diff --git a/src/evalfunc.c b/src/evalfunc.c
index e67aa58..1f53095 100644
--- a/src/evalfunc.c
+++ b/src/evalfunc.c
@@ -7596,9 +7596,30 @@
     char_u	*word = (char_u *)"";
     hlf_T	attr = HLF_COUNT;
     int		len = 0;
+#ifdef FEAT_SPELL
+    int		wo_spell_save = curwin->w_p_spell;
+
+    if (!curwin->w_p_spell)
+    {
+	did_set_spelllang(curwin);
+	curwin->w_p_spell = TRUE;
+    }
+
+    if (*curwin->w_s->b_p_spl == NUL)
+    {
+	emsg(_(e_no_spell));
+	curwin->w_p_spell = wo_spell_save;
+	return;
+    }
+#endif
 
     if (rettv_list_alloc(rettv) == FAIL)
+    {
+#ifdef FEAT_SPELL
+	curwin->w_p_spell = wo_spell_save;
+#endif
 	return;
+    }
 
 #ifdef FEAT_SPELL
     if (argvars[0].v_type == VAR_UNKNOWN)
@@ -7611,7 +7632,7 @@
 	    curwin->w_set_curswant = TRUE;
 	}
     }
-    else if (curwin->w_p_spell && *curbuf->b_s.b_p_spl != NUL)
+    else if (*curbuf->b_s.b_p_spl != NUL)
     {
 	char_u	*str = tv_get_string_chk(&argvars[0]);
 	int	capcol = -1;
@@ -7633,6 +7654,7 @@
 	    }
 	}
     }
+    curwin->w_p_spell = wo_spell_save;
 #endif
 
     list_append_string(rettv->vval.v_list, word, len);
@@ -7658,13 +7680,32 @@
     int		i;
     listitem_T	*li;
     int		need_capital = FALSE;
+    int		wo_spell_save = curwin->w_p_spell;
+
+    if (!curwin->w_p_spell)
+    {
+	did_set_spelllang(curwin);
+	curwin->w_p_spell = TRUE;
+    }
+
+    if (*curwin->w_s->b_p_spl == NUL)
+    {
+	emsg(_(e_no_spell));
+	curwin->w_p_spell = wo_spell_save;
+	return;
+    }
 #endif
 
     if (rettv_list_alloc(rettv) == FAIL)
+    {
+#ifdef FEAT_SPELL
+	curwin->w_p_spell = wo_spell_save;
+#endif
 	return;
+    }
 
 #ifdef FEAT_SPELL
-    if (curwin->w_p_spell && *curwin->w_s->b_p_spl != NUL)
+    if (*curwin->w_s->b_p_spl != NUL)
     {
 	str = tv_get_string(&argvars[0]);
 	if (argvars[1].v_type != VAR_UNKNOWN)
@@ -7701,6 +7742,7 @@
 	}
 	ga_clear(&ga);
     }
+    curwin->w_p_spell = wo_spell_save;
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/src/globals.h b/src/globals.h
index 66b204b..27a8d68 100644
--- a/src/globals.h
+++ b/src/globals.h
@@ -1581,6 +1581,9 @@
 #if defined(UNIX) || defined(FEAT_SYN_HL) || defined(FEAT_SPELL)
 EXTERN char e_isadir2[]		INIT(= N_("E17: \"%s\" is a directory"));
 #endif
+#ifdef FEAT_SPELL
+EXTERN char e_no_spell[]	INIT(= N_("E756: Spell checking is not possible"));
+#endif
 #ifdef FEAT_LIBCALL
 EXTERN char e_libcall[]	INIT(= N_("E364: Library call failed for \"%s()\""));
 #endif
diff --git a/src/spell.c b/src/spell.c
index cdb8e2f..102355f 100644
--- a/src/spell.c
+++ b/src/spell.c
@@ -1225,7 +1225,7 @@
     if (!wp->w_p_spell || *wp->w_s->b_p_spl == NUL
 					 || wp->w_s->b_langp.ga_len == 0)
     {
-	emsg(_("E756: Spell checking is not enabled"));
+	emsg(_(e_no_spell));
 	return TRUE;
     }
     return FALSE;
diff --git a/src/spellsuggest.c b/src/spellsuggest.c
index c1ead7c..c03233f 100644
--- a/src/spellsuggest.c
+++ b/src/spellsuggest.c
@@ -471,9 +471,19 @@
     int		selected = count;
     int		badlen = 0;
     int		msg_scroll_save = msg_scroll;
+    int		wo_spell_save = curwin->w_p_spell;
 
-    if (no_spell_checking(curwin))
+    if (!curwin->w_p_spell)
+    {
+	did_set_spelllang(curwin);
+	curwin->w_p_spell = TRUE;
+    }
+
+    if (*curwin->w_s->b_p_spl == NUL)
+    {
+	emsg(_(e_no_spell));
 	return;
+    }
 
     if (VIsual_active)
     {
@@ -686,6 +696,7 @@
     spell_find_cleanup(&sug);
 skip:
     vim_free(line);
+    curwin->w_p_spell = wo_spell_save;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_spell.vim b/src/testdir/test_spell.vim
index 4e376b8..7cc209b 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_spell.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_spell.vim
@@ -99,11 +99,14 @@
    set spelllang=Xwords.spl
    call assert_equal(['foobar', 'rare'], spellbadword('foo foobar'))
 
-  " Typo should not be detected without the 'spell' option.
+  " Typo should be detected even without the 'spell' option.
   set spelllang=en_gb nospell
   call assert_equal(['', ''], spellbadword('centre'))
-  call assert_equal(['', ''], spellbadword('My bycycle.'))
-  call assert_equal(['', ''], spellbadword('A sentence. another sentence'))
+  call assert_equal(['bycycle', 'bad'], spellbadword('My bycycle.'))
+  call assert_equal(['another', 'caps'], spellbadword('A sentence. another sentence'))
+
+  set spelllang=
+  call assert_fails("call spellbadword('maxch')", 'E756:')
 
   call delete('Xwords.spl')
   call delete('Xwords')
@@ -130,9 +133,9 @@
 
 " Test spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
 func Test_spellsuggest()
-  " No suggestions when spell checking is not enabled.
+  " Verify suggestions are given even when spell checking is not enabled.
   set nospell
-  call assert_equal([], spellsuggest('marrch'))
+  call assert_equal(['march', 'March'], spellsuggest('marrch', 2))
 
   set spell
 
@@ -163,6 +166,10 @@
   call assert_fails("call spellsuggest('maxch', [])", 'E745:')
   call assert_fails("call spellsuggest('maxch', 2, [])", 'E745:')
 
+  set spelllang=
+  call assert_fails("call spellsuggest('maxch')", 'E756:')
+  set spelllang&
+
   set spell&
 endfunc
 
@@ -617,6 +624,34 @@
   bwipe!
 endfunc
 
+" Check that z= works even when 'nospell' is set.  This test uses one of the
+" tests in Test_spellsuggest_option_number() just to verify that z= basically
+" works and that "E756: Spell checking is not enabled" is not generated.
+func Test_zeq_nospell()
+  new
+  set nospell spellsuggest=1,best
+  call setline(1, 'A baord')
+  try
+    norm $1z=
+    call assert_equal('A board', getline(1))
+  catch
+    call assert_report("Caught exception: " . v:exception)
+  endtry
+  set spell& spellsuggest&
+  bwipe!
+endfunc
+
+" Check that "E756: Spell checking is not possible" is reported when z= is
+" executed and 'spelllang' is empty.
+func Test_zeq_no_spelllang()
+  new
+  set spelllang= spellsuggest=1,best
+  call setline(1, 'A baord')
+  call assert_fails('normal $1z=', 'E756:')
+  set spelllang& spellsuggest&
+  bwipe!
+endfunc
+
 " Check handling a word longer than MAXWLEN.
 func Test_spell_long_word()
   set enc=utf-8
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index e084817..30106ff 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -755,6 +755,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    945,
+/**/
     944,
 /**/
     943,