diff --git a/css/prettyCheckboxes.css b/css/prettyCheckboxes.css
index 15c9cf6..a7c318f 100644
--- a/css/prettyCheckboxes.css
+++ b/css/prettyCheckboxes.css
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
 	label.checked span.holder,
 	label.checked:hover span.holder,
 	label.checked:hover span.holder { top: -42px !important; } /* Background position when checked */
-
+	
+	.disabled { opacity: 0.5; filter: alpha(opacity=50); zoom: 1; }
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	Customize at your own risk
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 8d31a2d..19f6f2e 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@
 					<label for="checkbox-3" tabindex="3">Item 3</label>
 					<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox-3[braket]" id="checkbox-3" value="checkbox-3" />
 
-					<label for="checkbox-4" tabindex="4">Item 4</label>
+					<label for="checkbox-4" class="disabled" tabindex="4">Disabled Item</label>
 
-					<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox-4[braket]" id="checkbox-4" value="checkbox-4" />
+					<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox-4[braket]" id="checkbox-4" disabled="disabled" value="checkbox-4" />
 				
 					<label for="checkbox-5" tabindex="5">Check all</label>
 					<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox-5[braket]" id="checkbox-5" value="checkbox-5" onclick="checkAllPrettyCheckboxes(this,$('#checkboxDemo'))" />
diff --git a/js/prettyCheckboxes.js b/js/prettyCheckboxes.js
index de5a3db..eefb285 100644
--- a/js/prettyCheckboxes.js
+++ b/js/prettyCheckboxes.js
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@
 
 			// Associate the click event
 			$label.bind('click',function(){
+				// Do not check label if the input is disabled
+				if($('input#' + $(this).attr('for')).is(':disabled')){
+					return false;
+				}
+
 				$('input#' + $(this).attr('for')).triggerHandler('click');
 				
 				if($('input#' + $(this).attr('for')).is(':checkbox')){