diff --git a/src/settings/Settings.ts b/src/settings/Settings.ts
index 31e133be72..409cd293d2 100644
--- a/src/settings/Settings.ts
+++ b/src/settings/Settings.ts
@@ -402,6 +402,10 @@ export const SETTINGS: {[setting: string]: ISetting} = {
         supportedLevels: LEVELS_DEVICE_ONLY_SETTINGS_WITH_CONFIG,
         default: "en",
     },
+    "spell-check-languages": {
+        supportedLevels: LEVELS_DEVICE_ONLY_SETTINGS_WITH_CONFIG,
+        default: [],
+    },
     "breadcrumb_rooms": {
         // not really a setting
         supportedLevels: [SettingLevel.ACCOUNT],