diff --git a/client/src/components/Draftail/index.js b/client/src/components/Draftail/index.js
index 2eaec3a32f..53128b0bf5 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Draftail/index.js
+++ b/client/src/components/Draftail/index.js
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ export const initEditor = (fieldName, options = {}) => {
       rawContentState={rawContentState}
       onSave={serialiseInputValue}
       placeholder="Write here…"
+      spellCheck={true}
       {...options}
       blockTypes={blockTypes}
       inlineStyles={inlineStyles}