diff --git a/internal/presentation/presentation.go b/internal/presentation/presentation.go
index 88a6d95..1a27e84 100644
--- a/internal/presentation/presentation.go
+++ b/internal/presentation/presentation.go
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func FocusSpeechWithOptions(snapshot atspi.Snapshot, options Options) Speech {
 		fields = append(fields, fmt.Sprintf("%d of %d", snapshot.PositionInSet, snapshot.SetSize))
 	}
 	if reading.EnableMnemonicSpeaking && snapshot.Mnemonic != "" {
-		fields = append(fields, snapshot.Mnemonic)
+		fields = append(fields, spokenMnemonic(snapshot.Mnemonic))
 	}
 	if reading.EnableTutorialMessages {
 		fields = append(fields, control_tutorial(snapshot))
@@ -185,6 +185,12 @@ func FocusSpeechWithOptions(snapshot atspi.Snapshot, options Options) Speech {
 	return SpeechWithOptions(parts, options)
 }
 
+func spokenMnemonic(value string) string {
+	value = strings.ReplaceAll(value, "<", "")
+	value = strings.ReplaceAll(value, ">", " ")
+	return strings.Join(strings.Fields(value), " ")
+}
+
 func removeReplacedState(states []string) []string {
 	for index, state := range states {
 		switch state {
diff --git a/internal/presentation/reading_test.go b/internal/presentation/reading_test.go
index 03d7953..abb37da 100644
--- a/internal/presentation/reading_test.go
+++ b/internal/presentation/reading_test.go
@@ -48,6 +48,20 @@ func TestReadingPreferencesChangeControlOutput(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestMnemonicSpeechFiltersAngleBracketsWithoutChangingNames(t *testing.T) {
+	settings := config.DefaultSettings()
+	settings.Reading.EnableMnemonicSpeaking = true
+	options := DefaultOptions()
+	options.Reading = &settings.Reading
+	snapshot := atspi.Snapshot{Name: "<Alt>o", Role: "button", Mnemonic: "<Alt>o"}
+	want := "<Alt>o, button, Alt o"
+	for settings.VerbalizePunctuationStyle = 0; settings.VerbalizePunctuationStyle <= 3; settings.VerbalizePunctuationStyle++ {
+		if got := FocusTextWithOptions(snapshot, options); got != want {
+			t.Fatalf("punctuation style %d = %q, want %q", settings.VerbalizePunctuationStyle, got, want)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestDocumentAndSpreadsheetFullRowsUseIndependentFlags(t *testing.T) {
 	reading := config.DefaultSettings().Reading
 	options := DefaultOptions()