diff --git a/packages/kbn-ui-framework/dist/ui_framework.css b/packages/kbn-ui-framework/dist/ui_framework.css
index daf19bfd271e..0d013535e355 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-ui-framework/dist/ui_framework.css
+++ b/packages/kbn-ui-framework/dist/ui_framework.css
@@ -1582,8 +1582,9 @@ main {
     box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px #ffffff, 0 0 0 2px #0079a5;
     /* 3 */ }
   .kuiCheckBox:disabled {
-    opacity: 0.3;
-    cursor: not-allowed; }
+    background-color: #D9D9D9 !important;
+    border-color: #D9D9D9 !important;
+    cursor: not-allowed !important; }
   .theme-dark .kuiCheckBox {
     background-color: #444444;
     border-color: #444444; }
diff --git a/packages/kbn-ui-framework/src/components/form/check_box/_check_box.scss b/packages/kbn-ui-framework/src/components/form/check_box/_check_box.scss
index 8a04de75f7f7..3301a7b16c06 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-ui-framework/src/components/form/check_box/_check_box.scss
+++ b/packages/kbn-ui-framework/src/components/form/check_box/_check_box.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 $checkboxBackgroundColor: #FFF;
 $checkboxBorderColor: #BEBEBE;
 $checkboxIconColor: #FFF;
+$checkboxDisabledColor: #D9D9D9;
 $checkboxCheckedBackgroundColor: $kuiColorBlue;
 $checkboxDisabledOpacity: 0.3;
 
@@ -49,8 +50,9 @@ $checkboxDisabledOpacity: 0.3;
   }
 
   &:disabled {
-    opacity: $checkboxDisabledOpacity;
-    cursor: not-allowed;
+    background-color: $checkboxDisabledColor !important;
+    border-color: $checkboxDisabledColor !important;
+    cursor: not-allowed !important;
   }
 
   @include darkTheme {