diff --git a/ionic/components/checkbox/checkbox.ios.scss b/ionic/components/checkbox/checkbox.ios.scss
index cb209e9d1a..040aedd6c3 100644
--- a/ionic/components/checkbox/checkbox.ios.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/checkbox/checkbox.ios.scss
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ $checkbox-ios-media-margin:               $item-ios-padding-media-top $item-ios-
 $checkbox-ios-disabled-opacity:           0.4 !default;
 
 
+ion-checkbox {
+  position: relative;
+  display: inline-block;
+}
+
+
 // iOS Checkbox Outer Circle: Unchecked
 // -----------------------------------------
 
@@ -78,6 +84,7 @@ $checkbox-ios-disabled-opacity:           0.4 !default;
 // -----------------------------------------
 
 .item ion-checkbox {
+  position: static;
   display: block;
   margin: $checkbox-ios-media-margin;
 }
diff --git a/ionic/components/checkbox/checkbox.md.scss b/ionic/components/checkbox/checkbox.md.scss
index 9beb24febf..16046ce220 100644
--- a/ionic/components/checkbox/checkbox.md.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/checkbox/checkbox.md.scss
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ $checkbox-md-icon-border-color-off:      darken($list-md-border-color, 40%) !def
 $checkbox-md-icon-border-color-on:       map-get($colors-md, primary) !default;
 
 
+ion-checkbox {
+  position: relative;
+  display: inline-block;
+}
+
+
 // Material Design Checkbox Outer Square: Unchecked
 // -----------------------------------------
 
@@ -82,6 +88,8 @@ $checkbox-md-icon-border-color-on:       map-get($colors-md, primary) !default;
 // -----------------------------------------
 
 .item ion-checkbox {
+  position: static;
+  display: block;
   margin: $checkbox-md-media-margin;
 }
 
diff --git a/ionic/components/checkbox/test/basic/index.ts b/ionic/components/checkbox/test/basic/index.ts
index 751eba08ea..f25c1e455d 100644
--- a/ionic/components/checkbox/test/basic/index.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/checkbox/test/basic/index.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class E2EApp {
 
     this.grapeDisabled = true;
     this.grapeChecked = true;
+    this.standAloneChecked = true;
   }
 
   toggleGrapeChecked() {
diff --git a/ionic/components/checkbox/test/basic/main.html b/ionic/components/checkbox/test/basic/main.html
index b7670ad5fa..618fad4b69 100644
--- a/ionic/components/checkbox/test/basic/main.html
+++ b/ionic/components/checkbox/test/basic/main.html
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@
     <button (click)="doSubmit($event)" outline small class="e2eSubmit">Submit</button>
   </p>
 
+  <p>
+    <ion-checkbox [(ngModel)]="standAloneChecked"></ion-checkbox>
+    Stand-alone checkbox: {{standAloneChecked}}
+  </p>
+
   <p aria-hidden="true" padding>
     <code>appleCtrl.dirty: {{fruitsForm.controls.appleCtrl.dirty}}</code><br>
     <code>appleCtrl.value: {{fruitsForm.controls.appleCtrl.value}}</code><br>
diff --git a/ionic/components/input/input-base.ts b/ionic/components/input/input-base.ts
index e68c674fc6..e21211e07a 100644
--- a/ionic/components/input/input-base.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/input/input-base.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ export class InputBase {
 
     self._scrollMove = function(ev: UIEvent) {
       // scroll move event listener this instance can reuse
-      console.log('scrollmove', ev)
       if (!(self._nav && self._nav.isTransitioning())) {
         self.deregScrollMove();