diff --git a/src/ui/public/check_box/check_box.html b/src/ui/public/check_box/check_box.html
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index 00000000000000..a9c7e904c5aa6b
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+++ b/src/ui/public/check_box/check_box.html
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+<input
+  type="checkbox"
+  class="kuiCheckBox"
+  ng-click="checkBox.onSelectChange(checkBox.id, checkBox.isSelected)"
+  ng-model="checkBox.isSelected"
+>
diff --git a/src/ui/public/check_box/check_box.js b/src/ui/public/check_box/check_box.js
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index 00000000000000..2048622dcf1aae
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+++ b/src/ui/public/check_box/check_box.js
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+import { uiModules } from 'ui/modules';
+import template from './check_box.html';
+
+const app = uiModules.get('kibana');
+
+app.directive('checkBox', function () {
+  return {
+    restrict: 'E',
+    replace: true,
+    template,
+    scope: {
+      id: '=',
+      isSelected: '=',
+      onSelectChange: '=',
+    },
+    controllerAs: 'checkBox',
+    bindToController: true,
+    controller: class CheckBoxController {
+    }
+  };
+});
diff --git a/src/ui/public/check_box/index.js b/src/ui/public/check_box/index.js
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index 00000000000000..54c21f29fb655d
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+++ b/src/ui/public/check_box/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import './check_box';