diff --git a/src/qml/Component/ChatBox/ChatBar.qml b/src/qml/Component/ChatBox/ChatBar.qml
index 901e92057..2908bceee 100644
--- a/src/qml/Component/ChatBox/ChatBar.qml
+++ b/src/qml/Component/ChatBox/ChatBar.qml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import QtQuick.Controls 2.15 as QQC2
 import QtQuick.Window 2.15
 import Qt.labs.platform 1.1 as Platform
 
-import org.kde.kirigami 2.18 as Kirigami
+import org.kde.kirigami as Kirigami
 import org.kde.neochat 1.0
 
 /**
@@ -174,6 +174,9 @@ QQC2.Control {
 
             Accessible.description: placeholderText
 
+            // opt-out of whatever spell checker a styled TextArea might come with
+            Kirigami.SpellCheck.enabled: false
+
             Timer {
                 id: repeatTimer
                 interval: 5000
diff --git a/src/qml/Component/Timeline/MessageEditComponent.qml b/src/qml/Component/Timeline/MessageEditComponent.qml
index 471e1ac5f..c7768a73f 100644
--- a/src/qml/Component/Timeline/MessageEditComponent.qml
+++ b/src/qml/Component/Timeline/MessageEditComponent.qml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import QtQuick 2.15
 import QtQuick.Controls 2.15 as QQC2
 import QtQuick.Layouts 1.15
 
-import org.kde.kirigami 2.15 as Kirigami
+import org.kde.kirigami as Kirigami
 import org.kde.neochat 1.0
 
 QQC2.TextArea {
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ QQC2.TextArea {
         }
     }
 
+    // opt-out of whatever spell checker a styled TextArea might come with
+    Kirigami.SpellCheck.enabled: false
+
     ChatDocumentHandler {
         id: documentHandler
         isEdit: true
diff --git a/src/qml/Menu/Timeline/MessageSourceSheet.qml b/src/qml/Menu/Timeline/MessageSourceSheet.qml
index 9edaaaea7..35fae4200 100644
--- a/src/qml/Menu/Timeline/MessageSourceSheet.qml
+++ b/src/qml/Menu/Timeline/MessageSourceSheet.qml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import QtQuick 2.15
 import QtQuick.Controls 2.15 as QQC2
 
 import org.kde.syntaxhighlighting 1.0
-import org.kde.kirigami 2.15 as Kirigami
+import org.kde.kirigami as Kirigami
 import org.kde.neochat 1.0
 
 Kirigami.Page {
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ Kirigami.Page {
                 color: Kirigami.Theme.backgroundColor
             }
 
+            // opt-out of whatever spell checker a styled TextArea might come with
+            Kirigami.SpellCheck.enabled: false
+
             SyntaxHighlighter {
                 textEdit: sourceTextArea
                 definition: "JSON"