diff --git a/src/lib/checkbox/checkbox.spec.ts b/src/lib/checkbox/checkbox.spec.ts
index b3bd3c63b0b5..1ae96a96d582 100644
--- a/src/lib/checkbox/checkbox.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/checkbox/checkbox.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
-import {ComponentFixture, fakeAsync, TestBed, tick, flush} from '@angular/core/testing';
+import {
+  ComponentFixture,
+  fakeAsync,
+  TestBed,
+  tick,
+  flush,
+  flushMicrotasks,
+} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {FormControl, FormsModule, NgModel, ReactiveFormsModule} from '@angular/forms';
 import {Component, DebugElement, ViewChild, Type} from '@angular/core';
 import {By} from '@angular/platform-browser';
@@ -873,29 +880,63 @@ describe('MatCheckbox', () => {
     let checkboxNativeElement: HTMLElement;
     let checkboxInstance: MatCheckbox;
     let inputElement: HTMLInputElement;
+    let ngModel: NgModel;
 
     beforeEach(() => {
-      fixture = createComponent(CheckboxWithFormDirectives);
+      fixture = createComponent(CheckboxWithNgModel);
+
+      fixture.componentInstance.isRequired = false;
       fixture.detectChanges();
 
       checkboxDebugElement = fixture.debugElement.query(By.directive(MatCheckbox));
       checkboxNativeElement = checkboxDebugElement.nativeElement;
       checkboxInstance = checkboxDebugElement.componentInstance;
       inputElement = <HTMLInputElement>checkboxNativeElement.querySelector('input');
+      ngModel = checkboxDebugElement.injector.get<NgModel>(NgModel);
     });
 
-    it('should be in pristine, untouched, and valid states initially', fakeAsync(() => {
-      flush();
-
-      let checkboxElement = fixture.debugElement.query(By.directive(MatCheckbox));
-      let ngModel = checkboxElement.injector.get<NgModel>(NgModel);
-
+    it('should be pristine, untouched, and valid initially', () => {
       expect(ngModel.valid).toBe(true);
       expect(ngModel.pristine).toBe(true);
       expect(ngModel.touched).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('should have correct control states after interaction', fakeAsync(() => {
+      inputElement.click();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      // Flush the timeout that is being created whenever a `click` event has been fired by
+      // the underlying input.
+      flush();
+
+      // After the value change through interaction, the control should be dirty, but remain
+      // untouched as long as the focus is still on the underlying input.
+      expect(ngModel.pristine).toBe(false);
+      expect(ngModel.touched).toBe(false);
 
-      // TODO(jelbourn): test that `touched` and `pristine` state are modified appropriately.
-      // This is currently blocked on issues with async() and fakeAsync().
+      // If the input element loses focus, the control should remain dirty but should
+      // also turn touched.
+      dispatchFakeEvent(inputElement, 'blur');
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      flushMicrotasks();
+
+      expect(ngModel.pristine).toBe(false);
+      expect(ngModel.touched).toBe(true);
+    }));
+
+    it('should not throw an error when disabling while focused', fakeAsync(() => {
+      expect(() => {
+        // Focus the input element because after disabling, the `blur` event should automatically
+        // fire and not result in a changed after checked exception. Related: #12323
+        inputElement.focus();
+
+        // Flush the two nested timeouts from the FocusMonitor that are being created on `focus`.
+        flush();
+
+        checkboxInstance.disabled = true;
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+        flushMicrotasks();
+      }).not.toThrow();
     }));
 
     it('should toggle checked state on click', () => {
@@ -911,29 +952,9 @@ describe('MatCheckbox', () => {
 
       expect(checkboxInstance.checked).toBe(false);
     });
-  });
-
-  describe('with required ngModel', () => {
-    let checkboxInstance: MatCheckbox;
-    let inputElement: HTMLInputElement;
-    let testComponent: CheckboxWithNgModel;
-
-    beforeEach(() => {
-      fixture = createComponent(CheckboxWithNgModel);
-      fixture.detectChanges();
-
-      let checkboxDebugElement = fixture.debugElement.query(By.directive(MatCheckbox));
-      let checkboxNativeElement = checkboxDebugElement.nativeElement;
-      testComponent = fixture.debugElement.componentInstance;
-      checkboxInstance = checkboxDebugElement.componentInstance;
-      inputElement = <HTMLInputElement>checkboxNativeElement.querySelector('input');
-    });
 
     it('should validate with RequiredTrue validator', () => {
-      let checkboxElement = fixture.debugElement.query(By.directive(MatCheckbox));
-      let ngModel = checkboxElement.injector.get<NgModel>(NgModel);
-
-      testComponent.isRequired = true;
+      fixture.componentInstance.isRequired = true;
       inputElement.click();
       fixture.detectChanges();
 
@@ -1124,18 +1145,6 @@ class SingleCheckbox {
   onCheckboxChange: (event?: MatCheckboxChange) => void = () => {};
 }
 
-/** Simple component for testing an MatCheckbox with ngModel in a form. */
-@Component({
-  template: `
-    <form>
-      <mat-checkbox name="cb" [(ngModel)]="isGood">Be good</mat-checkbox>
-    </form>
-  `,
-})
-class CheckboxWithFormDirectives {
-  isGood: boolean = false;
-}
-
 /** Simple component for testing an MatCheckbox with required ngModel. */
 @Component({
   template: `<mat-checkbox [required]="isRequired" [(ngModel)]="isGood">Be good</mat-checkbox>`,
diff --git a/src/lib/checkbox/checkbox.ts b/src/lib/checkbox/checkbox.ts
index 1f206eda7a25..9203f7a2fca4 100644
--- a/src/lib/checkbox/checkbox.ts
+++ b/src/lib/checkbox/checkbox.ts
@@ -341,7 +341,12 @@ export class MatCheckbox extends _MatCheckboxMixinBase implements ControlValueAc
         this._focusRipple = null;
       }
 
-      this._onTouched();
+      // When a focused element becomes disabled, the browser *immediately* fires a blur event.
+      // Angular does not expect events to be raised during change detection, so any state change
+      // (such as a form control's 'ng-touched') will cause a changed-after-checked error.
+      // See https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/17793. To work around this, we defer telling
+      // the form control it has been touched until the next tick.
+      Promise.resolve().then(() => this._onTouched());
     }
   }