diff --git a/src/BasePlatform.ts b/src/BasePlatform.ts
index 2af2ea51c5..54d15675cb 100644
--- a/src/BasePlatform.ts
+++ b/src/BasePlatform.ts
@@ -128,6 +128,14 @@ export default abstract class BasePlatform {
         hideUpdateToast();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Return true if platform supports multi-language
+     * spell-checking, otherwise false.
+     */
+    supportsMultiLanguageSpellCheck(): boolean {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns true if the platform supports displaying
      * notifications, otherwise false.
diff --git a/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/GeneralUserSettingsTab.js b/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/GeneralUserSettingsTab.js
index 95a8abbb24..4d1210dc40 100644
--- a/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/GeneralUserSettingsTab.js
+++ b/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/GeneralUserSettingsTab.js
@@ -400,6 +400,9 @@ export default class GeneralUserSettingsTab extends React.Component {
     }
 
     render() {
+        const plaf = PlatformPeg.get();
+        const supportsMultiLanguageSpellCheck = plaf.supportsMultiLanguageSpellCheck() ? true : false;
+
         const discoWarning = this.state.requiredPolicyInfo.hasTerms
             ? <img className='mx_GeneralUserSettingsTab_warningIcon'
                 src={require("../../../../../../res/img/feather-customised/warning-triangle.svg")}
@@ -428,7 +431,7 @@ export default class GeneralUserSettingsTab extends React.Component {
                 {this._renderProfileSection()}
                 {this._renderAccountSection()}
                 {this._renderLanguageSection()}
-                {this._renderSpellCheckSection()}
+                {supportsMultiLanguageSpellCheck ? this._renderSpellCheckSection() : null}
                 { discoverySection }
                 {this._renderIntegrationManagerSection() /* Has its own title */}
                 { accountManagementSection }