diff --git a/Terminal.Gui/Views/Checkbox.cs b/Terminal.Gui/Views/Checkbox.cs
index 44a9e82da..fcd54ffac 100644
--- a/Terminal.Gui/Views/Checkbox.cs
+++ b/Terminal.Gui/Views/Checkbox.cs
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ namespace Terminal.Gui {
 		///<inheritdoc/>
 		public override bool MouseEvent (MouseEvent me)
 		{
-			if (!me.Flags.HasFlag (MouseFlags.Button1Clicked))
+			if (!me.Flags.HasFlag (MouseFlags.Button1Clicked) || !CanFocus)
 				return false;
 
 			SuperView.SetFocus (this);