diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/options.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/options.rs
index a829f4c07..fea758be4 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/options.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/options.rs
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ fn options(s: &mut Session, v: &Value) -> CmdResult {
     }
     if let Some(b) = check_spelling {
         s.view.proofing = b;
+        s.prefs.check_spelling = b;
     }
     for w in &add {
         wordcraft_proof::add_word(w);
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/review.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/review.rs
index 2ba4a79d6..9316b6014 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/review.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/review.rs
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ pub fn specs() -> Vec<CommandSpec> {
         .params(r#"{"text": string}"#),
         CommandSpec::new("review.proofing", "Check Spelling as You Type", "File › Options › Proofing", |s, v| {
             s.view.proofing = p::bool(v, "value").unwrap_or(!s.view.proofing);
+            s.prefs.check_spelling = s.view.proofing;
             Ok(json!({"value": s.view.proofing}))
         })
         .pure(),
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/session.rs b/crates/engine/src/session.rs
index 5d6aacaae..1577b6ecd 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/session.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/session.rs
@@ -516,6 +516,9 @@ pub struct Prefs {
     pub marks: wordcraft_layout::display::FormattingMarks,
     /// Mark grammar errors as you type (with Check spelling as you type on).
     pub mark_grammar: bool,
+    /// Check spelling as you type (File › Options › Proofing). The live value is
+    /// `ViewState::proofing`; this is the copy that is saved and restored (#1792).
+    pub check_spelling: bool,
     pub ignore_uppercase: bool,
     pub ignore_numbers: bool,
     pub ignore_internet: bool,
@@ -539,6 +542,7 @@ impl Default for Prefs {
             dictionaries_folder: None,
             marks: Default::default(),
             mark_grammar: true,
+            check_spelling: true,
             ignore_uppercase: true,
             ignore_numbers: true,
             ignore_internet: true,
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs
index 6f030d301..4ce89ff20 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs
@@ -692,6 +692,8 @@ impl WordApp {
             }
         }
         self.session.prefs = std::mem::take(&mut self.ui.editing);
+        // Check spelling as you type follows the saved preference (#1792).
+        self.session.view.proofing = self.session.prefs.check_spelling;
         // The saved dictionaries folder (#1063) is searched from the start.
         if let Some(f) = self.session.prefs.dictionaries_folder.as_deref() {
             wordcraft_engine::cmd::options::use_dictionaries_folder(Some(f));
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/options.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/options.rs
index 635757eca..925d3350c 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/options.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/options.rs
@@ -772,6 +772,20 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(wordcraft_engine::proof::hunspell::search_dirs(None).first(), Some(&dir), "searched first");
     }
 
+    /// #1792: Check spelling as you type is saved with the other proofing choices, so after a
+    /// restart the box comes back the way the user left it.
+    #[test]
+    fn check_spelling_survives_a_restart() {
+        let mut a = app();
+        a.run("file.options", json!({"checkSpelling": false})).unwrap();
+        assert!(!a.session.view.proofing, "off right away");
+        let saved = serde_json::to_value(a.prefs()).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(saved["editing"]["checkSpelling"], false, "saved in ui.json");
+        let mut b = app();
+        b.apply_prefs(UiState::from_json(&serde_json::to_vec(&saved).unwrap()).unwrap());
+        assert!(!b.session.view.proofing, "spelling stays off after a restart");
+    }
+
     /// Settings saved before #838 kept the unit under `editing.units` (default inches): a unit
     /// the user chose carries over to `measurementUnits`; inches, junk or a newer value don't.
     #[test]