diff --git a/examples/toggle_switch.py b/examples/toggle_switch.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92ffca3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/toggle_switch.py
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+from qtpy import QtCore, QtGui
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication, QStyle, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
+
+from superqt import QToggleSwitch
+from superqt.switch import QStyleOptionToggleSwitch
+
+QSS_EXAMPLE = """
+QToggleSwitch {
+    qproperty-onColor: red;
+    qproperty-handleSize: 12;
+    qproperty-switchWidth: 30;
+    qproperty-switchHeight: 16;
+}
+"""
+
+
+class QRectangleToggleSwitch(QToggleSwitch):
+    """A rectangle shaped toggle switch."""
+
+    def drawGroove(
+        self,
+        painter: QtGui.QPainter,
+        rect: QtCore.QRectF,
+        option: QStyleOptionToggleSwitch,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Draw the groove of the switch."""
+        painter.setPen(QtCore.Qt.PenStyle.NoPen)
+        is_checked = option.state & QStyle.StateFlag.State_On
+        painter.setBrush(option.on_color if is_checked else option.off_color)
+        painter.setOpacity(0.8)
+        painter.drawRect(rect)
+
+    def drawHandle(self, painter, rect, option):
+        """Draw the handle of the switch."""
+        painter.drawRect(rect)
+
+
+class QToggleSwitchWithText(QToggleSwitch):
+    """A toggle switch with text on the handle."""
+
+    def drawHandle(
+        self,
+        painter: QtGui.QPainter,
+        rect: QtCore.QRectF,
+        option: QStyleOptionToggleSwitch,
+    ) -> None:
+        super().drawHandle(painter, rect, option)
+
+        text = "ON" if option.state & QStyle.StateFlag.State_On else "OFF"
+        painter.setPen(QtGui.QPen(QtGui.QColor("black")))
+        font = painter.font()
+        font.setPointSize(5)
+        painter.setFont(font)
+        painter.drawText(rect, QtCore.Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignCenter, text)
+
+
+app = QApplication([])
+widget = QWidget()
+layout = QVBoxLayout(widget)
+layout.addWidget(QToggleSwitch("original"))
+switch_styled = QToggleSwitch("stylesheet")
+switch_styled.setStyleSheet(QSS_EXAMPLE)
+layout.addWidget(switch_styled)
+layout.addWidget(QRectangleToggleSwitch("rectangle"))
+layout.addWidget(QToggleSwitchWithText("with text"))
+widget.show()
+app.exec()
diff --git a/src/superqt/__init__.py b/src/superqt/__init__.py
index 2bb7f9b..2ed2c2e 100644
--- a/src/superqt/__init__.py
+++ b/src/superqt/__init__.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from .sliders import (
     QRangeSlider,
 )
 from .spinbox import QLargeIntSpinBox
+from .switch import QToggleSwitch
 from .utils import (
     QFlowLayout,
     QMessageHandler,
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ __all__ = [
     "QSearchableComboBox",
     "QSearchableListWidget",
     "QSearchableTreeWidget",
+    "QToggleSwitch",
     "ensure_main_thread",
     "ensure_object_thread",
 ]
diff --git a/src/superqt/switch/__init__.py b/src/superqt/switch/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3514191
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/superqt/switch/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from superqt.switch._toggle_switch import QStyleOptionToggleSwitch, QToggleSwitch
+
+__all__ = ["QStyleOptionToggleSwitch", "QToggleSwitch"]
diff --git a/src/superqt/switch/_toggle_switch.py b/src/superqt/switch/_toggle_switch.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec42ad4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/superqt/switch/_toggle_switch.py
@@ -0,0 +1,321 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import overload
+
+from qtpy import QtCore, QtGui
+from qtpy import QtWidgets as QtW
+from qtpy.QtCore import Property, Qt
+
+
+class QStyleOptionToggleSwitch(QtW.QStyleOptionButton):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.on_color = QtGui.QColor("#4D79C7")
+        self.off_color = QtGui.QColor("#909090")
+        self.handle_color = QtGui.QColor("#d5d5d5")
+        self.switch_width = 24
+        self.switch_height = 12
+        self.handle_size = 14
+
+        # these aren't yet overrideable in QToggleSwitch
+        self.margin = 2
+        self.text_alignment = Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignLeft | Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignVCenter
+
+
+class QToggleSwitch(QtW.QAbstractButton):
+    StyleOption = QStyleOptionToggleSwitch
+
+    @overload
+    def __init__(self, parent: QtW.QWidget | None = ...) -> None: ...
+    @overload
+    def __init__(self, text: str | None, parent: QtW.QWidget | None = ...) -> None: ...
+
+    def __init__(  # type: ignore [misc]  # overload
+        self, text: str | None = None, parent: QtW.QWidget | None = None
+    ) -> None:
+        if isinstance(text, QtW.QWidget):
+            if parent is not None:
+                raise TypeError("No overload of QToggleSwitch matches the arguments")
+            parent = text
+            text = None
+
+        # attributes for drawing the switch
+        self._on_color = QtGui.QColor("#4D79C7")
+        self._off_color = QtGui.QColor("#909090")
+        self._handle_color = QtGui.QColor("#d5d5d5")
+        self._switch_width = 24
+        self._switch_height = 12
+        self._handle_size = 14
+        self._offset_value = 8.0
+
+        super().__init__(parent)
+        self.setCheckable(True)
+        self.setCursor(Qt.CursorShape.PointingHandCursor)
+        self.toggled.connect(self._animate_handle)
+
+        self._anim = QtCore.QPropertyAnimation(self, b"_offset", self)
+        self._anim.setDuration(120)
+        self._offset_value = self._offset_for_checkstate(False)
+        if text:
+            self.setText(text)
+
+    def initStyleOption(self, option: QStyleOptionToggleSwitch) -> None:
+        """Initialize the style option for the switch."""
+        option.initFrom(self)
+
+        option.text = self.text()
+        option.icon = self.icon()
+        option.iconSize = self.iconSize()
+        option.state |= (
+            QtW.QStyle.StateFlag.State_On
+            if self.isChecked()
+            else QtW.QStyle.StateFlag.State_Off
+        )
+
+        option.on_color = self.onColor
+        option.off_color = self.offColor
+        option.handle_color = self.handleColor
+        option.switch_width = self.switchWidth
+        option.switch_height = self.switchHeight
+        option.handle_size = self.handleSize
+
+    def paintEvent(self, a0: QtGui.QPaintEvent | None) -> None:
+        p = QtGui.QPainter(self)
+        opt = QStyleOptionToggleSwitch()
+        self.initStyleOption(opt)
+        self.drawGroove(p, self._groove_rect(opt), opt)
+        p.save()
+        self.drawHandle(p, self._handle_rect(opt), opt)
+        p.restore()
+        self.drawText(p, self._text_rect(opt), opt)
+        p.end()
+
+    def minimumSizeHint(self) -> QtCore.QSize:
+        return self.sizeHint()
+
+    def setAnimationDuration(self, msec: int) -> None:
+        """Set the duration of the animation in milliseconds.
+
+        To disable animation, set duration to 0.
+        """
+        self._anim.setDuration(msec)
+
+    def animationDuration(self) -> int:
+        """Return the duration of the animation in milliseconds."""
+        return self._anim.duration()
+
+    def sizeHint(self) -> QtCore.QSize:
+        self.ensurePolished()
+        opt = QStyleOptionToggleSwitch()
+        self.initStyleOption(opt)
+
+        fm = QtGui.QFontMetrics(self.font())
+        text_size = fm.size(0, self.text())
+        height = max(opt.switch_height, text_size.height()) + opt.margin * 2
+        width = opt.switch_width + text_size.width() + opt.margin * 2 + 8
+        return QtCore.QSize(width, height)
+
+    ### Re-implementable methods for drawing the switch ###
+
+    def drawGroove(
+        self,
+        painter: QtGui.QPainter,
+        rect: QtCore.QRectF,
+        option: QStyleOptionToggleSwitch,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Draw the groove of the switch.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        painter : QtGui.QPainter
+            The painter to use for drawing.
+        rect : QtCore.QRectF
+            The rectangle in which to draw the groove.
+        option : QStyleOptionToggleSwitch
+            The style options used for drawing.
+        """
+        painter.setPen(Qt.PenStyle.NoPen)
+
+        is_checked = option.state & QtW.QStyle.StateFlag.State_On
+        is_enabled = option.state & QtW.QStyle.StateFlag.State_Enabled
+        # draw the groove
+        if is_enabled:
+            painter.setBrush(option.on_color if is_checked else option.off_color)
+            painter.setRenderHint(QtGui.QPainter.RenderHint.Antialiasing, True)
+            painter.setOpacity(0.8)
+        else:
+            painter.setBrush(option.off_color)
+            painter.setOpacity(0.6)
+
+        half_height = option.switch_height / 2
+        painter.drawRoundedRect(rect, half_height, half_height)
+
+    def drawHandle(
+        self,
+        painter: QtGui.QPainter,
+        rect: QtCore.QRectF,
+        option: QStyleOptionToggleSwitch,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Draw the handle of the switch.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        painter : QtGui.QPainter
+            The painter to use for drawing.
+        rect : QtCore.QRectF
+            The rectangle in which to draw the handle.
+        option : QStyleOptionToggleSwitch
+            The style options used for drawing.
+        """
+        painter.setPen(Qt.PenStyle.NoPen)
+        painter.setBrush(option.handle_color)
+        painter.setOpacity(1.0)
+        painter.drawEllipse(rect)
+
+    def drawText(
+        self,
+        painter: QtGui.QPainter,
+        rect: QtCore.QRectF,
+        option: QStyleOptionToggleSwitch,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Draw the text next to the switch.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        painter : QtGui.QPainter
+            The painter to use for drawing.
+        rect : QtCore.QRectF
+            The rectangle in which to draw the text.
+        option : QStyleOptionToggleSwitch
+            The style options used for drawing.
+        """
+        # TODO:
+        # using self.style().drawControl(CE_PushButtonLabel ...)
+        # might provide a more native experience.
+        text_color = option.palette.color(self.foregroundRole())
+        pen = QtGui.QPen(text_color, 1)
+        painter.setPen(pen)
+        painter.drawText(rect, int(option.text_alignment), option.text)
+
+    ### Properties ###
+
+    def _get_onColor(self) -> QtGui.QColor:
+        return self._on_color
+
+    def _set_onColor(self, color: QtGui.QColor | QtGui.QBrush) -> None:
+        self._on_color = QtGui.QColor(color)
+        self.update()
+
+    onColor = Property(QtGui.QColor, _get_onColor, _set_onColor)
+    """Color of the switch groove when it is on."""
+
+    def _get_offColor(self) -> QtGui.QColor:
+        return self._off_color
+
+    def _set_offColor(self, color: QtGui.QColor | QtGui.QBrush) -> None:
+        self._off_color = QtGui.QColor(color)
+        self.update()
+
+    offColor = Property(QtGui.QColor, _get_offColor, _set_offColor)
+    """Color of the switch groove when it is off."""
+
+    def _get_handleColor(self) -> QtGui.QColor:
+        return self._handle_color
+
+    def _set_handleColor(self, color: QtGui.QColor | QtGui.QBrush) -> None:
+        self._handle_color = QtGui.QColor(color)
+        self.update()
+
+    handleColor = Property(QtGui.QColor, _get_handleColor, _set_handleColor)
+    """Color of the switch handle."""
+
+    def _get_switchWidth(self) -> int:
+        return self._switch_width
+
+    def _set_switchWidth(self, width: int) -> None:
+        self._switch_width = width
+        self._offset_value = self._offset_for_checkstate(self.isChecked())
+        self.update()
+
+    switchWidth = Property(int, _get_switchWidth, _set_switchWidth)
+    """Width of the switch groove."""
+
+    def _get_switchHeight(self) -> int:
+        return self._switch_height
+
+    def _set_switchHeight(self, height: int) -> None:
+        self._switch_height = height
+        self._offset_value = self._offset_for_checkstate(self.isChecked())
+        self.update()
+
+    switchHeight = Property(int, _get_switchHeight, _set_switchHeight)
+    """Height of the switch groove."""
+
+    def _get_handleSize(self) -> int:
+        return self._handle_size
+
+    def _set_handleSize(self, size: int) -> None:
+        self._handle_size = size
+        self.update()
+
+    handleSize = Property(int, _get_handleSize, _set_handleSize)
+    """Width/height of the switch handle."""
+
+    ### Other private methods ###
+
+    def _animate_handle(self, val: bool) -> None:
+        end = self._offset_for_checkstate(val)
+        if self._anim.duration():
+            self._anim.setStartValue(self._offset_for_checkstate(not val))
+            self._anim.setEndValue(end)
+            self._anim.start()
+        else:
+            self._set_offset(end)
+
+    def _get_offset(self) -> float:
+        return self._offset_value
+
+    def _set_offset(self, offset: float) -> None:
+        self._offset_value = offset
+        self.update()
+
+    _offset = Property(float, _get_offset, _set_offset)
+
+    def _offset_for_checkstate(self, val: bool) -> float:
+        opt = QStyleOptionToggleSwitch()
+        self.initStyleOption(opt)
+        if val:
+            offset = opt.margin + opt.switch_width - opt.switch_height / 2
+        else:
+            offset = opt.margin + opt.switch_height / 2
+        return offset
+
+    def _groove_rect(self, opt: QStyleOptionToggleSwitch) -> QtCore.QRectF:
+        return QtCore.QRectF(
+            opt.margin, self._vertical_offset(opt), opt.switch_width, opt.switch_height
+        )
+
+    def _handle_rect(self, opt: QStyleOptionToggleSwitch) -> QtCore.QRectF:
+        return QtCore.QRectF(
+            self._offset_value - opt.handle_size / 2,
+            self._vertical_offset(opt) - (opt.handle_size - opt.switch_height) / 2,
+            opt.handle_size,
+            opt.handle_size,
+        )
+
+    def _text_rect(self, opt: QStyleOptionToggleSwitch) -> QtCore.QRectF:
+        # If handle is bigger than groove, adjust the text to the right of the handle.
+        # If groove is bigger, adjust the text to the right of the groove.
+        return QtCore.QRectF(
+            opt.switch_width
+            + max(opt.handle_size - opt.switch_height, 0) // 2
+            + opt.margin * 2
+            + 2,
+            0,
+            self.width() - opt.switch_width - opt.margin * 2,
+            self.height(),
+        )
+
+    def _vertical_offset(self, opt: QStyleOptionToggleSwitch) -> int:
+        """Offset for the vertical centering of the switch."""
+        return (self.height() - opt.switch_height) // 2 + opt.margin
diff --git a/tests/test_toggle_switch.py b/tests/test_toggle_switch.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f73d9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_toggle_switch.py
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+from unittest.mock import Mock
+
+from qtpy.QtCore import Qt
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication, QCheckBox, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
+
+from superqt import QToggleSwitch
+
+
+def test_on_and_off(qtbot):
+    wdg = QToggleSwitch()
+    qtbot.addWidget(wdg)
+    wdg.show()
+    assert not wdg.isChecked()
+    wdg.setChecked(True)
+    assert wdg.isChecked()
+    QApplication.processEvents()
+    wdg.setChecked(False)
+    assert not wdg.isChecked()
+    QApplication.processEvents()
+    wdg.setChecked(False)
+    assert not wdg.isChecked()
+    wdg.toggle()
+    assert wdg.isChecked()
+    wdg.toggle()
+    assert not wdg.isChecked()
+    wdg.click()
+    assert wdg.isChecked()
+    wdg.click()
+    assert not wdg.isChecked()
+    QApplication.processEvents()
+
+
+def test_get_set(qtbot):
+    wdg = QToggleSwitch()
+    qtbot.addWidget(wdg)
+    wdg.onColor = "#ff0000"
+    assert wdg.onColor.name() == "#ff0000"
+    wdg.offColor = "#00ff00"
+    assert wdg.offColor.name() == "#00ff00"
+    wdg.handleColor = "#0000ff"
+    assert wdg.handleColor.name() == "#0000ff"
+    wdg.setText("new text")
+    assert wdg.text() == "new text"
+    wdg.switchWidth = 100
+    assert wdg.switchWidth == 100
+    wdg.switchHeight = 100
+    assert wdg.switchHeight == 100
+    wdg.handleSize = 80
+    assert wdg.handleSize == 80
+
+
+def test_mouse_click(qtbot):
+    wdg = QToggleSwitch()
+    mock = Mock()
+    wdg.toggled.connect(mock)
+    qtbot.addWidget(wdg)
+    assert not wdg.isChecked()
+    mock.assert_not_called()
+    qtbot.mouseClick(wdg, Qt.MouseButton.LeftButton)
+    assert wdg.isChecked()
+    mock.assert_called_once_with(True)
+    qtbot.mouseClick(wdg, Qt.MouseButton.LeftButton)
+    assert not wdg.isChecked()
+
+
+def test_signal_emission_order(qtbot):
+    """Check if event emmision is same for QToggleSwitch and QCheckBox"""
+    wdg = QToggleSwitch()
+    emitted_from_toggleswitch = []
+    wdg.toggled.connect(lambda: emitted_from_toggleswitch.append("toggled"))
+    wdg.pressed.connect(lambda: emitted_from_toggleswitch.append("pressed"))
+    wdg.clicked.connect(lambda: emitted_from_toggleswitch.append("clicked"))
+    wdg.released.connect(lambda: emitted_from_toggleswitch.append("released"))
+    qtbot.addWidget(wdg)
+
+    checkbox = QCheckBox()
+    emitted_from_checkbox = []
+    checkbox.toggled.connect(lambda: emitted_from_checkbox.append("toggled"))
+    checkbox.pressed.connect(lambda: emitted_from_checkbox.append("pressed"))
+    checkbox.clicked.connect(lambda: emitted_from_checkbox.append("clicked"))
+    checkbox.released.connect(lambda: emitted_from_checkbox.append("released"))
+    qtbot.addWidget(checkbox)
+
+    emitted_from_toggleswitch.clear()
+    emitted_from_checkbox.clear()
+    wdg.toggle()
+    checkbox.toggle()
+    assert emitted_from_toggleswitch
+    assert emitted_from_toggleswitch == emitted_from_checkbox
+
+    emitted_from_toggleswitch.clear()
+    emitted_from_checkbox.clear()
+    wdg.click()
+    checkbox.click()
+    assert emitted_from_toggleswitch
+    assert emitted_from_toggleswitch == emitted_from_checkbox
+
+
+def test_multiple_lines(qtbot):
+    container = QWidget()
+    layout = QVBoxLayout(container)
+    wdg0 = QToggleSwitch("line1\nline2\nline3")
+    wdg1 = QToggleSwitch("line1\nline2")
+    checkbox = QCheckBox()
+    layout.addWidget(wdg0)
+    layout.addWidget(wdg1)
+    layout.addWidget(checkbox)
+    container.show()
+    qtbot.addWidget(container)
+
+    assert wdg0.text() == "line1\nline2\nline3"
+    assert wdg1.text() == "line1\nline2"
+    assert wdg0.sizeHint().height() > wdg1.sizeHint().height()
+    assert wdg1.sizeHint().height() > checkbox.sizeHint().height()
+    assert wdg0.height() > wdg1.height()
+    assert wdg1.height() > checkbox.height()