diff --git a/application.py b/application.py
index 0109300..99ac837 100755
--- a/application.py
+++ b/application.py
@@ -87,9 +87,12 @@ class Application(object):
 
         # initialize our methods
         self.methods = {}
-        names = ('method', 'method.svn', 'method.cvs', 'method.search',
-                 'method.buffers', 'method.move', 'method.shell',
-                 'method.introspect', 'method.help', 'method.numbers')
+        names = (
+            'method', 'method.svn', 'method.cvs', 'method.search',
+            'method.buffers', 'method.move', 'method.shell',
+            'method.introspect', 'method.help', 'method.numbers',
+            'method.spell',
+        )
         for name in names:
             exec("import %s" % name)
             mod = eval(name)
diff --git a/method/spell.py b/method/spell.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2bce72c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/method/spell.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import method
+
+class CheckSpelling(method.Method):
+    """Check the spelling of a buffer via ispell"""
+    ispell_args = ('ispell', '-x', '-M')
+    def _execute(self, w, **vargs):
+        # -x   no backup file
+        # -M   show context menu
+        if w.buffer.changed():
+            w.set_error("There are unsaved changes; please save first.")
+            return
+        l = list(self.ispell_args)
+        l.append(w.buffer.path)
+        w.application.run_external(*l)
+        if w.buffer.changed_on_disk():
+            w.buffer.reload()