diff --git a/gramps/gen/config.py b/gramps/gen/config.py
index 840a4b70e..5bf0fd468 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/config.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/config.py
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ register('behavior.date-before-range', 50)
 register('behavior.generation-depth', 15)
 register('behavior.ignore-gexiv2', False)
 register('behavior.ignore-osmgpsmap', False)
+register('behavior.ignore-spellcheck', False)
 register('behavior.max-age-prob-alive', 110)
 register('behavior.max-sib-age-diff', 20)
 register('behavior.min-generation-years', 13)
diff --git a/gramps/gui/configure.py b/gramps/gui/configure.py
index 3ae58f26d..5b1fe09a5 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/configure.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/configure.py
@@ -617,6 +617,10 @@ class GrampsPreferences(ConfigureDialog):
             table, _('Suppress warning when GExiv2 not installed.'), 
             5, 'behavior.ignore-gexiv2')
         
+        self.add_checkbox(
+            table, _('Suppress warning when spell checking not installed.'), 
+            6, 'behavior.ignore-spellcheck')
+        
         return _('Warnings'), table
 
     def _build_name_format_model(self, active):
diff --git a/gramps/gui/spell.py b/gramps/gui/spell.py
index 8f7a5f34c..bfa24c60d 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/spell.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/spell.py
@@ -70,13 +70,6 @@ elif repository.enumerate_versions("Gtkspell"):
     except:
         pass
 
-if not HAVE_GTKSPELL:
-    LOG.warning(_("GtkSpell not loaded. "
-                  "Spell checking will not be available.\n"
-                  "To build it for Gramps see http://www.gramps-project.org/"
-                  "wiki/index.php?title=GEPS_029:_GTK3-GObject_introspection_"
-                  "Conversion#Spell_Check_Install"))
-
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # GRAMPS classes
@@ -84,6 +77,13 @@ if not HAVE_GTKSPELL:
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 from gramps.gen.config import config
 
+if (not config.get('behavior.ignore-spellcheck')) and (not HAVE_GTKSPELL):
+    LOG.warning(_("GtkSpell not loaded. "
+                  "Spell checking will not be available.\n"
+                  "To build it for Gramps see http://www.gramps-project.org/"
+                  "wiki/index.php?title=GEPS_029:_GTK3-GObject_introspection_"
+                  "Conversion#Spell_Check_Install"))
+
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # Constants