diff --git a/classes/elements/WP_Form_Element_Checkboxes.php b/classes/elements/WP_Form_Element_Checkboxes.php
index c2ef0e9..15ceffb 100644
--- a/classes/elements/WP_Form_Element_Checkboxes.php
+++ b/classes/elements/WP_Form_Element_Checkboxes.php
@@ -3,4 +3,11 @@
 class WP_Form_Element_Checkboxes extends WP_Form_Element_Multiple {
 	protected $type = 'checkboxes';
 	protected $default_view = 'WP_Form_View_Checkboxes';
+
+	public function get_selected() {
+		if ( !empty($this->value) ) {
+			return $this->value;
+		}
+		return $this->default_value;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/classes/views/WP_Form_View_Checkboxes.php b/classes/views/WP_Form_View_Checkboxes.php
index bae80b1..738c36b 100644
--- a/classes/views/WP_Form_View_Checkboxes.php
+++ b/classes/views/WP_Form_View_Checkboxes.php
@@ -7,14 +7,19 @@ protected function checkboxes( WP_Form_Element_Checkboxes $element ) {
 			throw new LogicException(__('Cannot render checkbox group without a name', 'wp-forms'));
 		}
 		$options = $element->get_options();
+		$selected = (array) $element->get_selected();
 		$output = '';
 		foreach ( $options as $key => $label ) {
-			$output .= $this->checkbox( $key, $label, $attributes );
+			$checked = false;
+			if ( in_array( $key, $selected ) ) {
+				$checked = true;
+			}
+			$output .= $this->checkbox( $key, $label, $attributes, $checked );
 		}
 		return $output;
 	}
 
-	protected function checkbox( $key, $label, $attributes ) {
+	protected function checkbox( $key, $label, $attributes, $checked ) {
 		$checkbox = WP_Form_Element::create('checkbox')
 			->set_name($attributes['name'].'[]')
 			->set_label($label)
@@ -32,6 +37,9 @@ protected function checkbox( $key, $label, $attributes ) {
 		foreach ( $attributes as $att => $value ) {
 			$checkbox->set_attribute($att, $value);
 		}
+		if ( $checked ) {
+			$checkbox->set_attribute('checked', 'checked');
+		}
 		return $checkbox->render();
 	}
 }