diff --git a/layers/+checkers/spell-checking/README.org b/layers/+checkers/spell-checking/README.org
index fe1841fd8..413091c8a 100644
--- a/layers/+checkers/spell-checking/README.org
+++ b/layers/+checkers/spell-checking/README.org
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
    - [[#spell-checker-configuration][Spell Checker Configuration]]
    - [[#disabling-by-default][Disabling by default]]
    - [[#enabling-auto-dictionary-mode][Enabling auto-dictionary-mode]]
+   - [[#enable-auto-completion-popup][Enable auto-completion popup]]
  - [[#key-bindings][Key Bindings]]
 
 * Description
@@ -78,12 +79,21 @@ currently supported language:
 | spanish           |
 | swedish           |
 
+** Enable auto-completion popup
+To enable auto-completion popup when the point is idle on a misspelled word
+set the layer variable =enable-flyspell-auto-completion= to t:
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+(setq-default dotspacemacs-configuration-layers
+  '((spell-checking :variables =enable-flyspell-auto-completion= t)))
+#+END_SRC
+
 * Key Bindings
 
-| Key Binding | Description              |
-|-------------+--------------------------|
-| ~SPC S b~   | flyspell whole buffer    |
-| ~SPC S c~   | flyspell correct         |
-| ~SPC S d~   | change dictionary        |
-| ~SPC S n~   | flyspell goto next error |
-| ~SPC t S~   | toggle flyspell          |
+| Key Binding | Description                    |
+|-------------+--------------------------------|
+| ~SPC S b~   | flyspell whole buffer          |
+| ~SPC S c~   | flyspell correct               |
+| ~SPC S d~   | change dictionary              |
+| ~SPC S n~   | flyspell goto next error       |
+| ~SPC t S~   | toggle flyspell                |
diff --git a/layers/+checkers/spell-checking/config.el b/layers/+checkers/spell-checking/config.el
index f404e02a9..96664d22d 100644
--- a/layers/+checkers/spell-checking/config.el
+++ b/layers/+checkers/spell-checking/config.el
@@ -14,3 +14,6 @@
 
 (defvar spell-checking-enable-auto-dictionary nil
   "Specify if auto-dictionary should be enabled or not.")
+
+(defvar enable-flyspell-auto-completion nil
+  "If not nil, show speeling suggestions in popups.")
diff --git a/layers/+checkers/spell-checking/packages.el b/layers/+checkers/spell-checking/packages.el
index 87c0eecd9..7d624529d 100644
--- a/layers/+checkers/spell-checking/packages.el
+++ b/layers/+checkers/spell-checking/packages.el
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     auto-dictionary
     flyspell
     flyspell-correct
+    (flyspell-popup :toggle enable-flyspell-auto-completion)
     ))
 
 (defun spell-checking/init-auto-dictionary ()
@@ -73,3 +74,10 @@
       (setq flyspell-correct-interface 'flyspell-correct-helm))
     (when (bound-and-true-p flyspell-correct-interface)
       (spacemacs/set-leader-keys "Sc" 'flyspell-correct-word-generic))))
+
+(defun spell-checking/init-flyspell-popup ()
+  (use-package flyspell-popup
+    :defer t
+    :init
+    (progn
+      (add-hook 'flyspell-mode-hook 'flyspell-popup-auto-correct-mode))))