diff --git a/skins/material/QskMaterialSkin.cpp b/skins/material/QskMaterialSkin.cpp
index 4c8433f2..a5f3e2c1 100644
--- a/skins/material/QskMaterialSkin.cpp
+++ b/skins/material/QskMaterialSkin.cpp
@@ -191,20 +191,24 @@ void Editor::setupCheckBox()
     using A = QskAspect;
     using Q = QskCheckBox;
 
-    const qreal size = qskDpiScaled( 18 );
+    const qreal sizeTic = qskDpiScaled( 16 ); // - Border;
+    const qreal sizeBox = qskDpiScaled( 26 );
 
-    setStrutSize( Q::Panel, size, size );
-    setPadding( Q::Panel, 3 );
+    setStrutSize( Q::IndicatorTic, sizeTic, sizeTic );
+    setStrutSize( Q::IndicatorBox, sizeBox, sizeBox);
 
-    setBoxShape( Q::Panel, 2 );
+    setMargin( Q::Text, QskMargins( qskDpiScaled( 5 ), 0,qskDpiScaled( 5 ), 0 ) );
+    setMargin( Q::IndicatorTic, QskMargins( qskDpiScaled( 5 ) ) );
 
-    setGradient( Q::Panel, m_pal.baseColor);
-    setGradient( Q::Panel | Q::Checked, m_pal.accentColor );
-    setGradient( Q::Panel | Q::Checked | Q::Disabled, QskRgb::Grey );
+    setBoxShape( Q::IndicatorBox, qskDpiScaled( 3 ) );
+    setBoxBorderMetrics( Q::IndicatorBox, qskDpiScaled( 1 ) );
+    setBoxBorderColors( Q::IndicatorBox, m_pal.darker125 );
 
-    setColor( Q::Indicator, m_pal.contrastColor );
+    setGradient( Q::IndicatorBox | Q::Checked, m_pal.accentColor);
+    setColor( Q::IndicatorTic, m_pal.lighter200 );
+    setGradient( Q::Panel, m_pal.baseColor );
 
-    setAnimation( Q::Panel | A::Color, qskDuration );
+    setAnimation( Q::IndicatorBox | A::Color, qskDuration );
 }
 
 void Editor::setupBox()
diff --git a/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp b/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp
index 5a729df0..e029fe95 100644
--- a/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp
+++ b/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp
@@ -303,21 +303,27 @@ void Editor::setupCheckBox()
     using A = QskAspect;
     using Q = QskCheckBox;
 
-    const qreal size = qskDpiScaled( 26 );
+    const qreal sizeTic = qskDpiScaled( 24 ); // - Border;
+    const qreal sizeBox = qskDpiScaled( 26 );
 
-    setStrutSize( Q::Panel, size, size );
+    setStrutSize( Q::IndicatorTic, sizeTic, sizeTic );
+    setStrutSize( Q::IndicatorBox, sizeBox, sizeBox);
 
-    setPadding( Q::Panel, qskDpiScaled( 5 ) );
-    setBoxShape( Q::Panel, qskDpiScaled( 3 ) );
-    setBoxBorderMetrics( Q::Panel, qskDpiScaled( 1 ) );
+    setMargin( Q::Text, QskMargins(qskDpiScaled(5),0,qskDpiScaled(5),0) );
+    setMargin( Q::IndicatorTic, QskMargins( qskDpiScaled( 1 ) ) );
 
-    setBoxBorderColors( Q::Panel, m_pal.darker125 );
-    setGradient( Q::Panel, m_pal.lighter135 );
-    setGradient( Q::Panel | Q::Checked, m_pal.highlighted );
+    setBoxShape( Q::IndicatorBox, qskDpiScaled( 3 ) );
+    setBoxBorderMetrics( Q::IndicatorBox, qskDpiScaled( 1 ) );
+    setBoxBorderColors( Q::IndicatorBox, m_pal.darker125 );
 
-    setColor( Q::Indicator, m_pal.lighter135 );
+    setGradient( Q::IndicatorBox, m_pal.lighter135 );
+    setGradient( Q::IndicatorBox | Q::Checked, m_pal.highlighted );
 
-    setAnimation( Q::Panel | A::Color, qskDuration );
+    setGradient( Q::IndicatorTic, m_pal.lighter135 );
+
+    setGradient( Q::Panel, m_pal.base );
+
+    setAnimation( Q::IndicatorBox | A::Color, qskDuration );
 }
 
 void Editor::setupPopup()
diff --git a/src/controls/QskCheckBox.cpp b/src/controls/QskCheckBox.cpp
index b7f377b3..34debffe 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskCheckBox.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskCheckBox.cpp
@@ -6,11 +6,21 @@
 #include "QskCheckBox.h"
 #include "QskAspect.h"
 
+#include "QskTextOptions.h"
+
 QSK_SUBCONTROL( QskCheckBox, Panel )
-QSK_SUBCONTROL( QskCheckBox, Indicator )
+QSK_SUBCONTROL( QskCheckBox, IndicatorBox )
+QSK_SUBCONTROL( QskCheckBox, IndicatorTic )
+QSK_SUBCONTROL( QskCheckBox, Text )
+
+class QskCheckBox::PrivateData {
+  public:
+    QString text;
+    QskTextOptions textOptions;
+};
 
 QskCheckBox::QskCheckBox( QQuickItem* parent )
-    : Inherited( parent )
+    : Inherited( parent ), m_data( new PrivateData )
 {
     setAcceptHoverEvents( true );
     initSizePolicy( QskSizePolicy::Fixed, QskSizePolicy::Fixed );
@@ -25,4 +35,34 @@ bool QskCheckBox::isCheckable() const
     return true;
 }
 
+QString QskCheckBox::text() const {
+    return m_data->text;
+}
+
+QskTextOptions QskCheckBox::textOptions() const {
+    return m_data->textOptions;
+}
+
+void QskCheckBox::setText( const QString& text ) {
+    if( m_data->text == text )
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    m_data->text = text;
+
+    Q_EMIT textChanged( text );
+}
+
+void QskCheckBox::setTextOptions( const QskTextOptions& textOptions) {
+    if( m_data->textOptions == textOptions )
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    m_data->textOptions = textOptions;
+
+    Q_EMIT textOptionsChanged( textOptions );
+}
+
 #include "moc_QskCheckBox.cpp"
diff --git a/src/controls/QskCheckBox.h b/src/controls/QskCheckBox.h
index ce213fa0..d9623b55 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskCheckBox.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskCheckBox.h
@@ -8,19 +8,42 @@
 
 #include "QskAbstractButton.h"
 
+class QskTextOptions;
+
 class QSK_EXPORT QskCheckBox : public QskAbstractButton
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 
+    Q_PROPERTY( QString text READ text WRITE setText NOTIFY textChanged )
+    Q_PROPERTY( QskTextOptions textOptions READ textOptions
+        WRITE setTextOptions NOTIFY textOptionsChanged )
+
+
     using Inherited = QskAbstractButton;
 
   public:
-    QSK_SUBCONTROLS( Panel, Indicator )
+    QSK_SUBCONTROLS( Panel, IndicatorBox, IndicatorTic, Text)
 
     QskCheckBox( QQuickItem* parent = nullptr );
     ~QskCheckBox() override;
 
     bool isCheckable() const override final;
+
+    QString text() const;
+    QskTextOptions textOptions() const;
+
+  Q_SIGNALS:
+    void textChanged( const QString& );
+    void textOptionsChanged( const QskTextOptions& );
+
+  public Q_SLOTS:
+    void setText( const QString& );
+    void setTextOptions( const QskTextOptions& );
+
+
+  private:
+    class PrivateData;
+    std::unique_ptr< PrivateData > m_data;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/controls/QskCheckBoxSkinlet.cpp b/src/controls/QskCheckBoxSkinlet.cpp
index 1cca8f86..a3dc4bee 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskCheckBoxSkinlet.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskCheckBoxSkinlet.cpp
@@ -6,10 +6,14 @@
 #include "QskCheckBoxSkinlet.h"
 #include "QskCheckBox.h"
 #include "QskSGNode.h"
+#include "QskTextOptions.h"
 
+#include <qfontmetrics.h>
 #include <QSGFlatColorMaterial>
 #include <qsgnode.h>
 
+#include <algorithm>
+
 namespace
 {
     class IndicatorNode : public QSGGeometryNode
@@ -62,7 +66,7 @@ namespace
 QskCheckBoxSkinlet::QskCheckBoxSkinlet( QskSkin* skin )
     : QskSkinlet( skin )
 {
-    setNodeRoles( { PanelRole, IndicatorRole } );
+    setNodeRoles( { PanelRole, TextRole, IndicatorBoxRole, IndicatorRole } );
 }
 
 QskCheckBoxSkinlet::~QskCheckBoxSkinlet()
@@ -72,10 +76,26 @@ QskCheckBoxSkinlet::~QskCheckBoxSkinlet()
 QRectF QskCheckBoxSkinlet::subControlRect( const QskSkinnable* skinnable,
     const QRectF& contentsRect, QskAspect::Subcontrol subControl ) const
 {
-    if ( subControl == QskCheckBox::Indicator )
-        return skinnable->innerBox( QskCheckBox::Panel, contentsRect );
+    const auto checkBox = static_cast< const QskCheckBox* >( skinnable );
 
-    return contentsRect;
+    if ( subControl == QskCheckBox::Panel)
+    {
+        return contentsRect;
+    }
+    else if ( subControl == QskCheckBox::Text)
+    {
+        return textRect(checkBox, contentsRect );
+    }
+    else if ( subControl == QskCheckBox::IndicatorTic )
+    {
+        return indicatorRect(checkBox, contentsRect );
+    }
+    else if ( subControl == QskCheckBox::IndicatorBox )
+    {
+        return indicatorBoxRect(checkBox, contentsRect );
+    }
+
+    return Inherited::subControlRect( skinnable, contentsRect, subControl );
 }
 
 QSGNode* QskCheckBoxSkinlet::updateSubNode(
@@ -88,6 +108,12 @@ QSGNode* QskCheckBoxSkinlet::updateSubNode(
         case PanelRole:
             return updateBoxNode( skinnable, node, QskCheckBox::Panel );
 
+        case TextRole:
+            return updateTextNode( checkBox, node );
+
+        case IndicatorBoxRole:
+            return updateBoxNode( skinnable, node, QskCheckBox::IndicatorBox );
+
         case IndicatorRole:
             return updateIndicatorNode( checkBox, node );
     }
@@ -95,6 +121,64 @@ QSGNode* QskCheckBoxSkinlet::updateSubNode(
     return Inherited::updateSubNode( skinnable, nodeRole, node );
 }
 
+QRectF QskCheckBoxSkinlet::textRect( const QskCheckBox* checkBox,
+    const QRectF& contentsRect ) const {
+    using Q = QskCheckBox;
+
+    QSizeF size;
+    const QFontMetricsF fm( checkBox->effectiveFont(Q::Text) );
+    if ( !checkBox->text().isEmpty() )
+    {
+        size += fm.size( Qt::TextShowMnemonic, checkBox->text() );
+    }
+
+    auto result = contentsRect;
+
+    result.setTopLeft( QPointF(result.right() - size.width() -
+        checkBox->marginHint( Q::Text ).right(),
+        result.y() + ( result.height() - size.height() ) / 2) );
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+QRectF QskCheckBoxSkinlet::indicatorRect( const QskCheckBox* checkBox,
+    const QRectF& contentsRect) const {
+    using Q = QskCheckBox;
+
+    auto rect = contentsRect;
+    auto size =
+        checkBox->strutSizeHint( Q::IndicatorTic ).grownBy(checkBox->marginHint( Q::IndicatorTic ) );
+    rect.setSize(size);
+
+    return rect;
+}
+
+QRectF QskCheckBoxSkinlet::indicatorBoxRect( const QskCheckBox* checkBox,
+    const QRectF& contentsRect ) const {
+    using Q = QskCheckBox;
+
+    auto rect = contentsRect;
+    auto size =
+        checkBox->strutSizeHint( Q::IndicatorBox ).grownBy(checkBox->marginHint(Q::IndicatorBox) );
+    rect.setSize(size);
+
+    return rect;
+}
+
+QSGNode* QskCheckBoxSkinlet::updateTextNode(
+    const QskCheckBox* checkBox, QSGNode* node ) const
+{
+    using Q = QskCheckBox;
+    const auto rect = checkBox->subControlRect( Q::Text );
+
+    const auto textHeight = checkBox->effectiveFontHeight( Q::Text );
+    if ( !checkBox->clip() && ( rect.height() < textHeight ) )
+        return nullptr;
+
+    return QskSkinlet::updateTextNode( checkBox, node,
+        checkBox->text(), checkBox->textOptions(), Q::Text );
+}
+
 QSGNode* QskCheckBoxSkinlet::updateIndicatorNode(
     const QskCheckBox* checkBox, QSGNode* node ) const
 {
@@ -103,12 +187,14 @@ QSGNode* QskCheckBoxSkinlet::updateIndicatorNode(
     if ( checkBox->isChecked() == false )
         return nullptr;
 
-    const auto rect = checkBox->subControlRect( Q::Indicator );
+    auto rect = checkBox->subControlRect(Q::IndicatorTic)
+        .marginsRemoved(checkBox->marginHint(Q::IndicatorTic) );
+
     if ( rect.isEmpty() )
         return nullptr;
 
     auto indicatorNode = QskSGNode::ensureNode< IndicatorNode >( node );
-    indicatorNode->update( rect, checkBox->color( Q::Indicator ) );
+    indicatorNode->update( rect, checkBox->color( Q::IndicatorTic ) );
 
     return indicatorNode;
 }
@@ -116,7 +202,31 @@ QSGNode* QskCheckBoxSkinlet::updateIndicatorNode(
 QSizeF QskCheckBoxSkinlet::sizeHint( const QskSkinnable* skinnable,
     Qt::SizeHint, const QSizeF& ) const
 {
-    return skinnable->strutSizeHint( QskCheckBox::Panel );
+    using Q = QskCheckBox;
+    const auto checkBox = static_cast< const QskCheckBox* >( skinnable );
+
+
+    const QFontMetricsF fm( checkBox->effectiveFont(Q::Text) );
+    QSizeF sizeText;
+    if ( !checkBox->text().isEmpty() )
+    {
+        sizeText += fm.size( Qt::TextShowMnemonic, checkBox->text() )
+            .grownBy(checkBox->marginHint(Q::Text) );
+    }
+
+    auto sizeIndicator =
+        checkBox->strutSizeHint(Q::IndicatorTic).grownBy(checkBox->marginHint(Q::IndicatorTic) );
+    auto sizeIndicatorBox =
+        checkBox->strutSizeHint(Q::IndicatorBox).grownBy(checkBox->marginHint(Q::IndicatorBox) );
+
+    QSizeF size;
+    size.setWidth( sizeText.width() +
+        qMax( sizeIndicator.width(), sizeIndicatorBox.width() ) );
+
+    size.setHeight(std::max({ sizeIndicator.height(),
+                              sizeIndicatorBox.height(),
+                              sizeText.height() }) );
+    return size;
 }
 
 #include "moc_QskCheckBoxSkinlet.cpp"
diff --git a/src/controls/QskCheckBoxSkinlet.h b/src/controls/QskCheckBoxSkinlet.h
index 9164deb9..a5935752 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskCheckBoxSkinlet.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskCheckBoxSkinlet.h
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskCheckBoxSkinlet : public QskSkinlet
     enum NodeRole
     {
         PanelRole,
+        TextRole,
+        IndicatorBoxRole,
         IndicatorRole,
 
         RoleCount
@@ -38,8 +40,14 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskCheckBoxSkinlet : public QskSkinlet
     QSGNode* updateSubNode( const QskSkinnable*,
         quint8 nodeRole, QSGNode* ) const override;
 
-  protected:
+    virtual QSGNode* updateTextNode( const QskCheckBox*, QSGNode* ) const;
     virtual QSGNode* updateIndicatorNode( const QskCheckBox*, QSGNode* ) const;
+
+  private:
+    QRectF textRect( const QskCheckBox*, const QRectF& ) const;
+    QRectF indicatorRect( const QskCheckBox*, const QRectF& ) const;
+    QRectF indicatorBoxRect( const QskCheckBox*, const QRectF& ) const;
+
 };
 
 #endif