diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e29bd79d846..a92bb6859b5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 - Fixed `EuiDataGrid` column property `displayAsText`. Column headers prefer `displayAsText` over `id`; `display` still takes precedence. If provided, the filter in the sort-popover will search against `displayAsText` instead of `id`. ([#4351](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/4351))
 - Fixed propagation of `esc` key presses closing parent popovers ([#4336](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/4336))
 - Fixed overwritten `isDisabled` prop on `EuiListGroupItem` `extraAction` config ([#4359](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/4359))
-
+- Fixed `inputRef` for `EuiCheckbox` ([#4298](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/4298))
 
 **Theme: Amsterdam**
 
diff --git a/src/components/form/checkbox/checkbox.tsx b/src/components/form/checkbox/checkbox.tsx
index 236777dd1c3..ded6d3f0df7 100644
--- a/src/components/form/checkbox/checkbox.tsx
+++ b/src/components/form/checkbox/checkbox.tsx
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@ export class EuiCheckbox extends Component<EuiCheckboxProps> {
       type,
       disabled,
       compressed,
+      indeterminate,
+      inputRef,
       ...rest
     } = this.props;
 
-    const { indeterminate, ...inputProps } = rest; // `indeterminate` is set dynamically later
-
     const classes = classNames(
       'euiCheckbox',
       type && typeToClassNameMap[type],
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ export class EuiCheckbox extends Component<EuiCheckboxProps> {
           onChange={onChange}
           disabled={disabled}
           ref={this.setInputRef}
-          {...inputProps}
+          {...rest}
         />
 
         <div className="euiCheckbox__square" />