diff --git a/Source/loadsave.cpp b/Source/loadsave.cpp
index 3da407ad0..0c0dd1533 100644
--- a/Source/loadsave.cpp
+++ b/Source/loadsave.cpp
@@ -390,8 +390,24 @@ void LoadPlayer(LoadHelper &file, Player &player)
 	file.Skip(3); // Alignment
 	player._pSBkSpell = static_cast<SpellID>(file.NextLE<int32_t>());
 	file.Skip<int8_t>(); // Skip _pSBkSplType
-	for (uint8_t &spellLevel : player._pSplLvl)
-		spellLevel = file.NextLE<uint8_t>();
+
+	// Only read spell levels for learnable spells
+	for (int i = 0; i < static_cast<int>(SpellID::LAST); i++) {
+		auto spl = static_cast<SpellID>(i);
+		if (GetSpellData(spl).sBookLvl != -1)
+			player._pSplLvl[i] = file.NextLE<uint8_t>();
+		else
+			file.Skip<uint8_t>();
+	}
+	// Skip indices that are unused
+	for (int i = static_cast<int>(SpellID::LAST); i < 64; i++)
+		file.Skip<uint8_t>();
+	// These spells are unavailable in Diablo as learnable spells
+	if (!gbIsHellfire) {
+		player._pSplLvl[static_cast<uint8_t>(SpellID::Apocalypse)] = 0;
+		player._pSplLvl[static_cast<uint8_t>(SpellID::Nova)] = 0;
+	}
+
 	file.Skip(7); // Alignment
 	player._pMemSpells = file.NextLE<uint64_t>();
 	player._pAblSpells = file.NextLE<uint64_t>();
diff --git a/Source/pack.cpp b/Source/pack.cpp
index 8a55e3e48..a1ef54322 100644
--- a/Source/pack.cpp
+++ b/Source/pack.cpp
@@ -484,10 +484,27 @@ void UnPackPlayer(const PlayerPack &packed, Player &player)
 	player._pManaBase = std::min<int32_t>(player._pManaBase, player._pMaxManaBase);
 	player._pMemSpells = SDL_SwapLE64(packed.pMemSpells);
 
-	for (int i = 0; i < 37; i++) // Should be MAX_SPELLS but set to 36 to make save games compatible
-		player._pSplLvl[i] = packed.pSplLvl[i];
-	for (int i = 37; i < 47; i++)
-		player._pSplLvl[i] = packed.pSplLvl2[i - 37];
+	// Only read spell levels for learnable spells (Diablo)
+	for (int i = 0; i < 37; i++) { // Should be MAX_SPELLS but set to 36 to make save games compatible
+		auto spl = static_cast<SpellID>(i);
+		if (GetSpellData(spl).sBookLvl != -1)
+			player._pSplLvl[i] = packed.pSplLvl[i];
+		else
+			player._pSplLvl[i] = 0;
+	}
+	// Only read spell levels for learnable spells (Hellfire)
+	for (int i = 37; i < 47; i++) {
+		auto spl = static_cast<SpellID>(i);
+		if (GetSpellData(spl).sBookLvl != -1)
+			player._pSplLvl[i] = packed.pSplLvl2[i - 37];
+		else
+			player._pSplLvl[i] = 0;
+	}
+	// These spells are unavailable in Diablo as learnable spells
+	if (!gbIsHellfire) {
+		player._pSplLvl[static_cast<uint8_t>(SpellID::Apocalypse)] = 0;
+		player._pSplLvl[static_cast<uint8_t>(SpellID::Nova)] = 0;
+	}
 
 	bool isHellfire = packed.bIsHellfire != 0;