diff --git a/packages/volto/news/6802.bugfix b/packages/volto/news/6802.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f377d62e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/volto/news/6802.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+a11y - Added id attribute to checkbox widget for proper identification and fixes label functionality for screen readers. @Wagner3UB
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diff --git a/packages/volto/src/components/manage/Widgets/CheckboxWidget.jsx b/packages/volto/src/components/manage/Widgets/CheckboxWidget.jsx
index aeefdaf6d2..885821e0a5 100644
--- a/packages/volto/src/components/manage/Widgets/CheckboxWidget.jsx
+++ b/packages/volto/src/components/manage/Widgets/CheckboxWidget.jsx
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ const CheckboxWidget = (props) => {
     <FormFieldWrapper {...props} columns={1}>
       <div className="wrapper">
         <Checkbox
+          id={`field-${id}`}
           name={`field-${id}`}
           checked={value || false}
           disabled={isDisabled}
diff --git a/packages/volto/src/components/manage/Widgets/__snapshots__/CheckboxWidget.test.jsx.snap b/packages/volto/src/components/manage/Widgets/__snapshots__/CheckboxWidget.test.jsx.snap
index fe2a7b4842..a2c0132a86 100644
--- a/packages/volto/src/components/manage/Widgets/__snapshots__/CheckboxWidget.test.jsx.snap
+++ b/packages/volto/src/components/manage/Widgets/__snapshots__/CheckboxWidget.test.jsx.snap
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ exports[`CheckboxWidget renders a checkbox widget component 1`] = `
             >
               <input
                 class="hidden"
+                id="field-my-field"
                 name="field-my-field"
                 readonly=""
                 tabindex="0"
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ exports[`CheckboxWidget renders a checkbox widget component checked 1`] = `
               <input
                 checked=""
                 class="hidden"
+                id="field-my-field"
                 name="field-my-field"
                 readonly=""
                 tabindex="0"