diff --git a/src/components/Checkbox/README.md b/src/components/Checkbox/README.md
index 9770aad..b7800f6 100644
--- a/src/components/Checkbox/README.md
+++ b/src/components/Checkbox/README.md
@@ -20,13 +20,39 @@ import { BBBCheckbox } from 'bbb-ui-components';
 <BBBCheckbox label="Round Selection" round />
 ```
 
+### Checkbox with Helper Text
+
+The helper text is shown below the label, and clicking it toggles the checkbox like the label does. Screen readers announce it as the checkbox's description; when there is no `label` or `ariaLabel`, it names the checkbox instead.
+
+```jsx
+import { BBBCheckbox } from 'bbb-ui-components';
+
+<BBBCheckbox label="Mirror my webcam" helperText="Only you see the mirrored image" />
+```
+
+### Checkbox with Tooltip
+
+Useful to explain why a disabled checkbox can't be changed. The tooltip shows on hover and keyboard focus, and its text is also exposed to screen readers as the input's description; when there is no `label`, `ariaLabel` or `helperText`, it names the checkbox instead.
+
+A disabled checkbox with a `tooltipLabel` stays in the tab order so keyboard users can reach the tooltip: the input gets `aria-disabled="true"` instead of the native `disabled` attribute, and clicks, label clicks and Space are ignored. Like a natively disabled input, it is left out of form submission and validation: its `name` and `required` are dropped while it is disabled.
+
+```jsx
+import { BBBCheckbox } from 'bbb-ui-components';
+
+<BBBCheckbox label="Share webcam" disabled tooltipLabel="Webcams are locked by a moderator" />
+```
+
 ## Props
 
 | Property   | Type                   | Default   | Description                                                                 |
 | ---------- | ---------------------- | --------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | `label`    | `string`               |           | The text to be displayed as the label for the checkbox.                     |
 | `layout`   | `keyof typeof LAYOUTS` | `'right'` | The position of the label relative to the checkbox.                         |
+| `helperText` | `string`             |           | Secondary text displayed below the label. It is also exposed as the checkbox's accessible description. |
 | `round`      | `boolean`              | `false`   | If `true`, the checkbox will be rendered as a round radio-style button.     |
 | `ariaLabel`| `string`               |           | The accessible name for the checkbox.                                       |
 | `dataTest` | `string`               |           | The `data-test` attribute on the underlying `<input>` element.              |
+| `disabled` | `boolean`              | `false`   | If `true`, disables the checkbox and dims its label.                        |
+| `tooltipLabel` | `string`           |           | Text shown in a tooltip on hover and keyboard focus. When set, a disabled checkbox stays focusable (`aria-disabled`) so the tooltip can be reached. |
+| `tooltipPlacement` | `keyof typeof TOOLTIP_PLACEMENTS` | `'top'` | The placement of the tooltip relative to the checkbox.               |
 | `...props` | `Omit<CheckboxProps, 'inputProps'>` |  | Any other props will be passed down to the underlying Material-UI Checkbox component. Use `slotProps.input` to set attributes on the `<input>`. |
diff --git a/src/components/Checkbox/component.stories.tsx b/src/components/Checkbox/component.stories.tsx
index c6f7d22..8b69e74 100644
--- a/src/components/Checkbox/component.stories.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Checkbox/component.stories.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 import type { Meta, StoryObj } from '@storybook/react';
 import BBBCheckbox from './component';
-import { LAYOUT_VALUES, DEFAULT_LAYOUT } from './constants';
+import {
+  LAYOUT_VALUES,
+  DEFAULT_LAYOUT,
+  TOOLTIP_PLACEMENT_VALUES,
+  DEFAULT_TOOLTIP_PLACEMENT,
+} from './constants';
 
 const meta = {
   title: 'BBBCheckbox',
@@ -17,10 +22,29 @@ const meta = {
       description: 'Position of the label relative to the checkbox.',
       table: { defaultValue: { summary: `${DEFAULT_LAYOUT}` } },
     },
+    helperText: {
+      control: 'text',
+      description: "Secondary text displayed below the label; it is also exposed as the checkbox's accessible description.",
+    },
     round: {
       control: 'boolean',
       description: 'When true, renders the checkbox as a round radio-style control.',
     },
+    disabled: {
+      control: 'boolean',
+      description: 'When true, disables the checkbox and dims its label.',
+      table: { defaultValue: { summary: 'false' } },
+    },
+    tooltipLabel: {
+      control: 'text',
+      description: 'Text shown in a tooltip on hover and keyboard focus; when set, a disabled checkbox stays focusable (`aria-disabled`) so the tooltip can be reached.',
+    },
+    tooltipPlacement: {
+      control: 'select',
+      options: TOOLTIP_PLACEMENT_VALUES,
+      description: 'Placement of the tooltip when `tooltipLabel` is provided.',
+      table: { defaultValue: { summary: `${DEFAULT_TOOLTIP_PLACEMENT}` } },
+    },
     ariaLabel: {
       control: 'text',
       description: 'Accessible name for the checkbox.',
@@ -49,3 +73,45 @@ export const Round: Story = {
     round: true,
   },
 };
+
+/** Adds secondary text below the label via `helperText`. */
+export const WithHelperText: Story = {
+  args: {
+    label: 'Mirror my webcam',
+    helperText: 'Only you see the mirrored image',
+  },
+};
+
+/** Places the label and its helper text to the left of the checkbox. */
+export const WithHelperTextOnTheLeft: Story = {
+  args: {
+    label: 'Mirror my webcam',
+    helperText: 'Only you see the mirrored image',
+    layout: 'left',
+  },
+};
+
+/** Disabled checkbox: the box and the label are dimmed and the label shows a not-allowed cursor. */
+export const Disabled: Story = {
+  args: {
+    label: 'Disabled Checkbox',
+    disabled: true,
+  },
+};
+
+/** Shows a tooltip on hover and keyboard focus via `tooltipLabel`. */
+export const WithTooltip: Story = {
+  args: {
+    label: 'Checkbox with tooltip',
+    tooltipLabel: 'Extra information about this option',
+  },
+};
+
+/** Disabled checkbox that stays keyboard-focusable so its tooltip can explain why the option is unavailable. */
+export const DisabledWithTooltip: Story = {
+  args: {
+    label: 'Unavailable option',
+    disabled: true,
+    tooltipLabel: 'Only moderators can change this option',
+  },
+};
diff --git a/src/components/Checkbox/component.tsx b/src/components/Checkbox/component.tsx
index 87e74d3..751efcc 100644
--- a/src/components/Checkbox/component.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Checkbox/component.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
-import React, { JSX, useId } from 'react';
+import React, { JSX, useId, useRef } from 'react';
 import { CheckboxOwnerState } from '@mui/material';
 import { CheckboxProps } from './types';
 import * as Styled from './styles';
-import { DEFAULT_LAYOUT, LAYOUTS } from './constants';
+import { DEFAULT_LAYOUT, DEFAULT_TOOLTIP_PLACEMENT, LAYOUTS } from './constants';
 import { RadioButtonUnchecked, RadioButtonChecked } from '@mui/icons-material';
+import Tippy from '@tippyjs/react';
+import 'tippy.js/dist/tippy.css';
+
+// Cancelling the click (mouse, label or Space) keeps the box unchanged, and MUI skips
+// `onChange` for a prevented click. It sits on the root because MUI drops event handlers
+// passed through `slotProps.input`, except `onChange`.
+const preventToggle = (event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLButtonElement>) => event.preventDefault();
 
 /**
  * A customizable Checkbox component.
@@ -16,40 +23,114 @@ import { RadioButtonUnchecked, RadioButtonChecked } from '@mui/icons-material';
 function Checkbox({
   label,
   layout = DEFAULT_LAYOUT,
+  helperText,
   round = false,
   ariaLabel,
   id,
   dataTest,
   slotProps,
+  disabled,
+  tooltipLabel,
+  tooltipPlacement = DEFAULT_TOOLTIP_PLACEMENT,
   ...props
 }: CheckboxProps): JSX.Element {
   const generatedId = useId();
+  const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const checkboxId = id ?? generatedId;
-  const ownInputProps = { 'aria-label': ariaLabel, 'data-test': dataTest };
+  const labelId = `${checkboxId}-label`;
+  const helperTextId = `${checkboxId}-helper`;
+  const tooltipDescriptionId = `${checkboxId}-tooltip`;
+  // The helper text is a second <label> so clicking it toggles the checkbox, but every
+  // associated <label> joins the accessible name. aria-labelledby keeps the name to the
+  // label alone, leaving the helper text as the description; with no other name source,
+  // the helper text names the checkbox and can't also describe it. The tooltip text
+  // follows the same rule when neither a label nor the helper text names the checkbox.
+  const hasNameSource = Boolean(ariaLabel || label);
+  const tooltipNamesCheckbox = Boolean(tooltipLabel && !hasNameSource && !helperText);
+  let ariaLabelledBy: string | undefined;
+  if (!ariaLabel && label) ariaLabelledBy = labelId;
+  else if (tooltipNamesCheckbox) ariaLabelledBy = tooltipDescriptionId;
+  const describedBy = [
+    hasNameSource && helperText && helperTextId,
+    tooltipLabel && !tooltipNamesCheckbox && tooltipDescriptionId,
+  ].filter(Boolean).join(' ');
+  const ownInputProps = {
+    'aria-label': ariaLabel,
+    'aria-labelledby': ariaLabelledBy,
+    'aria-describedby': describedBy || undefined,
+    'data-test': dataTest,
+  };
+  // A natively disabled input leaves the tab order, so keyboard users could never reach the
+  // tooltip that explains why it is disabled. With a tooltip, the input stays focusable and is
+  // announced through aria-disabled instead; dropping `name` and `required` keeps it out of form
+  // submission and validation, as a natively disabled input would be.
+  const focusableWhileDisabled = Boolean(disabled && tooltipLabel);
+  const focusableDisabledInputProps = focusableWhileDisabled
+    ? {
+      disabled: false,
+      'aria-disabled': true,
+      name: undefined,
+      required: false,
+    }
+    : {};
   const { input: consumerInputSlotProps, ...otherSlotProps } = slotProps ?? {};
   const inputSlotProps = typeof consumerInputSlotProps === 'function'
-    ? (ownerState: CheckboxOwnerState) => ({ ...ownInputProps, ...consumerInputSlotProps(ownerState) })
-    : { ...ownInputProps, ...consumerInputSlotProps };
+    ? (ownerState: CheckboxOwnerState) => ({
+      ...ownInputProps,
+      ...consumerInputSlotProps(ownerState),
+      ...focusableDisabledInputProps,
+    })
+    : { ...ownInputProps, ...consumerInputSlotProps, ...focusableDisabledInputProps };
   const checkbox = (
     <Styled.StyledCheckbox
       {...props}
       id={checkboxId}
+      disabled={disabled}
+      $round={round}
+      {...(focusableWhileDisabled && { onClick: preventToggle })}
       icon={round ? <RadioButtonUnchecked /> : undefined}
       checkedIcon={round ? <RadioButtonChecked /> : undefined}
       slotProps={{ ...otherSlotProps, input: inputSlotProps }}
     />
   );
 
-  if (!label) {
+  if (!label && !helperText && !tooltipLabel) {
     return checkbox;
   }
 
+  const labelElement = label && (
+    <Styled.Label id={labelId} htmlFor={checkboxId} $disabled={disabled}>{label}</Styled.Label>
+  );
+
+  // Tippy sits beside the container instead of wrapping it, so toggling `tooltipLabel`
+  // keeps the same root and doesn't remount the checkbox (losing focus and uncontrolled
+  // state). It targets the container, not the input: MUI gives the disabled box
+  // `pointer-events: none`, so hovering it reaches the container. `focusin` bubbles
+  // from the input; Tippy's `focus` would not.
   return (
-    <Styled.Container>
-      {layout === LAYOUTS.LEFT && <Styled.Label htmlFor={checkboxId}>{label}</Styled.Label>}
-      {checkbox}
-      {layout === LAYOUTS.RIGHT && <Styled.Label htmlFor={checkboxId}>{label}</Styled.Label>}
-    </Styled.Container>
+    <>
+      <Styled.Container ref={containerRef} $layout={layout} $hasLabel={!!label} $hasHelperText={!!helperText}>
+        {layout === LAYOUTS.LEFT && labelElement}
+        {checkbox}
+        {layout === LAYOUTS.RIGHT && labelElement}
+        {helperText && (
+          <Styled.HelperText id={helperTextId} htmlFor={checkboxId} $disabled={disabled}>{helperText}</Styled.HelperText>
+        )}
+        {/* aria-describedby needs the text at all times; Tippy mounts it only while shown. */}
+        {tooltipLabel && (
+          <span id={tooltipDescriptionId} hidden>{tooltipLabel}</span>
+        )}
+      </Styled.Container>
+      {tooltipLabel && (
+        <Tippy
+          reference={containerRef}
+          content={tooltipLabel}
+          placement={tooltipPlacement}
+          trigger="mouseenter focusin"
+          aria={{ content: null }}
+        />
+      )}
+    </>
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/Checkbox/constants.ts b/src/components/Checkbox/constants.ts
index 011a808..13249ca 100644
--- a/src/components/Checkbox/constants.ts
+++ b/src/components/Checkbox/constants.ts
@@ -4,3 +4,12 @@ export const LAYOUTS = {
 } as const;
 export const LAYOUT_VALUES = Object.values(LAYOUTS);
 export const DEFAULT_LAYOUT = LAYOUT_VALUES[0];
+
+export const TOOLTIP_PLACEMENTS = {
+  TOP: 'top',
+  BOTTOM: 'bottom',
+  LEFT: 'left',
+  RIGHT: 'right',
+} as const;
+export const TOOLTIP_PLACEMENT_VALUES = Object.values(TOOLTIP_PLACEMENTS);
+export const DEFAULT_TOOLTIP_PLACEMENT = TOOLTIP_PLACEMENTS.TOP;
diff --git a/src/components/Checkbox/styles.ts b/src/components/Checkbox/styles.ts
index 2354210..79ceb6e 100644
--- a/src/components/Checkbox/styles.ts
+++ b/src/components/Checkbox/styles.ts
@@ -1,30 +1,72 @@
 import styled from 'styled-components';
 import { Checkbox as MuiCheckbox } from '@mui/material';
-import { colorTextDefault, colorBrand1 } from '../../stylesheets/palette';
-import { fontSizeDefault } from '../../stylesheets/typography';
-import { spacingSmall } from '../../stylesheets/sizing';
+import {
+  colorTextDefault, colorTextLight, colorBrand1, colorNeutral3,
+} from '../../stylesheets/palette';
+import { fontSizeDefault, fontSizeSmall } from '../../stylesheets/typography';
+import { borderRadiusSmall, spacingSmall } from '../../stylesheets/sizing';
+import { LAYOUTS } from './constants';
+import { StyledCheckboxProps, StyledContainerProps, StyledLabelProps } from './types';
 
-export const Container = styled.div`
-  display: inline-flex;
+const getGridTemplateAreas = ({ $layout, $hasLabel, $hasHelperText }: StyledContainerProps) => {
+  const textArea = $hasLabel ? 'label' : 'helper';
+  const rows = $hasLabel || $hasHelperText ? [['box', textArea]] : [['box']];
+  if ($hasLabel && $hasHelperText) rows.push(['.', 'helper']);
+  const orderedRows = $layout === LAYOUTS.LEFT ? rows.map((row) => [...row].reverse()) : rows;
+  return orderedRows.map((row) => `"${row.join(' ')}"`).join(' ');
+};
+
+// A grid rather than a flex row so the box stays centered on the label's line
+// while the helper text sits below the label, not below the box.
+export const Container = styled.div<StyledContainerProps>`
+  display: inline-grid;
+  grid-template-areas: ${getGridTemplateAreas};
+  column-gap: ${spacingSmall};
   align-items: center;
-  gap: ${spacingSmall};
+  text-align: ${({ $layout }) => ($layout === LAYOUTS.LEFT ? 'end' : 'start')};
+
+  & > .MuiCheckbox-root {
+    grid-area: box;
+  }
 `;
 
-export const Label = styled.label`
-  color: ${colorTextDefault};
+export const Label = styled.label<StyledLabelProps>`
+  color: ${({ $disabled }) => ($disabled ? colorNeutral3 : colorTextDefault)};
   font-size: ${fontSizeDefault};
   font-style: normal;
   font-weight: 400;
   line-height: normal;
-  cursor: pointer;
+  cursor: ${({ $disabled }) => ($disabled ? 'not-allowed' : 'pointer')};
+  grid-area: label;
+`;
+
+export const HelperText = styled.label<StyledLabelProps>`
+  color: ${({ $disabled }) => ($disabled ? colorNeutral3 : colorTextLight)};
+  font-size: ${fontSizeSmall};
+  font-style: normal;
+  font-weight: 400;
+  line-height: normal;
+  cursor: ${({ $disabled }) => ($disabled ? 'not-allowed' : 'pointer')};
+  grid-area: helper;
 `;
 
-export const StyledCheckbox = styled(MuiCheckbox)`
+// The root has no padding, so MUI's focus ripple only tints the inside of the
+// box; the outline is what makes keyboard focus visible. MUI never sets
+// `Mui-focusVisible` while disabled, so a focusable disabled input (one with a
+// tooltip) is matched through `:has` instead.
+export const StyledCheckbox = styled(MuiCheckbox)<StyledCheckboxProps>`
   &.MuiCheckbox-root {
     padding: 0;
+    border-radius: ${({ $round }) => ($round ? '50%' : borderRadiusSmall)};
   }
 
   &.Mui-checked {
     color: ${colorBrand1};
   }
+
+  &.Mui-focusVisible,
+  &.Mui-disabled:has(input:focus-visible) {
+    outline: 2px solid ${colorBrand1};
+    outline-offset: 2px;
+  }
 `;
diff --git a/src/components/Checkbox/types.ts b/src/components/Checkbox/types.ts
index b8f7df1..9c98171 100644
--- a/src/components/Checkbox/types.ts
+++ b/src/components/Checkbox/types.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { CheckboxProps as MuiCheckboxProps } from '@mui/material';
-import { LAYOUTS } from './constants';
+import { LAYOUTS, TOOLTIP_PLACEMENT_VALUES } from './constants';
 
 type Layout = typeof LAYOUTS[keyof typeof LAYOUTS];
+type TooltipPlacement = typeof TOOLTIP_PLACEMENT_VALUES[number];
 
 export interface CheckboxProps extends Omit<MuiCheckboxProps, 'inputProps'> {
   /** Text label displayed next to the checkbox. */
@@ -10,6 +11,9 @@ export interface CheckboxProps extends Omit<MuiCheckboxProps, 'inputProps'> {
   /** Position of the label relative to the checkbox. @default 'right' */
   layout?: Layout;
 
+  /** Secondary text displayed below the label; it is also exposed as the checkbox's accessible description. */
+  helperText?: string;
+
   /** When true, renders the checkbox as a round radio-style control. @default false */
   round?: boolean;
 
@@ -18,4 +22,24 @@ export interface CheckboxProps extends Omit<MuiCheckboxProps, 'inputProps'> {
 
   /** `data-test` attribute on the underlying `<input>` element. */
   dataTest?: string;
+
+  /** Text shown in a tooltip on hover and keyboard focus; when set, a disabled checkbox stays focusable (`aria-disabled`) so the tooltip can be reached. */
+  tooltipLabel?: string;
+
+  /** Placement of the tooltip when `tooltipLabel` is provided. @default 'top' */
+  tooltipPlacement?: TooltipPlacement;
+}
+
+export interface StyledContainerProps {
+  $layout: Layout;
+  $hasLabel: boolean;
+  $hasHelperText: boolean;
+}
+
+export interface StyledLabelProps {
+  $disabled?: boolean;
+}
+
+export interface StyledCheckboxProps {
+  $round: boolean;
 }