diff --git a/globals/globals_test.go b/globals/globals_test.go
index 0d9f136b5b..b3e9377382 100644
--- a/globals/globals_test.go
+++ b/globals/globals_test.go
@@ -2870,6 +2870,135 @@ func TestLoadGlobals(t *testing.T) {
 				),
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name:   "tm_alltrue with literal list of bool",
+			layout: []string{"s:stack"},
+			configs: []hclconfig{
+				{
+					path: "/stack",
+					add: Globals(
+						Expr("val", `tm_alltrue([true, 1==1, false==false, !false])`),
+					),
+				},
+			},
+			want: map[string]*hclwrite.Block{
+				"/stack": Globals(
+					EvalExpr(t, "val", `true`),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "tm_alltrue with literal tuple containing non-boolean",
+			layout: []string{"s:stack"},
+			configs: []hclconfig{
+				{
+					path: "/stack",
+					add: Globals(
+						Expr("val", `tm_alltrue([true, 1==1, "string", {}])`),
+					),
+				},
+			},
+			wantErr: errors.E(globals.ErrEval),
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "tm_alltrue with literal for-loop",
+			layout: []string{"s:stack"},
+			configs: []hclconfig{
+				{
+					path: "/stack",
+					add: Globals(
+						Expr("val", `tm_alltrue([for i in [true, 1==1, !false] : i])`),
+					),
+				},
+			},
+			want: map[string]*hclwrite.Block{
+				"/stack": Globals(
+					EvalExpr(t, "val", `true`),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "tm_alltrue with funcall",
+			layout: []string{"s:stack"},
+			configs: []hclconfig{
+				{
+					path: "/stack",
+					add: Globals(
+						Expr("val", `tm_alltrue(tm_distinct([true, !false, 1==1]))`),
+					),
+				},
+			},
+			want: map[string]*hclwrite.Block{
+				"/stack": Globals(
+					EvalExpr(t, "val", `true`),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+
+		{
+			name:   "tm_anytrue with literal list of bool",
+			layout: []string{"s:stack"},
+			configs: []hclconfig{
+				{
+					path: "/stack",
+					add: Globals(
+						Expr("val", `tm_anytrue([false, 1!=1, false==false, !false])`),
+					),
+				},
+			},
+			want: map[string]*hclwrite.Block{
+				"/stack": Globals(
+					EvalExpr(t, "val", `true`),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "tm_anytrue with literal tuple containing non-boolean",
+			layout: []string{"s:stack"},
+			configs: []hclconfig{
+				{
+					path: "/stack",
+					add: Globals(
+						Expr("val", `tm_anytrue([false, 1!=1, "string", {}])`),
+					),
+				},
+			},
+			wantErr: errors.E(globals.ErrEval),
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "tm_anytrue with literal for-loop",
+			layout: []string{"s:stack"},
+			configs: []hclconfig{
+				{
+					path: "/stack",
+					add: Globals(
+						Expr("val", `tm_anytrue([for i in [false, 1!=1, !false] : i])`),
+					),
+				},
+			},
+			want: map[string]*hclwrite.Block{
+				"/stack": Globals(
+					EvalExpr(t, "val", `true`),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "tm_anytrue with funcall",
+			layout: []string{"s:stack"},
+			configs: []hclconfig{
+				{
+					path: "/stack",
+					add: Globals(
+						Expr("val", `tm_anytrue(tm_distinct([false, false, 1==1]))`),
+					),
+				},
+			},
+			want: map[string]*hclwrite.Block{
+				"/stack": Globals(
+					EvalExpr(t, "val", `true`),
+				),
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name:   "globals.map label conflicts with global name",
 			layout: []string{"s:stack"},
diff --git a/stdlib/collection.go b/stdlib/collection.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..80fcde3e00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stdlib/collection.go
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+// Copyright 2023 Terramate GmbH
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+
+package stdlib
+
+import (
+	"github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2/ext/customdecode"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2/hclsyntax"
+	"github.com/terramate-io/terramate/errors"
+	"github.com/terramate-io/terramate/hcl/eval"
+	"github.com/zclconf/go-cty/cty"
+	"github.com/zclconf/go-cty/cty/function"
+)
+
+// AllTrueFunc implements the `tm_alltrue()` function.
+func AllTrueFunc() function.Function {
+	return function.New(&function.Spec{
+		Params: []function.Parameter{
+			{
+				Name: "list",
+				Type: customdecode.ExpressionClosureType,
+			},
+		},
+		Type: function.StaticReturnType(cty.Bool),
+		Impl: func(args []cty.Value, retType cty.Type) (ret cty.Value, err error) {
+			argClosure := customdecode.ExpressionClosureFromVal(args[0])
+			evalctx := eval.NewContextFrom(argClosure.EvalContext)
+			listExpression, ok := argClosure.Expression.(*hclsyntax.TupleConsExpr)
+			if !ok {
+				v, err := evalctx.Eval(argClosure.Expression)
+				if err != nil {
+					return cty.False, err
+				}
+				if !v.Type().IsListType() && !v.Type().IsTupleType() {
+					return cty.False, errors.E(`Invalid value for "list" parameter: %s`, v.Type().FriendlyName())
+				}
+				result := true
+				i := 0
+				for it := v.ElementIterator(); it.Next(); {
+					_, v := it.Element()
+					if !v.IsKnown() {
+						return cty.UnknownVal(cty.Bool), nil
+					}
+					if v.IsNull() {
+						return cty.False, nil
+					}
+					if !v.Type().Equals(cty.Bool) {
+						return cty.False, errors.E(`Invalid value for "list" parameter: element %d: bool required`, i+1)
+					}
+					result = result && v.True()
+					if !result {
+						return cty.False, nil
+					}
+					i++
+				}
+				return cty.True, nil
+			}
+
+			result := true
+			for i, expr := range listExpression.Exprs {
+				v, err := evalctx.Eval(expr)
+				if err != nil {
+					return cty.False, err
+				}
+				if v.IsNull() {
+					return cty.False, nil
+				}
+				if !v.Type().Equals(cty.Bool) {
+					return cty.False, errors.E(`Invalid value for "list" parameter: element %d: bool required`, i+1)
+				}
+				result = result && v.True()
+				if !result {
+					return cty.False, nil
+				}
+			}
+			return cty.True, nil
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+// AnyTrueFunc implements the `tm_anytrue()` function.
+func AnyTrueFunc() function.Function {
+	return function.New(&function.Spec{
+		Params: []function.Parameter{
+			{
+				Name: "list",
+				Type: customdecode.ExpressionClosureType,
+			},
+		},
+		Type: function.StaticReturnType(cty.Bool),
+		Impl: func(args []cty.Value, retType cty.Type) (ret cty.Value, err error) {
+			argClosure := customdecode.ExpressionClosureFromVal(args[0])
+			evalctx := eval.NewContextFrom(argClosure.EvalContext)
+			listExpression, ok := argClosure.Expression.(*hclsyntax.TupleConsExpr)
+			if !ok {
+				v, err := evalctx.Eval(argClosure.Expression)
+				if err != nil {
+					return cty.False, err
+				}
+				if !v.Type().IsListType() && !v.Type().IsTupleType() {
+					return cty.False, errors.E(`Invalid value for "list" parameter: %s`, v.Type().FriendlyName())
+				}
+				result := false
+				i := 0
+				for it := v.ElementIterator(); it.Next(); {
+					_, v := it.Element()
+					if !v.IsKnown() {
+						continue
+					}
+					if v.IsNull() {
+						continue
+					}
+					if !v.Type().Equals(cty.Bool) {
+						return cty.False, errors.E(`Invalid value for "list" parameter: element %d: bool required`, i+1)
+					}
+					result = result || v.True()
+					if result {
+						return cty.True, nil
+					}
+					i++
+				}
+				return cty.False, nil
+			}
+
+			result := false
+			for i, expr := range listExpression.Exprs {
+				v, err := evalctx.Eval(expr)
+				if err != nil {
+					return cty.False, err
+				}
+				if v.IsNull() {
+					continue
+				}
+				if !v.Type().Equals(cty.Bool) {
+					return cty.False, errors.E(`Invalid value for "list" parameter: element %d: bool required`, i+1)
+				}
+				result = result || v.True()
+				if result {
+					return cty.True, nil
+				}
+			}
+			return cty.False, nil
+		},
+	})
+}
diff --git a/stdlib/funcs.go b/stdlib/funcs.go
index d1d65e265c..be71dfab7d 100644
--- a/stdlib/funcs.go
+++ b/stdlib/funcs.go
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ func Functions(basedir string) map[string]function.Function {
 	// sane ternary
 	tmfuncs["tm_ternary"] = TernaryFunc()
 
+	// optimized collection functions
+	tmfuncs["tm_alltrue"] = AllTrueFunc()
+	tmfuncs["tm_anytrue"] = AnyTrueFunc()
+
 	tmfuncs["tm_version_match"] = VersionMatch()
 	return tmfuncs
 }