diff --git a/src/lv_themes/lv_theme_material.c b/src/lv_themes/lv_theme_material.c
index 47f45eeeb..3f76bacc2 100644
--- a/src/lv_themes/lv_theme_material.c
+++ b/src/lv_themes/lv_theme_material.c
@@ -601,6 +601,10 @@ static void checkbox_init(void)
     lv_style_set_pattern_image(&cb_bullet, LV_STATE_CHECKED, LV_SYMBOL_OK);
     lv_style_set_pattern_recolor(&cb_bullet, LV_STATE_CHECKED, LV_COLOR_WHITE);
     lv_style_set_text_font(&cb_bullet, LV_STATE_CHECKED, theme.font_small);
+    lv_style_set_pad_left(&cb_bullet, LV_STATE_DEFAULT, LV_DPX(3));
+    lv_style_set_pad_right(&cb_bullet, LV_STATE_DEFAULT, LV_DPX(3));
+    lv_style_set_pad_top(&cb_bullet, LV_STATE_DEFAULT, LV_DPX(3));
+    lv_style_set_pad_bottom(&cb_bullet, LV_STATE_DEFAULT, LV_DPX(3));
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lv_widgets/lv_checkbox.c b/src/lv_widgets/lv_checkbox.c
index aa2256a40..c8e81038a 100644
--- a/src/lv_widgets/lv_checkbox.c
+++ b/src/lv_widgets/lv_checkbox.c
@@ -180,7 +180,12 @@ static lv_res_t lv_checkbox_signal(lv_obj_t * cb, lv_signal_t sign, void * param
     if(sign == LV_SIGNAL_STYLE_CHG) {
         const lv_font_t * font = lv_obj_get_style_text_font(ext->label, LV_LABEL_PART_MAIN);
         lv_coord_t line_height = lv_font_get_line_height(font);
-        lv_obj_set_size(ext->bullet, line_height, line_height);
+        lv_coord_t leftp = lv_obj_get_style_pad_left(cb, LV_CHECKBOX_PART_BULLET);
+        lv_coord_t rightp = lv_obj_get_style_pad_right(cb, LV_CHECKBOX_PART_BULLET);
+        lv_coord_t topp = lv_obj_get_style_pad_top(cb, LV_CHECKBOX_PART_BULLET);
+        lv_coord_t bottomp = lv_obj_get_style_pad_bottom(cb, LV_CHECKBOX_PART_BULLET);
+
+        lv_obj_set_size(ext->bullet, line_height + leftp + rightp, line_height + topp + bottomp);
         lv_obj_set_state(ext->bullet, lv_obj_get_state(cb, LV_CHECKBOX_PART_BG));
     }
     else if(sign == LV_SIGNAL_PRESSED || sign == LV_SIGNAL_RELEASED || sign == LV_SIGNAL_PRESS_LOST ||