diff --git a/novelwriter/guimain.py b/novelwriter/guimain.py
index 96806648..a966346b 100644
--- a/novelwriter/guimain.py
+++ b/novelwriter/guimain.py
@@ -980,6 +980,7 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
         if dlgWords.result() == QDialog.Accepted:
             logger.debug("Reloading word list")
             SHARED.updateSpellCheckLanguage(reload=True)
+            self.docEditor.spellCheckDocument()
 
         return True