diff --git a/core/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.tsx b/core/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.tsx
index 78206b9fd1..e9771e4f28 100644
--- a/core/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.tsx
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ export class Checkbox implements ComponentInterface {
    */
   @Prop() alignment?: 'start' | 'center';
 
+  /**
+   * If `true`, the user must fill in a value before submitting a form.
+   */
+  @Prop() required = false;
+
   /**
    * Emitted when the checked property has changed as a result of a user action such as a click.
    *
@@ -182,6 +187,7 @@ export class Checkbox implements ComponentInterface {
       name,
       value,
       alignment,
+      required
     } = this;
     const mode = getIonMode(this);
     const path = getSVGPath(mode, indeterminate);
@@ -218,6 +224,7 @@ export class Checkbox implements ComponentInterface {
             onFocus={() => this.onFocus()}
             onBlur={() => this.onBlur()}
             ref={(focusEl) => (this.focusEl = focusEl)}
+            required={required}
             {...inheritedAttributes}
           />
           <div