diff --git a/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xwpf/usermodel/XWPFRun.java b/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xwpf/usermodel/XWPFRun.java
index dc09b43d4..9234d1850 100644
--- a/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xwpf/usermodel/XWPFRun.java
+++ b/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xwpf/usermodel/XWPFRun.java
@@ -34,42 +34,13 @@ import org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlObject;
 import org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlString;
 import org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlToken;
 import org.apache.xmlbeans.impl.values.XmlAnyTypeImpl;
-import org.openxmlformats.schemas.drawingml.x2006.main.CTBlip;
-import org.openxmlformats.schemas.drawingml.x2006.main.CTBlipFillProperties;
-import org.openxmlformats.schemas.drawingml.x2006.main.CTGraphicalObject;
-import org.openxmlformats.schemas.drawingml.x2006.main.CTGraphicalObjectData;
-import org.openxmlformats.schemas.drawingml.x2006.main.CTNonVisualDrawingProps;
-import org.openxmlformats.schemas.drawingml.x2006.main.CTNonVisualPictureProperties;
-import org.openxmlformats.schemas.drawingml.x2006.main.CTPoint2D;
-import org.openxmlformats.schemas.drawingml.x2006.main.CTPositiveSize2D;
-import org.openxmlformats.schemas.drawingml.x2006.main.CTPresetGeometry2D;
-import org.openxmlformats.schemas.drawingml.x2006.main.CTShapeProperties;
-import org.openxmlformats.schemas.drawingml.x2006.main.CTTransform2D;
-import org.openxmlformats.schemas.drawingml.x2006.main.STShapeType;
+import org.openxmlformats.schemas.drawingml.x2006.main.*;
 import org.openxmlformats.schemas.drawingml.x2006.picture.CTPicture;
 import org.openxmlformats.schemas.drawingml.x2006.picture.CTPictureNonVisual;
 import org.openxmlformats.schemas.drawingml.x2006.wordprocessingDrawing.CTAnchor;
 import org.openxmlformats.schemas.drawingml.x2006.wordprocessingDrawing.CTInline;
-import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.CTBr;
+import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.*;
 import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.CTColor;
-import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.CTDrawing;
-import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.CTEmpty;
-import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.CTFonts;
-import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.CTFtnEdnRef;
-import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.CTHpsMeasure;
-import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.CTOnOff;
-import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.CTPTab;
-import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.CTR;
-import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.CTRPr;
-import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.CTSignedHpsMeasure;
-import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.CTText;
-import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.CTUnderline;
-import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.CTVerticalAlignRun;
-import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.STBrClear;
-import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.STBrType;
-import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.STOnOff;
-import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.STUnderline;
-import org.openxmlformats.schemas.wordprocessingml.x2006.main.STVerticalAlignRun;
 import org.w3c.dom.NodeList;
 import org.w3c.dom.Text;
 
@@ -894,6 +865,22 @@ public class XWPFRun implements ISDTContents, IRunElement{
                     text.append(((CTText) o).getStringValue());
                 }
             }
+            
+            // Complex type evaluation (currently only for extraction of check boxes)
+            if(o instanceof CTFldChar) {
+                CTFldChar ctfldChar = ((CTFldChar)o);
+                    if(ctfldChar.getFldCharType() == STFldCharType.BEGIN) {
+                        if(ctfldChar.getFfData() != null) {
+                            for(CTFFCheckBox checkBox : ctfldChar.getFfData().getCheckBoxList()) {
+                                if(checkBox.getDefault().getVal() == STOnOff.X_1) {
+                                    text.append("|X|");
+                                } else {
+                                    text.append("|_|");
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                }
+            }
 
             if (o instanceof CTPTab) {
                 text.append("\t");
diff --git a/src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xwpf/extractor/TestXWPFWordExtractor.java b/src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xwpf/extractor/TestXWPFWordExtractor.java
index d63bd642d..00408829d 100644
--- a/src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xwpf/extractor/TestXWPFWordExtractor.java
+++ b/src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xwpf/extractor/TestXWPFWordExtractor.java
@@ -397,4 +397,17 @@ public class TestXWPFWordExtractor extends TestCase {
         extractor.getText();
         extractor.close();
     }
+    
+    public void testCheckboxes() throws IOException  {
+        XWPFDocument doc = XWPFTestDataSamples.openSampleDocument("checkboxes.docx");
+        System.out.println(doc);
+        XWPFWordExtractor extractor = new XWPFWordExtractor(doc);
+        
+        assertEquals("This is a small test for checkboxes \nunchecked: |_| \n" +
+                     "Or checked: |X|\n\n\n\n\n" +
+                     "Test a checkbox within a textbox: |_| -> |X|\n\n\n" +
+                     "In Table:\n|_|\t|X|\n\n\n" +
+                     "In Sequence:\n|X||_||X|\n", extractor.getText());
+        extractor.close();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/test-data/document/checkboxes.docx b/test-data/document/checkboxes.docx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c35b71598
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