diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/quickkeysmenu.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/quickkeysmenu.cpp
index 61e414fc4e..e1d430307d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/quickkeysmenu.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/quickkeysmenu.cpp
@@ -301,6 +301,12 @@ namespace MWGui
         if (type == Type_Magic)
         {
             std::string spellId = button->getChildAt(0)->getUserString("Spell");
+
+            // Make sure the player still has this spell
+            MWMechanics::CreatureStats& stats = player.getClass().getCreatureStats(player);
+            MWMechanics::Spells& spells = stats.getSpells();
+            if (!spells.hasSpell(spellId))
+                return;
             store.setSelectedEnchantItem(store.end());
             MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->setSelectedSpell(spellId, int(MWMechanics::getSpellSuccessChance(spellId, player)));
         }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp
index 5104a0f57f..755dbc0932 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp
@@ -583,8 +583,10 @@ bool CharacterController::updateNpcState(bool onground, bool inwater, bool isrun
                 // This has to be done at the start of the casting animation,
                 // *not* when selecting a spell in the GUI (otherwise you could change the spell mid-animation)
                 if (mPtr.getRefData().getHandle() == "player")
-                    stats.getSpells().setSelectedSpell(MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->getSelectedSpell());
-
+                {
+                    std::string selectedSpell = MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->getSelectedSpell();
+                    stats.getSpells().setSelectedSpell(selectedSpell);
+                }
                 std::string spellid = stats.getSpells().getSelectedSpell();
 
                 if(!spellid.empty() && MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->startSpellCast(mPtr))
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spells.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spells.hpp
index cf9b660915..facf02da84 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spells.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spells.hpp
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ namespace MWMechanics
 
             TIterator end() const;
 
+            bool hasSpell(const std::string& spell) { return mSpells.find(Misc::StringUtils::lowerCase(spell)) != mSpells.end(); }
+
             void add (const std::string& spell);
             ///< Adding a spell that is already listed in *this is a no-op.