1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/django/forms/widgets.py b/django/forms/widgets.py
index f9cfaee9f9..427ea469e2 100644
--- a/django/forms/widgets.py
+++ b/django/forms/widgets.py
@@ -817,6 +817,11 @@ class CheckboxSelectMultiple(RendererMixin, SelectMultiple):
         # require all checkboxes to be checked instead of at least one.
         return False
 
+    def value_omitted_from_data(self, data, files, name):
+        # HTML checkboxes don't appear in POST data if not checked, so it's
+        # never known if the value is actually omitted.
+        return False
+
 
 class MultiWidget(Widget):
     """