diff --git a/checkbox_darwin.m b/checkbox_darwin.m
index a1fd61ca..a07a4d0e 100644
--- a/checkbox_darwin.m
+++ b/checkbox_darwin.m
@@ -76,3 +76,23 @@ void uiCheckboxOnToggled(uiControl *c, void (*f)(uiControl *, void *), void *dat
 	cc.uiOnToggled = f;
 	cc.uiOnToggledData = data;
 }
+
+int uiCheckboxChecked(uiControl *c)
+{
+	uiCheckboxNSButton *cc;
+
+	cc = (uiCheckboxNSButton *) uiControlHandle(c);
+	return [cc state] == NSOnState;
+}
+
+void uiCheckboxSetChecked(uiControl *c, int checked)
+{
+	uiCheckboxNSButton *cc;
+	NSInteger state;
+
+	cc = (uiCheckboxNSButton *) uiControlHandle(c);
+	state = NSOnState;
+	if (!checked)
+		state = NSOffState;
+	[cc setState:state];
+}
diff --git a/test.c b/test.c
index a09e4592..e4579b79 100644
--- a/test.c
+++ b/test.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ uiControl *spaced;
 static void setSpaced(uiControl *c, void *data)
 {
 	// TODO
-	printf("toggled %d\n", uiCheckboxCheked(spaced));
+	printf("toggled %d\n", uiCheckboxChecked(spaced));
 }
 
 // these will also be used to test if setting checks will trigger events
diff --git a/ui.h b/ui.h
index ee2c1212..d6b98910 100644
--- a/ui.h
+++ b/ui.h
@@ -51,6 +51,6 @@ void uiCheckboxSetText(uiControl *, const char *);
 void uiCheckboxOnToggled(uiControl *, void (*)(uiControl *, void *), void *);
 int uiCheckboxChecked(uiControl *);
 // TODO should this trigger an event?
-void uiChekboxSetChecked(uiControl *, int);
+void uiCheckboxSetChecked(uiControl *, int);
 
 #endif