diff --git a/ionic/components/checkbox/checkbox.ts b/ionic/components/checkbox/checkbox.ts
index d89a6b8b36..bdb44b4f01 100644
--- a/ionic/components/checkbox/checkbox.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/checkbox/checkbox.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ const CHECKBOX_VALUE_ACCESSOR = new Provider(
       '<div class="checkbox-inner"></div>' +
     '</div>' +
     '<button role="checkbox" ' +
+            'type="button" ' +
             '[id]="id" ' +
             '[attr.aria-checked]="_checked" ' +
             '[attr.aria-labelledby]="_labelId" ' +