diff --git a/api-generator/components/checkbox.js b/api-generator/components/checkbox.js
index 105f9a4ff..d0ee781c1 100644
--- a/api-generator/components/checkbox.js
+++ b/api-generator/components/checkbox.js
@@ -28,6 +28,18 @@ const CheckboxProps = [
         type: "any",
         default: "null",
         description: "Inline of the component."
+    },
+    {
+        name: "trueValue",
+        type: "any",
+        default: "true",
+        description: "Value in checked state."
+    },
+    {
+        name: "falseValue",
+        type: "any",
+        default: "true",
+        description: "Value in unchecked state."
     }
 ];
 
diff --git a/src/components/checkbox/Checkbox.d.ts b/src/components/checkbox/Checkbox.d.ts
index d7ec4be27..c4a974de6 100755
--- a/src/components/checkbox/Checkbox.d.ts
+++ b/src/components/checkbox/Checkbox.d.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ interface CheckboxProps {
     binary?: boolean;
     class?: string;
     style?: any;
+    trueValue?: any;
+    falseValue?: any;
 }
 
 declare class Checkbox {
diff --git a/src/components/checkbox/Checkbox.vue b/src/components/checkbox/Checkbox.vue
index 718eff703..7d9098874 100755
--- a/src/components/checkbox/Checkbox.vue
+++ b/src/components/checkbox/Checkbox.vue
@@ -21,7 +21,15 @@ export default {
         modelValue: null,
         binary: Boolean,
         class: null,
-        style: null
+        style: null,
+        trueValue: {
+            type: null,
+            default: true
+        },
+        falseValue: {
+            type: null,
+            default: false
+        }
     },
     data() {
         return {
@@ -34,7 +42,7 @@ export default {
                 let newModelValue;
 
                 if (this.binary) {
-                    newModelValue = !this.modelValue;
+                    newModelValue = this.checked ? this.falseValue : this.trueValue;
                 }
                 else {
                     if (this.checked)
@@ -58,7 +66,7 @@ export default {
     },
     computed: {
         checked() {
-            return this.binary ? this.modelValue : ObjectUtils.contains(this.value, this.modelValue);
+            return this.binary ? this.modelValue === this.trueValue : ObjectUtils.contains(this.value, this.modelValue);
         },
         containerClass() {
             return ['p-checkbox p-component', this.class, {'p-checkbox-checked': this.checked, 'p-checkbox-disabled': this.$attrs.disabled, 'p-checkbox-focused': this.focused}];
diff --git a/src/views/checkbox/CheckboxDoc.vue b/src/views/checkbox/CheckboxDoc.vue
index f9a8292ab..d7d11f6c7 100755
--- a/src/views/checkbox/CheckboxDoc.vue
+++ b/src/views/checkbox/CheckboxDoc.vue
@@ -79,6 +79,18 @@ export default {
                         <td>string</td>
                         <td>null</td>
                         <td>Inline style of the component.</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>