diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/commandpalette.ts b/packages/widgets/src/commandpalette.ts
index d263bebaf..391193af5 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/commandpalette.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/commandpalette.ts
@@ -652,6 +652,11 @@ namespace CommandPalette {
      */
     readonly isToggled: boolean;
 
+    /**
+     * Whether the command item is toggleable.
+     */
+    readonly isToggleable: boolean;
+
     /**
      * Whether the command item is visible.
      */
@@ -779,8 +784,24 @@ namespace CommandPalette {
     renderItem(data: IItemRenderData): VirtualElement {
       let className = this.createItemClass(data);
       let dataset = this.createItemDataset(data);
+      if (data.item.isToggleable) {
+        return (
+          h.li({
+            className,
+            dataset,
+            role: 'checkbox',
+            'aria-checked': `${data.item.isToggled}`
+          },
+          this.renderItemIcon(data),
+          this.renderItemContent(data),
+          this.renderItemShortcut(data))
+        )
+      }
       return (
-        h.li({ className, dataset },
+        h.li({
+            className,
+            dataset
+          },
           this.renderItemIcon(data),
           this.renderItemContent(data),
           this.renderItemShortcut(data),
@@ -1551,6 +1572,13 @@ namespace Private {
       return this._commands.isToggled(this.command, this.args);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Whether the command item is toggleable.
+     */
+    get isToggleable(): boolean {
+      return this._commands.isToggleable(this.command, this.args);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Whether the command item is visible.
      */