diff --git a/src/material-examples/tree-checklist/tree-checklist-example.html b/src/material-examples/tree-checklist/tree-checklist-example.html
index a92475a65a59..5fc96882e1fa 100644
--- a/src/material-examples/tree-checklist/tree-checklist-example.html
+++ b/src/material-examples/tree-checklist/tree-checklist-example.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <button mat-icon-button disabled></button>
     <mat-checkbox class="checklist-leaf-node"
                   [checked]="checklistSelection.isSelected(node)"
-                  (change)="checklistSelection.toggle(node);">{{node.item}}</mat-checkbox>
+                  (change)="todoLeafItemSelectionToggle(node)">{{node.item}}</mat-checkbox>
   </mat-tree-node>
 
   <mat-tree-node *matTreeNodeDef="let node; when: hasNoContent" matTreeNodePadding>
diff --git a/src/material-examples/tree-checklist/tree-checklist-example.ts b/src/material-examples/tree-checklist/tree-checklist-example.ts
index 8d91541e9add..b3c1461cc4b6 100644
--- a/src/material-examples/tree-checklist/tree-checklist-example.ts
+++ b/src/material-examples/tree-checklist/tree-checklist-example.ts
@@ -168,10 +168,13 @@ export class TreeChecklistExample {
     return flatNode;
   }
 
-  /** Whether all the descendants of the node are selected */
+  /** Whether all the descendants of the node are selected. */
   descendantsAllSelected(node: TodoItemFlatNode): boolean {
     const descendants = this.treeControl.getDescendants(node);
-    return descendants.every(child => this.checklistSelection.isSelected(child));
+    const descAllSelected = descendants.every(child =>
+      this.checklistSelection.isSelected(child)
+    );
+    return descAllSelected;
   }
 
   /** Whether part of the descendants are selected */
@@ -188,6 +191,61 @@ export class TreeChecklistExample {
     this.checklistSelection.isSelected(node)
       ? this.checklistSelection.select(...descendants)
       : this.checklistSelection.deselect(...descendants);
+
+    // Force update for the parent
+    descendants.every(child =>
+      this.checklistSelection.isSelected(child)
+    );
+    this.checkAllParentsSelection(node);
+  }
+
+  /** Toggle a leaf to-do item selection. Check all the parents to see if they changed */
+  todoLeafItemSelectionToggle(node: TodoItemFlatNode): void {
+    this.checklistSelection.toggle(node);
+    this.checkAllParentsSelection(node);
+  }
+
+  /* Checks all the parents when a leaf node is selected/unselected */
+  checkAllParentsSelection(node: TodoItemFlatNode): void {
+    let parent: TodoItemFlatNode | null = this.getParentNode(node);
+    while (parent) {
+      this.checkRootNodeSelection(parent);
+      parent = this.getParentNode(parent);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /** Check root node checked state and change it accordingly */
+  checkRootNodeSelection(node: TodoItemFlatNode): void {
+    const nodeSelected = this.checklistSelection.isSelected(node);
+    const descendants = this.treeControl.getDescendants(node);
+    const descAllSelected = descendants.every(child =>
+      this.checklistSelection.isSelected(child)
+    );
+    if (nodeSelected && !descAllSelected) {
+      this.checklistSelection.deselect(node);
+    } else if (!nodeSelected && descAllSelected) {
+      this.checklistSelection.select(node);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /* Get the parent node of a node */
+  getParentNode(node: TodoItemFlatNode): TodoItemFlatNode | null {
+    const currentLevel = this.getLevel(node);
+
+    if (currentLevel < 1) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    const startIndex = this.treeControl.dataNodes.indexOf(node) - 1;
+
+    for (let i = startIndex; i >= 0; i--) {
+      const currentNode = this.treeControl.dataNodes[i];
+
+      if (this.getLevel(currentNode) < currentLevel) {
+        return currentNode;
+      }
+    }
+    return null;
   }
 
   /** Select the category so we can insert the new item. */