diff --git a/src/components/checkbox/checkbox-theme.scss b/src/components/checkbox/checkbox-theme.scss
index 96728c870b8..afe6ebabab6 100644
--- a/src/components/checkbox/checkbox-theme.scss
+++ b/src/components/checkbox/checkbox-theme.scss
@@ -1,11 +1,46 @@
-md-checkbox.md-THEME_NAME-theme {
+@mixin checkbox-primary($checkedSelector: '.md-checked') {
+  .md-ripple {
+    color: '{{primary-600}}';
+  }
+
+  &#{$checkedSelector} .md-ripple {
+    color: '{{background-600}}';
+  }
+
+  .md-ink-ripple {
+    color: '{{foreground-2}}';
+  }
+
+  &#{$checkedSelector} .md-ink-ripple {
+    color: '{{primary-color-0.87}}';
+  }
+
+  ._md-icon {
+    border-color: '{{foreground-2}}';
+  }
+
+  &#{$checkedSelector} ._md-icon {
+    background-color: '{{primary-color-0.87}}';
+  }
+
+  &#{$checkedSelector}.md-focused ._md-container:before {
+    background-color: '{{primary-color-0.26}}';
+  }
 
+  &#{$checkedSelector} ._md-icon:after {
+    border-color: '{{primary-contrast-0.87}}';
+  }
+}
+
+md-checkbox.md-THEME_NAME-theme {
   .md-ripple {
     color: '{{accent-600}}';
   }
+
   &.md-checked .md-ripple {
     color: '{{background-600}}';
   }
+
   &.md-checked.md-focused ._md-container:before {
     background-color: '{{accent-color-0.26}}';
   }
@@ -21,6 +56,7 @@ md-checkbox.md-THEME_NAME-theme {
   ._md-icon {
     border-color: '{{foreground-2}}';
   }
+
   &.md-checked ._md-icon {
     background-color: '{{accent-color-0.87}}';
   }
@@ -31,35 +67,7 @@ md-checkbox.md-THEME_NAME-theme {
 
   &:not([disabled]) {
     &.md-primary {
-      .md-ripple {
-        color: '{{primary-600}}';
-      }
-      &.md-checked .md-ripple {
-        color: '{{background-600}}';
-      }
-
-      .md-ink-ripple {
-        color: '{{foreground-2}}';
-      }
-
-      &.md-checked .md-ink-ripple {
-        color: '{{primary-color-0.87}}';
-      }
-
-      ._md-icon {
-        border-color: '{{foreground-2}}';
-      }
-      &.md-checked ._md-icon {
-        background-color: '{{primary-color-0.87}}';
-      }
-
-      &.md-checked.md-focused ._md-container:before {
-        background-color: '{{primary-color-0.26}}';
-      }
-
-      &.md-checked ._md-icon:after {
-        border-color: '{{primary-contrast-0.87}}';
-      }
+     @include checkbox-primary;
     }
 
     &.md-warn {
@@ -78,12 +86,15 @@ md-checkbox.md-THEME_NAME-theme {
       ._md-icon {
         border-color: '{{foreground-2}}';
       }
+
       &.md-checked ._md-icon {
         background-color: '{{warn-color-0.87}}';
       }
+
       &.md-checked.md-focused:not([disabled]) ._md-container:before {
         background-color: '{{warn-color-0.26}}';
       }
+
       &.md-checked ._md-icon:after {
         border-color: '{{background-200}}';
       }
@@ -91,7 +102,6 @@ md-checkbox.md-THEME_NAME-theme {
   }
 
   &[disabled] {
-
     ._md-icon {
       border-color: '{{foreground-3}}';
     }
diff --git a/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.scss b/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.scss
index cdc4ca77b7e..11978ba1301 100644
--- a/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.scss
+++ b/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.scss
@@ -6,46 +6,15 @@ $checkbox-border-width: 2px !default;
 $checkbox-text-margin: 10px !default;
 $checkbox-top: 12px !default;
 
-.md-inline-form {
-  md-checkbox {
-    margin: 19px 0 18px;
-  }
-}
-
-md-checkbox {
-  box-sizing: border-box;
-  display: inline-block;
-  margin-bottom: $checkbox-margin;
-  white-space: nowrap;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  outline: none;
-  user-select: none;
-  position: relative;
-  min-width: $checkbox-width;
-  min-height: $checkbox-width;
-  @include rtl(margin-left, 0, $checkbox-margin);
-  @include rtl(margin-right, $checkbox-margin, 0);
-
-  &:last-of-type {
-    margin-left: 0;
-    margin-right: 0;
-  }
-
-  &.md-focused:not([disabled]) {
-    ._md-container:before {
-      left: -8px;
-      top: -8px;
-      right: -8px;
-      bottom: -8px;
-    }
-
-    &:not(.md-checked) {
-      ._md-container:before {
-        background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
+// This mixin allows a user to use the md-checkbox css outside of the
+// md-checkbox directive.
+// See src/components/select/select.scss for an example.
+@mixin checkbox-container(
+  $checkedSelector: '.md-checked',
+  $width: $checkbox-width,
+  $height: $checkbox-height,
+  $border-width: $checkbox-border-width,
+  $border-radius: $checkbox-border-radius) {
   ._md-container {
     position: absolute;
     top: 50%;
@@ -54,11 +23,11 @@ md-checkbox {
     box-sizing: border-box;
     display: inline-block;
 
-    width: $checkbox-width;
-    height: $checkbox-height;
+    width: $width;
+    height: $height;
     @include rtl(left, 0, auto);
     @include rtl(right, auto, 0);
-    
+
     &:before {
       box-sizing: border-box;
       background-color: transparent;
@@ -97,10 +66,6 @@ md-checkbox {
     }
   }
 
-  &.md-align-top-left > div._md-container {
-    top: $checkbox-top;
-  }
-
   // unchecked
   ._md-icon {
     box-sizing: border-box;
@@ -108,15 +73,31 @@ md-checkbox {
     position: absolute;
     top: 0;
     left: 0;
-    width: $checkbox-width;
-    height: $checkbox-height;
-    border-width: $checkbox-border-width;
+    width: $width;
+    height: $height;
+    border-width: $border-width;
     border-style: solid;
-    border-radius: $checkbox-border-radius;
+    border-radius: $border-radius;
   }
 
-  &.md-checked ._md-icon {
+  &#{$checkedSelector} ._md-icon {
     border: none;
+
+    &:after {
+      box-sizing: border-box;
+      transform: rotate(45deg);
+      position: absolute;
+      left: $width / 3;
+      top: $width / 9;
+      display: table;
+      width: $width / 3;
+      height: $width * 2 / 3;
+      border-width: $border-width;
+      border-style: solid;
+      border-top: 0;
+      border-left: 0;
+      content: '';
+    }
   }
 
   // disabled
@@ -124,22 +105,53 @@ md-checkbox {
     cursor: default;
   }
 
+}
 
-  &.md-checked ._md-icon:after {
-    box-sizing: border-box;
-    transform: rotate(45deg);
-    position: absolute;
-    left: $checkbox-width / 3;
-    top: $checkbox-width / 9;
-    display: table;
-    width: $checkbox-width / 3;
-    height: $checkbox-width * 2 / 3;
-    border-width: $checkbox-border-width;
-    border-style: solid;
-    border-top: 0;
-    border-left: 0;
-    content: '';
+.md-inline-form {
+  md-checkbox {
+    margin: 19px 0 18px;
   }
+}
+
+md-checkbox {
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  display: inline-block;
+  margin-bottom: $checkbox-margin;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  outline: none;
+  user-select: none;
+  position: relative;
+  min-width: $checkbox-width;
+  min-height: $checkbox-width;
+  @include rtl(margin-left, 0, $checkbox-margin);
+  @include rtl(margin-right, $checkbox-margin, 0);
+
+  &:last-of-type {
+    margin-left: 0;
+    margin-right: 0;
+  }
+
+  &.md-focused:not([disabled]) {
+    ._md-container:before {
+      left: -8px;
+      top: -8px;
+      right: -8px;
+      bottom: -8px;
+    }
+
+    &:not(.md-checked) {
+      ._md-container:before {
+        background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  &.md-align-top-left > div._md-container {
+    top: $checkbox-top;
+  }
+
+  @include checkbox-container;
 
   ._md-label {
     box-sizing: border-box;
diff --git a/src/components/select/demoOptionGroups/index.html b/src/components/select/demoOptionGroups/index.html
index daa5570f4eb..b3df40ddd1a 100644
--- a/src/components/select/demoOptionGroups/index.html
+++ b/src/components/select/demoOptionGroups/index.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ <h1 class="md-title">Pick your pizza below</h1>
       </md-input-container>
       <md-input-container>
         <label>Topping</label>
-        <md-select ng-model="topping">
+        <md-select ng-model="selectedToppings" multiple>
           <md-optgroup label="Meats">
             <md-option ng-value="topping.name" ng-repeat="topping in toppings | filter: {category: 'meat' }">{{topping.name}}</md-option>
           </md-optgroup>
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ <h1 class="md-title">Pick your pizza below</h1>
         </md-select>
       </md-input-container>
     </div>
-    <p ng-if="topping">You ordered a {{size.toLowerCase()}} pizza with {{topping.toLowerCase()}}.</p>
+    <p ng-if="selectedToppings">You ordered a {{size.toLowerCase()}} pizza with
+    {{printSelectedToppings()}}.</p>
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/components/select/demoOptionGroups/script.js b/src/components/select/demoOptionGroups/script.js
index 5e45025801e..e03bdbc94e4 100644
--- a/src/components/select/demoOptionGroups/script.js
+++ b/src/components/select/demoOptionGroups/script.js
@@ -17,4 +17,14 @@ angular
         { category: 'veg', name: 'Green Pepper' },
         { category: 'veg', name: 'Green Olives' }
       ];
+      $scope.selectedToppings = [];
+      $scope.printSelectedToppings = function printSelectedToppings(){
+        // If there is more than one topping, we add an 'and' and an oxford
+        // comma to be gramatically correct.
+        if (this.selectedToppings.length > 1) {
+          var lastTopping = ', and ' + this.selectedToppings.slice(-1)[0];
+          return this.selectedToppings.slice(0,-1).join(', ') + lastTopping;
+        }
+        return this.selectedToppings.join('');
+      };
     });
diff --git a/src/components/select/select-theme.scss b/src/components/select/select-theme.scss
index ee704ff5e55..bc9c49e7603 100644
--- a/src/components/select/select-theme.scss
+++ b/src/components/select/select-theme.scss
@@ -75,3 +75,12 @@ md-select-menu.md-THEME_NAME-theme {
     }
   }
 }
+
+
+[md-checkbox-enabled].md-THEME_NAME-theme {
+  @include checkbox-primary('[selected]');
+
+  md-option ._md-text {
+    color: '{{background-900-0.87}}';
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/components/select/select.js b/src/components/select/select.js
index 453dca413cc..cd280df8a0f 100755
--- a/src/components/select/select.js
+++ b/src/components/select/select.js
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 
 var SELECT_EDGE_MARGIN = 8;
 var selectNextId = 0;
+var CHECKBOX_SELECTION_INDICATOR =
+  angular.element('<div class="_md-container"><div class="_md-icon"></div></div>');
 
 angular.module('material.components.select', [
     'material.core',
@@ -776,6 +778,11 @@ function OptionDirective($mdButtonInkRipple, $mdUtil) {
     var optionCtrl = ctrls[0];
     var selectCtrl = ctrls[1];
 
+    if (selectCtrl.isMultiple) {
+      element.attr('md-checkbox-enabled', '');
+      element.prepend(CHECKBOX_SELECTION_INDICATOR.clone());
+    }
+
     if (angular.isDefined(attr.ngValue)) {
       scope.$watch(attr.ngValue, setOptionValue);
     } else if (angular.isDefined(attr.value)) {
diff --git a/src/components/select/select.scss b/src/components/select/select.scss
index b89940974d0..ef58a3524d6 100755
--- a/src/components/select/select.scss
+++ b/src/components/select/select.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+$select-checkbox-border-radius: 2px !default;
+$select-checkbox-border-width: 2px !default;
+$select-checkbox-width: rem(1.4) !default;
 $select-option-height: 48px;
 $select-option-padding: 16px;
 $select-container-padding: 16px;
@@ -230,3 +233,17 @@ md-optgroup {
     border: 1px solid #fff;
   }
 }
+
+md-select-menu[multiple] {
+  md-option[md-checkbox-enabled] {
+    @include rtl(padding-left, $select-option-padding * 2.5, $select-option-padding);
+    @include rtl(padding-right, $select-option-padding, $select-option-padding * 2.5);
+
+    @include checkbox-container('[selected]');
+
+    ._md-container {
+      @include rtl(margin-left, $select-option-padding * (2 / 3), auto);
+      @include rtl(margin-right, auto, $select-option-padding * (2 / 3));
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/components/select/select.spec.js b/src/components/select/select.spec.js
index be0961f5708..550fa5ed787 100755
--- a/src/components/select/select.spec.js
+++ b/src/components/select/select.spec.js
@@ -241,10 +241,21 @@ describe('<md-select>', function() {
                               '</md-select>' +
                             '</md-input-container>')($rootScope).find('md-select');
       var label = select.find('md-select-value');
+      var options = select.find('md-option');
+
       $rootScope.$digest();
 
       expect(label.text()).toBe('Two');
       expect(label.hasClass('md-select-placeholder')).toBe(false);
+
+
+      // Ensure every md-option element does not have a checkbox prepended to it.
+      for (var i = 0; i < options.length; i++) {
+        var checkBoxContainer = options[i].querySelector('._md-container');
+        var checkBoxIcon = options[i].querySelector('._md-icon');
+        expect(checkBoxContainer).toBe(null);
+        expect(checkBoxIcon).toBe(null);
+      }
     }));
 
     it('supports rendering multiple', inject(function($rootScope, $compile) {
@@ -258,11 +269,24 @@ describe('<md-select>', function() {
                               '</md-select>' +
                             '</md-input-container>')($rootScope).find('md-select');
       var label = select.find('md-select-value');
+      var options = select.find('md-option');
+      var container;
+      var icon;
+
       $rootScope.$digest();
       $rootScope.$digest();
 
       expect(label.text()).toBe('One, Three');
       expect(label.hasClass('md-select-placeholder')).toBe(false);
+
+      // Ensure every md-option element has a checkbox prepended to it.
+      for (var i = 0; i < options.length; i++) {
+        var checkBoxContainer = options[i].querySelector('._md-container');
+        var checkBoxIcon = options[i].querySelector('._md-icon');
+        expect(checkBoxContainer).not.toBe(null);
+        expect(checkBoxIcon).not.toBe(null);
+      }
+
     }));
 
     it('supports raw html', inject(function($rootScope, $compile, $sce) {