diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 9c0e04263..735ae6831 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2011-02-16  Francis Lachapelle  <flachapelle@inverse.ca>
+
+	* UI/WebServerResources/UIxPreferences.js (-appendSieveFilterRow):
+	fixed a bug with IE8 that would not set the "checked" attribute
+	properly on a checkbox.
+
 2011-02-14  Francis Lachapelle  <flachapelle@inverse.ca>
 
 	* UI/Scheduler/UIxDatePicker.m
diff --git a/UI/WebServerResources/UIxPreferences.js b/UI/WebServerResources/UIxPreferences.js
index e6efebd74..9538f5c01 100644
--- a/UI/WebServerResources/UIxPreferences.js
+++ b/UI/WebServerResources/UIxPreferences.js
@@ -220,9 +220,9 @@ function appendSieveFilterRow(filterTable, number, filter) {
 
     var activeColumn = createElement("td", null, "activeColumn");
     var cb = createElement("input", null, "checkBox",
-                           { checked: filter.active,
-                             type: "checkbox" },
+                           { type: "checkbox" },
                            null, activeColumn);
+    cb.checked = filter.active;
     var bound = onScriptActiveCheck.bindAsEventListener(cb);
     cb.observe("click", bound);
     row.appendChild(activeColumn);