diff --git a/types/react-native/index.d.ts b/types/react-native/index.d.ts
index 1c6d6437d9..99998e9241 100644
--- a/types/react-native/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/react-native/index.d.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 //                 Souvik Ghosh <https://github.com/souvik-ghosh>
 //                 Cheng Gibson <https://github.com/nossbigg>
 //                 Saransh Kataria <https://github.com/saranshkataria>
+//                 Francesco Moro <https://github.com/franzmoro>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
 // TypeScript Version: 2.8
 
@@ -7292,6 +7293,36 @@ export interface CameraRollStatic {
     getPhotos(params: GetPhotosParamType): Promise<GetPhotosReturnType>;
 }
 
+// https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/checkbox.html
+export interface CheckBoxProps extends ViewProps {
+    /**
+     * If true the user won't be able to toggle the checkbox. Default value is false.
+     */
+    disabled?: boolean;
+
+    /**
+     * Used in case the props change removes the component.
+     */
+    onChange?: (value: boolean) => void;
+
+    /**
+     * Invoked with the new value when the value changes.
+     */
+    onValueChange?: (value: boolean) => void;
+
+    /**
+     * Used to locate this view in end-to-end tests.
+     */
+    testID?: string;
+
+    /**
+     * The value of the checkbox. If true the checkbox will be turned on. Default value is false.
+     */
+    value?: boolean;
+}
+
+export class CheckBox extends React.Component<CheckBoxProps> {}
+
 /** Clipboard gives you an interface for setting and getting content from Clipboard on both iOS and Android */
 export interface ClipboardStatic {
     getString(): Promise<string>;
diff --git a/types/react-native/test/index.tsx b/types/react-native/test/index.tsx
index 49e1bab1ac..7de9b96374 100644
--- a/types/react-native/test/index.tsx
+++ b/types/react-native/test/index.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
     BackAndroid,
     BackHandler,
     Button,
+    CheckBox,
     ColorPropType,
     DataSourceAssetCallback,
     DeviceEventEmitterStatic,
@@ -534,6 +535,16 @@ class MaskedViewTest extends React.Component {
     }
 }
 
+const CheckboxTest = () => (
+    <CheckBox
+        testID="testId"
+        disabled={false}
+        onChange={value => { console.log(value); }}
+        onValueChange={value => { console.log(value); }}
+        value={true}
+    />
+);
+
 class InputAccessoryViewTest extends React.Component {
     render() {
         const uniqueID = "foobar";