diff --git a/lib/documents.js b/lib/documents.js
index c37ec057..2613a7a3 100644
--- a/lib/documents.js
+++ b/lib/documents.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ var types = exports.types = {
     run: "run",
     text: "text",
     tab: "tab",
+    checkbox: "checkbox",
     hyperlink: "hyperlink",
     noteReference: "noteReference",
     image: "image",
@@ -87,6 +88,13 @@ function Tab() {
     };
 }
 
+function Checkbox(options) {
+    return {
+        type: types.checkbox,
+        checked: options.checked
+    };
+}
+
 function Hyperlink(children, options) {
     return {
         type: types.hyperlink,
@@ -227,6 +235,7 @@ exports.paragraph = exports.Paragraph = Paragraph;
 exports.run = exports.Run = Run;
 exports.text = exports.Text = Text;
 exports.tab = exports.Tab = Tab;
+exports.checkbox = exports.Checkbox = Checkbox;
 exports.Hyperlink = Hyperlink;
 exports.noteReference = exports.NoteReference = NoteReference;
 exports.Notes = Notes;
diff --git a/lib/docx/body-reader.js b/lib/docx/body-reader.js
index 28bd2efe..a4a6c0c6 100644
--- a/lib/docx/body-reader.js
+++ b/lib/docx/body-reader.js
@@ -165,10 +165,12 @@ function BodyReader(options) {
             complexFieldStack.push(unknownComplexField);
             currentInstrText = [];
         } else if (type === "end") {
-            complexFieldStack.pop();
+            var complexFieldEnd = complexFieldStack.pop();
+            if (complexFieldEnd.type === "checkbox") {
+                return elementResult(documents.checkbox({checked: false}));
+            }
         } else if (type === "separate") {
-            var hyperlinkOptions = parseHyperlinkFieldCode(currentInstrText.join(''));
-            var complexField = hyperlinkOptions === null ? unknownComplexField : {type: "hyperlink", options: hyperlinkOptions};
+            var complexField = parseInstrText(currentInstrText.join(''));
             complexFieldStack.pop();
             complexFieldStack.push(complexField);
         }
@@ -182,18 +184,23 @@ function BodyReader(options) {
         return topHyperlink ? topHyperlink.options : null;
     }
 
-    function parseHyperlinkFieldCode(code) {
-        var externalLinkResult = /\s*HYPERLINK "(.*)"/.exec(code);
+    function parseInstrText(instrText) {
+        var externalLinkResult = /\s*HYPERLINK "(.*)"/.exec(instrText);
         if (externalLinkResult) {
-            return {href: externalLinkResult[1]};
+            return {type: "hyperlink", options: {href: externalLinkResult[1]}};
         }
 
-        var internalLinkResult = /\s*HYPERLINK\s+\\l\s+"(.*)"/.exec(code);
+        var internalLinkResult = /\s*HYPERLINK\s+\\l\s+"(.*)"/.exec(instrText);
         if (internalLinkResult) {
-            return {anchor: internalLinkResult[1]};
+            return {type: "hyperlink", options: {anchor: internalLinkResult[1]}};
+        }
+
+        var checkboxResult = /\s*FORMCHECKBOX\s*/.exec(instrText);
+        if (checkboxResult) {
+            return {type: "checkbox"};
         }
 
-        return null;
+        return unknownComplexField;
     }
 
     function readInstrText(element) {
diff --git a/test/docx/body-reader.tests.js b/test/docx/body-reader.tests.js
index 292e1a2e..a431866c 100644
--- a/test/docx/body-reader.tests.js
+++ b/test/docx/body-reader.tests.js
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@ var assertThat = hamjest.assertThat;
 var promiseThat = hamjest.promiseThat;
 var allOf = hamjest.allOf;
 var contains = hamjest.contains;
+var equalTo = hamjest.equalTo;
 var hasProperties = hamjest.hasProperties;
 var willBe = hamjest.willBe;
 var FeatureMatcher = hamjest.FeatureMatcher;
 
 var documentMatchers = require("./document-matchers");
 var isEmptyRun = documentMatchers.isEmptyRun;
+var isCheckbox = documentMatchers.isCheckbox;
 var isHyperlink = documentMatchers.isHyperlink;
 var isRun = documentMatchers.isRun;
 var isText = documentMatchers.isText;
@@ -529,6 +531,41 @@ test("complex fields", (function() {
     };
 })());
 
+test("checkboxes", {
+    "complex field checkbox without default or checked elements is unchecked": function() {
+        var paragraphXml = xml.element("w:p", {}, [
+            xml.element("w:r", {}, [
+                xml.element("w:fldChar", {"w:fldCharType": "begin"}, [
+                    xml.element("w:ffData", {}, [
+                        xml.element("w:checkBox")
+                    ])
+                ])
+            ]),
+            xml.element("w:instrText", {}, [
+                xml.text(' FORMCHECKBOX ')
+            ]),
+            xml.element("w:r", {}, [
+                xml.element("w:fldChar", {"w:fldCharType": "separate"})
+            ]),
+            xml.element("w:r", {}, [
+                xml.element("w:fldChar", {"w:fldCharType": "end"})
+            ])
+        ]);
+
+        var paragraph = readXmlElementValue(paragraphXml);
+
+        assertThat(paragraph.children, contains(
+            isEmptyRun,
+            isEmptyRun,
+            isRun({
+                children: contains(
+                    isCheckbox({checked: equalTo(false)})
+                )
+            })
+        ));
+    }
+});
+
 test("run has no style if it has no properties", function() {
     var runXml = runWithProperties([]);
     var run = readXmlElementValue(runXml);
diff --git a/test/docx/document-matchers.js b/test/docx/document-matchers.js
index 83c4486c..11b5aa96 100644
--- a/test/docx/document-matchers.js
+++ b/test/docx/document-matchers.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ var documents = require("../../lib/documents");
 exports.isEmptyRun = isRun({children: []});
 exports.isRun = isRun;
 exports.isText = isText;
+exports.isCheckbox = isCheckbox;
 exports.isHyperlink = isHyperlink;
 exports.isTable = isTable;
 exports.isRow = isRow;
@@ -20,6 +21,10 @@ function isText(text) {
     return isDocumentElement(documents.types.text, {value: text});
 }
 
+function isCheckbox(properties) {
+    return isDocumentElement(documents.types.checkbox, properties);
+}
+
 function isHyperlink(properties) {
     return isDocumentElement(documents.types.hyperlink, properties);
 }