diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 447f685..d84dd79 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# 1.9.0
+
+* Detect checkboxes, both as complex fields and structured document tags, and
+  convert them to checkbox inputs.
+
 # 1.8.0
 
 * Add style mapping for highlights.
diff --git a/mammoth/docx/body_xml.py b/mammoth/docx/body_xml.py
index 134917f..cc4e9ad 100644
--- a/mammoth/docx/body_xml.py
+++ b/mammoth/docx/body_xml.py
@@ -137,7 +137,10 @@ def read_boolean_element(element):
         if element is None:
             return False
         else:
-            return element.attributes.get("w:val") not in ["false", "0"]
+            return read_boolean_attribute_value(element.attributes.get("w:val"))
+
+    def read_boolean_attribute_value(value):
+        return value not in ["false", "0"]
 
     def read_underline_element(element):
         return element and element.attributes.get("w:val") not in [None, "false", "0", "none"]
@@ -569,7 +572,17 @@ def alternate_content(element):
         return read_child_elements(element.find_child("mc:Fallback"))
 
     def read_sdt(element):
-        return read_child_elements(element.find_child_or_null("w:sdtContent"))
+        checkbox = element.find_child_or_null("w:sdtPr").find_child("wordml:checkbox")
+
+        if checkbox is not None:
+            checked_element = checkbox.find_child("wordml:checked")
+            is_checked = (
+                checked_element is not None and
+                read_boolean_attribute_value(checked_element.attributes.get("wordml:val"))
+            )
+            return _success(documents.checkbox(checked=is_checked))
+        else:
+            return read_child_elements(element.find_child_or_null("w:sdtContent"))
 
     handlers = {
         "w:t": text,
diff --git a/mammoth/docx/office_xml.py b/mammoth/docx/office_xml.py
index bebd04c..a988894 100644
--- a/mammoth/docx/office_xml.py
+++ b/mammoth/docx/office_xml.py
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
     ("mc", "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"),
     ("v", "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml"),
     ("office-word", "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word"),
+
+    # [MS-DOCX]: Word Extensions to the Office Open XML (.docx) File Format
+    # https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/openspecs/office_standards/ms-docx/b839fe1f-e1ca-4fa6-8c26-5954d0abbccd
+    ("wordml", "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordml"),
 ]
 
 
diff --git a/tests/docx/body_xml_tests.py b/tests/docx/body_xml_tests.py
index 8c1fdf0..8a8f40b 100644
--- a/tests/docx/body_xml_tests.py
+++ b/tests/docx/body_xml_tests.py
@@ -751,6 +751,43 @@ def test_complex_field_checkbox_with_default_0_and_checked_1_is_checked(self):
             is_run(children=is_sequence(is_checkbox(checked=True))),
         )))
 
+    def test_structured_document_tag_checkbox_without_checked_is_not_checked(self):
+        element = xml_element("w:sdt", {}, [
+            xml_element("w:sdtPr", {}, [
+                xml_element("wordml:checkbox"),
+            ]),
+        ])
+
+        result = _read_and_get_document_xml_element(element)
+
+        assert_that(result, is_checkbox(checked=False))
+
+    def test_structured_document_tag_checkbox_with_checked_0_is_not_checked(self):
+        element = xml_element("w:sdt", {}, [
+            xml_element("w:sdtPr", {}, [
+                xml_element("wordml:checkbox", {}, [
+                    xml_element("wordml:checked", {"wordml:val": "0"}),
+                ]),
+            ]),
+        ])
+
+        result = _read_and_get_document_xml_element(element)
+
+        assert_that(result, is_checkbox(checked=False))
+
+    def test_structured_document_tag_checkbox_with_checked_1_is_checked(self):
+        element = xml_element("w:sdt", {}, [
+            xml_element("w:sdtPr", {}, [
+                xml_element("wordml:checkbox", {}, [
+                    xml_element("wordml:checked", {"wordml:val": "1"}),
+                ]),
+            ]),
+        ])
+
+        result = _read_and_get_document_xml_element(element)
+
+        assert_that(result, is_checkbox(checked=True))
+
     def _complex_field_checkbox_paragraph(self, ff_data_children):
         return xml_element("w:p", {}, [
             xml_element("w:r", {}, [