diff --git a/doc/source/topics/customizing.rst b/doc/source/topics/customizing.rst
index 0db67f5a4..e75b47579 100644
--- a/doc/source/topics/customizing.rst
+++ b/doc/source/topics/customizing.rst
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ full use of the Bootstrap theme architecture.
 * Login_
 * Tabs_
 * Alerts_
+* Checkboxes_
 
 Step 1
 ------
@@ -321,6 +322,13 @@ Alerts
 Alerts use the basic Bootstrap brand colors.  See **Colors** section of your
 variables file for specifics.
 
+Checkboxes
+----------
+
+Horizon uses icon fonts to represent checkboxes.  In order to customize
+this, you simply need to override the standard scss.  For an example of
+this, see themes/material/static/horizon/components/_checkboxes.scss
+
 Bootswatch and Material Design
 ------------------------------
 
diff --git a/horizon/forms/__init__.py b/horizon/forms/__init__.py
index e3cca0322..b8977fe29 100644
--- a/horizon/forms/__init__.py
+++ b/horizon/forms/__init__.py
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ from horizon.forms.fields import IPv4  # noqa
 from horizon.forms.fields import IPv6  # noqa
 from horizon.forms.fields import MultiIPField  # noqa
 from horizon.forms.fields import SelectWidget  # noqa
+from horizon.forms.fields import ThemableCheckboxInput  # noqa
+from horizon.forms.fields import ThemableCheckboxSelectMultiple  # noqa
 from horizon.forms.views import ModalFormMixin  # noqa
 from horizon.forms.views import ModalFormView  # noqa
 
@@ -45,6 +47,8 @@ __all__ = [
     "ModalFormMixin",
     "DynamicTypedChoiceField",
     "DynamicChoiceField",
+    "ThemableCheckboxInput",
+    "ThemableCheckboxSelectMultiple",
     "IPField",
     "IPv4",
     "IPv6",
diff --git a/horizon/forms/fields.py b/horizon/forms/fields.py
index c1afaa0f0..1f3e16719 100644
--- a/horizon/forms/fields.py
+++ b/horizon/forms/fields.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import re
 
 import netaddr
 import six
+import uuid
 
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError  # noqa
 from django.core import urlresolvers
@@ -253,3 +254,44 @@ class DynamicChoiceField(fields.ChoiceField):
 class DynamicTypedChoiceField(DynamicChoiceField, fields.TypedChoiceField):
     """Simple mix of ``DynamicChoiceField`` and ``TypedChoiceField``."""
     pass
+
+
+class ThemableCheckboxInput(widgets.CheckboxInput):
+    """A subclass of the ``Checkbox`` widget which renders extra markup to
+    allow a custom checkbox experience.
+    """
+    def render(self, name, value, attrs=None):
+        label_for = attrs.get('id', '')
+
+        if not label_for:
+            attrs['id'] = uuid.uuid4()
+            label_for = attrs['id']
+
+        return html.format_html(
+            u'<div class="themable-checkbox">{}<label for="{}"></label></div>',
+            super(ThemableCheckboxInput, self).render(name, value, attrs),
+            label_for
+        )
+
+
+class ThemableCheckboxChoiceInput(widgets.CheckboxChoiceInput):
+    def render(self, name=None, value=None, attrs=None, choices=()):
+        if self.id_for_label:
+            label_for = html.format_html(' for="{}"', self.id_for_label)
+        else:
+            label_for = ''
+        attrs = dict(self.attrs, **attrs) if attrs else self.attrs
+        return html.format_html(
+            u'<div class="themable-checkbox">{}<label{}>' +
+            u'<span>{}</span></label></div>',
+            self.tag(attrs), label_for, self.choice_label
+        )
+
+
+class ThemableCheckboxFieldRenderer(widgets.CheckboxFieldRenderer):
+    choice_input_class = ThemableCheckboxChoiceInput
+
+
+class ThemableCheckboxSelectMultiple(widgets.CheckboxSelectMultiple):
+    renderer = ThemableCheckboxFieldRenderer
+    _empty_value = []
diff --git a/horizon/static/horizon/js/horizon.tables.js b/horizon/static/horizon/js/horizon.tables.js
index dcfb85518..18c2e6d3b 100644
--- a/horizon/static/horizon/js/horizon.tables.js
+++ b/horizon/static/horizon/js/horizon.tables.js
@@ -89,9 +89,12 @@ horizon.datatables = {
 
             // Only replace row if the html content has changed
             if($new_row.html() !== $row.html()) {
-              if($row.find('.table-row-multi-select:checkbox').is(':checked')) {
+
+              // Directly accessing the checked property of the element
+              // is MUCH faster than using jQuery's helper method
+              if($row.find('.table-row-multi-select')[0].checked) {
                 // Preserve the checkbox if it's already clicked
-                $new_row.find('.table-row-multi-select:checkbox').prop('checked', true);
+                $new_row.find('.table-row-multi-select').prop('checked', true);
               }
               $row.replaceWith($new_row);
               // Reset tablesorter's data cache.
@@ -151,37 +154,50 @@ horizon.datatables = {
     });
   },
 
-  validate_button: function ($form) {
+  validate_button: function ($form, disable_button) {
     // Enable or disable table batch action buttons based on row selection.
     $form = $form || $(".table_wrapper > form");
     $form.each(function () {
       var $this = $(this);
-      var checkboxes = $this.find(".table-row-multi-select:checkbox");
-      var action_buttons = $this.find('.table_actions button[data-batch-action="true"]');
-      action_buttons.toggleClass("disabled", !checkboxes.filter(":checked").length);
+      var $action_buttons = $this.find('.table_actions button[data-batch-action="true"]');
+      if (typeof disable_button == undefined) {
+        disable_button = $this.find(".table-row-multi-select").filter(":checked").length > 0;
+      }
+      $action_buttons.toggleClass("disabled", disable_button);
     });
   },
 
   initialize_checkboxes_behavior: function() {
     // Bind the "select all" checkbox action.
-    $('div.table_wrapper, #modal_wrapper').on('click', 'table thead .multi_select_column .table-row-multi-select:checkbox', function() {
-      var $this = $(this),
-      $table = $this.closest('table'),
-      is_checked = $this.prop('checked'),
-      checkboxes = $table.find('tbody .table-row-multi-select:visible:checkbox');
-      checkboxes.prop('checked', is_checked);
-    });
-    // Change "select all" checkbox behavior while any checkbox is checked/unchecked.
-    $("div.table_wrapper, #modal_wrapper").on("click", 'table tbody .table-row-multi-select:checkbox', function () {
-      var $table = $(this).closest('table');
-      var $multi_select_checkbox = $table.find('thead .multi_select_column .table-row-multi-select:checkbox');
-      var any_unchecked = $table.find("tbody .table-row-multi-select:checkbox").not(":checked");
-      $multi_select_checkbox.prop('checked', any_unchecked.length === 0);
-    });
-    // Enable/disable table batch action buttons when row selection changes.
-    $("div.table_wrapper, #modal_wrapper").on("click", '.table-row-multi-select:checkbox', function () {
-      horizon.datatables.validate_button($(this).closest("form"));
-    });
+    $('.table_wrapper, #modal_wrapper')
+      .on('change', '.table-row-multi-select', function() {
+        var $this = $(this);
+        var $table = $this.closest('table');
+        var is_checked = $this.prop('checked');
+
+        if ($this.hasClass('multi-select-header')) {
+
+          // Only select / deselect the visible rows
+          $table.find('tbody tr:visible .table-row-multi-select')
+            .prop('checked', is_checked);
+
+        } else {
+
+          // Find the master checkbox
+          var $multi_select_checkbox = $table.find('.multi-select-header');
+
+          // Determine if there are any unchecked checkboxes in the table
+          var $checkboxes = $table.find('tbody .table-row-multi-select');
+          var not_checked = $checkboxes.not(':checked').length;
+          is_checked = $checkboxes.length != not_checked;
+
+          // If there are none, then check the master checkbox
+          $multi_select_checkbox.prop('checked', not_checked == 0);
+        }
+
+        // Pass in whether it should be visible, no point in doing this twice
+        horizon.datatables.validate_button($this.closest('form'), !is_checked);
+      });
   },
 
   initialize_table_tooltips: function() {
@@ -229,7 +245,7 @@ horizon.datatables.confirm = function (action) {
     var actions_div = $(action).closest("div");
     if(actions_div.hasClass("table_actions") || actions_div.hasClass("table_actions_menu")) {
       // One or more checkboxes selected
-      $("#"+closest_table_id+" tr[data-display]").has(".table-row-multi-select:checkbox:checked").each(function() {
+      $("#"+closest_table_id+" tr[data-display]").has(".table-row-multi-select:checked").each(function() {
         name_array.push(" \"" + $(this).attr("data-display") + "\"");
       });
       name_array.join(", ");
@@ -480,11 +496,30 @@ horizon.datatables.set_table_sorting = function (parent) {
   });
 };
 
-horizon.datatables.add_table_checkboxes = function(parent) {
-  $(parent).find('table thead .multi_select_column').each(function(index, thead) {
-    if (!$(thead).find('.table-row-multi-select:checkbox').length &&
-      $(thead).parents('table').find('tbody .table-row-multi-select:checkbox').length) {
-      $(thead).append('<input type="checkbox" class="table-row-multi-select">');
+horizon.datatables.add_table_checkboxes = function($parent) {
+  $($parent).find('table thead .multi_select_column').each(function() {
+    var $thead = $(this);
+    if (!$thead.find('.table-row-multi-select').length &&
+      $thead.parents('table').find('tbody .table-row-multi-select').length) {
+
+      // Build up the themable checkbox
+      var $container = $(document.createElement('div'))
+        .addClass('themable-checkbox');
+
+      // Create the input checkbox
+      var $input = $(document.createElement('input'))
+        .attr('type', 'checkbox')
+        .addClass('table-row-multi-select multi-select-header')
+        .uniqueId()
+        .appendTo($container);
+
+      // Create the label
+      $(document.createElement('label'))
+        .attr('for', $input.attr('id'))
+        .appendTo($container);
+
+      // Append to the thead last, for speed
+      $thead.append($container);
     }
   });
 };
@@ -576,10 +611,11 @@ horizon.addInitFunction(horizon.datatables.init = function() {
   horizon.datatables.initialize_table_tooltips();
 
   // Trigger run-once setup scripts for tables.
-  horizon.datatables.add_table_checkboxes($('body'));
-  horizon.datatables.set_table_sorting($('body'));
-  horizon.datatables.set_table_query_filter($('body'));
-  horizon.datatables.set_table_fixed_filter($('body'));
+  var $body = $('body');
+  horizon.datatables.add_table_checkboxes($body);
+  horizon.datatables.set_table_sorting($body);
+  horizon.datatables.set_table_query_filter($body);
+  horizon.datatables.set_table_fixed_filter($body);
   horizon.datatables.disable_actions_on_submit();
 
   // Also apply on tables in modal views.
diff --git a/horizon/tables/base.py b/horizon/tables/base.py
index c892399bd..d2db72a4b 100644
--- a/horizon/tables/base.py
+++ b/horizon/tables/base.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import six
 
 from horizon import conf
 from horizon import exceptions
+from horizon.forms import ThemableCheckboxInput
 from horizon import messages
 from horizon.tables.actions import FilterAction  # noqa
 from horizon.tables.actions import LinkAction  # noqa
@@ -672,7 +673,7 @@ class Cell(html.HTMLElement):
         if column.auto == "multi_select":
             data = ""
             if row.can_be_selected(datum):
-                widget = forms.CheckboxInput(check_test=lambda value: False)
+                widget = ThemableCheckboxInput(check_test=lambda value: False)
                 # Convert value to string to avoid accidental type conversion
                 data = widget.render('object_ids',
                                      six.text_type(table.get_object_id(datum)),
diff --git a/horizon/templates/horizon/common/_form_field.html b/horizon/templates/horizon/common/_form_field.html
index 54ca7c0c5..d99c9f823 100644
--- a/horizon/templates/horizon/common/_form_field.html
+++ b/horizon/templates/horizon/common/_form_field.html
@@ -3,27 +3,7 @@
 <div class="form-group{% if field.errors %} has-error{% endif %} {{ field.css_classes }}">
   {% if field|is_checkbox %}
     <div class="{{ classes.single_value }}">
-      <div class="checkbox">
-        {% if field.auto_id %}
-          <label
-            {% if field.field.required and form.required_css_class %}
-            class="{{ form.required_css_class }}"
-            {% endif %}>
-            {{ field }}
-            <span>{{ field.label }}</span>
-            {% if field.field.required %}{% include "horizon/common/_form_field_required.html" %}{% endif %}
-            {% if field.help_text %}
-            <span class="help-icon" data-toggle="tooltip"
-              data-placement="top" title="{{ field.help_text|safe }}">
-              <span class="fa fa-question-circle"></span>
-            </span>
-          {% endif %}
-          </label>
-        {% endif %}
-        {% for error in field.errors %}
-          <span class="help-block {{ form.error_css_class }}">{{ error }}</span>
-        {% endfor %}
-      </div>
+    {% include 'horizon/common/fields/_themable_checkbox.html' %}
     </div>
   {% elif field|is_radio %}
     {% if field.auto_id %}
diff --git a/horizon/templates/horizon/common/_horizontal_field.html b/horizon/templates/horizon/common/_horizontal_field.html
index 8712ba860..798ac5cfa 100644
--- a/horizon/templates/horizon/common/_horizontal_field.html
+++ b/horizon/templates/horizon/common/_horizontal_field.html
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@
 <div class="form-group{% if field.errors %} has-error{% endif %} {{ field.css_classes }}">
   <label class="control-label col-sm-3 {% if field.field.required %}{{ form.required_css_class }}{% endif %}" for="{{ field.id_for_label }}">{{ field.label }}</label>
   <div class="col-sm-9 {{ classes.value }} {{ field|wrapper_classes }}">
-    {{ field|add_bootstrap_class }}
+    {% if field|is_checkbox %}
+      {% with is_vertical=1 %}
+      {% include 'horizon/common/fields/_themable_checkbox.html' %}
+      {% endwith %}
+    {% else %}
+      {{ field|add_bootstrap_class }}
+    {% endif %}
     {% for error in field.errors %}
       <span class="help-block alert alert-danger {{ form.error_css_class }}">{{ error }}</span>
     {% empty %}
diff --git a/horizon/templates/horizon/common/fields/_themable_checkbox.html b/horizon/templates/horizon/common/fields/_themable_checkbox.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ebb49be89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/horizon/templates/horizon/common/fields/_themable_checkbox.html
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<div class="themable-checkbox">
+  {% if field.auto_id %}
+    {{ field }}
+    <label
+     {% if field.field.required and form.required_css_class %}
+       class="{{ form.required_css_class }}"
+     {% endif %}
+       for="{{ field.auto_id }}">
+     {% if not is_vertical %}
+       <span>{{ field.label }}</span>
+     {% endif %}
+     {% if field.field.required %}{% include "horizon/common/_form_field_required.html" %}{% endif %}
+     {% if field.help_text %}
+       <span class="help-icon" data-toggle="tooltip"
+             data-placement="top" title="{{ field.help_text|safe }}">
+           <span class="fa fa-question-circle"></span>
+         </span>
+     {% endif %}
+    </label>
+  {% endif %}
+  {% for error in field.errors %}
+    <span class="help-block {{ form.error_css_class }}">{{ error }}</span>
+  {% endfor %}
+</div>
diff --git a/horizon/templatetags/form_helpers.py b/horizon/templatetags/form_helpers.py
index 2f1ab5e8e..2de183ad4 100644
--- a/horizon/templatetags/form_helpers.py
+++ b/horizon/templatetags/form_helpers.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import django.forms
 from django import template as django_template
 
+
 register = django_template.Library()
 
 
diff --git a/horizon/test/templates/base.html b/horizon/test/templates/base.html
index 345e93170..0bd9da54b 100644
--- a/horizon/test/templates/base.html
+++ b/horizon/test/templates/base.html
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     window.WEBROOT = '{{ WEBROOT }}';
   </script>
     <script src='{{ STATIC_URL }}horizon/lib/jquery/jquery.js' type='text/javascript' charset="utf-8"></script>
+    <script src='{{ STATIC_URL }}horizon/lib/jquery-ui/ui/jquery-ui.js' type='text/javascript' charset="utf-8"></script>
     <script src='{{ STATIC_URL }}horizon/lib/jquery/jquery-migrate.js' type='text/javascript' charset="utf-8"></script>
     <script src="{{ STATIC_URL }}horizon/lib/jquery/jquery.tablesorter.js"></script>
     <script src="{{ STATIC_URL }}horizon/lib/angular/angular.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script>
@@ -123,4 +124,4 @@
 {% endblock %}
 
 </body>
-</html>
\ No newline at end of file
+</html>
diff --git a/horizon/test/tests/base.py b/horizon/test/tests/base.py
index 5c64e8deb..12b85e0a1 100644
--- a/horizon/test/tests/base.py
+++ b/horizon/test/tests/base.py
@@ -338,10 +338,10 @@ class GetUserHomeTests(BaseHorizonTests):
         conf.HORIZON_CONFIG._setup()
 
     def test_using_callable(self):
-        def fancy_user_fnc(user):
+        def themable_user_fnc(user):
             return user.username.upper()
 
-        settings.HORIZON_CONFIG['user_home'] = fancy_user_fnc
+        settings.HORIZON_CONFIG['user_home'] = themable_user_fnc
         conf.HORIZON_CONFIG._setup()
 
         self.assertEqual(self.test_user.username.upper(),
diff --git a/horizon/test/tests/selenium_tests.py b/horizon/test/tests/selenium_tests.py
index 46410c469..b81b40844 100644
--- a/horizon/test/tests/selenium_tests.py
+++ b/horizon/test/tests/selenium_tests.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class LazyLoadedTabsTests(test.SeleniumTestCase):
     table_selector = 'div.tab-content > div#{0} > div.table_wrapper'.format(
         tab_id)
     button_selector = 'button#lazy_puppies__action_delete'
-    checkbox_selector = 'td.multi_select_column > input[type=checkbox]'
+    checkbox_selector = 'td.multi_select_column input[type=checkbox]'
     select_all_selector = 'th.multi_select_column input[type=checkbox]'
 
     def setUp(self):
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/contrib/developer/static/dashboard/developer/theme-preview/theme-preview.html b/openstack_dashboard/contrib/developer/static/dashboard/developer/theme-preview/theme-preview.html
index 048d2f393..43d8121c9 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/contrib/developer/static/dashboard/developer/theme-preview/theme-preview.html
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/contrib/developer/static/dashboard/developer/theme-preview/theme-preview.html
@@ -527,6 +527,10 @@
                     <input type="checkbox"> Checkbox
                   </label>
                 </div>
+                <div class="themable-checkbox">
+                  <input type="checkbox" id="themable-checkbox">
+                  <label for="themable-checkbox" translate>Checkbox</label>
+                </div>
               </div>
             </div>
             <div class="form-group">
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/firewalls/forms.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/firewalls/forms.py
index 81cb0612f..f05f63499 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/firewalls/forms.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/firewalls/forms.py
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ class AddRouterToFirewall(RouterInsertionFormBase):
     router_ids = forms.MultipleChoiceField(
         label=_("Add Routers"),
         required=False,
-        widget=forms.CheckboxSelectMultiple(),
+        widget=forms.ThemableCheckboxSelectMultiple(),
         help_text=_("Add selected router(s) to the firewall."))
 
     failure_url = 'horizon:project:firewalls:index'
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ class RemoveRouterFromFirewall(RouterInsertionFormBase):
     router_ids = forms.MultipleChoiceField(
         label=_("Associated Routers"),
         required=False,
-        widget=forms.CheckboxSelectMultiple(),
+        widget=forms.ThemableCheckboxSelectMultiple(),
         help_text=_("Unselect the router(s) to be removed from firewall."))
 
     failure_url = 'horizon:project:firewalls:index'
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/firewalls/workflows.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/firewalls/workflows.py
index 8dd565431..217d6b3b0 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/firewalls/workflows.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/firewalls/workflows.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class SelectRulesAction(workflows.Action):
     rule = forms.MultipleChoiceField(
         label=_("Rules"),
         required=False,
-        widget=forms.CheckboxSelectMultiple(),
+        widget=forms.ThemableCheckboxSelectMultiple(),
         help_text=_("Create a policy with selected rules."))
 
     class Meta(object):
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ class SelectRoutersAction(workflows.Action):
     router = forms.MultipleChoiceField(
         label=_("Routers"),
         required=False,
-        widget=forms.CheckboxSelectMultiple(),
+        widget=forms.ThemableCheckboxSelectMultiple(),
         help_text=_("Create a firewall with selected routers."))
 
     class Meta(object):
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/instances/tests.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/instances/tests.py
index 234243ceb..7eeb2cddd 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/instances/tests.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/instances/tests.py
@@ -1617,11 +1617,11 @@ class InstanceTests(helpers.TestCase):
         else:
             self.assertNotContains(res, boot_from_image_field_label)
 
-        checked_label = '<label for="id_network_0"><input checked="checked"'
+        checked_box = '<input checked="checked" id="id_network_0"'
         if only_one_network:
-            self.assertContains(res, checked_label)
+            self.assertContains(res, checked_box)
         else:
-            self.assertNotContains(res, checked_label)
+            self.assertNotContains(res, checked_box)
 
         disk_config_field_label = 'Disk Partition'
         if disk_config:
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/instances/workflows/create_instance.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/instances/workflows/create_instance.py
index 73dce67d5..2f657b317 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/instances/workflows/create_instance.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/instances/workflows/create_instance.py
@@ -551,12 +551,13 @@ class SetAccessControlsAction(workflows.Action):
         label=_("Confirm Admin Password"),
         required=False,
         widget=forms.PasswordInput(render_value=False))
-    groups = forms.MultipleChoiceField(label=_("Security Groups"),
-                                       required=False,
-                                       initial=["default"],
-                                       widget=forms.CheckboxSelectMultiple(),
-                                       help_text=_("Launch instance in these "
-                                                   "security groups."))
+    groups = forms.MultipleChoiceField(
+        label=_("Security Groups"),
+        required=False,
+        initial=["default"],
+        widget=forms.ThemableCheckboxSelectMultiple(),
+        help_text=_("Launch instance in these "
+                    "security groups."))
 
     class Meta(object):
         name = _("Access & Security")
@@ -701,14 +702,15 @@ class PostCreationStep(workflows.Step):
 
 
 class SetNetworkAction(workflows.Action):
-    network = forms.MultipleChoiceField(label=_("Networks"),
-                                        widget=forms.CheckboxSelectMultiple(),
-                                        error_messages={
-                                            'required': _(
-                                                "At least one network must"
-                                                " be specified.")},
-                                        help_text=_("Launch instance with"
-                                                    " these networks"))
+    network = forms.MultipleChoiceField(
+        label=_("Networks"),
+        widget=forms.ThemableCheckboxSelectMultiple(),
+        error_messages={
+            'required': _(
+                "At least one network must"
+                " be specified.")},
+        help_text=_("Launch instance with"
+                    " these networks"))
     if api.neutron.is_port_profiles_supported():
         widget = None
     else:
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/static/dashboard/scss/components/_checkboxes.scss b/openstack_dashboard/static/dashboard/scss/components/_checkboxes.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d368dbde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/static/dashboard/scss/components/_checkboxes.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+@import '/horizon/lib/font-awesome/scss/variables';
+@import '/horizon/lib/font-awesome/scss/mixins';
+
+//
+// Checkboxes
+// This will ONLY work when the label's 'for' attribute
+// shares the input[type=checkbox]'s 'id' value
+// --------------------------------------------------
+
+.themable-checkbox {
+
+  // Hide the real checkbox
+  input[type=checkbox] {
+    display:none;
+
+    // The checkbox - Unchecked
+    & + label {
+      margin-bottom: 0;  // remove the Bootstrap margin
+
+      &:before {
+        @include fa-icon();
+        content: $fa-var-square-o;
+        width: 1em;
+        vertical-align: middle;
+      }
+
+      & > span {
+        padding-left: $padding-small-vertical;
+        vertical-align: middle;
+      }
+    }
+
+    // The checkbox - Checked
+    &:checked + label:before {
+      content: $fa-var-check-square-o;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/static/dashboard/scss/horizon.scss b/openstack_dashboard/static/dashboard/scss/horizon.scss
index d36a0a8c5..641cb0a78 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/static/dashboard/scss/horizon.scss
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/static/dashboard/scss/horizon.scss
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 // Dashboard Components
 @import "components/bar_charts";
 @import "components/charts";
+@import "components/checkboxes";
 @import "components/datepicker";
 @import "components/forms";
 @import "components/inline_edit";
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/test/integration_tests/regions/forms.py b/openstack_dashboard/test/integration_tests/regions/forms.py
index 839d90955..c1fab204f 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/test/integration_tests/regions/forms.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/test/integration_tests/regions/forms.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
+import re
+
 import six
 
 from selenium.webdriver.common import by
@@ -94,17 +96,31 @@ class CheckBoxMixin(object):
         if self.is_marked():
             self.element.click()
 
+    @property
+    def name(self):
+        """Themable checkboxes use a <label> with font-awesome icon as a
+        control element while the <input> widget is hidden. Still the name
+        needs to be extracted from <label>. Attribute "for" is used for that,
+        since it mirrors <input> "id" which in turn is derived from <input>'s
+        name.
+        """
+        for_attribute = self.element.get_attribute('for')
+        indirect_name = re.search(r'id_(.*)', for_attribute)
+        return (indirect_name and indirect_name.group(1)) or None
 
-class CheckBoxFormFieldRegion(BaseFormFieldRegion, CheckBoxMixin):
+
+class CheckBoxFormFieldRegion(CheckBoxMixin, BaseFormFieldRegion):
     """Checkbox field."""
 
-    _element_locator_str_suffix = 'label > input[type=checkbox]'
+    _element_locator_str_suffix = \
+        '.themable-checkbox input[type=checkbox] + label'
 
 
-class ProjectPageCheckBoxFormFieldRegion(BaseFormFieldRegion, CheckBoxMixin):
+class ProjectPageCheckBoxFormFieldRegion(CheckBoxMixin, BaseFormFieldRegion):
     """Checkbox field for Project-page."""
 
-    _element_locator_str_suffix = 'div > input[type=checkbox]'
+    _element_locator_str_suffix = \
+        'div > .themable-checkbox input[type=checkbox] + label'
 
 
 class ChooseFileFormFieldRegion(BaseFormFieldRegion):
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/test/integration_tests/regions/tables.py b/openstack_dashboard/test/integration_tests/regions/tables.py
index 5f7408834..dadf35284 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/test/integration_tests/regions/tables.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/test/integration_tests/regions/tables.py
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ class RowRegion(baseregion.BaseRegion):
     """Classic table row."""
 
     _cell_locator = (by.By.CSS_SELECTOR, 'td.%s' % NORMAL_COLUMN_CLASS)
-    _row_checkbox_locator = (by.By.CSS_SELECTOR, 'td > input')
+    _row_checkbox_locator = (
+        by.By.CSS_SELECTOR,
+        'td .themable-checkbox [type="checkbox"] + label'
+    )
 
     def __init__(self, driver, conf, src_elem, column_names):
         self.column_names = column_names
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/themes/default/horizon/_styles.scss b/openstack_dashboard/themes/default/horizon/_styles.scss
index 142f493f7..a50eaf238 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/themes/default/horizon/_styles.scss
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/themes/default/horizon/_styles.scss
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ form label {
   }
 }
 
+.help-icon {
+  color: $gray;
+}
+
 // Note (hurgleburgler) : the combination of display: table-cell, width: 100%
 // and max-width has strange consequences in CSS.  This is required to make sure
 // that the width does not stretch beyond 100%.  Please see the answer to
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/themes/material/static/horizon/_styles.scss b/openstack_dashboard/themes/material/static/horizon/_styles.scss
index a7cb749e9..d8e811721 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/themes/material/static/horizon/_styles.scss
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/themes/material/static/horizon/_styles.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 @import "icons";
 @import "components/context_selection";
 @import "components/messages";
+@import "components/checkboxes";
 @import "components/hamburger";
 @import "components/magic_search";
 @import "components/navbar";
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/themes/material/static/horizon/components/_checkboxes.scss b/openstack_dashboard/themes/material/static/horizon/components/_checkboxes.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aad701bd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/themes/material/static/horizon/components/_checkboxes.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+//
+// Custom Material Checkboxes
+// --------------------------------------------------
+
+@import "/horizon/lib/mdi/scss/icons";
+.themable-checkbox {
+
+  input[type=checkbox] {
+
+    // The checkbox - Unchecked
+    & + label {
+      @extend .mdi-checkbox-blank-outline;
+
+      &:before {
+        @extend .mdi;
+        font-size: $font-size-h5;
+      }
+    }
+
+    // The checkbox - Checked
+    &:checked + label {
+      @extend .mdi-checkbox-marked;
+
+      &:before {
+        color: $brand-primary;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}