diff --git a/src/components/CheckboxField/README.md b/src/components/CheckboxField/README.md
index 53c80b79..e5460285 100644
--- a/src/components/CheckboxField/README.md
+++ b/src/components/CheckboxField/README.md
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ React.createElement(() => {
 
 ### Required State
 
-The required state indicates that the input is mandatory.
+The required state indicates that the input is mandatory. Required fields display an asterisk `*` after the label by
+default.
 
 ```docoff-react-preview
 React.createElement(() => {
@@ -204,21 +205,50 @@ React.createElement(() => {
 });
 ```
 
-However, you may find yourself in a situation where the input is not required
-(i.e. making the input checked), but you also don't want to render the field as
-optional because the unchecked state can be perfectly valid. For this case,
-there is the `renderAsRequired` prop:
+However, your project may use the label color as the primary means to indicate the required state of input fields (see
+[Forms Theming](/docs/customize/theming/forms) for more). Because not checking an input is also a valid action, it may
+be confusing to users to see the optional check inputs greyed out.
+
+For this case, there is the `renderAsRequired` prop:
 
 ```docoff-react-preview
 React.createElement(() => {
-  const [agree, setAgree] = React.useState(true);
+  const [optional, setOptional] = React.useState(false);
+  const [required, setRequired] = React.useState(false);
+  const [renderAsRequired, setRenderAsRequired] = React.useState(false);
   return (
-    <CheckboxField
-      checked={agree}
-      label="I agree"
-      onChange={() => setAgree(!agree)}
-      renderAsRequired
-    />
+    <React.Fragment>
+      <style>
+      {`
+        .example--themed-form-fields {
+          --rui-FormField__label__color: var(--rui-color-text-secondary);
+          --rui-FormField--required__label__color: var(--rui-color-text-primary);
+          --rui-FormField--required__sign: '';
+        }
+      `}
+      </style>
+      <div class="example--themed-form-fields">
+        <CheckboxField
+          checked={optional}
+          label="This field is optional"
+          onChange={() => setOptional(!optional)}
+        />
+        <br />
+        <CheckboxField
+          checked={required}
+          label="This field is required and must be checked"
+          onChange={() => setRequired(!required)}
+          required
+        />
+        <br />
+        <CheckboxField
+          checked={renderAsRequired}
+          label="Checked or unchecked, both states are valid"
+          onChange={() => setRenderAsRequired(!renderAsRequired)}
+          renderAsRequired
+        />
+      </div>
+    </React.Fragment>
   );
 });
 ```