diff --git a/demo/lib/demo/user.ex b/demo/lib/demo/user.ex
index d8b9bd860..afb0daeea 100644
--- a/demo/lib/demo/user.ex
+++ b/demo/lib/demo/user.ex
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ defmodule Demo.User do
     field :full_name, :string, virtual: true
     field :age, :integer
     field :role, Ecto.Enum, values: [:user, :admin]
-    field :permissions, {:array, :string}
+    field :permissions, {:array, :string}, default: []
     field :avatar, :string
     field :deleted_at, :utc_datetime
 
diff --git a/demo/lib/demo_web/live/user_live.ex b/demo/lib/demo_web/live/user_live.ex
index 711abe0f6..4f30facd9 100644
--- a/demo/lib/demo_web/live/user_live.ex
+++ b/demo/lib/demo_web/live/user_live.ex
@@ -120,6 +120,16 @@ defmodule DemoWeb.UserLive do
         options: [Admin: "admin", User: "user"],
         prompt: "Choose role..."
       },
+      permissions: %{
+        module: Backpex.Fields.Checkgroup,
+        label: "Permissions",
+        options: [
+          {"Create Posts", "create_posts"},
+          {"Edit Posts", "edit_posts"},
+          {"Delete Posts", "delete_posts"},
+          {"Manage Users", "manage_users"}
+        ]
+      },
       posts: %{
         module: Backpex.Fields.HasMany,
         label: "Posts",
@@ -193,15 +203,6 @@ defmodule DemoWeb.UserLive do
             label: "Notes"
           }
         ]
-      },
-      permissions: %{
-        module: Backpex.Fields.MultiSelect,
-        label: "Permissions",
-        options: [
-          {"Can access admin panel", "can_access_admin_panel"},
-          {"Item actions", [{"Delete", "delete"}, {"Edit", "edit"}, {"Show", "show"}]},
-          {"Other actions", [{"Can send email", "can_send_email"}]}
-        ]
       }
     ]
   end
diff --git a/demo/priv/repo/migrations/20251205230743_set_default_for_permissions.exs b/demo/priv/repo/migrations/20251205230743_set_default_for_permissions.exs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..401a9023f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demo/priv/repo/migrations/20251205230743_set_default_for_permissions.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+defmodule Demo.Repo.Migrations.SetDefaultForPermissions do
+  use Ecto.Migration
+
+  def up do
+    # Set default for new records
+    execute "ALTER TABLE users ALTER COLUMN permissions SET DEFAULT '{}'::text[]"
+
+    # Update existing NULL values to empty array
+    execute "UPDATE users SET permissions = '{}' WHERE permissions IS NULL"
+  end
+
+  def down do
+    execute "ALTER TABLE users ALTER COLUMN permissions DROP DEFAULT"
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/backpex/fields/checkgroup.ex b/lib/backpex/fields/checkgroup.ex
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e959b115
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/backpex/fields/checkgroup.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+defmodule Backpex.Fields.Checkgroup do
+  @config_schema [
+    options: [
+      doc: "List of options or function that receives the assigns.",
+      type: {:or, [{:list, :any}, {:fun, 1}]},
+      required: true
+    ]
+  ]
+
+  @moduledoc """
+  A field for handling multiple checkboxes with predefined options.
+
+  This field stores selected values as an array.
+
+  ## Field-specific options
+
+  See `Backpex.Field` for general field options.
+
+  #{NimbleOptions.docs(@config_schema)}
+
+  ## Example
+
+      @impl Backpex.LiveResource
+      def fields do
+        [
+          roles: %{
+            module: Backpex.Fields.Checkgroup,
+            label: "Roles",
+            options: [{"Admin", "admin"}, {"User", "user"}, {"Editor", "editor"}]
+          }
+        ]
+      end
+  """
+  use Backpex.Field, config_schema: @config_schema
+
+  alias Backpex.HTML
+
+  @impl Backpex.Field
+  def render_value(assigns) do
+    options = get_options(assigns)
+    labels = get_labels(assigns.value, options)
+
+    assigns = assign(assigns, :labels, labels)
+
+    ~H"""
+    <p class={@live_action in [:index, :resource_action] && "truncate"}>
+      {if @labels == [], do: raw("&mdash;"), else: @labels |> Enum.map(&HTML.pretty_value/1) |> Enum.join(", ")}
+    </p>
+    """
+  end
+
+  @impl Backpex.Field
+  def render_form(assigns) do
+    options = get_options(assigns)
+
+    assigns = assign(assigns, :options, options)
+
+    ~H"""
+    <div>
+      <Layout.field_container>
+        <:label :if={not @hide_label} align={Backpex.Field.align_label(@field_options, assigns)}>
+          <Layout.input_label as="span" text={@field_options[:label]} />
+        </:label>
+        <BackpexForm.input
+          type="checkgroup"
+          field={@form[@name]}
+          options={@options}
+          translate_error_fun={Backpex.Field.translate_error_fun(@field_options, assigns)}
+          help_text={Backpex.Field.help_text(@field_options, assigns)}
+          aria-labelledby={Map.get(assigns, :aria_labelledby)}
+        />
+      </Layout.field_container>
+    </div>
+    """
+  end
+
+  defp get_labels(value, options) do
+    values = List.wrap(value) |> Enum.map(&to_string/1)
+
+    options
+    |> Enum.filter(fn {_label, option_value} -> to_string(option_value) in values end)
+    |> Enum.map(fn {label, _value} -> label end)
+  end
+
+  defp get_options(assigns) do
+    case Map.get(assigns.field_options, :options) do
+      options when is_function(options) -> options.(assigns)
+      options -> options
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/backpex/html/form.ex b/lib/backpex/html/form.ex
index dd21ce354..ee2575d1f 100644
--- a/lib/backpex/html/form.ex
+++ b/lib/backpex/html/form.ex
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ defmodule Backpex.HTML.Form do
 
   attr :type, :string,
     default: "text",
-    values: ~w(checkbox color date datetime-local email file hidden month number password
+    values: ~w(checkbox checkgroup color date datetime-local email file hidden month number password
                range radio search select tel text textarea time toggle url week)
 
   attr :field, Phoenix.HTML.FormField, doc: "a form field struct retrieved from the form, for example: @form[:email]"
@@ -142,6 +142,31 @@ defmodule Backpex.HTML.Form do
     """
   end
 
+  def input(%{type: "checkgroup"} = assigns) do
+    ~H"""
+    <div class={["fieldset py-0", @class]}>
+      <span :if={@label} class="label mb-1">{@label}</span>
+      <div class="space-y-2">
+        <input type="hidden" name={@name} value="" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" />
+        <label :for={{label, value} <- @options} for={"#{@id}-#{value}"} class="flex cursor-pointer items-center space-x-2">
+          <input
+            type="checkbox"
+            id={"#{@id}-#{value}"}
+            name={@name <> "[]"}
+            value={value}
+            checked={value in List.wrap(@value)}
+            class={["checkbox checkbox-sm checkbox-primary", @errors != [] && "checkbox-error"]}
+            {@rest}
+          />
+          <span class="text-sm">{label}</span>
+        </label>
+      </div>
+      <.error :for={msg <- @errors} :if={not @hide_errors}>{msg}</.error>
+      <.help_text :if={@help_text}>{@help_text}</.help_text>
+    </div>
+    """
+  end
+
   def input(assigns) do
     ~H"""
     <div class={["fieldset py-0", @class]}>