diff --git a/rc/tools/spell.kak b/rc/tools/spell.kak
index 135b53df..b9fe5903 100644
--- a/rc/tools/spell.kak
+++ b/rc/tools/spell.kak
@@ -142,20 +142,27 @@ define-command spell-next %{ evaluate-commands %sh{
 
 define-command \
     -docstring "Suggest replacement words for the current selection, against the last language used by the spell-check command" \
-    spell-replace %{ evaluate-commands %sh{
-    options=""
-    if [ -n "$kak_opt_spell_last_lang" ]; then
-        options="-l '$kak_opt_spell_last_lang'"
-    fi
-    suggestions=$(printf %s "$kak_selection" | eval "aspell -a $options" | grep '^&' | cut -d: -f2)
-    menu=$(printf %s "${suggestions#?}" | awk -F', ' '
-        {
-            for (i=1; i<=NF; i++)
-                printf "%s", "%{"$i"}" "%{execute-keys -itersel %{c"$i"<esc>be}}"
+    spell-replace %{
+    prompt \
+        -init %val{selection} \
+        -shell-script-candidates %{
+            options=""
+            if [ -n "$kak_opt_spell_last_lang" ]; then
+                options="-l '$kak_opt_spell_last_lang'"
+            fi
+            printf %s "$kak_selection" |
+                eval "aspell -a $options" |
+                sed -n -e '/^&/ { s/^[^:]*: //; s/, /\n/g; p }'
+        } \
+        "Replace with: " \
+        %{
+            evaluate-commands -save-regs a %{
+                set-register a %val{text}
+                execute-keys c <c-r>a <esc>
+            }
         }
-    ')
-    printf 'try %%{ menu -auto-single %s }' "${menu}"
-} }
+}
+
 
 define-command -params 0.. \
     -docstring "Add the current selection to the dictionary" \