diff --git a/core/modules/widgets/checkbox.js b/core/modules/widgets/checkbox.js
index d13496c95..d514715b6 100644
--- a/core/modules/widgets/checkbox.js
+++ b/core/modules/widgets/checkbox.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ CheckboxWidget.prototype.render = function(parent,nextSibling) {
 	this.execute();
 	// Create our elements
 	this.labelDomNode = this.document.createElement("label");
+	this.labelDomNode.setAttribute("class",this.checkboxClass);
 	this.inputDomNode = this.document.createElement("input");
 	this.inputDomNode.setAttribute("type","checkbox");
 	if(this.getValue()) {
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ CheckboxWidget.prototype.execute = function() {
 	this.checkboxChecked = this.getAttribute("checked");
 	this.checkboxUnchecked = this.getAttribute("unchecked");
 	this.checkboxDefault = this.getAttribute("default");
+	this.checkboxClass = this.getAttribute("class","");
 	// Make the child widgets
 	this.makeChildWidgets();
 };
diff --git a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/widgets/CheckboxWidget.tid b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/widgets/CheckboxWidget.tid
index 21b13e236..d521ea3e5 100644
--- a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/widgets/CheckboxWidget.tid
+++ b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/widgets/CheckboxWidget.tid
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 title: CheckboxWidget
 created: 201310241419
-modified: 201407110837
+modified: 201502050050
 tags: Widgets
 caption: checkbox
 
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ The content of the `<$checkbox>` widget is displayed within an HTML `<label>` el
 |checked |The value of the field corresponding to the checkbox being checked |
 |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 |
 
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