diff --git a/edit/index.cpp b/edit/index.cpp
index eaeca59bb..aa3a5c84e 100644
--- a/edit/index.cpp
+++ b/edit/index.cpp
@@ -177,6 +177,10 @@ std::string edit_index (Webserver_Request& webserver_request)
   }
   
   
+  // Whether to enable spell check.
+  view.set_variable ("spellcheck", filter::strings::convert_to_true_false(webserver_request.database_config_user ()->get_enable_spell_check()));
+
+  
   page += view.render ("edit", "index");
   
   
diff --git a/edit/index.html b/edit/index.html
index 0df638c55..fbc6966b3 100644
--- a/edit/index.html
+++ b/edit/index.html
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   </div>
 </div>
 <div id="toolbar-container" hidden></div>
-<div id="editor" class="bibleeditor ##custom_class## ##active_editor_theme_color##"></div>
+<div id="editor" class="bibleeditor ##custom_class## ##active_editor_theme_color##" spellcheck="##spellcheck##"></div>
 <div id="edittemp" class="bibleeditor ##custom_class## ##editor_theme_color##"></div>
 <script>##script##</script>
 <script type="text/javascript" src="/checksum/logic.js?##VERSION##"></script>