diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/template.php b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
index 57e330ecf4..1b0269d854 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/template.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
@@ -2659,7 +2659,7 @@ function meta_box_prefs($page) {
 					continue;
 				$box_id = $box['id'];
 				echo '<label for="' . $box_id . '-hide">';
-				echo '<input name="' . $box_id . '-hide" type="checkbox" id="' . $box_id . '-hide" value="' . $box_id . '"' . (! in_array($box_id, $hidden) ? ' checked="checked"' : '') . ' />';
+				echo '<input class="hide-postbox-tog" name="' . $box_id . '-hide" type="checkbox" id="' . $box_id . '-hide" value="' . $box_id . '"' . (! in_array($box_id, $hidden) ? ' checked="checked"' : '') . ' />';
 				echo "{$box['title']}</label>\n";
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/wp-admin/js/postbox.js b/wp-admin/js/postbox.js
index 9814446fee..9a76896d1b 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/postbox.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/postbox.js
@@ -4,11 +4,24 @@
 			$('.postbox h3').click( function() {
 				$($(this).parent().get(0)).toggleClass('closed');
 				postboxes.save_state(page);
-			});
+			} );
 			$('.postbox h3 a').click( function(e) {
 				e.stopPropagation();
 			} );
 
+			$('.hide-postbox-tog').click( function() { 
+				var box = jQuery(this).val(); 
+				if ( jQuery(this).attr('checked') ) { 
+					jQuery('#' + box).show(); 
+					if ( $.isFunction( postboxes.onShow ) ) { 
+						postboxes.onShow( box ); 
+					}
+				} else { 
+					jQuery('#' + box).hide(); 
+				} 
+				postboxes.save_state(page);
+			} );
+
 			if ( $.browser.msie ) {
 				$('#side-sortables').append( '<div id="make-it-tall"></div>' );
 			} else {