diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 8760588..f846401 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ pub mod app;
 pub mod application_lifecycle;
 pub mod client;
 pub mod config;
+pub mod display_backend;
 pub mod eww_state;
+pub mod geometry;
 pub mod ipc_server;
 pub mod opts;
 pub mod script_var_handler;
@@ -24,8 +26,6 @@ pub mod server;
 pub mod util;
 pub mod value;
 pub mod widgets;
-pub mod geometry;
-pub mod display_backend;
 
 lazy_static::lazy_static! {
     pub static ref IPC_SOCKET_PATH: std::path::PathBuf = std::env::var("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR")
diff --git a/src/util.rs b/src/util.rs
index 6c17435..49c4a7d 100644
--- a/src/util.rs
+++ b/src/util.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ macro_rules! loop_select {
 /// then parse it into css.
 pub fn parse_scss_from_file(path: &Path) -> Result<String> {
     let config_dir = path.parent().context("Given SCSS file has no parent directory?!")?;
-    let scss_file_content = std::fs::read_to_string(path).with_context(|| { format!("Given SCSS File Doesnt Exist! {}", path.display()) })?;
+    let scss_file_content =
+        std::fs::read_to_string(path).with_context(|| format!("Given SCSS File Doesnt Exist! {}", path.display()))?;
     let file_content = replace_env_var_references(scss_file_content);
     let grass_config = grass::Options::default().load_path(config_dir);
     grass::from_string(file_content, &grass_config).map_err(|err| anyhow!("Encountered SCSS parsing error: {:?}", err))
diff --git a/src/widgets/widget_definitions.rs b/src/widgets/widget_definitions.rs
index c1f629c..31c5c46 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widget_definitions.rs
+++ b/src/widgets/widget_definitions.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ pub(super) fn widget_to_gtk_widget(bargs: &mut BuilderArgs) -> Result<Option<gtk
         "expander" => build_gtk_expander(bargs)?.upcast(),
         "color-chooser" => build_gtk_color_chooser(bargs)?.upcast(),
         "combo-box-text" => build_gtk_combo_box_text(bargs)?.upcast(),
+        "checkbox" => build_gtk_checkbox(bargs)?.upcast(),
+
         _ => return Ok(None),
     };
     Ok(Some(gtk_widget))
@@ -197,6 +199,30 @@ fn build_gtk_expander(bargs: &mut BuilderArgs) -> Result<gtk::Expander> {
     Ok(gtk_widget)
 }
 
+/// @widget a checkbox
+/// @desc A checkbox that can trigger events on checked / unchecked.
+fn build_gtk_checkbox(bargs: &mut BuilderArgs) -> Result<gtk::CheckButton> {
+    let gtk_widget = gtk::CheckButton::new();
+    let on_change_handler_id: Rc<RefCell<Option<glib::SignalHandlerId>>> = Rc::new(RefCell::new(None));
+    resolve_block!(bargs, gtk_widget, {
+       // @prop onchecked - action (command) to be executed when checked by the user
+       // @prop onunchecked - similar to onchecked but when the widget is unchecked
+       prop(onchecked: as_string = "", onunchecked: as_string = "") {
+            let old_id = on_change_handler_id.replace(Some(
+                gtk_widget.connect_toggled(move |gtk_widget| {
+                    if gtk_widget.get_active() {
+                        run_command(&onchecked, "");
+                    } else {
+                        run_command(&onunchecked, "");
+                    }
+                })
+            ));
+            old_id.map(|id| gtk_widget.disconnect(id));
+       }
+    });
+    Ok(gtk_widget)
+}
+
 /// @widget color-button
 /// @desc A button opening a color chooser window
 fn build_gtk_color_button(bargs: &mut BuilderArgs) -> Result<gtk::ColorButton> {