diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ebc8eb9c4c..d7d273a8bc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ Fixes:
   falling back to the print stack as expected.
   (PR [#650](https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-frontend/pull/650))
 
+- Reinstate focus outline for radios and checkboxes on IE8
+  (PR [#670](https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-frontend/pull/670))
+
 New features:
 
 - We're now using ES6 Modules and [rollup](https://rollupjs.org/guide/en) to distribute our JavaScript. (PR [#652](https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-frontend/pull/652))
diff --git a/src/checkboxes/_checkboxes.scss b/src/checkboxes/_checkboxes.scss
index 0be5d70d38..4be31c4599 100644
--- a/src/checkboxes/_checkboxes.scss
+++ b/src/checkboxes/_checkboxes.scss
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@
       margin: 0;
       opacity: 0;
     }
+
+    // add focus outline to input element for IE8
+    @include govuk-if-ie8 {
+      &:focus {
+        outline: $govuk-focus-width solid $govuk-focus-colour;
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   .govuk-checkboxes__label {
diff --git a/src/radios/_radios.scss b/src/radios/_radios.scss
index 7d6ff766ec..9c18617895 100644
--- a/src/radios/_radios.scss
+++ b/src/radios/_radios.scss
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@
       margin: 0;
       opacity: 0;
     }
+
+    // add focus outline to input element for IE8
+    @include govuk-if-ie8 {
+      &:focus {
+        outline: $govuk-focus-width solid $govuk-focus-colour;
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   .govuk-radios__label {