diff --git a/src/Behat/MinkExtension/Context/MinkContext.php b/src/Behat/MinkExtension/Context/MinkContext.php
index 947799e..fa356a2 100644
--- a/src/Behat/MinkExtension/Context/MinkContext.php
+++ b/src/Behat/MinkExtension/Context/MinkContext.php
@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@ class MinkContext extends RawMinkContext implements TranslatedContextInterface
      * Checks, that checkbox with specified in|name|label|value is checked.
      *
      * @Then /^the "(?P<checkbox>(?:[^"]|\\")*)" checkbox should be checked$/
+     * @Then /^the checkbox "(?P<checkbox>(?:[^"]|\\")*)" (?:is|should be) checked$/
      */
     public function assertCheckboxChecked($checkbox)
     {
@@ -392,6 +393,8 @@ class MinkContext extends RawMinkContext implements TranslatedContextInterface
      * Checks, that checkbox with specified in|name|label|value is unchecked.
      *
      * @Then /^the "(?P<checkbox>(?:[^"]|\\")*)" checkbox should not be checked$/
+     * @Then /^the checkbox "(?P<checkbox>(?:[^"]|\\")*)" should (?:be unchecked|not be checked)$/
+     * @Then /^the checkbox "(?P<checkbox>(?:[^"]|\\")*)" is (?:unchecked|not checked)$/
      */
     public function assertCheckboxNotChecked($checkbox)
     {
diff --git a/src/Behat/MinkExtension/Context/MinkDictionary.php b/src/Behat/MinkExtension/Context/MinkDictionary.php
index d37d3e4..94a17f1 100644
--- a/src/Behat/MinkExtension/Context/MinkDictionary.php
+++ b/src/Behat/MinkExtension/Context/MinkDictionary.php
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@ trait MinkDictionary
      * Checks, that checkbox with specified in|name|label|value is checked.
      *
      * @Then /^the "(?P<checkbox>(?:[^"]|\\")*)" checkbox should be checked$/
+     * @Then /^the checkbox "(?P<checkbox>(?:[^"]|\\")*)" (?:is|should be) checked$/
      */
     public function assertCheckboxChecked($checkbox)
     {
@@ -458,6 +459,8 @@ trait MinkDictionary
      * Checks, that checkbox with specified in|name|label|value is unchecked.
      *
      * @Then /^the "(?P<checkbox>(?:[^"]|\\")*)" checkbox should not be checked$/
+     * @Then /^the checkbox "(?P<checkbox>(?:[^"]|\\")*)" should (?:be unchecked|not be checked)$/
+     * @Then /^the checkbox "(?P<checkbox>(?:[^"]|\\")*)" is (?:unchecked|not checked)$/
      */
     public function assertCheckboxNotChecked($checkbox)
     {