diff --git a/Perspex.Themes.Default/CheckBoxStyle.cs b/Perspex.Themes.Default/CheckBoxStyle.cs
index f56e4205cf..b55de93331 100644
--- a/Perspex.Themes.Default/CheckBoxStyle.cs
+++ b/Perspex.Themes.Default/CheckBoxStyle.cs
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Themes.Default
                         new ContentPresenter
                         {
                             Margin = new Thickness(4, 0, 0, 0),
+                            VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center,
                             [~ContentPresenter.ContentProperty] = control[~CheckBox.ContentProperty],
                             [Grid.ColumnProperty] = 1,
                         },