diff --git a/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/fixtures/impl/CodeInsightTestFixtureImpl.java b/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/fixtures/impl/CodeInsightTestFixtureImpl.java
index 6e684b690f06..804c20272076 100644
--- a/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/fixtures/impl/CodeInsightTestFixtureImpl.java
+++ b/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/fixtures/impl/CodeInsightTestFixtureImpl.java
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ public class CodeInsightTestFixtureImpl extends BaseFixture implements CodeInsig
   private boolean myAllowDirt;
   private boolean myCaresAboutInjection = true;
 
+  // this allows an inspection to be represented in profile, but to appear disabled
+  public final Set<String> myDisabledInspections = new HashSet<String>();
+
   @SuppressWarnings("JUnitTestCaseWithNonTrivialConstructors")
   public CodeInsightTestFixtureImpl(@NotNull IdeaProjectTestFixture projectFixture, @NotNull TempDirTestFixture tempDirTestFixture) {
     myProjectFixture = projectFixture;
@@ -1268,7 +1271,7 @@ public class CodeInsightTestFixtureImpl extends BaseFixture implements CodeInsig
 
       @Override
       public boolean isToolEnabled(HighlightDisplayKey key, PsiElement element) {
-        return key != null && key.toString() != null && myAvailableTools.containsKey(key.toString());
+        return key != null && key.toString() != null && myAvailableTools.containsKey(key.toString()) && !myDisabledInspections.contains(key.toString());
       }
 
       @Override
diff --git a/spellchecker/src/com/intellij/spellchecker/ui/SpellCheckingEditorCustomization.java b/spellchecker/src/com/intellij/spellchecker/ui/SpellCheckingEditorCustomization.java
index b71b5994cdb4..53668c2e73ff 100644
--- a/spellchecker/src/com/intellij/spellchecker/ui/SpellCheckingEditorCustomization.java
+++ b/spellchecker/src/com/intellij/spellchecker/ui/SpellCheckingEditorCustomization.java
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ public class SpellCheckingEditorCustomization extends SimpleEditorCustomization
 
     @Override
     public boolean isToolEnabled(HighlightDisplayKey key, PsiElement element) {
-      return myDelegate.isToolEnabled(key, element) && SPELL_CHECK_TOOLS.containsKey(key.toString()) && myUseSpellCheck;
+      return SPELL_CHECK_TOOLS.containsKey(key.toString()) && myUseSpellCheck;
     }
 
     public void setUseSpellCheck(boolean useSpellCheck) {
diff --git a/spellchecker/testSrc/com/intellij/spellchecker/ui/SpellCheckingEditorCustomizationTest.java b/spellchecker/testSrc/com/intellij/spellchecker/ui/SpellCheckingEditorCustomizationTest.java
index 3fd653fd7e61..799fe3331740 100644
--- a/spellchecker/testSrc/com/intellij/spellchecker/ui/SpellCheckingEditorCustomizationTest.java
+++ b/spellchecker/testSrc/com/intellij/spellchecker/ui/SpellCheckingEditorCustomizationTest.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.editor.ex.EditorEx;
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileTypes.PlainTextFileType;
 import com.intellij.spellchecker.inspections.SpellCheckingInspection;
 import com.intellij.testFramework.fixtures.LightPlatformCodeInsightFixtureTestCase;
+import com.intellij.testFramework.fixtures.impl.CodeInsightTestFixtureImpl;
 
 public class SpellCheckingEditorCustomizationTest extends LightPlatformCodeInsightFixtureTestCase {
   public void testEnabled() throws Exception {
@@ -30,6 +31,11 @@ public class SpellCheckingEditorCustomizationTest extends LightPlatformCodeInsig
     doTest(false, "missspelling");
   }
 
+  public void testEnabledEvenIfDisabledInMainProfile() throws Exception {
+    ((CodeInsightTestFixtureImpl)myFixture).myDisabledInspections.add(SpellCheckingInspection.SPELL_CHECKING_INSPECTION_TOOL_NAME);
+    testEnabled();
+  }
+
   @Override
   protected boolean isWriteActionRequired() {
     return false;