diff --git a/frontend/src/plugins/impl/CheckboxPlugin.tsx b/frontend/src/plugins/impl/CheckboxPlugin.tsx
index b011174d276..40eb7432944 100644
--- a/frontend/src/plugins/impl/CheckboxPlugin.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/plugins/impl/CheckboxPlugin.tsx
@@ -7,17 +7,23 @@ import { Checkbox } from "../../components/ui/checkbox";
 import type { CheckedState } from "@radix-ui/react-checkbox";
 import { Labeled } from "./common/labeled";
 
-export class CheckboxPlugin
-  implements IPlugin<boolean, { label: string | null }>
-{
+type T = boolean;
+
+interface Data {
+  label: string | null;
+  disabled?: boolean;
+}
+
+export class CheckboxPlugin implements IPlugin<T, Data> {
   tagName = "marimo-checkbox";
 
   validator = z.object({
     initialValue: z.boolean(),
     label: z.string().nullable(),
+    disabled: z.boolean().optional(),
   });
 
-  render(props: IPluginProps<boolean, { label: string | null }>): JSX.Element {
+  render(props: IPluginProps<T, Data>): JSX.Element {
     return <CheckboxComponent {...props} />;
   }
 }
@@ -26,7 +32,7 @@ const CheckboxComponent = ({
   value,
   setValue,
   data,
-}: IPluginProps<boolean, { label: string | null }>): JSX.Element => {
+}: IPluginProps<T, Data>): JSX.Element => {
   const onClick = (newValue: CheckedState) => {
     // unsupported state
     if (newValue === "indeterminate") {
@@ -43,6 +49,7 @@ const CheckboxComponent = ({
         checked={value}
         onCheckedChange={onClick}
         id={id}
+        disabled={data.disabled}
       />
     </Labeled>
   );
diff --git a/marimo/_plugins/ui/_impl/input.py b/marimo/_plugins/ui/_impl/input.py
index 4cca8e0f58f..bc1a5ce2bf1 100644
--- a/marimo/_plugins/ui/_impl/input.py
+++ b/marimo/_plugins/ui/_impl/input.py
@@ -600,6 +600,7 @@ class checkbox(UIElement[bool, bool]):
         label (str, optional): Markdown label for the element. Defaults to "".
         on_change (Callable[[bool], None], optional): Optional callback to run when
             this element's value changes. Defaults to None.
+        disabled (bool, optional): Whether the checkbox is disabled. Defaults to False.
     """
 
     _name: Final[str] = "marimo-checkbox"
@@ -609,13 +610,16 @@ def __init__(
         value: bool = False,
         *,
         label: str = "",
+        disabled: bool = False,
         on_change: Optional[Callable[[bool], None]] = None,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(
             component_name=checkbox._name,
             initial_value=value,
             label=label,
-            args={},
+            args={
+                "disabled": disabled,
+            },
             on_change=on_change,
         )