diff --git a/src/components/checkbox-group/CheckboxGroup.stories.tsx b/src/components/checkbox-group/CheckboxGroup.stories.tsx
index e8f5b2a..7bda94a 100644
--- a/src/components/checkbox-group/CheckboxGroup.stories.tsx
+++ b/src/components/checkbox-group/CheckboxGroup.stories.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import { StoryObj } from "@storybook/react";
 
-import { CheckboxGroup } from "./CheckboxGroup";
+import { CheckboxGroup, type CheckboxGroupProps } from "./CheckboxGroup";
 import { CheckboxGroupField } from "./CheckboxGroupField.mock";
 import { ZodArrayField, stringArrayField } from "../../fields";
-import { UseCheckboxGroupProps } from "../../hooks";
 import { StoryForm } from "../../scenarios/StoryForm";
 
 const languagesOptions = [
@@ -32,8 +31,8 @@ export default meta;
 
 const checkboxGroupStory = <Option, Field extends ZodArrayField>(
   storyObj: {
-    args: Pick<UseCheckboxGroupProps<Option, Field>, "field"> &
-      Omit<Partial<UseCheckboxGroupProps<Option, Field>>, "field">;
+    args: Pick<CheckboxGroupProps<Option, Field>, "field"> &
+      Omit<Partial<CheckboxGroupProps<Option, Field>>, "field">;
   } & Omit<StoryObj<typeof meta>, "args">,
 ) => ({
   ...storyObj,
@@ -62,6 +61,13 @@ export const Optional = checkboxGroupStory({
   },
 });
 
+export const Initialized = checkboxGroupStory({
+  args: {
+    field: stringArrayField().optional(),
+    initialValue: ["ts", "hc"],
+  },
+});
+
 export const ComposedField = checkboxGroupStory({
   args: {
     field: stringArrayField(),
diff --git a/src/components/checkbox-group/CheckboxGroup.tsx b/src/components/checkbox-group/CheckboxGroup.tsx
index 9bf6897..0014ec8 100644
--- a/src/components/checkbox-group/CheckboxGroup.tsx
+++ b/src/components/checkbox-group/CheckboxGroup.tsx
@@ -1,18 +1,30 @@
-import { ZodArrayField } from "../../fields";
+import { UseFieldOptions } from "form-atoms";
+
+import { ZodArrayField, ZodFieldValue } from "../../fields";
 import { UseCheckboxGroupProps, useCheckboxGroup } from "../../hooks";
 
+export type CheckboxGroupProps<
+  Option,
+  Field extends ZodArrayField,
+> = UseCheckboxGroupProps<Option, Field> &
+  Pick<UseFieldOptions<ZodFieldValue<Field>>, "initialValue">;
+
 export const CheckboxGroup = <Option, Field extends ZodArrayField>({
   field,
   options,
   getValue,
   getLabel,
-}: UseCheckboxGroupProps<Option, Field>) => {
-  const checkboxGroup = useCheckboxGroup({
-    field,
-    options,
-    getValue,
-    getLabel,
-  });
+  initialValue,
+}: CheckboxGroupProps<Option, Field>) => {
+  const checkboxGroup = useCheckboxGroup(
+    {
+      field,
+      options,
+      getValue,
+      getLabel,
+    },
+    { initialValue },
+  );
 
   return (
     <>
diff --git a/src/components/checkbox-group/CheckboxGroupField.mock.tsx b/src/components/checkbox-group/CheckboxGroupField.mock.tsx
index 872db69..41257e8 100644
--- a/src/components/checkbox-group/CheckboxGroupField.mock.tsx
+++ b/src/components/checkbox-group/CheckboxGroupField.mock.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-import { ReactNode } from "react";
-
 import { CheckboxGroup } from "./CheckboxGroup";
 import { ZodArrayField } from "../../fields";
-import { UseCheckboxGroupProps } from "../../hooks";
+import { CheckboxGroupFieldProps } from "../../hooks";
 import { PicoFieldErrors } from "../../scenarios/PicoFieldErrors";
 import { FieldLabel } from "../field-label";
 
@@ -12,7 +10,7 @@ export const CheckboxGroupField = <Option, Field extends ZodArrayField>({
   getValue,
   getLabel,
   options,
-}: { label: ReactNode } & UseCheckboxGroupProps<Option, Field>) => (
+}: CheckboxGroupFieldProps<Option, Field>) => (
   <>
     <FieldLabel field={field} label={label} />
     <p>
diff --git a/src/hooks/use-checkbox-group/useCheckboxGroup.test.tsx b/src/hooks/use-checkbox-group/useCheckboxGroup.test.tsx
index 4ab1285..fa26552 100644
--- a/src/hooks/use-checkbox-group/useCheckboxGroup.test.tsx
+++ b/src/hooks/use-checkbox-group/useCheckboxGroup.test.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,25 @@ describe("useCheckboxGroup()", () => {
   const options = ["electric", "gas", "manual"] as const;
   const getValue = (opt: string) => opt;
 
+  test("initialize the field via options", () => {
+    // NOTE: test got stuck when the options are inlined
+    const fieldOptions = { initialValue: ["gas", "manual"] };
+
+    const field = stringArrayField();
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(() =>
+      useCheckboxGroup(
+        { field, options, getValue, getLabel: getValue },
+        fieldOptions,
+      ),
+    );
+
+    expect(result.current).toHaveLength(options.length);
+    expect(result.current[0]).toHaveProperty("checked", false);
+    expect(result.current[1]).toHaveProperty("checked", true);
+    expect(result.current[2]).toHaveProperty("checked", true);
+  });
+
   describe("with required field", () => {
     test("it has required checkboxes", () => {
       const field = stringArrayField();
diff --git a/src/hooks/use-checkbox-group/useCheckboxGroup.tsx b/src/hooks/use-checkbox-group/useCheckboxGroup.tsx
index db58f3a..c747146 100644
--- a/src/hooks/use-checkbox-group/useCheckboxGroup.tsx
+++ b/src/hooks/use-checkbox-group/useCheckboxGroup.tsx
@@ -1,20 +1,29 @@
+import { UseFieldOptions } from "form-atoms";
+
 import { useCheckboxGroupFieldProps } from "./useCheckboxGroupProps";
-import { ZodArrayField } from "../../fields";
+import { ZodArrayField, ZodFieldValue } from "../../fields";
+import { FieldProps } from "../use-field-props";
 import { type UseMultiSelectFieldProps } from "../use-multiselect-field-props";
 import { type UseOptionsProps, useOptions } from "../use-options";
 
+export type CheckboxGroupFieldProps<
+  Option,
+  Field extends ZodArrayField,
+> = FieldProps<Field> & UseCheckboxGroupProps<Option, Field>;
+
 export type UseCheckboxGroupProps<
   Option,
   Field extends ZodArrayField,
 > = UseMultiSelectFieldProps<Option, Field> & UseOptionsProps<Option>;
 
-export const useCheckboxGroup = <Option, Field extends ZodArrayField>({
-  field,
-  getValue,
-  getLabel,
-  options,
-}: UseCheckboxGroupProps<Option, Field>) => {
-  const props = useCheckboxGroupFieldProps({ field, options, getValue });
+export const useCheckboxGroup = <Option, Field extends ZodArrayField>(
+  { field, getValue, getLabel, options }: UseCheckboxGroupProps<Option, Field>,
+  fieldOptions?: UseFieldOptions<ZodFieldValue<Field>>,
+) => {
+  const props = useCheckboxGroupFieldProps(
+    { field, options, getValue },
+    fieldOptions,
+  );
 
   const { renderOptions } = useOptions({
     field,
diff --git a/src/hooks/use-checkbox-group/useCheckboxGroupProps.tsx b/src/hooks/use-checkbox-group/useCheckboxGroupProps.tsx
index 8486635..20bd9a7 100644
--- a/src/hooks/use-checkbox-group/useCheckboxGroupProps.tsx
+++ b/src/hooks/use-checkbox-group/useCheckboxGroupProps.tsx
@@ -1,49 +1,64 @@
+import { UseFieldOptions } from "form-atoms";
 import { useAtomValue } from "jotai";
-import { ChangeEvent, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { ChangeEvent, useMemo, useRef } from "react";
 
 import {
-  UseMultiSelectFieldProps as UseCheckboxGroupFieldProps,
+  type UseMultiSelectFieldProps as UseCheckboxGroupFieldProps,
   useFieldProps,
 } from "../";
-import { ZodArrayField, ZodFieldValue } from "../../fields";
-
-export const useCheckboxGroupFieldProps = <
-  Option,
-  Field extends ZodArrayField,
->({
-  field,
-  options,
-  getValue,
-}: UseCheckboxGroupFieldProps<Option, Field>) => {
+import type { ZodArrayField, ZodFieldValue } from "../../fields";
+
+export const useCheckboxGroupFieldProps = <Option, Field extends ZodArrayField>(
+  { field, options, getValue }: UseCheckboxGroupFieldProps<Option, Field>,
+  fieldOptions?: UseFieldOptions<ZodFieldValue<Field>>,
+) => {
   const atom = useAtomValue(field);
   const fieldValue = useAtomValue(atom.value);
-  const [value, setValue] = useState<number[]>(() =>
-    fieldValue.map((activeOption) => options.indexOf(activeOption)),
+  const optionValues = useMemo(
+    () => options.map(getValue),
+    [getValue, options],
+  );
+
+  const prevValue = useRef(fieldValue);
+
+  const activeIndexes = useRef<number[]>(
+    fieldValue.map((activeOption) => optionValues.indexOf(activeOption)),
   );
 
+  if (prevValue.current != fieldValue) {
+    /**
+     * The field was set from outside via initialValue, reset action, or set manually.
+     * Recompute the indexes.
+     **/
+    activeIndexes.current = fieldValue.map((activeOption) =>
+      optionValues.indexOf(activeOption),
+    );
+  }
+
   const getEventValue = (event: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
     const index = parseInt(event.currentTarget.value);
-    const values = event.currentTarget.checked
-      ? [...value, index]
-      : value.filter((val) => val != index);
+    const nextIndexes = event.currentTarget.checked
+      ? [...activeIndexes.current, index]
+      : activeIndexes.current.filter((val) => val != index);
 
-    setValue(values);
+    activeIndexes.current = nextIndexes;
 
-    const activeOptions = values
-      .map((idx) => options[idx])
-      .filter(Boolean) as Option[];
+    const nextValues = nextIndexes.map((index) => optionValues[index]);
 
-    return activeOptions.map(getValue) as ZodFieldValue<Field>;
-  };
+    /**
+     * When user change event happened, we set the value.
+     * On the next render when the fieldValue is updated, we can skip calculating the activeIndexes.
+     */
+    prevValue.current = nextValues;
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (fieldValue.length === 0 && value.length !== 0) {
-      // reset local state, when form was reset
-      setValue([]);
-    }
-  }, [fieldValue]);
+    return nextValues as ZodFieldValue<Field>;
+  };
 
-  const props = useFieldProps<Field, HTMLInputElement>(field, getEventValue);
+  const props = useFieldProps<Field, HTMLInputElement>(
+    field,
+    getEventValue,
+    fieldOptions,
+  );
 
-  return { ...props, value };
+  return { ...props, value: activeIndexes.current };
 };