diff --git a/core/modules/widgets/checkbox.js b/core/modules/widgets/checkbox.js
index 6ec2b0372..2480ff319 100644
--- a/core/modules/widgets/checkbox.js
+++ b/core/modules/widgets/checkbox.js
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ CheckboxWidget.prototype.handleChangeEvent = function(event) {
 	if(hasChanged) {
 		this.wiki.addTiddler(new $tw.Tiddler(this.wiki.getCreationFields(),fallbackFields,tiddler,newFields,this.wiki.getModificationFields()));
 	}
+	// Trigger actions
+	if(this.checkboxActions) {
+		this.invokeActionString(this.checkboxActions,this,event);
+	}
 };
 
 /*
@@ -134,6 +138,7 @@ Compute the internal state of the widget
 */
 CheckboxWidget.prototype.execute = function() {
 	// Get the parameters from the attributes
+	this.checkboxActions = this.getAttribute("actions");
 	this.checkboxTitle = this.getAttribute("tiddler",this.getVariable("currentTiddler"));
 	this.checkboxTag = this.getAttribute("tag");
 	this.checkboxField = this.getAttribute("field");
diff --git a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/widgets/CheckboxWidget.tid b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/widgets/CheckboxWidget.tid
index edde1467d..f9cb77d53 100644
--- a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/widgets/CheckboxWidget.tid
+++ b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/widgets/CheckboxWidget.tid
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 caption: checkbox
 created: 20131024141900000
-modified: 20150626091305445
+modified: 20161126081845399
 tags: Widgets
 title: CheckboxWidget
 type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ The content of the `<$checkbox>` widget is displayed within an HTML `<label>` el
 |unchecked |The value of the field corresponding to the checkbox being unchecked |
 |default |The default value to use if the field is not defined |
 |class |The class that will be assigned to the label element |
+|actions |<<.from-version "5.1.14">> A string containing ActionWidgets to be triggered when the checkbox is clicked |
 
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