diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/checkbox/checkbox.widget.html b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/checkbox/checkbox.widget.html
index 1e7ba71ff5..a5ca9176e3 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/checkbox/checkbox.widget.html
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-form/src/components/widgets/checkbox/checkbox.widget.html
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
            [attr.id]="field.id"
            [attr.required]="isRequired()"
            class="mdl-checkbox__input"
+           [checked]="field.value"
            [(ngModel)]="field.value"
            (ngModelChange)="checkVisibility(field)"
            [disabled]="field.readOnly">