diff --git a/services/web/public/coffee/ide/editor/directives/aceEditor/spell-check/HighlightedWordManager.coffee b/services/web/public/coffee/ide/editor/directives/aceEditor/spell-check/HighlightedWordManager.coffee
index 090086c8aa..2f70e44cee 100644
--- a/services/web/public/coffee/ide/editor/directives/aceEditor/spell-check/HighlightedWordManager.coffee
+++ b/services/web/public/coffee/ide/editor/directives/aceEditor/spell-check/HighlightedWordManager.coffee
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ define [
 				highlight.row, highlight.column,
 				highlight.row, highlight.column + highlight.word.length
 			)
-			highlight.markerId = @editor.getSession().addMarker range, "spelling-highlight"
+			highlight.markerId = @editor.getSession().addMarker range, "spelling-highlight", null, true
 			@highlights.rows[highlight.row] ||= []
 			@highlights.rows[highlight.row].push highlight