diff --git a/crates/core/src/checkbox.rs b/crates/core/src/checkbox.rs
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+//! The checkbox: a controlled on/off value with an optional label.
+
+use gpui::prelude::FluentBuilder as _;
+use gpui::{
+    App, BoxShadow, ElementId, InteractiveElement as _, IntoElement, ParentElement as _,
+    RenderOnce, Role, SharedString, StatefulInteractiveElement as _, Styled as _, Toggled, Window,
+    px,
+};
+use gpui_native_icons::{IconRole, icon};
+use gpui_native_theme::ActiveTheme as _;
+
+use crate::common::h_flex;
+
+/// The change reporter, fired with the next value by pointer, Enter, and Space.
+type ChangeHandler = Box<dyn Fn(bool, &mut Window, &mut App)>;
+
+/// Checkbox component.
+#[derive(IntoElement)]
+pub struct Checkbox {
+    id: ElementId,
+    label: Option<SharedString>,
+    checked: bool,
+    disabled: bool,
+    a11y_label: Option<SharedString>,
+    on_change: Option<ChangeHandler>,
+}
+
+impl Checkbox {
+    /// Creates an unchecked checkbox.
+    pub fn new<I>(id: I) -> Self
+    where
+        I: Into<ElementId>,
+    {
+        Self {
+            id: id.into(),
+            label: None,
+            checked: false,
+            disabled: false,
+            a11y_label: None,
+            on_change: None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Sets the visible label; clicking it toggles too.
+    pub fn label<L>(mut self, label: L) -> Self
+    where
+        L: Into<SharedString>,
+    {
+        self.label = Some(label.into());
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Sets the current value; the checkbox never owns it.
+    pub fn checked(mut self, checked: bool) -> Self {
+        self.checked = checked;
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Renders the checkbox inert, unfocusable, and dimmed; disabled always wins.
+    pub fn disabled(mut self, disabled: bool) -> Self {
+        self.disabled = disabled;
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Overrides the accessibility label, which defaults to the visible label.
+    pub fn accessibility_label<L>(mut self, label: L) -> Self
+    where
+        L: Into<SharedString>,
+    {
+        self.a11y_label = Some(label.into());
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// The change handler, fired with the next value by pointer, Enter, and Space.
+    pub fn on_change<F>(mut self, handler: F) -> Self
+    where
+        F: Fn(bool, &mut Window, &mut App) + 'static,
+    {
+        self.on_change = Some(Box::new(handler));
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+impl RenderOnce for Checkbox {
+    fn render(self, _window: &mut Window, cx: &mut App) -> impl IntoElement {
+        let theme = cx.theme();
+        let colors = theme.colors;
+        let ramps = theme.ramps;
+        let on_change = self.on_change;
+        let next = !self.checked;
+        let a11y_label = self.a11y_label.or_else(|| self.label.clone());
+
+        h_flex()
+            .id(self.id)
+            .role(Role::CheckBox)
+            .gap_1p5()
+            .text_sm()
+            .when_some(a11y_label, |checkbox, label| checkbox.aria_label(label))
+            .aria_toggled(Toggled::from(self.checked))
+            .when(self.disabled, |checkbox| checkbox.opacity(0.5))
+            .when(!self.disabled, |checkbox| {
+                checkbox
+                    .cursor_pointer()
+                    .focusable()
+                    .tab_stop(true)
+                    .focus_visible(|style| {
+                        // Paint-only keyboard ring; the width joins the native
+                        // metrics table when that lands.
+                        style.shadow(vec![
+                            BoxShadow::new(px(0.), px(0.), colors.ring).spread_radius(px(3.)),
+                        ])
+                    })
+                    .when_some(on_change, |checkbox, on_change| {
+                        checkbox.on_click(move |_, window, cx| on_change(next, window, cx))
+                    })
+            })
+            .child(
+                h_flex()
+                    .justify_center()
+                    .flex_none()
+                    .size_4()
+                    .rounded(theme.radius.sm)
+                    .border_1()
+                    .when(self.checked, |indicator| {
+                        indicator
+                            .bg(ramps.primary.base)
+                            .border_color(ramps.primary.base)
+                            .hover(|style| style.bg(ramps.primary.hover))
+                            .child(icon(IconRole::Check).color(colors.primary_foreground))
+                    })
+                    .when(!self.checked, |indicator| {
+                        indicator
+                            .bg(colors.input)
+                            .border_color(colors.border)
+                            .hover(|style| style.border_color(colors.muted_foreground))
+                    }),
+            )
+            .when_some(self.label, |checkbox, label| checkbox.child(label))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/core/tests/checkbox.rs b/crates/core/tests/checkbox.rs
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+use std::{cell::RefCell, rc::Rc};
+
+use gpui::{
+    AnyWindowHandle, AppContext as _, Context, IntoElement, KeyDownEvent, KeyUpEvent, Keystroke,
+    Modifiers, ParentElement as _, Render, Styled as _, TestAppContext, VisualTestContext, Window,
+    div, point, px,
+};
+use gpui_native_core::checkbox::Checkbox;
+use gpui_native_theme::Theme;
+
+struct Harness {
+    changes: Rc<RefCell<Vec<bool>>>,
+    checked: bool,
+    disabled: bool,
+}
+
+impl Render for Harness {
+    fn render(&mut self, _window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) -> impl IntoElement {
+        let changes = self.changes.clone();
+        let view = cx.entity();
+        div().size_full().flex().flex_col().child(
+            Checkbox::new("test-checkbox")
+                .label("Telemetry")
+                .checked(self.checked)
+                .disabled(self.disabled)
+                .on_change(move |next, _, cx| {
+                    changes.borrow_mut().push(next);
+                    view.update(cx, |harness, cx| {
+                        harness.checked = next;
+                        cx.notify();
+                    });
+                }),
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+/// A maximized window whose checkbox sits in the top-left corner, so
+/// `point(px(8.), px(10.))` lands on it.
+fn checkbox_window(
+    checked: bool,
+    disabled: bool,
+) -> (VisualTestContext, AnyWindowHandle, Rc<RefCell<Vec<bool>>>) {
+    let mut cx = TestAppContext::single();
+    cx.update(Theme::init);
+    let changes = Rc::new(RefCell::new(Vec::new()));
+    let harness_changes = changes.clone();
+    let window = cx.add_window(move |_, _| Harness {
+        changes: harness_changes,
+        checked,
+        disabled,
+    });
+    let window = window.into();
+    cx.update_window(window, |_, window, cx| {
+        window.draw(cx).clear(cx);
+    })
+    .unwrap();
+    (VisualTestContext::from_window(window, &cx), window, changes)
+}
+
+fn draw(cx: &mut VisualTestContext, window: AnyWindowHandle) {
+    cx.update_window(window, |_, window, cx| {
+        window.draw(cx).clear(cx);
+    })
+    .unwrap();
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn clicking_reports_the_next_value_through_the_controlled_loop() {
+    let (mut cx, _window, changes) = checkbox_window(false, false);
+    cx.simulate_click(point(px(8.), px(10.)), Modifiers::default());
+    assert_eq!(*changes.borrow(), vec![true]);
+
+    // The second click must report `false`: only if the owner applied the
+    // first change does the checkbox know it is now checked.
+    cx.simulate_click(point(px(8.), px(10.)), Modifiers::default());
+    assert_eq!(*changes.borrow(), vec![true, false]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn disabled_checkbox_does_not_report_changes() {
+    let (mut cx, _window, changes) = checkbox_window(false, true);
+    cx.simulate_click(point(px(8.), px(10.)), Modifiers::default());
+    assert!(changes.borrow().is_empty());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn enter_and_space_report_the_next_value_while_focused() {
+    let (mut cx, window, changes) = checkbox_window(false, false);
+    cx.simulate_click(point(px(8.), px(10.)), Modifiers::default());
+    assert_eq!(
+        *changes.borrow(),
+        vec![true],
+        "the pointer click itself toggles"
+    );
+
+    // Repaint with the checkbox focused so its Enter/Space handlers register.
+    draw(&mut cx, window);
+
+    for key in ["enter", "space"] {
+        cx.simulate_event(KeyDownEvent {
+            keystroke: Keystroke::parse(key).unwrap(),
+            is_held: false,
+            prefer_character_input: false,
+        });
+        cx.simulate_event(KeyUpEvent {
+            keystroke: Keystroke::parse(key).unwrap(),
+        });
+    }
+
+    assert_eq!(*changes.borrow(), vec![true, false, true]);
+}