diff --git a/lib/widgets/simple_viewer.dart b/lib/widgets/simple_viewer.dart
index 97cdcedd..ee1a7732 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/simple_viewer.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/simple_viewer.dart
@@ -204,7 +204,8 @@ class _QuillSimpleViewerState extends State<QuillSimpleViewer>
                 : null,
             embedBuilder,
             _cursorCont,
-            indentLevelCounts);
+            indentLevelCounts,
+            _handleCheckboxTap);
         result.add(editableTextBlock);
       } else {
         throw StateError('Unreachable.');
@@ -213,6 +214,12 @@ class _QuillSimpleViewerState extends State<QuillSimpleViewer>
     return result;
   }
 
+  /// Updates the checkbox positioned at [offset] in document
+  /// by changing its attribute according to [value].
+  void _handleCheckboxTap(int offset, bool value) {
+    // readonly - do nothing
+  }
+
   TextDirection get _textDirection {
     final result = Directionality.of(context);
     return result;