FIX Setting Enalbled="false" for RadSpell does not have effect on the control. The disabled="disabled" attribute is applied to the main wrapper of the control instead of to the button. The following script is a possible workaround: <asp:TextBox ID="Textbox1" runat="server" /> <telerik:RadSpell ID="RadSpell1" ControlToCheck="Textbox1" Enabled="false" OnClientLoad="OnClientLoad" runat="server" /> <script type="text/javascript"> function OnClientLoad(sender, args) { if ($telerik.$(sender.get_element()).attr("disabled") == "disabled") { $telerik.$("input[type='button']", sender.get_element()).attr("disabled", "disabled"); } } </script> It will work as-is for a regular push button. If the ButtonType is changed the script needs to change to get the appropriate element (e.g. anchor for the LinkButton).