diff --git a/src/components/checkbox/checkbox-theme.scss b/src/components/checkbox/checkbox-theme.scss
index afe6ebabab6..d9389e9871e 100644
--- a/src/components/checkbox/checkbox-theme.scss
+++ b/src/components/checkbox/checkbox-theme.scss
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@
   &#{$checkedSelector} ._md-icon:after {
     border-color: '{{primary-contrast-0.87}}';
   }
+
+  & [indeterminate][disabled] {
+    ._md-container {
+      color: '{{foreground-3}}';
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 md-checkbox.md-THEME_NAME-theme {
diff --git a/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.js b/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.js
index 6b2e0f1ffa1..a30eebb96c7 100644
--- a/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.js
+++ b/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.js
@@ -27,6 +27,19 @@ angular
  * @param {string=} ng-change Angular expression to be executed when input changes due to user interaction with the input element.
  * @param {boolean=} md-no-ink Use of attribute indicates use of ripple ink effects
  * @param {string=} aria-label Adds label to checkbox for accessibility.
+ * @param {boolean=} indeterminate Specifies that this checkbox can be rendered
+ * indeterminate. If true is passed in the checkbox renders in the indeterminate
+ * state. If no value is passed in this defaults to false. To use the other
+ * indeterminate-* attributes this attribute must be present.
+ * @param {expression=} indeterminate-when This determines when the checkbox
+ * should switch from an indeterminate to non-indeterminate state.
+ * @param {expression=} indeterminate-checked-when This determines when the
+ * indeterminate checkbox should appear as just a normal check box. If the
+ * checkbox has indeterminate="false" and is not checked, it appears as just a
+ * normal unchecked checkbox.
+ * @param {expression=} indeterminate-click This gets run when the
+ * indeterminate checkbox is clicked. This allows the user to trigger a function
+ * when an indeterminate checkbox is clicked.
  * Defaults to checkbox's text. If no default text is found, a warning will be logged.
  *
  * @usage
@@ -69,6 +82,7 @@ function MdCheckboxDirective(inputDirective, $mdAria, $mdConstant, $mdTheming, $
 
   function compile (tElement, tAttrs) {
     var container = tElement.children();
+    var indeterminateStateEnabled = tElement[0].hasAttribute('indeterminate');
 
     tAttrs.type = 'checkbox';
     tAttrs.tabindex = tAttrs.tabindex || '0';
@@ -91,6 +105,13 @@ function MdCheckboxDirective(inputDirective, $mdAria, $mdConstant, $mdTheming, $
     return function postLink(scope, element, attr, ngModelCtrl) {
       ngModelCtrl = ngModelCtrl || $mdUtil.fakeNgModel();
       $mdTheming(element);
+      if (indeterminateStateEnabled) {
+        // Bootstrap initial state
+        setIndeterminateState();
+        if (attr.indeterminateWhen) {
+          scope.$watch(attr.indeterminateWhen, setIndeterminateState);
+        }
+      }
 
       if (attr.ngChecked) {
         scope.$watch(
@@ -156,11 +177,18 @@ function MdCheckboxDirective(inputDirective, $mdAria, $mdConstant, $mdTheming, $
           listener(ev);
         }
       }
+
       function listener(ev) {
         if (element[0].hasAttribute('disabled')) {
           return;
         }
 
+        if (indeterminateStateEnabled) {
+          if (attr.indeterminateClick) {
+            scope.$apply(element.attr('indeterminate-click'));
+          }
+        }
+
         scope.$apply(function() {
           // Toggle the checkbox value...
           var viewValue = attr.ngChecked ? attr.checked : !ngModelCtrl.$viewValue;
@@ -171,12 +199,48 @@ function MdCheckboxDirective(inputDirective, $mdAria, $mdConstant, $mdTheming, $
       }
 
       function render() {
+        if (indeterminateStateEnabled) {
+          setIndeterminateState();
+          // The checkbox should never be in an indeterminate="true" AND checked state.
+          // To prevent this, if the checkbox is in an indetermiante
+          // state, we skip the code below.
+          return;
+        }
+
         if(ngModelCtrl.$viewValue) {
           element.addClass(CHECKED_CSS);
         } else {
           element.removeClass(CHECKED_CSS);
         }
       }
+
+      function setIndeterminateState() {
+        var isIndeterminate = element.attr('indeterminate') === 'true' || false;
+
+        if (attr.indeterminateWhen) {
+          isIndeterminate = scope.$eval(attr.indeterminateWhen);
+        }
+
+        // We never want a checkbox to be checked AND indeterminate, they are
+        // mutually exclusive states.
+        if (attr.indeterminateCheckedWhen) {
+          var isChecked = scope.$eval(attr.indeterminateCheckedWhen);
+          if (isChecked) {
+            element.addClass(CHECKED_CSS);
+            isIndeterminate = false;
+          } else {
+            element.removeClass(CHECKED_CSS);
+          }
+        }
+
+        if (isIndeterminate) {
+          element[0].indeterminate = true;
+        } else {
+          element[0].indeterminate = undefined;
+        }
+
+        element.attr('indeterminate', isIndeterminate);
+      }
     };
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.scss b/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.scss
index 11978ba1301..a64316b6959 100644
--- a/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.scss
+++ b/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.scss
@@ -105,6 +105,24 @@ $checkbox-top: 12px !default;
     cursor: default;
   }
 
+  &[indeterminate="true"] ._md-icon{
+    &:after {
+        box-sizing: border-box;
+        position: absolute;
+        top: 50%;
+        left: 50%;
+        transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
+        display: table;
+        width: $width * 0.6;
+        height: $border-width;
+        border-width: $border-width;
+        border-style: solid;
+        border-top: 0;
+        border-left: 0;
+        content: '';
+    }
+  }
+
 }
 
 .md-inline-form {
diff --git a/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.spec.js b/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.spec.js
index 5a2ab924433..3b718f51be2 100644
--- a/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.spec.js
+++ b/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.spec.js
@@ -246,5 +246,116 @@ describe('mdCheckbox', function() {
       expect(isChecked(checkbox)).toBe(false);
       expect(checkbox.hasClass('ng-invalid')).toBe(true);
     });
+
+
+    describe('with the indeterminate attribute', function() {
+
+      it('should set indeterminate attr to false by default', function() {
+        var element = compileAndLink(
+            '<div>' +
+            '<md-checkbox indeterminate></md-checkbox>' +
+            '</div>');
+
+        var checkbox = element.find('md-checkbox');
+
+        pageScope.$apply();
+
+        expect(checkbox.attr('indeterminate')).toBe("false");
+      });
+
+      it('should set its HTMLInputElement.indeterminate to be undefined when not indeterminate', function() {
+        var element = compileAndLink(
+            '<div>' +
+            '<md-checkbox indeterminate></md-checkbox>' +
+            '</div>');
+
+        var checkbox = element.find('md-checkbox');
+
+        pageScope.$apply();
+
+        expect(checkbox[0].indeterminate).toBe(undefined);
+      });
+
+      it('should set its HTMLInputElement.indeterminate to be "true" when indeterminate', function() {
+        var element = compileAndLink(
+            '<div>' +
+            '<md-checkbox indeterminate="true"></md-checkbox>' +
+            '</div>');
+
+        var checkbox = element.find('md-checkbox');
+
+        pageScope.$apply();
+
+        expect(checkbox[0].indeterminate).toBe(true);
+      });
+
+      it('should be set indeterminate attr value according to indeterminate-when attr', function() {
+
+        pageScope.isIndeterminate = function() { return true; } ;
+
+        var element = compileAndLink(
+            '<div>' +
+            '<md-checkbox indeterminate indeterminate-when="isIndeterminate()"></md-checkbox>' +
+            '</div>');
+
+        var checkbox = element.find('md-checkbox');
+
+        pageScope.$apply();
+
+        expect(checkbox.attr('indeterminate')).toBe("true");
+      });
+
+      it('should be set checkbox checked value according to indeterminate-checked-when attr', function() {
+
+        pageScope.isChecked = function() { return true; } ;
+
+        var element = compileAndLink(
+            '<div>' +
+            '<md-checkbox indeterminate indeterminate-checked-when="isChecked()"></md-checkbox>' +
+            '</div>');
+
+        var checkbox = element.find('md-checkbox');
+
+        pageScope.$apply();
+
+        expect(checkbox.hasClass(CHECKED_CSS)).toEqual(true);
+      });
+
+      it('should call indeterminate-click function passed in when indeterminate checkbox is clicked', function() {
+        var clickIndet = jasmine.createSpy('clickIndet');
+
+        pageScope.clickIndet = clickIndet;
+
+        var element = compileAndLink(
+            '<div>' +
+            '<md-checkbox indeterminate="true" indeterminate-click="clickIndet()"></md-checkbox>' +
+            '</div>');
+
+        var checkbox = element.find('md-checkbox');
+
+        checkbox.triggerHandler('click');
+
+        pageScope.$apply();
+
+        expect(clickIndet).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      });
+
+      it('should never be indeterminate="true" and "md-checked" at the same time', function() {
+        pageScope.isChecked = function() { return true; };
+
+        var element = compileAndLink(
+            '<div>' +
+            '<md-checkbox indeterminate="true" indeterminate-checked-when="isChecked()"></md-checkbox>' +
+            '</div>');
+
+        var checkbox = element.find('md-checkbox');
+
+        pageScope.$apply();
+        expect(checkbox.attr('indeterminate')).toBe("false");
+        expect(checkbox[0].indeterminate).toBe(undefined);
+        expect(checkbox.hasClass(CHECKED_CSS)).toEqual(true);
+      });
+
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/components/checkbox/demoBasicUsage/index.html b/src/components/checkbox/demoBasicUsage/index.html
index 35f6a1043d9..054190def0c 100644
--- a/src/components/checkbox/demoBasicUsage/index.html
+++ b/src/components/checkbox/demoBasicUsage/index.html
@@ -43,6 +43,18 @@
             Checkbox (md-primary): No Ink
           </md-checkbox>
         </div>
+        <div flex-xs flex="50">
+          <md-checkbox indeterminate="true"
+            aria-label="Checkbox Indeterminate" class="md-primary">
+            Checkbox: Indeterminate
+          </md-checkbox>
+        </div>
+        <div flex-xs flex="50">
+          <md-checkbox indeterminate="true" aria-label="Checkbox Disabled Indeterminate"
+            ng-disabled="true" class="md-primary">
+            Checkbox: Disabled, Indeterminate
+          </md-checkbox>
+        </div>
       </div>
     </fieldset>
 
diff --git a/src/components/checkbox/demoSelectAll/index.html b/src/components/checkbox/demoSelectAll/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9b826c356d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/checkbox/demoSelectAll/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<div ng-controller="AppCtrl" class="md-padding">
+  <div layout="row" layout-wrap>
+
+    <div flex="100" layout="column">
+      <div>
+        <!--
+          In IE, we cannot apply flex directly to <fieldset>
+          @see https://github.com/philipwalton/flexbugs#9-some-html-elements-cant-be-flex-containers
+        -->
+        <fieldset class="standard" >
+          <legend>Using &lt;md-checkbox&gt; with the 'indeterminate' attribute </legend>
+          <div layout="row" layout-wrap flex>
+          <div flex-xs flex="50">
+            <md-checkbox aria-label="Select All"
+                         indeterminate
+                         indeterminate-when="isIndeterminate()"
+                         indeterminate-checked-when="isChecked()"
+                         indeterminate-click="toggleAll()">
+              <span ng-if="isChecked()">Un-</span>Select All
+            </md-checkbox>
+          </div>
+            <div class="select-all-checkboxes" flex="100" ng-repeat="item in items">
+              <md-checkbox ng-checked="exists(item, selected)" ng-click="toggle(item, selected)">
+               {{ item }}
+              </md-checkbox>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </fieldset>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+
+</div>
diff --git a/src/components/checkbox/demoSelectAll/script.js b/src/components/checkbox/demoSelectAll/script.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..00b16ce77d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/checkbox/demoSelectAll/script.js
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+
+angular.module('checkboxDemo3', ['ngMaterial'])
+
+.controller('AppCtrl', function($scope) {
+  $scope.items = [1,2,3,4,5];
+  $scope.selected = [1];
+  $scope.toggle = function (item, list) {
+    var idx = list.indexOf(item);
+    if (idx > -1) list.splice(idx, 1);
+    else list.push(item);
+  };
+
+  $scope.exists = function (item, list) {
+    return list.indexOf(item) > -1;
+  };
+
+  $scope.isIndeterminate = function() {
+    if ($scope.selected.length !== 0 &&
+        $scope.selected.length !== $scope.items.length) {
+      return true;
+    } else {
+      return false;
+    }
+  };
+
+  $scope.isChecked = function() {
+    if ($scope.selected.length === $scope.items.length) {
+      return true;
+    } else {
+      return false;
+    }
+  };
+
+  $scope.toggleAll = function() {
+    if ($scope.selected.length === $scope.items.length) {
+      $scope.selected = [];
+    } else if ($scope.selected.length === 0 || $scope.selected.length > 0) {
+      $scope.selected = $scope.items.slice(0);
+    }
+  };
+});
diff --git a/src/components/checkbox/demoSelectAll/style.css b/src/components/checkbox/demoSelectAll/style.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9e0dabbd756
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/checkbox/demoSelectAll/style.css
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+legend {
+  color: #3F51B5;
+}
+
+fieldset.standard {
+  border-style: solid;
+  border-width: 1px;
+  height: 100%;
+}
+
+.select-all-checkboxes {
+  padding-left: 30px;
+}