diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/components/Checkbox.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/components/Checkbox.java
index e8d86f56c..591f425ac 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/components/Checkbox.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/components/Checkbox.java
@@ -94,4 +94,22 @@ public class Checkbox extends UIBean {
     public void setSubmitUnchecked(String submitUnchecked) {
         this.submitUnchecked = submitUnchecked;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Deprecated since 2.5.27
+     * @deprecated use {@link #setLabelPosition(String)} instead
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    @Override
+    @StrutsTagAttribute(description="(Deprecated) Define label position of form element (top/left), also 'right' is supported when using 'xhtml' theme")
+    public void setLabelposition(String labelPosition) {
+        super.setLabelPosition(labelPosition);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @StrutsTagAttribute(description="Define label position of form element (top/left), also 'right' is supported when using 'xhtml' theme")
+    public void setLabelPosition(String labelPosition) {
+        super.setLabelPosition(labelPosition);
+    }
+
 }