diff --git a/actionview/CHANGELOG.md b/actionview/CHANGELOG.md
index 59b803d088..959509510e 100644
--- a/actionview/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/actionview/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
+*   Add `include_hidden` option to `collection_check_boxes` helper.
+
+    *Vasiliy Ermolovich*
+
 *   Ensure ActionView::Digestor.cache is correctly cleaned up when
     combining recursive templates with ActionView::Resolver.caching = false
-    
+
     *wyaeld*
 
 *   Fix `collection_check_boxes` generated hidden input to use the name attribute provided
diff --git a/actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/tags/collection_check_boxes.rb b/actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/tags/collection_check_boxes.rb
index 9b77ebeb1b..8b28e4fc33 100644
--- a/actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/tags/collection_check_boxes.rb
+++ b/actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/tags/collection_check_boxes.rb
@@ -27,10 +27,14 @@ module ActionView
 
           # Append a hidden field to make sure something will be sent back to the
           # server if all check boxes are unchecked.
-          hidden_name = @html_options[:name] || "#{tag_name}[]"
-          hidden = @template_object.hidden_field_tag(hidden_name, "", :id => nil)
+          if @options.fetch(:include_hidden, true)
+            hidden_name = @html_options[:name] || "#{tag_name}[]"
+            hidden = @template_object.hidden_field_tag(hidden_name, "", :id => nil)
 
-          rendered_collection + hidden
+            rendered_collection + hidden
+          else
+            rendered_collection
+          end
         end
 
         private
diff --git a/actionview/test/template/form_collections_helper_test.rb b/actionview/test/template/form_collections_helper_test.rb
index d28e4aeb48..4e9cd74df5 100644
--- a/actionview/test/template/form_collections_helper_test.rb
+++ b/actionview/test/template/form_collections_helper_test.rb
@@ -186,6 +186,13 @@ class FormCollectionsHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
     assert_select "input[type=hidden][name='user[other_category_ids][]'][value=]", :count => 1
   end
 
+  test 'collection check boxes does not generate a hidden field if include_hidden option is false' do
+    collection = [Category.new(1, 'Category 1'), Category.new(2, 'Category 2')]
+    with_collection_check_boxes :user, :category_ids, collection, :id, :name, include_hidden: false
+
+    assert_select "input[type=hidden][name='user[category_ids][]'][value=]", :count => 0
+  end
+
   test 'collection check boxes accepts a collection and generate a serie of checkboxes with labels for label method' do
     collection = [Category.new(1, 'Category 1'), Category.new(2, 'Category 2')]
     with_collection_check_boxes :user, :category_ids, collection, :id, :name