diff --git a/js/ui/checkBox.js b/js/ui/checkBox.js
index e66fc7952..097fe96f6 100644
--- a/js/ui/checkBox.js
+++ b/js/ui/checkBox.js
@@ -93,5 +93,9 @@ const CheckBox = new Lang.Class({
 
     setLabel: function(label) {
         this._container.label.set_text(label);
+    },
+
+    getLabelActor: function() {
+        return this._container.label;
     }
 });