diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/CheckBox.qml b/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/CheckBox.qml
index 5e98d1176..4a6fc4e50 100644
--- a/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/CheckBox.qml
+++ b/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/CheckBox.qml
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@
 */
 
 import QtQuick 2.1
+import QtQuick.Controls 1.2 as QtControls
 import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0 as PlasmaCore
-import "private" as Private
+import "styles" as Styles
 
 /**
  * A check box is a component that can be switched on (checked) or off
@@ -32,37 +33,10 @@ import "private" as Private
  * Qt.Key_Select, Qt.Key_Return, and Qt.Key_Enter hardware keys that send the
  * clicked signal.
  *
- * All elements of this component are defined in DualStateButton, its base component.
+ * @inherit QtQuick.Controls.CheckBox
  */
-Private.DualStateButton {
+QtControls.CheckBox {
     id: checkBox
-    view: PlasmaCore.FrameSvgItem {
-        imagePath: "widgets/button"
-        prefix: "normal"
-        width: theme.mSize(theme.defaultFont).height + margins.left
-        height: theme.mSize(theme.defaultFont).height + margins.top
 
-        PlasmaCore.SvgItem {
-            svg: PlasmaCore.Svg {
-                id: checkmarkSvg
-                imagePath: "widgets/checkmarks"
-            }
-            elementId: "checkbox"
-            opacity: checked ? 1 : 0
-            anchors {
-                fill: parent
-                margins: parent.margins.left/2
-            }
-            Behavior on opacity {
-                NumberAnimation {
-                    duration: units.longDuration
-                    easing.type: Easing.InOutQuad
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    activeFocusOnTab: true
-
-    shadow: Private.ButtonShadow {}
+    style: Styles.CheckBoxStyle {}
 }
diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/styles/CheckBoxStyle.qml b/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/styles/CheckBoxStyle.qml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1cbc92872
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/declarativeimports/plasmacomponents/qml/styles/CheckBoxStyle.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ *   Copyright 2014 Marco Martin <mart@kde.org>
+ *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
+ *   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or
+ *   (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *    GNU Library General Public License for more details
+ *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+ *   License along with this program; if not, write to the
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  2.010-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+import QtQuick 2.0
+import QtQuick.Controls.Styles 1.1 as QtQuickControlStyle
+
+import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0 as PlasmaCore
+import org.kde.plasma.components 2.0 as PlasmaComponents
+
+
+QtQuickControlStyle.CheckBoxStyle {
+    id: checkboxStyle
+
+    label: PlasmaComponents.Label {
+        text: control.text
+    }
+    //Not needed?
+    background: Item {}
+
+    spacing: Math.round(units.mSize(theme.defaultFont).height/4)
+
+    //indicator:
+}