diff --git a/war/resources/scripts/hudson-behavior.js b/war/resources/scripts/hudson-behavior.js
index 110afdf53409b071c6208e2f6dfb31f105677b1a..d9946854816a2ec8d4ed56d97bb41b32baba2467 100644
--- a/war/resources/scripts/hudson-behavior.js
+++ b/war/resources/scripts/hudson-behavior.js
@@ -1683,9 +1683,15 @@ function buildFormTree(form) {
             case "checkbox":
                 p = findParent(e);
                 var checked = xor(e.checked,Element.hasClassName(e,"negative"));
-                if(!e.groupingNode)
-                    addProperty(p, e.name, checked);
-                else {
+                if(!e.groupingNode) {
+                    v = e.getAttribute("value");
+                    if (v) {// if the value is present, we'll either set the value or not. useful for an array of checkboxes
+                        if (checked)
+                            addProperty(p, e.name, v);
+                    } else {// otherwise it'll bind to boolean
+                        addProperty(p, e.name, checked);
+                    }
+                } else {
                     if(checked)
                         addProperty(p, e.name, e.formDom = {});
                 }