diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1183501e7..475927ae4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Added
+
+- Added an optional line number argument for `util.toggle_checkbox()`, that defaults to the current line.
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - Ensure toggle checkbox mapping uses checkbox configuration.
diff --git a/lua/obsidian/util.lua b/lua/obsidian/util.lua
index 218dd0e6a..caf06b7e0 100644
--- a/lua/obsidian/util.lua
+++ b/lua/obsidian/util.lua
@@ -493,9 +493,10 @@ util.zettel_id = function()
 end
 
 ---Toggle the checkbox on the line that the cursor is on.
-util.toggle_checkbox = function(opts)
-  local line_num = unpack(vim.api.nvim_win_get_cursor(0)) -- 1-indexed
-  local line = vim.api.nvim_get_current_line()
+util.toggle_checkbox = function(opts, 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*- %[.] "
   local checkboxes = opts or { " ", "x" }