diff --git a/src/components/TableModule/TableModule.stories.tsx b/src/components/TableModule/TableModule.stories.tsx
index fff85440..7d2d7420 100644
--- a/src/components/TableModule/TableModule.stories.tsx
+++ b/src/components/TableModule/TableModule.stories.tsx
@@ -461,7 +461,8 @@ export const RowSelection: ComponentStory<typeof TableModule> = (args) => {
     cell: {
       content: (rowData: RowSelectionRow) => (
         <Checkbox
-          label=" "
+          label=""
+          aria-label="select row"
           checked={rowData.getIsSelected()}
           disabled={!rowData.getCanSelect()}
           onChange={rowData.getToggleSelectedHandler()}
diff --git a/src/components/TableModule/TableModuleRow.test.tsx b/src/components/TableModule/TableModuleRow.test.tsx
index 8e7c1891..ff8904af 100644
--- a/src/components/TableModule/TableModuleRow.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/TableModule/TableModuleRow.test.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { renderWithTheme } from '../../testUtils/renderWithTheme';
 import { TableModuleRow } from './TableModuleRow';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { testIds } from './TableModule';
+import { Checkbox } from '../Checkbox';
 
 test('it renders a TableModuleRow', async () => {
   const { findByTestId } = renderWithTheme(
@@ -126,3 +127,38 @@ test('it does not render row actions when the `rowActions` function returns null
   const td = await findByRole('cell');
   expect(td.innerHTML).toBe('');
 });
+
+test('it does not trigger row click when target is a checkbox input', async () => {
+  const mockFn = jest.fn();
+  const mockCheckboxClick = jest.fn();
+
+  const { findByLabelText } = renderWithTheme(
+    <table>
+      <tbody>
+        <TableModuleRow
+          data={{}}
+          row={{
+            id: 'row',
+          }}
+          cells={[
+            {
+              content: () => (
+                <Checkbox label="Select Row" onClick={mockCheckboxClick} />
+              ),
+            },
+          ]}
+          headingsLength={0}
+          onRowClick={mockFn}
+        />
+      </tbody>
+    </table>
+  );
+
+  const checkbox = await findByLabelText('Select Row');
+
+  fireEvent.click(checkbox);
+
+  expect(mockCheckboxClick).toBeCalledTimes(1);
+  // does not trigger row click
+  expect(mockFn).toBeCalledTimes(0);
+});
diff --git a/src/components/TableModule/TableModuleRow.tsx b/src/components/TableModule/TableModuleRow.tsx
index f703e854..4d75eca6 100644
--- a/src/components/TableModule/TableModuleRow.tsx
+++ b/src/components/TableModule/TableModuleRow.tsx
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ const TableModuleRow: React.FC<TableModuleRowProps> = React.memo(
           return;
         }
 
+        if (e.target?.tagName === 'INPUT' && e.target?.type === 'checkbox') {
+          return;
+        }
+
         e?.currentTarget?.blur();
 
         onRowClick?.(row);