diff --git a/application/libraries/WidgetLib.php b/application/libraries/WidgetLib.php
index bb4a46566..cd139adb7 100644
--- a/application/libraries/WidgetLib.php
+++ b/application/libraries/WidgetLib.php
@@ -1040,10 +1040,14 @@ class CheckboxWidget extends Widget
 {
 	// The name of the element of the data array given to the view
 	// this element is an array of elements to be place inside the dropdown
-	const WIDGET_DATA_VALUES_ARRAY_NAME = 'VALUES_ARRAY';
+	const WIDGET_DATA_ELEMENTS_ARRAY_NAME = 'ELEMENTS_ARRAY';
+	// Name of the property that will be used to store the value attribute of the option tag
+	const VALUE_FIELD = 'value';
+	// Name of the property that will be used to store the value between the option tags
+	const DESCRIPTION_FIELD = 'description';
 	// The name of the element of the data array given to the view
 	// this element is used to tell what element of the dropdown is selected
-	const CHECKED_VALUE = 'checkedValue';
+	const CHECKED_ELEMENT = 'checkedElement';
 	
 	/**
 	 * 
@@ -1053,9 +1057,9 @@ class CheckboxWidget extends Widget
 		parent::__construct($name, $args, $htmlArgs);
 		
 		// 
-		if (!isset($this->_args[CheckboxWidget::CHECKED_VALUE]))
+		if (!isset($this->_args[CheckboxWidget::CHECKED_ELEMENT]))
 		{
-			$this->_args[CheckboxWidget::CHECKED_VALUE] = Widget::HTML_DEFAULT_VALUE;
+			$this->_args[CheckboxWidget::CHECKED_ELEMENT] = Widget::HTML_DEFAULT_VALUE;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1081,7 +1085,7 @@ class CheckboxWidget extends Widget
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			$this->_args[CheckboxWidget::WIDGET_DATA_VALUES_ARRAY_NAME] = $values->retval;
+			$this->_args[CheckboxWidget::WIDGET_DATA_ELEMENTS_ARRAY_NAME] = $values->retval;
 		}
 	}
 	
@@ -1104,19 +1108,41 @@ class CheckboxWidgetUDF extends CheckboxWidget
 	 */
 	public function render($parameters)
 	{
-		$tmpValues = array();
+		$tmpElements = array();
 		
 		// 
 		foreach($parameters as $parameter)
 		{
 			// 
-			if (is_string($parameter) || is_numeric($parameter))
+			if ((is_array($parameter) && count($parameter) == 2)
+				|| (is_string($parameter) || is_numeric($parameter))
+				|| (is_object($parameter) && isset($parameter->{PARENT::VALUE_FIELD}) && isset($parameter->{PARENT::DESCRIPTION_FIELD})))
 			{
-				array_push($tmpValues, $parameter); // 
+				$element = new stdClass(); // 
+				// 
+				if (is_array($parameter) && count($parameter) == 2)
+				{
+					$element->{PARENT::VALUE_FIELD} = $parameter[0]; // 
+					$element->{PARENT::DESCRIPTION_FIELD} = $parameter[1]; // 
+				}
+				// 
+				else if (is_string($parameter) || is_numeric($parameter))
+				{
+					$element->{PARENT::VALUE_FIELD} = $parameter; // 
+					$element->{PARENT::DESCRIPTION_FIELD} = $parameter; // 
+				}
+				// 
+				else if (is_object($parameter) && isset($parameter->{PARENT::VALUE_FIELD}) && isset($parameter->{PARENT::DESCRIPTION_FIELD}))
+				{
+					$element->{PARENT::VALUE_FIELD} = $parameter->{PARENT::VALUE_FIELD}; // 
+					$element->{PARENT::DESCRIPTION_FIELD} = $parameter->{PARENT::DESCRIPTION_FIELD}; // 
+				}
+				
+				array_push($tmpElements, $element); // 
 			}
 		}
 		
-		$this->setValuesArray(success($tmpValues));
+		$this->setValuesArray(success($tmpElements));
 		
 		$this->loadCheckboxView();
 		
diff --git a/application/views/system/testudf.php b/application/views/system/testudf.php
index 1d5815446..dca677e4f 100644
--- a/application/views/system/testudf.php
+++ b/application/views/system/testudf.php
@@ -91,6 +91,36 @@
 			?>
 		</div>
 		
+		<br/>
+		
+		<div>
+			<?php
+				echo $this->widgetlib->UDFWidget(
+					array(
+						UDFWidgetTpl::SCHEMA_ARG_NAME => 'public',
+						UDFWidgetTpl::TABLE_ARG_NAME => 'tbl_person',
+						UDFWidgetTpl::FIELD_ARG_NAME => 'disagree'
+					),
+					array('id' => 'disagreeID', 'name' => 'disagreeName')
+				);
+			?>
+		</div>
+		
+		<br/>
+		
+		<div>
+			<?php
+				echo $this->widgetlib->UDFWidget(
+					array(
+						UDFWidgetTpl::SCHEMA_ARG_NAME => 'public',
+						UDFWidgetTpl::TABLE_ARG_NAME => 'tbl_person',
+						UDFWidgetTpl::FIELD_ARG_NAME => 'dunno'
+					),
+					array('id' => 'dunnoID', 'name' => 'dunnoName')
+				);
+			?>
+		</div>
+		
 	</body>
 	
 <?php $this->load->view("templates/footer"); ?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/application/views/widgets/checkbox.php b/application/views/widgets/checkbox.php
index 531aca9c3..b73ebb24a 100644
--- a/application/views/widgets/checkbox.php
+++ b/application/views/widgets/checkbox.php
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@
 	<?php Widget::printAttribute(${Widget::HTML_ARG_NAME}, UDFWidgetTpl::TITLE); ?>
 >
 	<?php
-		$values = ${CheckboxWidget::WIDGET_DATA_VALUES_ARRAY_NAME};
-		$checkedValue = ${CheckboxWidget::CHECKED_VALUE};
+		$elements = ${CheckboxWidget::WIDGET_DATA_ELEMENTS_ARRAY_NAME};
+		$checkedElement = ${CheckboxWidget::CHECKED_ELEMENT};
 		
-		foreach($values as $value)
+		foreach($elements as $element)
 		{
 			$checked = '';
 			
-			if ($value == $checkedValue)
+			if ($element->{CheckboxWidget::VALUE_FIELD} == $checkedElement)
 			{
 				$checked = 'checked';
 			}
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@
 		<input
 			type="checkbox"
 			<?php Widget::printAttribute(${Widget::HTML_ARG_NAME}, Widget::HTML_NAME); ?>
-			value="<?php echo $value; ?>"
+			value="<?php echo $element->{CheckboxWidget::VALUE_FIELD}; ?>"
 			<?php echo $checked; ?>
 		>
-		
+		<?php echo $element->{CheckboxWidget::DESCRIPTION_FIELD}; ?>
 	<?php
 		}
 	?>
diff --git a/application/widgets/UDFWidget.php b/application/widgets/UDFWidget.php
index 920be185c..0f6fe934c 100644
--- a/application/widgets/UDFWidget.php
+++ b/application/widgets/UDFWidget.php
@@ -205,6 +205,12 @@ class UDFWidget extends UDFWidgetTpl
      */
 	private function _renderCheckbox($jsonSchema)
 	{
+		// 
+		if (!isset($this->_args[CheckboxWidget::CHECKED_ELEMENT]))
+		{
+			$this->_args[CheckboxWidget::CHECKED_ELEMENT] = $jsonSchema->defaultValue;
+		}
+		
 		$checkboxWidgetUDF = new CheckboxWidgetUDF($this->_name, $this->_args);
 		$parameters = array();