diff --git a/skimage/viewer/tests/test_widgets.py b/skimage/viewer/tests/test_widgets.py
index ee4c91fb..a9f84fbd 100644
--- a/skimage/viewer/tests/test_widgets.py
+++ b/skimage/viewer/tests/test_widgets.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import os
 from skimage import data, img_as_float, io
 from skimage.viewer import ImageViewer, viewer_available
 from skimage.viewer.widgets import (
-    Slider, OKCancelButtons, SaveButtons, ComboBox, Text)
+    Slider, OKCancelButtons, SaveButtons, ComboBox, CheckBox, Text)
 from skimage.viewer.plugins.base import Plugin
 from skimage.viewer.qt import QtGui, QtCore
 from numpy.testing import assert_almost_equal, assert_equal
@@ -17,6 +17,21 @@ def get_image_viewer():
     return viewer
 
 
+@skipif(not viewer_available)
+def test_check_box():
+    viewer = get_image_viewer()
+    cb = CheckBox('hello', value=True, alignment='left')
+    viewer.plugins[0] += cb
+
+    assert_equal(cb.val, True)
+    cb.val = False
+    assert_equal(cb.val, False)
+    cb.val = 1
+    assert_equal(cb.val, True) 
+    cb.val = 0
+    assert_equal(cb.val, False)
+    
+
 @skipif(not viewer_available)
 def test_combo_box():
     viewer = get_image_viewer()
diff --git a/skimage/viewer/widgets/core.py b/skimage/viewer/widgets/core.py
index 74fe9de4..91265633 100644
--- a/skimage/viewer/widgets/core.py
+++ b/skimage/viewer/widgets/core.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from ..qt.QtCore import Qt
 from ..utils import RequiredAttr
 
 
-__all__ = ['BaseWidget', 'Slider', 'ComboBox', 'Text']
+__all__ = ['BaseWidget', 'Slider', 'ComboBox', 'CheckBox', 'Text']
 
 
 class BaseWidget(QtGui.QWidget):
@@ -211,16 +211,16 @@ class ComboBox(BaseWidget):
     Parameters
     ----------
     name : str
-        Name of slider parameter. If this parameter is passed as a keyword
+        Name of ComboBox parameter. If this parameter is passed as a keyword
         argument, it must match the name of that keyword argument (spaces are
         replaced with underscores). In addition, this name is displayed as the
-        name of the slider.
-    items: list
+        name of the ComboBox.
+    items: list of str
         Allowed parameter values.
     ptype : {'arg' | 'kwarg' | 'plugin'}
         Parameter type.
     callback : function
-        Callback function called in response to slider changes. This function
+        Callback function called in response to ComboBox changes. This function
         is typically set when the widget is added to a plugin.
     """
 
@@ -253,3 +253,55 @@ class ComboBox(BaseWidget):
     @index.setter
     def index(self, i):
         self._combo_box.setCurrentIndex(i)
+
+
+class CheckBox(BaseWidget):
+    """CheckBox widget
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    name : str
+        Name of CheckBox parameter. If this parameter is passed as a keyword
+        argument, it must match the name of that keyword argument (spaces are
+        replaced with underscores). In addition, this name is displayed as the
+        name of the CheckBox.
+    value: {False, True}
+        Initial state of the CheckBox.
+    alignment: {'center','left','right'}
+        Checkbox alignment
+    ptype : {'arg' | 'kwarg' | 'plugin'}
+        Parameter type
+    callback : function
+        Callback function called in response to CheckBox changes. This function
+        is typically set when the widget is added to a plugin.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, name, value=False, alignment='center', ptype='kwarg', 
+                 callback=None):
+        super(CheckBox, self).__init__(name, ptype, callback)
+
+        self._check_box = QtGui.QCheckBox()
+        self._check_box.setChecked(value)
+        self._check_box.setText(self.name)
+
+        self.layout = QtGui.QHBoxLayout(self)
+        if alignment == 'center':
+            self.layout.setAlignment(QtCore.Qt.AlignCenter)
+        elif alignment == 'left':
+            self.layout.setAlignment(QtCore.Qt.AlignLeft)
+        elif alignment == 'right':
+            self.layout.setAlignment(QtCore.Qt.AlignRight)
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("Unexpected value %s for 'alignment'" % alignment)
+
+        self.layout.addWidget(self._check_box)
+
+        self._check_box.stateChanged.connect(self._value_changed)
+
+    @property
+    def val(self):
+        return self._check_box.isChecked()
+
+    @val.setter
+    def val(self, i):
+        self._check_box.setChecked(i)
diff --git a/viewer_examples/plugins/tv_denoise.py b/viewer_examples/plugins/tv_denoise.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5ad527ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/viewer_examples/plugins/tv_denoise.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+from skimage import data
+from skimage.restoration import denoise_tv_chambolle
+from skimage.util import img_as_float
+from numpy import random, clip
+
+from skimage.viewer import ImageViewer
+from skimage.viewer.widgets import (Slider, CheckBox, OKCancelButtons,
+                                    SaveButtons)
+from skimage.viewer.plugins.base import Plugin
+
+
+image = img_as_float(data.chelsea())
+sigma = 30/255.
+
+image = image + random.normal(loc=0, scale=sigma, size=image.shape)
+image = clip(image, 0, 1)
+viewer = ImageViewer(image)
+
+plugin = Plugin(image_filter=denoise_tv_chambolle)
+plugin += Slider('weight', 0.01, 5, value=0.3, value_type='float')
+plugin += Slider('n_iter_max', 1, 100, value=20, value_type='int')
+plugin += CheckBox('multichannel', value=True)
+plugin += SaveButtons()
+plugin += OKCancelButtons()
+
+viewer += plugin
+viewer.show()