diff --git a/lib/markdown-to-react-loader.js b/lib/markdown-to-react-loader.js
index c2f3492..d24746a 100644
--- a/lib/markdown-to-react-loader.js
+++ b/lib/markdown-to-react-loader.js
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ function replaceReact(string) {
   return string
     .replace(regex, m => singleReplaceChars[m])
     .replace(/class="/g, 'className="')
+    .replace(/checked=""/g, "checked")
+    .replace(/disabled=""/g, "disabled")
 }
 
 const reactSafe = (fn) => {
diff --git a/test/all.test.js b/test/all.test.js
index a74cb4a..c3d0438 100644
--- a/test/all.test.js
+++ b/test/all.test.js
@@ -57,3 +57,7 @@ test('Can render everything', () => {
 test('Allows inline JSX', () => {
   expectIO('io/jsx.md', 'io/jsx.js');
 });
+
+test('Makes checkboxes read-only', () => {
+  expectIO('io/taskListItems.md', 'io/taskListItems.js');
+});
diff --git a/test/io/taskListItems.js b/test/io/taskListItems.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..256f096
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/io/taskListItems.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import React, { Fragment } from "react";
+
+const Markdown = () => (
+  <Fragment>
+    <ul>
+      <li>
+        <input disabled type="checkbox" /> unchecked
+      </li>
+      <li>
+        <input checked disabled type="checkbox" /> checked
+      </li>
+    </ul>
+  </Fragment>
+);
+export default Markdown;
diff --git a/test/io/taskListItems.md b/test/io/taskListItems.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6da7134
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/io/taskListItems.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- [ ] unchecked
+- [x] checked
\ No newline at end of file