diff --git a/src/Text3.cpp b/src/Text3.cpp
index c8e4a4b1ea..8dc1d538c9 100644
--- a/src/Text3.cpp
+++ b/src/Text3.cpp
@@ -2030,6 +2030,11 @@ void Text::dispatch(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest & cmd)
 		break;
 	}
 
+	if (lyxrc.spellcheck_continuously) {
+		// Profit from this occasion to spellcheck current word.
+		cur.paragraph().isMisspelled(cur.pos());
+	}
+
 	needsUpdate |= (cur.pos() != cur.lastpos()) && cur.selection();
 
 	// FIXME: The cursor flag is reset two lines below