diff --git a/Build/Sources/TypeScript/backend/Resources/Public/TypeScript/GlobalEventHandler.ts b/Build/Sources/TypeScript/backend/Resources/Public/TypeScript/GlobalEventHandler.ts
index c5d405dbf38ddea0b46b4edbfb1af3e888799b3c..43d9c777f5f521cb585f281f591f9bf783c79fef 100644
--- a/Build/Sources/TypeScript/backend/Resources/Public/TypeScript/GlobalEventHandler.ts
+++ b/Build/Sources/TypeScript/backend/Resources/Public/TypeScript/GlobalEventHandler.ts
@@ -153,7 +153,15 @@ class GlobalEventHandler {
     if (element instanceof HTMLSelectElement) {
       return element.options[element.selectedIndex].value;
     } else if (element instanceof HTMLInputElement && type === 'checkbox') {
-      return element.checked ? element.value : '';
+      // used for representing unchecked state as e.g. `data-empty-value="0"`
+      const emptyValue: string = element.dataset.emptyValue;
+      if (element.checked) {
+        return element.value;
+      } else if (typeof emptyValue !== 'undefined') {
+        return emptyValue;
+      } else {
+        return '';
+      }
     } else if (element instanceof HTMLInputElement) {
       return element.value;
     }
diff --git a/typo3/sysext/backend/Classes/Utility/BackendUtility.php b/typo3/sysext/backend/Classes/Utility/BackendUtility.php
index 012baa76f534ea61963fdc67bd463d99b61fbd9b..324c3262c42047f60f21948b0f9a4a5e9f15f955 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/backend/Classes/Utility/BackendUtility.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/backend/Classes/Utility/BackendUtility.php
@@ -2607,6 +2607,7 @@ class BackendUtility
             'data-global-event' => 'change',
             'data-action-navigate' => '$data=~s/$value/',
             'data-navigate-value' => sprintf('%s&%s=${value}', $scriptUrl, $elementName),
+            'data-empty-value' => '0',
         ], true);
         return
             '<input ' . $attributes .
diff --git a/typo3/sysext/backend/Resources/Public/JavaScript/GlobalEventHandler.js b/typo3/sysext/backend/Resources/Public/JavaScript/GlobalEventHandler.js
index 640935c5c794ef97378066de908ee5df00684c02..59d98f5dea5de2236586bacedcfb4fdc667d2747 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/backend/Resources/Public/JavaScript/GlobalEventHandler.js
+++ b/typo3/sysext/backend/Resources/Public/JavaScript/GlobalEventHandler.js
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
  *
  * The TYPO3 project - inspiring people to share!
  */
-define(["require","exports","TYPO3/CMS/Core/DocumentService","TYPO3/CMS/Core/Event/RegularEvent"],(function(e,t,n,a){"use strict";return new class{constructor(){this.options={onChangeSelector:'[data-global-event="change"]',onClickSelector:'[data-global-event="click"]',onSubmitSelector:'form[data-global-event="submit"]'},n.ready().then(()=>this.registerEvents())}registerEvents(){new a("change",this.handleChangeEvent.bind(this)).delegateTo(document,this.options.onChangeSelector),new a("click",this.handleClickEvent.bind(this)).delegateTo(document,this.options.onClickSelector),new a("submit",this.handleSubmitEvent.bind(this)).delegateTo(document,this.options.onSubmitSelector)}handleChangeEvent(e,t){e.preventDefault(),this.handleFormChildSubmitAction(e,t)||this.handleFormChildNavigateAction(e,t)}handleClickEvent(e,t){e.preventDefault()}handleSubmitEvent(e,t){e.preventDefault(),this.handleFormNavigateAction(e,t)}handleFormChildSubmitAction(e,t){const n=t.dataset.actionSubmit;if(!n)return!1;if("$form"===n&&this.isHTMLFormChildElement(t))return t.form.submit(),!0;const a=document.querySelector(n);return a instanceof HTMLFormElement&&(a.submit(),!0)}handleFormChildNavigateAction(e,t){const n=t.dataset.actionNavigate;if(!n)return!1;const a=this.resolveHTMLFormChildElementValue(t),i=t.dataset.navigateValue;return"$data=~s/$value/"===n&&i&&null!==a?(window.location.href=this.substituteValueVariable(i,a),!0):"$data"===n&&i?(window.location.href=i,!0):!("$value"!==n||!a)&&(window.location.href=a,!0)}handleFormNavigateAction(e,t){const n=t.action,a=t.dataset.actionNavigate;if(!n||!a)return!1;const i=t.dataset.navigateValue,l=t.dataset.valueSelector,o=this.resolveHTMLFormChildElementValue(t.querySelector(l));return"$form=~s/$value/"===a&&i&&null!==o?(window.location.href=this.substituteValueVariable(i,o),!0):"$form"===a&&(window.location.href=n,!0)}substituteValueVariable(e,t){return e.replace(/(\$\{value\}|%24%7Bvalue%7D|\$\[value\]|%24%5Bvalue%5D)/gi,t)}isHTMLFormChildElement(e){return e instanceof HTMLSelectElement||e instanceof HTMLInputElement||e instanceof HTMLTextAreaElement}resolveHTMLFormChildElementValue(e){const t=e.getAttribute("type");return e instanceof HTMLSelectElement?e.options[e.selectedIndex].value:e instanceof HTMLInputElement&&"checkbox"===t?e.checked?e.value:"":e instanceof HTMLInputElement?e.value:null}}}));
\ No newline at end of file
+define(["require","exports","TYPO3/CMS/Core/DocumentService","TYPO3/CMS/Core/Event/RegularEvent"],(function(e,t,n,a){"use strict";return new class{constructor(){this.options={onChangeSelector:'[data-global-event="change"]',onClickSelector:'[data-global-event="click"]',onSubmitSelector:'form[data-global-event="submit"]'},n.ready().then(()=>this.registerEvents())}registerEvents(){new a("change",this.handleChangeEvent.bind(this)).delegateTo(document,this.options.onChangeSelector),new a("click",this.handleClickEvent.bind(this)).delegateTo(document,this.options.onClickSelector),new a("submit",this.handleSubmitEvent.bind(this)).delegateTo(document,this.options.onSubmitSelector)}handleChangeEvent(e,t){e.preventDefault(),this.handleFormChildSubmitAction(e,t)||this.handleFormChildNavigateAction(e,t)}handleClickEvent(e,t){e.preventDefault()}handleSubmitEvent(e,t){e.preventDefault(),this.handleFormNavigateAction(e,t)}handleFormChildSubmitAction(e,t){const n=t.dataset.actionSubmit;if(!n)return!1;if("$form"===n&&this.isHTMLFormChildElement(t))return t.form.submit(),!0;const a=document.querySelector(n);return a instanceof HTMLFormElement&&(a.submit(),!0)}handleFormChildNavigateAction(e,t){const n=t.dataset.actionNavigate;if(!n)return!1;const a=this.resolveHTMLFormChildElementValue(t),i=t.dataset.navigateValue;return"$data=~s/$value/"===n&&i&&null!==a?(window.location.href=this.substituteValueVariable(i,a),!0):"$data"===n&&i?(window.location.href=i,!0):!("$value"!==n||!a)&&(window.location.href=a,!0)}handleFormNavigateAction(e,t){const n=t.action,a=t.dataset.actionNavigate;if(!n||!a)return!1;const i=t.dataset.navigateValue,o=t.dataset.valueSelector,l=this.resolveHTMLFormChildElementValue(t.querySelector(o));return"$form=~s/$value/"===a&&i&&null!==l?(window.location.href=this.substituteValueVariable(i,l),!0):"$form"===a&&(window.location.href=n,!0)}substituteValueVariable(e,t){return e.replace(/(\$\{value\}|%24%7Bvalue%7D|\$\[value\]|%24%5Bvalue%5D)/gi,t)}isHTMLFormChildElement(e){return e instanceof HTMLSelectElement||e instanceof HTMLInputElement||e instanceof HTMLTextAreaElement}resolveHTMLFormChildElementValue(e){const t=e.getAttribute("type");if(e instanceof HTMLSelectElement)return e.options[e.selectedIndex].value;if(e instanceof HTMLInputElement&&"checkbox"===t){const t=e.dataset.emptyValue;return e.checked?e.value:void 0!==t?t:""}return e instanceof HTMLInputElement?e.value:null}}}));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/typo3/sysext/core/Documentation/Changelog/10.4.x/Important-91117-UseGlobalEventHandlerAndActionDispatcherInsteadOfInlineJS.rst b/typo3/sysext/core/Documentation/Changelog/10.4.x/Important-91117-UseGlobalEventHandlerAndActionDispatcherInsteadOfInlineJS.rst
index f3fb631aaa494becdb66aa74f31c95b7a53a90a0..da0358815b2b4747957126fcb19a979fad853cbc 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/core/Documentation/Changelog/10.4.x/Important-91117-UseGlobalEventHandlerAndActionDispatcherInsteadOfInlineJS.rst
+++ b/typo3/sysext/core/Documentation/Changelog/10.4.x/Important-91117-UseGlobalEventHandlerAndActionDispatcherInsteadOfInlineJS.rst
@@ -45,6 +45,17 @@ Navigates to URL once selected drop-down was changed, including selected value
 `$data=~s/$value/` replaces literal `${value}` with selected value in `:html:`data-navigate-value`)
 
 
+.. code-block:: html
+
+   <input type="checkbox" name="setting" onclick="window.location.href='/?setting='+(this.checked ? 1 : 0)">
+   <!-- ... changed to ... -->
+   <input type="checkbox" name="setting" value="1" data-empty-value="0"
+      data-global-event="change" data-action-navigate="$data=~s/$value/">
+
+Checkboxes used to send a particular value when being unchecked can be achieved by using
+:html:`data-empty-value="0"` - in case this attribute is omitted, an empty string `''` is sent.
+
+
 .. code-block:: html
 
    <input type="checkbox" onclick="document.getElementById('formIdentifier').submit();">