall-through
         td_ns::NotDefinedEntry>::is_defined;
 };
 
@@ -255,7 +256,9 @@ struct SumOverAxisTempsStridedFactory
         if constexpr (TypePairSupportDataForSumReductionTemps<
                           srcTy, dstTy>::is_defined)
         {
-            using ReductionOpT = sycl::plus<dstTy>;
+            using ReductionOpT =
+                std::conditional_t<std::is_same_v<dstTy, bool>,
+                                   sycl::logical_or<dstTy>, sycl::plus<dstTy>>;
             return dpctl::tensor::kernels::
                 reduction_over_group_temps_strided_impl<srcTy, dstTy,
                                                         ReductionOpT>;
@@ -312,7 +315,9 @@ struct SumOverAxis1TempsContigFactory
         if constexpr (TypePairSupportDataForSumReductionTemps<
                           srcTy, dstTy>::is_defined)
         {
-            using ReductionOpT = sycl::plus<dstTy>;
+            using ReductionOpT =
+                std::conditional_t<std::is_same_v<dstTy, bool>,
+                                   sycl::logical_or<dstTy>, sycl::plus<dstTy>>;
             return dpctl::tensor::kernels::
                 reduction_axis1_over_group_temps_contig_impl<srcTy, dstTy,
                                                              ReductionOpT>;
@@ -331,7 +336,9 @@ struct SumOverAxis0TempsContigFactory
         if constexpr (TypePairSupportDataForSumReductionTemps<
                           srcTy, dstTy>::is_defined)
         {
-            using ReductionOpT = sycl::plus<dstTy>;
+            using ReductionOpT =
+                std::conditional_t<std::is_same_v<dstTy, bool>,
+                                   sycl::logical_or<dstTy>, sycl::plus<dstTy>>;
             return dpctl::tensor::kernels::
                 reduction_axis0_over_group_temps_contig_impl<srcTy, dstTy,
                                                              ReductionOpT>;
diff --git a/dpctl/tests/test_tensor_sum.py b/dpctl/tests/test_tensor_sum.py
index 7be9e3c6d9..29ee3abb1b 100644
--- a/dpctl/tests/test_tensor_sum.py
+++ b/dpctl/tests/test_tensor_sum.py
@@ -316,3 +316,17 @@ def test_gh_1468():
     a = dpt.full((2, 3, 4), 123456789, dtype=dpt.int32)
     t = dpt.sum(a, dtype="f4")
     assert t > 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "dt", ["i1", "i2", "i4", "i8", "f2", "f4", "f8", "c8", "c16"]
+)
+def test_gh_1944(dt):
+    "See https://github.com/IntelPython/dpctl/issues/1944"
+    q = get_queue_or_skip()
+    skip_if_dtype_not_supported(dt, q)
+    x = dpt.asarray([-1, 1], dtype=dpt.dtype(dt), sycl_queue=q)
+    r = dpt.sum(x, dtype="?")
+    # reduction must be performed in the requested dtype
+    # if performed in the input type, result is False
+    assert r