diff --git a/Source/Element/Element.js b/Source/Element/Element.js
index f79683345..49517fa3a 100644
--- a/Source/Element/Element.js
+++ b/Source/Element/Element.js
@@ -217,17 +217,20 @@ var escapeQuotes = function(html){
 Document.implement({
 
 	newElement: function(tag, props){
-		if (props && props.checked != null) props.defaultChecked = props.checked;
-		/*<ltIE8>*/// Fix for readonly name and type properties in IE < 8
-		if (createElementAcceptsHTML && props){
-			tag = '<' + tag;
-			if (props.name) tag += ' name="' + escapeQuotes(props.name) + '"';
-			if (props.type) tag += ' type="' + escapeQuotes(props.type) + '"';
-			tag += '>';
-			delete props.name;
-			delete props.type;
+		if (props){
+			if (props.checked != null) props.defaultChecked = props.checked;
+			if ((props.type == 'checkbox' || props.type == 'radio') && props.value == null) props.value = 'on'; 
+			/*<ltIE8>*/// Fix for readonly name and type properties in IE < 8
+			if (createElementAcceptsHTML){
+				tag = '<' + tag;
+				if (props.name) tag += ' name="' + escapeQuotes(props.name) + '"';
+				if (props.type) tag += ' type="' + escapeQuotes(props.type) + '"';
+				tag += '>';
+				delete props.name;
+				delete props.type;
+			}
+			/*</ltIE8>*/
 		}
-		/*</ltIE8>*/
 		return this.id(this.createElement(tag)).set(props);
 	}
 
diff --git a/Specs/Element/Element.js b/Specs/Element/Element.js
index 8661bccc2..320195b96 100644
--- a/Specs/Element/Element.js
+++ b/Specs/Element/Element.js
@@ -2586,3 +2586,36 @@ describe('Element', function(){
 	});
 
 });
+describe('normalize value for new Element type == checkbox || radio', function(){
+
+	it('value of new created checkbox should be "on" if none specified', function() {
+		var input = new Element('input', {
+			type: 'checkbox'
+		});
+		input.set('checked', true);
+		expect(input.get('value')).toEqual('on');
+	});
+	it('value of new created checkbox should be the specified in constructor', function() {
+		var input = new Element('input', {
+			type: 'checkbox',
+			value: 'someValue'
+		});
+		input.set('checked', true);
+		expect(input.get('value')).toEqual('someValue');
+	});
+	it('value of new created radio button should be "on" if none specified', function() {
+		var input = new Element('input', {
+			type: 'radio'
+		});
+		input.set('checked', true);
+		expect(input.get('value')).toEqual('on');
+	});
+	it('value of new created radio should be the specified in constructor', function() {
+		var input = new Element('input', {
+			type: 'radio',
+			value: 'someValue'
+		});
+		input.set('checked', true);
+		expect(input.get('value')).toEqual('someValue');
+	});
+});