diff --git a/src/components/multiselect/MultiSelect.js b/src/components/multiselect/MultiSelect.js
index 2306ee2998..a48b4a05e3 100644
--- a/src/components/multiselect/MultiSelect.js
+++ b/src/components/multiselect/MultiSelect.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export class MultiSelect extends Component {
         defaultLabel: 'Choose',
         disabled: false,
         filter: false,
+        tabIndex: '0',
         dataKey: null,
         appendTo: null,
         tooltip: null,
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ export class MultiSelect extends Component {
         defaultLabel: PropTypes.string,
         disabled: PropTypes.bool,
         filter: PropTypes.bool,
+        tabIndex: PropTypes.string,
         dataKey: PropTypes.string,
         appendTo: PropTypes.object,
         tooltip: PropTypes.string,
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ export class MultiSelect extends Component {
         this.onClick = this.onClick.bind(this);
         this.onPanelClick = this.onPanelClick.bind(this);
         this.onOptionClick = this.onOptionClick.bind(this);
+        this.onOptionKeyDown = this.onOptionKeyDown.bind(this);
         this.onFocus = this.onFocus.bind(this);
         this.onBlur = this.onBlur.bind(this);
         this.onFilter = this.onFilter.bind(this);
@@ -79,6 +82,59 @@ export class MultiSelect extends Component {
         this.updateModel(event.originalEvent, newValue);
     }
 
+    onOptionKeyDown(event) {
+        let listItem = event.originalEvent.currentTarget;
+        
+        switch(event.originalEvent.which) {
+            //down
+            case 40:
+                var nextItem = this.findNextItem(listItem);
+                if (nextItem) {
+                    nextItem.focus();
+                }
+                
+                event.originalEvent.preventDefault();
+            break;
+            
+            //up
+            case 38:
+                var prevItem = this.findPrevItem(listItem);
+                if (prevItem) {
+                    prevItem.focus();
+                }
+                
+                event.originalEvent.preventDefault();
+            break;
+            
+            //enter
+            case 13:
+                this.onOptionClick(event);
+                event.originalEvent.preventDefault();
+            break;
+
+            default:
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    findNextItem(item) {
+        let nextItem = item.nextElementSibling;
+
+        if (nextItem)
+            return !DomHandler.hasClass(nextItem, 'p-multiselect-item') ? this.findNextItem(nextItem) : nextItem;
+        else
+            return null;
+    }
+
+    findPrevItem(item) {
+        let prevItem = item.previousElementSibling;
+        
+        if (prevItem)
+            return !DomHandler.hasClass(prevItem, 'p-multiselect-item') ? this.findPrevItem(prevItem) : prevItem;
+        else
+            return null;
+    } 
+
     onClick() {
         if(this.props.disabled) {
             return;
@@ -364,12 +420,8 @@ export class MultiSelect extends Component {
     }
 
     render() {
-        let className = classNames('p-multiselect p-component', this.props.className, {
-            'p-disabled': this.props.disabled
-        });
-
+        let className = classNames('p-multiselect p-component', this.props.className, {'p-disabled': this.props.disabled});
         let label = this.renderLabel();
-
         let items = this.props.options;
         
         if (items) {
@@ -380,8 +432,10 @@ export class MultiSelect extends Component {
             items = items.map((option, index) => {
                 let optionLabel = this.getOptionLabel(option);
 
-                return <MultiSelectItem key={optionLabel + '_' + index} label={optionLabel} option={option} template={this.props.itemTemplate}
-                    selected={this.isSelected(option)} onClick={this.onOptionClick} />;
+                return (
+                    <MultiSelectItem key={optionLabel + '_' + index} label={optionLabel} option={option} template={this.props.itemTemplate}
+                    selected={this.isSelected(option)} onClick={this.onOptionClick} onKeyDown={this.onOptionKeyDown} tabIndex={this.props.tabIndex} />
+                );
             });
         }
 
@@ -390,7 +444,7 @@ export class MultiSelect extends Component {
         return (
             <div id={this.props.id} className={className} onClick={this.onClick} ref={el => this.container = el} style={this.props.style}>
                 <div className="p-hidden-accessible">
-                    <input readOnly type="text" onFocus={this.onFocus} onBlur={this.onBlur} ref={(el) => {this.focusInput = el;}}/>
+                    <input readOnly type="text" onFocus={this.onFocus} onBlur={this.onBlur} ref={el => this.focusInput = el} />
                 </div>
                 <div className="p-multiselect-label-container" title="Choose">
                     <label className="p-multiselect-label">{label}</label>
@@ -398,7 +452,7 @@ export class MultiSelect extends Component {
                 <div className="p-multiselect-trigger">
                     <span className="p-multiselect-trigger-icon pi pi-chevron-down p-c"></span>
                 </div>
-                <MultiSelectPanel ref={(el) => this.panel = el} header={header} appendTo={this.props.appendTo} onClick={this.onPanelClick}
+                <MultiSelectPanel ref={el => this.panel = el} header={header} appendTo={this.props.appendTo} onClick={this.onPanelClick}
                     scrollHeight={this.props.scrollHeight}>
                     {items}
                 </MultiSelectPanel>
diff --git a/src/components/multiselect/MultiSelectHeader.js b/src/components/multiselect/MultiSelectHeader.js
index 3d7cbf7b25..966d646426 100644
--- a/src/components/multiselect/MultiSelectHeader.js
+++ b/src/components/multiselect/MultiSelectHeader.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React, {Component} from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import {InputText} from '../inputtext/InputText';
+import {Checkbox} from '../checkbox/Checkbox';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 
 export class MultiSelectHeader extends Component {
@@ -62,14 +63,7 @@ export class MultiSelectHeader extends Component {
         
         return (
                 <div className="p-multiselect-header">
-                    <div className="p-checkbox p-component" onClick={this.onToggleAll}>
-                        <div className="p-hidden-accessible">
-                            <input type="checkbox" readOnly={true} />
-                        </div>
-                        <div className={checkboxClassName}>
-                            <span className={checkboxIcon}></span>
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
+                    <Checkbox checked={this.props.allChecked} onChange={this.onToggleAll} />
                     {filterElement}
                     <button className="p-multiselect-close p-link" onClick={this.props.onClose}>
                         <span className="p-multiselect-close-icon pi pi-times"></span>
diff --git a/src/components/multiselect/MultiSelectItem.js b/src/components/multiselect/MultiSelectItem.js
index f48b5600d3..d82e251c5e 100644
--- a/src/components/multiselect/MultiSelectItem.js
+++ b/src/components/multiselect/MultiSelectItem.js
@@ -8,21 +8,26 @@ export class MultiSelectItem extends Component {
         option: null,
         label: null,
         selected: false,
+        tabIndex: null,
         template: null,
-        onClick: null
+        onClick: null,
+        onKeyDown: null,
     };
 
     static propTypes = {
         option: PropTypes.object,
         label: PropTypes.string,
         selected: PropTypes.bool,
+        tabIndex: PropTypes.string,
         template: PropTypes.func,
-        onClick: PropTypes.func
+        onClick: PropTypes.func,
+        onKeyDown: PropTypes.func,
     };
     
     constructor() {
         super();
         this.onClick = this.onClick.bind(this);
+        this.onKeyDown = this.onKeyDown.bind(this);
     }
     
     onClick(event) {
@@ -35,19 +40,25 @@ export class MultiSelectItem extends Component {
         
         event.preventDefault();
     }
+
+    onKeyDown(event) {
+        if (this.props.onKeyDown) {
+            this.props.onKeyDown({
+                originalEvent: event,
+                option: this.props.option
+            });
+        }
+    }
     
     render() {
-        let className = classNames('p-multiselect-item', {'p-highlight': this.props.selected});
-        let checkboxClassName = classNames('p-checkbox-box p-component', {'p-highlight': this.props.selected});
-        let checkboxIcon = classNames('p-checkbox-icon p-c', {'pi pi-check': this.props.selected});
-        let content = this.props.template ? this.props.template(this.props.option) : this.props.label;
+        const className = classNames('p-multiselect-item', {'p-highlight': this.props.selected});
+        const checkboxClassName = classNames('p-checkbox-box p-component', {'p-highlight': this.props.selected});
+        const checkboxIcon = classNames('p-checkbox-icon p-c', {'pi pi-check': this.props.selected});
+        const content = this.props.template ? this.props.template(this.props.option) : this.props.label;
         
         return (
-            <li className={className} onClick={this.onClick}>
+            <li className={className} onClick={this.onClick} tabIndex={this.props.tabIndex} onKeyDown={this.onKeyDown}>
                 <div className="p-checkbox p-component">
-                    <div className="p-hidden-accessible">
-                        <input readOnly="readonly" type="checkbox" />
-                    </div>
                     <div className={checkboxClassName}>
                         <span className={checkboxIcon}></span>
                     </div>