diff --git a/src/lib/checkbox/checkbox.ts b/src/lib/checkbox/checkbox.ts
index e90cb735931..a04f2987f5d 100644
--- a/src/lib/checkbox/checkbox.ts
+++ b/src/lib/checkbox/checkbox.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export const MD_CHECKBOX_CONTROL_VALUE_ACCESSOR: any = {
 /**
  * Represents the different states that require custom transitions between them.
  */
-enum TransitionCheckState {
+export enum TransitionCheckState {
   /** The initial state of the component before any user interaction. */
   Init,
   /** The state representing the component when it's becoming checked. */