diff --git a/components/lib/checkbox/Checkbox.js b/components/lib/checkbox/Checkbox.js
index be08e01422..6889e80dc0 100644
--- a/components/lib/checkbox/Checkbox.js
+++ b/components/lib/checkbox/Checkbox.js
@@ -12,8 +12,12 @@ export const Checkbox = React.memo(
         const mergeProps = useMergeProps();
         const context = React.useContext(PrimeReactContext);
         const props = CheckboxBase.getProps(inProps, context);
+        const [focusedState, setFocusedState] = React.useState(false);
         const { ptm, cx, isUnstyled } = CheckboxBase.setMetaData({
             props,
+            state: {
+                focused: focusedState
+            },
             context: {
                 checked: props.checked === props.trueValue,
                 disabled: props.disabled
@@ -68,10 +72,12 @@ export const Checkbox = React.memo(
         };
 
         const onFocus = () => {
+            setFocusedState(true);
             props?.onFocus?.();
         };
 
         const onBlur = () => {
+            setFocusedState(false);
             props?.onBlur?.();
         };
 
diff --git a/components/lib/checkbox/checkbox.d.ts b/components/lib/checkbox/checkbox.d.ts
index 19706c887a..fab8626738 100644
--- a/components/lib/checkbox/checkbox.d.ts
+++ b/components/lib/checkbox/checkbox.d.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export declare type CheckboxPassThroughType<T> = PassThroughType<T, CheckboxPass
 export interface CheckboxPassThroughMethodOptions {
     props: CheckboxProps;
     context: CheckboxContext;
+    state: CheckboxState;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -74,6 +75,17 @@ export interface CheckboxContext {
     disabled: boolean;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Defines current inline state in Checkbox component.
+ */
+export interface CheckboxState {
+    /**
+     * Current focused state as a boolean.
+     * @defaultValue false
+     */
+    focused: boolean;    
+}
+
 /**
  * Custom change event.
  * @see {@link CheckboxProps.onChange}