diff --git a/packages/blitz-dom/src/mutator.rs b/packages/blitz-dom/src/mutator.rs
index e0dfd30c7..61089025f 100644
--- a/packages/blitz-dom/src/mutator.rs
+++ b/packages/blitz-dom/src/mutator.rs
@@ -351,6 +351,18 @@ impl DocumentMutator<'_> {
 
         let removed_attr = element.attrs.remove(&name);
         let had_attr = removed_attr.is_some();
+
+        // Clearing the checked attribute unchecks the checkbox, even if the
+        // attribute was not present (checkedness may have been set by a click).
+        if (&element.name.local, &name.local) == tag_and_attr!("input", "checked") {
+            if let Some(checked) = element.checkbox_input_checked_mut() {
+                if *checked {
+                    *checked = false;
+                    self.mutations_occurred |= node_is_in_document;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         if !had_attr {
             return;
         }
diff --git a/tests/blitz-tests/tests/checkbox_checked.rs b/tests/blitz-tests/tests/checkbox_checked.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..639273a69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/blitz-tests/tests/checkbox_checked.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+//! Regression test for checkbox `checked` attribute reactivity.
+//! See https://github.com/DioxusLabs/dioxus/issues/5282
+//!
+//! When a signal drives the `checked` attribute of an `<input type="checkbox">`,
+//! toggling the signal off clears the attribute but must also update the
+//! element's checkedness (stored in `SpecialElementData::CheckboxInput`).
+
+use blitz_test_harness::HarnessOptions;
+use dioxus::prelude::*;
+use dioxus_core::ScopeId;
+use dioxus_native_dom::DioxusDocument;
+use std::cell::Cell;
+use std::rc::Rc;
+
+#[derive(Props, Clone)]
+struct AppProps {
+    checked: Rc<Cell<bool>>,
+}
+
+impl PartialEq for AppProps {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
+        Rc::ptr_eq(&self.checked, &other.checked)
+    }
+}
+
+fn app(props: AppProps) -> Element {
+    let checked = props.checked.get();
+    rsx! {
+        input {
+            id: "cb",
+            type: "checkbox",
+            checked,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+struct Harness {
+    inner: blitz_test_harness::Harness<DioxusDocument>,
+    checked: Rc<Cell<bool>>,
+}
+
+impl Harness {
+    fn new(initial: bool) -> Self {
+        let checked = Rc::new(Cell::new(initial));
+        let vdom = VirtualDom::new_with_props(
+            app,
+            AppProps {
+                checked: Rc::clone(&checked),
+            },
+        );
+        let inner = blitz_test_harness::Harness::from_vdom(vdom, HarnessOptions::default());
+        Self { inner, checked }
+    }
+
+    fn set_checked(&mut self, value: bool) {
+        self.checked.set(value);
+        self.inner.doc.vdom.mark_dirty(ScopeId::APP);
+        self.inner.pump();
+    }
+
+    fn checkbox_state(&self) -> bool {
+        let node_id = self.inner.node("#cb");
+        let doc = self.inner.doc.inner.borrow();
+        let node = doc.get_node(node_id).unwrap();
+        node.element_data()
+            .unwrap()
+            .checkbox_input_checked()
+            .expect("element is not a checkbox")
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn checked_attribute_is_reactive() {
+    let mut harness = Harness::new(false);
+    assert!(
+        !harness.checkbox_state(),
+        "initial state should be unchecked"
+    );
+
+    harness.set_checked(true);
+    assert!(
+        harness.checkbox_state(),
+        "should be checked after set to true"
+    );
+
+    harness.set_checked(false);
+    assert!(
+        !harness.checkbox_state(),
+        "should be unchecked after set back to false"
+    );
+
+    harness.set_checked(true);
+    assert!(
+        harness.checkbox_state(),
+        "should be checked after set to true again"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn checked_attribute_initially_true_is_reactive() {
+    let mut harness = Harness::new(true);
+    assert!(harness.checkbox_state(), "initial state should be checked");
+
+    harness.set_checked(false);
+    assert!(
+        !harness.checkbox_state(),
+        "should be unchecked after set to false"
+    );
+}