diff --git a/src/Checkbox.tsx b/src/Checkbox.tsx
index dfd40544..a49fe11e 100644
--- a/src/Checkbox.tsx
+++ b/src/Checkbox.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export const Checkbox: FunctionComponent<ICheckbox> = props => {
         as="input"
         type="checkbox"
         id={id}
+        checked={checked}
         onChange={handleChange}
         position="absolute"
         css={{ clip: 'rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px)' }}
diff --git a/src/Toggle.tsx b/src/Toggle.tsx
index 0f563616..33bc1ce6 100644
--- a/src/Toggle.tsx
+++ b/src/Toggle.tsx
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ export const Toggle: FunctionComponent<IToggle> = props => {
         as="input"
         type="checkbox"
         id={id}
+        checked={checked}
         onChange={handleChange}
         position="absolute"
         css={{ clip: 'rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px)' }}
diff --git a/src/__tests__/Checkbox.spec.tsx b/src/__tests__/Checkbox.spec.tsx
index 5105394e..46137609 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/Checkbox.spec.tsx
+++ b/src/__tests__/Checkbox.spec.tsx
@@ -64,4 +64,14 @@ describe('Checkbox component', () => {
     expect(onChange).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(false);
     wrapper.unmount();
   });
+
+  it('passes checked prop to inner Input', () => {
+    let wrapper = mount(<Checkbox id="4" checked={true} />);
+    expect(wrapper.find('input')).toHaveProp('checked', true);
+    wrapper.unmount();
+
+    wrapper = mount(<Checkbox id="4" checked={false} />);
+    expect(wrapper.find('input')).toHaveProp('checked', false);
+    wrapper.unmount();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/__tests__/Toggle.spec.tsx b/src/__tests__/Toggle.spec.tsx
index da6baa5c..5f1e1388 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/Toggle.spec.tsx
+++ b/src/__tests__/Toggle.spec.tsx
@@ -61,4 +61,14 @@ describe('Toggle component', () => {
     expect(onChange).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(false);
     wrapper.unmount();
   });
+
+  it('passes checked prop to inner Input', () => {
+    let wrapper = mount(<Toggle id="4" checked={true} />);
+    expect(wrapper.find('input')).toHaveProp('checked', true);
+    wrapper.unmount();
+
+    wrapper = mount(<Toggle id="4" checked={false} />);
+    expect(wrapper.find('input')).toHaveProp('checked', false);
+    wrapper.unmount();
+  });
 });