diff --git a/spec/lucky/input_helpers_spec.cr b/spec/lucky/input_helpers_spec.cr
index 5ad3d3552..05f3a524e 100644
--- a/spec/lucky/input_helpers_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/lucky/input_helpers_spec.cr
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ describe Lucky::InputHelpers do
       view.checkbox(false_field).to_s.should contain <<-HTML
       <input type="hidden" id="" name="user:admin" value="false">
       HTML
+			view.checkbox(false_field, attrs: [:checked]).to_s.should contain <<-HTML
+			<input type="checkbox" id="user_admin" name="user:admin" value="true" checked>
+			HTML
 
       true_field = form.admin(true)
       view.checkbox(true_field).to_s.should contain <<-HTML
@@ -99,6 +102,9 @@ describe Lucky::InputHelpers do
       view.checkbox(true_field).to_s.should contain <<-HTML
       <input type="hidden" id="" name="user:admin" value="false">
       HTML
+			view.checkbox(true_field, attrs: [:required]).to_s.should contain <<-HTML
+			<input type="checkbox" id="user_admin" name="user:admin" value="true" checked="true" required>
+			HTML
     end
   end
 
@@ -232,6 +238,10 @@ describe Lucky::InputHelpers do
     view.textarea(form.first_name, rows: 5, cols: 15).to_s.should contain <<-HTML
     <textarea id="user_first_name" name="user:first_name" rows="5" cols="15">My name</textarea>
     HTML
+
+		view.textarea(form.first_name, attrs: [:required]).to_s.should contain <<-HTML
+		<textarea id="user_first_name" name="user:first_name" required>My name</textarea>
+		HTML
   end
 
   it "renders time inputs" do
diff --git a/src/lucky/tags/input_helpers.cr b/src/lucky/tags/input_helpers.cr
index af21cf88b..00e7b4d91 100644
--- a/src/lucky/tags/input_helpers.cr
+++ b/src/lucky/tags/input_helpers.cr
@@ -29,7 +29,13 @@ module Lucky::InputHelpers
   end
 
   generate_helpful_error_for textarea
-
+	
+	# Returns a textarea field.
+	#
+	# ```
+	# textarea(attribute)
+	# # => <textarea id="param_key_attribute_name" name="param_key:attribute_name"></textarea>
+	# ```
   def textarea(field : Avram::PermittedAttribute, **html_options)
     textarea field.param.to_s, merge_options(html_options, {
       "id"   => input_id(field),
@@ -37,7 +43,21 @@ module Lucky::InputHelpers
     })
   end
 
-  def checkbox(field : Avram::PermittedAttribute(T),
+	# Similar to textarea; this allows for Boolean attributes
+	# through `attrs`.
+	#
+	# ```
+	# textarea(attribute, attrs: [:required])
+	# # => <textarea id="param_key_attribute_name" name="param_key:attribute_name" required></textarea>
+	# ```
+  def textarea(field : Avram::PermittedAttribute, attrs : Array(Symbol), **html_options)
+    textarea field.param.to_s, merge_options(html_options, {
+      "id"   => input_id(field),
+      "name" => input_name(field),
+    }), attrs: attrs
+  end
+
+	def checkbox(field : Avram::PermittedAttribute(T),
                unchecked_value : String,
                checked_value : String,
                **html_options) forall T
@@ -59,7 +79,17 @@ module Lucky::InputHelpers
     generate_input(field, "checkbox", html_options)
   end
 
-  generate_helpful_error_for checkbox
+  def checkbox(field : Avram::PermittedAttribute(Bool?), attrs : Array(Symbol),  **html_options)
+    unchecked_value = "false"
+    if field.value
+      html_options = merge_options(html_options, {"checked" => "true"})
+    end
+    html_options = merge_options(html_options, {"value" => "true"})
+    generate_input(field, "hidden", {"id" => ""}, {"value" => unchecked_value})
+    generate_input(field, "checkbox", html_options, attrs: attrs)
+  end
+
+	generate_helpful_error_for checkbox
 
   {% for input_type in ["text", "email", "file", "color", "hidden", "number", "url", "search", "range"] %}
     generate_helpful_error_for {{input_type.id}}_input