diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 120b8b0ef7..bf1fa45d3d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -596,15 +596,20 @@ Note that we are not toggling from `true` to `false` here, but from `true` to
  * @param  {String|DOMElement} options.container CSS Selector or DOMElement to insert the widget
  * @param  {String} options.facetName Name of the attribute for faceting (eg. "free_shipping")
  * @param  {String} options.label Human-readable name of the filter (eg. "Free Shipping")
- * @param  {Object} [options.cssClasses] CSS classes to add to the wrapping elements: root, list, item
+ * @param  {Object} [options.cssClasses] CSS classes to add
  * @param  {String|String[]} [options.cssClasses.root] CSS class to add to the root element
+ * @param  {String|String[]} [options.cssClasses.header] CSS class to add to the header element
+ * @param  {String|String[]} [options.cssClasses.body] CSS class to add to the body element
+ * @param  {String|String[]} [options.cssClasses.footer] CSS class to add to the footer element
  * @param  {String|String[]} [options.cssClasses.list] CSS class to add to the list element
- * @param  {String|String[]} [options.cssClasses.item] CSS class to add to the item element
+ * @param  {String|String[]} [options.cssClasses.item] CSS class to add to each item element
+ * @param  {String|String[]} [options.cssClasses.active] CSS class to add to each active element
+ * @param  {String|String[]} [options.cssClasses.label] CSS class to add to each label element (when using the default template)
+ * @param  {String|String[]} [options.cssClasses.checkbox] CSS class to add to each checkbox element (when using the default template)
+ * @param  {String|String[]} [options.cssClasses.count] CSS class to add to each count element (when using the default template)
  * @param  {Object} [options.templates] Templates to use for the widget
  * @param  {String|Function} [options.templates.header=''] Header template
- * @param  {String|Function} [options.templates.item='<label>
-<input type="checkbox" {{#isRefined}}checked{{/isRefined}} />{{name}} <span>{{count}}</span>
-</label>'] Item template
+ * @param  {String|Function} [options.templates.item] Item template
  * @param  {String|Function} [options.templates.footer=''] Footer template
  * @param  {Function} [options.transformData] Function to change the object passed to the item template
  * @param  {boolean} [hideWhenNoResults=true] Hide the container when there's no results
@@ -631,6 +636,47 @@ search.addWidget(
 );
 ```
 
+#### Styling
+
+```html
+<div class="ais-toggle">
+  <div class="ais-toggle--header ais-header">[custom header template]</div>
+  <div class="ais-toggle--body">
+    <div class="ais-toggle--list">
+      <div class="ais-toggle--item">
+        <label class="ais-toggle--label">
+          <input type="checkbox" class="ais-toggle--checkbox" value="your_value"> Your value
+          <span class="ais-toggle--count">42</span>
+        </label>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+  <div class="ais-toggle--footer ais-footer">[custom footer template]</div>
+</div>
+```
+
+```css
+.ais-toggle {
+}
+.ais-toggle--header {
+}
+.ais-toggle--body {
+}
+.ais-toggle--list {
+}
+.ais-toggle--item {
+}
+.ais-toggle--item__active {
+}
+.ais-toggle--label {
+}
+.ais-toggle--checkbox {
+}
+.ais-toggle--count {
+}
+.ais-toggle--footer {
+}
+```
 ### refinementList
 
 ![Example of the refinementList widget][refinementList]
diff --git a/example/app.js b/example/app.js
index e11fe36922..334a00e818 100644
--- a/example/app.js
+++ b/example/app.js
@@ -105,11 +105,12 @@ search.addWidget(
     facetName: 'free_shipping',
     label: 'Free Shipping',
     cssClasses: {
-      header: 'panel-heading'
+      header: 'panel-heading',
+      item: 'panel-body',
+      count: 'badge pull-right'
     },
     templates: {
-      header: 'Shipping',
-      item: require('./templates/free-shipping.html')
+      header: 'Shipping'
     }
   })
 );
diff --git a/example/style.css b/example/style.css
index 68f25e74c5..31861504bd 100644
--- a/example/style.css
+++ b/example/style.css
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ body {
   padding-left: 20px;
 }
 
-.ais-refinement-list--label {
+.ais-refinement-list--label,
+.ais-toggle--label {
   display: block;
 }
diff --git a/themes/default/default.css b/themes/default/default.css
index 7760d012eb..21c1f15075 100644
--- a/themes/default/default.css
+++ b/themes/default/default.css
@@ -83,6 +83,26 @@
 /* MENU */
 
 /* TOGGLE */
+.ais-toggle {
+}
+.ais-toggle--header {
+}
+.ais-toggle--body {
+}
+.ais-toggle--list {
+}
+.ais-toggle--item {
+}
+.ais-toggle--item__active {
+}
+.ais-toggle--label {
+}
+.ais-toggle--checkbox {
+}
+.ais-toggle--count {
+}
+.ais-toggle--footer {
+}
 
 /* HIERARCHICAL MENU */
 
diff --git a/widgets/toggle/__tests__/toggle-test.js b/widgets/toggle/__tests__/toggle-test.js
index b33723f16b..20cda3954d 100644
--- a/widgets/toggle/__tests__/toggle-test.js
+++ b/widgets/toggle/__tests__/toggle-test.js
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ describe('toggle()', () => {
   jsdom();
 
   context('bad usage', () => {
-    var usage = 'Usage: toggle({container, facetName, label[, template, transformData]})';
-
     it('throws when no container', () => {
       expect(() => {
         toggle();
@@ -23,13 +21,13 @@ describe('toggle()', () => {
     it('throws when no facetName', () => {
       expect(() => {
         toggle({container: document.createElement('div')});
-      }).toThrow(usage);
+      }).toThrow(/Usage: /);
     });
 
     it('throws when no label', () => {
       expect(() => {
         toggle({container: document.createElement('div'), facetName: 'Hello'});
-      }).toThrow(usage);
+      }).toThrow(/Usage: /);
     });
   });
 
@@ -88,7 +86,18 @@ describe('toggle()', () => {
           search: sinon.spy()
         };
         props = {
-          cssClasses: {},
+          cssClasses: {
+            root: 'ais-toggle',
+            header: 'ais-toggle--header',
+            body: 'ais-toggle--body',
+            footer: 'ais-toggle--footer',
+            list: 'ais-toggle--list',
+            item: 'ais-toggle--item',
+            active: 'ais-toggle--item__active',
+            label: 'ais-toggle--label',
+            checkbox: 'ais-toggle--checkbox',
+            count: 'ais-toggle--count'
+          },
           hideWhenNoResults: true,
           templateProps,
           toggleRefinement: function() {},
diff --git a/widgets/toggle/defaultTemplates.js b/widgets/toggle/defaultTemplates.js
index 6d9395ab2f..2801c7e434 100644
--- a/widgets/toggle/defaultTemplates.js
+++ b/widgets/toggle/defaultTemplates.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 module.exports = {
   header: '',
-  item: `<label>
-<input type="checkbox" {{#isRefined}}checked{{/isRefined}} />{{name}} <span>{{count}}</span>
+  item: `<label class="{{cssClasses.label}}">
+  <input type="checkbox" class="{{cssClasses.checkbox}}" value="{{name}}" {{#isRefined}}checked{{/isRefined}} />{{name}}
+  <span class="{{cssClasses.count}}">{{count}}</span>
 </label>`,
   footer: ''
 };
diff --git a/widgets/toggle/toggle.js b/widgets/toggle/toggle.js
index eac645e987..e5b0be50c1 100644
--- a/widgets/toggle/toggle.js
+++ b/widgets/toggle/toggle.js
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ var React = require('react');
 var ReactDOM = require('react-dom');
 
 var utils = require('../../lib/utils.js');
+var bem = utils.bemHelper('ais-toggle');
+var cx = require('classnames/dedupe');
 
 var autoHide = require('../../decorators/autoHide');
 var headerFooter = require('../../decorators/headerFooter');
@@ -16,15 +18,20 @@ var defaultTemplates = require('./defaultTemplates');
  * @param  {String|DOMElement} options.container CSS Selector or DOMElement to insert the widget
  * @param  {String} options.facetName Name of the attribute for faceting (eg. "free_shipping")
  * @param  {String} options.label Human-readable name of the filter (eg. "Free Shipping")
- * @param  {Object} [options.cssClasses] CSS classes to add to the wrapping elements: root, list, item
+ * @param  {Object} [options.cssClasses] CSS classes to add
  * @param  {String|String[]} [options.cssClasses.root] CSS class to add to the root element
+ * @param  {String|String[]} [options.cssClasses.header] CSS class to add to the header element
+ * @param  {String|String[]} [options.cssClasses.body] CSS class to add to the body element
+ * @param  {String|String[]} [options.cssClasses.footer] CSS class to add to the footer element
  * @param  {String|String[]} [options.cssClasses.list] CSS class to add to the list element
- * @param  {String|String[]} [options.cssClasses.item] CSS class to add to the item element
+ * @param  {String|String[]} [options.cssClasses.item] CSS class to add to each item element
+ * @param  {String|String[]} [options.cssClasses.active] CSS class to add to each active element
+ * @param  {String|String[]} [options.cssClasses.label] CSS class to add to each label element (when using the default template)
+ * @param  {String|String[]} [options.cssClasses.checkbox] CSS class to add to each checkbox element (when using the default template)
+ * @param  {String|String[]} [options.cssClasses.count] CSS class to add to each count element (when using the default template)
  * @param  {Object} [options.templates] Templates to use for the widget
  * @param  {String|Function} [options.templates.header=''] Header template
- * @param  {String|Function} [options.templates.item='<label>
-<input type="checkbox" {{#isRefined}}checked{{/isRefined}} />{{name}} <span>{{count}}</span>
-</label>'] Item template
+ * @param  {String|Function} [options.templates.item] Item template
  * @param  {String|Function} [options.templates.footer=''] Footer template
  * @param  {Function} [options.transformData] Function to change the object passed to the item template
  * @param  {boolean} [hideWhenNoResults=true] Hide the container when there's no results
@@ -41,9 +48,9 @@ function toggle({
   } = {}) {
   var RefinementList = autoHide(headerFooter(require('../../components/RefinementList')));
   var containerNode = utils.getContainerNode(container);
-  var usage = 'Usage: toggle({container, facetName, label[, template, transformData]})';
+  var usage = 'Usage: toggle({container, facetName, label[, cssClasses.{root,header,body,footer,list,item,active,label,checkbox,count}, templates.{header,item,footer}, transformData, hideWhenNoResults]})';
 
-  if (container === undefined || facetName === undefined || label === undefined) {
+  if (!container || !facetName || !label) {
     throw new Error(usage);
   }
 
@@ -68,6 +75,19 @@ function toggle({
         count: values && values.count || null
       };
 
+      cssClasses = {
+        root: cx(bem(null), cssClasses.root),
+        header: cx(bem('header'), cssClasses.header),
+        body: cx(bem('body'), cssClasses.body),
+        footer: cx(bem('footer'), cssClasses.footer),
+        list: cx(bem('list'), cssClasses.list),
+        item: cx(bem('item'), cssClasses.item),
+        active: cx(bem('item', 'active'), cssClasses.active),
+        label: cx(bem('label'), cssClasses.label),
+        checkbox: cx(bem('checkbox'), cssClasses.checkbox),
+        count: cx(bem('count'), cssClasses.count)
+      };
+
       ReactDOM.render(
         <RefinementList
           createURL={() => createURL(state.toggleRefinement(facetName, facetValue.isRefined))}