diff --git a/src/app/components/checkbox/checkbox.ts b/src/app/components/checkbox/checkbox.ts
index daf705c87a9..1a95762b990 100755
--- a/src/app/components/checkbox/checkbox.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/checkbox/checkbox.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {NgModule,Component,Input,Output,EventEmitter,forwardRef,ChangeDetectorRef,ViewChild,ElementRef,ChangeDetectionStrategy, ViewEncapsulation} from '@angular/core';
 import {CommonModule} from '@angular/common';
 import {NG_VALUE_ACCESSOR, ControlValueAccessor, FormControl} from '@angular/forms';
+import { ObjectUtils } from 'primeng/utils';
 
 export const CHECKBOX_VALUE_ACCESSOR: any = {
   provide: NG_VALUE_ACCESSOR,
@@ -11,18 +12,18 @@ export const CHECKBOX_VALUE_ACCESSOR: any = {
 @Component({
     selector: 'p-checkbox',
     template: `
-        <div [ngStyle]="style" [ngClass]="{'p-checkbox p-component': true, 'p-checkbox-checked': checked, 'p-checkbox-disabled': disabled, 'p-checkbox-focused': focused}" [class]="styleClass">
+        <div [ngStyle]="style" [ngClass]="{'p-checkbox p-component': true, 'p-checkbox-checked': checked(), 'p-checkbox-disabled': disabled, 'p-checkbox-focused': focused}" [class]="styleClass">
             <div class="p-hidden-accessible">
-                <input #cb type="checkbox" [attr.id]="inputId" [attr.name]="name" [readonly]="readonly" [value]="value" [checked]="checked" (focus)="onFocus()" (blur)="onBlur()"
-                (change)="handleChange($event)" [disabled]="disabled" [attr.tabindex]="tabindex" [attr.aria-labelledby]="ariaLabelledBy" [attr.aria-label]="ariaLabel" [attr.aria-checked]="checked" [attr.required]="required">
+                <input #cb type="checkbox" [attr.id]="inputId" [attr.name]="name" [readonly]="readonly" [value]="value" [checked]="checked()" (focus)="onFocus()" (blur)="onBlur()"
+                (change)="handleChange($event)" [disabled]="disabled" [attr.tabindex]="tabindex" [attr.aria-labelledby]="ariaLabelledBy" [attr.aria-label]="ariaLabel" [attr.aria-checked]="checked()" [attr.required]="required">
             </div>
             <div class="p-checkbox-box" (click)="onClick($event,cb,true)"
-                        [ngClass]="{'p-highlight': checked, 'p-disabled': disabled, 'p-focus': focused}">
-                <span class="p-checkbox-icon" [ngClass]="checked ? checkboxIcon : null"></span>
+                        [ngClass]="{'p-highlight': checked(), 'p-disabled': disabled, 'p-focus': focused}">
+                <span class="p-checkbox-icon" [ngClass]="checked() ? checkboxIcon : null"></span>
             </div>
         </div>
         <label (click)="onClick($event,cb,true)" [class]="labelStyleClass"
-                [ngClass]="{'p-checkbox-label': true, 'p-checkbox-label-active':checked, 'p-disabled':disabled, 'p-checkbox-label-focus':focused}"
+                [ngClass]="{'p-checkbox-label': true, 'p-checkbox-label-active':checked(), 'p-disabled':disabled, 'p-checkbox-label-focus':focused}"
                 *ngIf="label" [attr.for]="inputId">{{label}}</label>
     `,
     providers: [CHECKBOX_VALUE_ACCESSOR],
@@ -67,6 +68,10 @@ export class Checkbox implements ControlValueAccessor {
 
     @Input() required: boolean;
 
+    @Input() trueValue: any = true;
+
+    @Input() falseValue: any = false;
+
     @ViewChild('cb') inputViewChild: ElementRef;
 
     @Output() onChange: EventEmitter<any> = new EventEmitter();
@@ -79,8 +84,6 @@ export class Checkbox implements ControlValueAccessor {
 
     focused: boolean = false;
 
-    checked: boolean = false;
-
     constructor(private cd: ChangeDetectorRef) {}
 
     onClick(event,checkbox,focus:boolean) {
@@ -90,7 +93,6 @@ export class Checkbox implements ControlValueAccessor {
             return;
         }
 
-        this.checked = !this.checked;
         this.updateModel(event);
 
         if (focus) {
@@ -99,50 +101,36 @@ export class Checkbox implements ControlValueAccessor {
     }
 
     updateModel(event) {
+        let newModelValue;
+
         if (!this.binary) {
-            if (this.checked)
-                this.addValue();
+            if (this.checked())
+                newModelValue = this.model.filter(val => !ObjectUtils.equals(val, this.value));
             else
-                this.removeValue();
+                newModelValue = this.model ? [...this.model, this.value] : [this.value];
 
-            this.onModelChange(this.model);
+            this.onModelChange(newModelValue);
+            this.model = newModelValue;
 
             if (this.formControl) {
-                this.formControl.setValue(this.model);
+                this.formControl.setValue(newModelValue);
             }
         }
         else {
-            this.onModelChange(this.checked);
+            newModelValue = this.checked() ? this.falseValue : this.trueValue;
+            this.model = newModelValue;
+            this.onModelChange(newModelValue);
         }
 
-        this.onChange.emit({checked:this.checked, originalEvent: event});
+        this.onChange.emit({checked:newModelValue, originalEvent: event});
     }
 
     handleChange(event) {
         if (!this.readonly) {
-            this.checked = event.target.checked;
             this.updateModel(event);
         }
     }
 
-    isChecked(): boolean {
-        if (this.binary)
-            return this.model;
-        else
-            return this.model && this.model.indexOf(this.value) > -1;
-    }
-
-    removeValue() {
-        this.model = this.model.filter(val => val !== this.value);
-    }
-
-    addValue() {
-        if (this.model)
-            this.model = [...this.model, this.value];
-        else
-            this.model = [this.value];
-    }
-
     onFocus() {
         this.focused = true;
     }
@@ -158,7 +146,6 @@ export class Checkbox implements ControlValueAccessor {
 
     writeValue(model: any) : void {
         this.model = model;
-        this.checked = this.isChecked();
         this.cd.markForCheck();
     }
 
@@ -174,6 +161,10 @@ export class Checkbox implements ControlValueAccessor {
         this.disabled = val;
         this.cd.markForCheck();
     }
+
+    checked() {
+        return this.binary ? this.model === this.trueValue : ObjectUtils.contains(this.value, this.model);
+    }
 }
 
 @NgModule({
diff --git a/src/app/showcase/components/checkbox/checkboxdemo.html b/src/app/showcase/components/checkbox/checkboxdemo.html
index 9f5a759393d..3e2fbe444b7 100755
--- a/src/app/showcase/components/checkbox/checkboxdemo.html
+++ b/src/app/showcase/components/checkbox/checkboxdemo.html
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ <h5>Import</h5>
 
             <h5>Getting Started</h5>
             <p>Checkbox can either be used in multiple selection with other checkboxes or as a single checkbox to provide a boolean value.</p>
-            
+
             <h4>Multiple Values</h4>
             <p>Multiple mode is enabled by default, ngModel property refers to an array to bind the selected values.</p>
 <app-code lang="markup" ngNonBindable ngPreserveWhitespaces>
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ <h4>Boolean Value</h4>
 </app-code>
 
         <h5>Model Driven Forms</h5>
-        <p>Checkbox can be used in a model driven form as well. In this case, due to an <a href="https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/17685">issue</a> in Angular bind the formControl instance 
+        <p>Checkbox can be used in a model driven form as well. In this case, due to an <a href="https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/17685">issue</a> in Angular bind the formControl instance
             instead of using formControlName.</p>
 <app-code lang="markup" ngNonBindable ngPreserveWhitespaces>
 &lt;!-- Wrong --&gt;
@@ -209,6 +209,18 @@ <h5>Properties</h5>
                             <td>false</td>
                             <td>When present, it specifies that checkbox must be checked before submitting the form.</td>
                         </tr>
+                        <tr>
+                            <td>trueValue</td>
+                            <td>any</td>
+                            <td>null</td>
+                            <td>Value in checked state.</td>
+                        </tr>
+                        <tr>
+                            <td>falseValue</td>
+                            <td>any</td>
+                            <td>null</td>
+                            <td>Value in unchecked state.</td>
+                        </tr>
                     </tbody>
                 </table>
             </div>