diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b585ed0e2..fa5d1bf0f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - Added `opts.follow_img_func` option for customizing how to handle image paths.
 - Added better handling for undefined template fields, which will now be prompted for.
+- Added `ObsidianSetCheckbox` to set the value of a checkbox to the passed in value. Defaults to `x`.
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/lua/obsidian/commands/init.lua b/lua/obsidian/commands/init.lua
index f31eaf8ea..9d70a141e 100644
--- a/lua/obsidian/commands/init.lua
+++ b/lua/obsidian/commands/init.lua
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ local iter = require("obsidian.itertools").iter
 
 local command_lookups = {
   ObsidianCheck = "obsidian.commands.check",
+  ObsidianSetCheckbox = "obsidian.commands.set_checkbox",
   ObsidianToggleCheckbox = "obsidian.commands.toggle_checkbox",
   ObsidianToday = "obsidian.commands.today",
   ObsidianYesterday = "obsidian.commands.yesterday",
@@ -168,6 +169,8 @@ M.register("ObsidianLinks", { opts = { nargs = 0, desc = "Collect all links with
 
 M.register("ObsidianFollowLink", { opts = { nargs = "?", desc = "Follow reference or link under cursor" } })
 
+M.register("ObsidianSetCheckbox", { opts = { nargs = 1, desc = "Set the value of a checkbox" } })
+
 M.register("ObsidianToggleCheckbox", { opts = { nargs = 0, desc = "Toggle checkbox" } })
 
 M.register("ObsidianWorkspace", { opts = { nargs = "?", desc = "Check or switch workspace" } })
diff --git a/lua/obsidian/commands/set_checkbox.lua b/lua/obsidian/commands/set_checkbox.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d29206b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/obsidian/commands/set_checkbox.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+local set_checkbox = require("obsidian.util").set_checkbox
+
+---@param client obsidian.Client
+return function(client, data)
+  -- If no check_char is provided, default to "x"
+  if string.len(data.args) == 0 then
+    data.args = "x"
+  end
+  set_checkbox(data.args)
+end
diff --git a/lua/obsidian/util.lua b/lua/obsidian/util.lua
index 1db3d044e..709463bf2 100644
--- a/lua/obsidian/util.lua
+++ b/lua/obsidian/util.lua
@@ -513,6 +513,7 @@ util.toggle_checkbox = function(opts, line_num)
   local checkboxes = opts or { " ", "x" }
 
   if not string.match(line, checkbox_pattern) then
+    -- Add an empty checkbox if one is not found.
     local unordered_list_pattern = "^(%s*)[-*+] (.*)"
     if string.match(line, unordered_list_pattern) then
       line = string.gsub(line, unordered_list_pattern, "%1- [ ] %2")
@@ -534,6 +535,22 @@ util.toggle_checkbox = function(opts, line_num)
   vim.api.nvim_buf_set_lines(0, line_num - 1, line_num, true, { line })
 end
 
+---Set the value of a checkbox to a given check_char
+util.set_checkbox = function(check_char, line_num)
+  -- Allow line_num to be optional, defaulting to the current line if not provided
+  line_num = line_num or unpack(vim.api.nvim_win_get_cursor(0))
+  local line = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_lines(0, line_num - 1, line_num, false)[1]
+
+  local checkbox_pattern = "^%s*- %[.] "
+
+  if string.match(line, checkbox_pattern) then
+    -- Only set the check_char if the line contains the checkbox pattern.
+    line = util.string_replace(line, "- [" .. check_char .. "]", "- [" .. check_char .. "]", 1)
+  end
+  -- 0-indexed
+  vim.api.nvim_buf_set_lines(0, line_num - 1, line_num, true, { line })
+end
+
 ---Determines if the given date is a working day (not weekend)
 ---
 ---@param time integer