diff --git a/src/fenrirscreenreader/commands/commands/temp_disable_speech.py b/src/fenrirscreenreader/commands/commands/temp_disable_speech.py
index da1701ab..c63873d7 100644
--- a/src/fenrirscreenreader/commands/commands/temp_disable_speech.py
+++ b/src/fenrirscreenreader/commands/commands/temp_disable_speech.py
@@ -17,11 +17,7 @@ class command():
         return _('disables speech until next keypress') 
     
     def run(self):
-        if self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSettingAsBool('speech', 'enabled'): 
-            self.env['runtime']['outputManager'].presentText(_("speech temporary disabled"), soundIcon='SpeechOff', interrupt=True)
-            self.env['commandBuffer']['enableSpeechOnKeypress'] = True
-            self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].setSetting('speech', 'enabled', str(not self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSettingAsBool('speech', 'enabled')))
-            self.env['runtime']['outputManager'].interruptOutput()            
+        self.env['runtime']['outputManager'].tempDisableSpeech()
                
     def setCallback(self, callback):
         pass
diff --git a/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/outputManager.py b/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/outputManager.py
index 8983fd26..bbfdf89d 100644
--- a/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/outputManager.py
+++ b/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/outputManager.py
@@ -292,7 +292,12 @@ class outputManager():
             return False
 
         return False
-
+    def tempDisableSpeech(self):
+        if self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSettingAsBool('speech', 'enabled'): 
+            self.presentText(_("speech temporary disabled"), soundIcon='SpeechOff', interrupt=True)
+            self.env['commandBuffer']['enableSpeechOnKeypress'] = True
+            self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].setSetting('speech', 'enabled', str(not self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSettingAsBool('speech', 'enabled')))
+            self.interruptOutput()
     def announceActiveCursor(self, interrupt_p=False):        
         if self.env['runtime']['cursorManager'].isReviewMode():
             self.presentText(' review cursor ', interrupt=interrupt_p)                                
diff --git a/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/remoteManager.py b/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/remoteManager.py
index ae9b1852..df7711c0 100644
--- a/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/remoteManager.py
+++ b/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/remoteManager.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class remoteManager():
         self.resetVmenuConst = 'RESETVMENU'
         self.interruptConst = 'INTERRUPT'
         self.quitAppConst = 'QUITAPPLICATION'
+        self.tempDisableSpeechConst = 'TEMPDISABLESPEECH'        
         self.defineWindowConst = 'WINDOW '
         self.resetWindowConst = 'RESETWINDOW'
         self.setClipboardConst = 'CLIPBOARD '
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ class remoteManager():
         # reset setting
         if upperSettingsText.startswith(self.resetSettingConst):
             self.resetSettings()
+
     def handleCommandExecution(self, commandText):
         if not self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSettingAsBool('remote', 'enableCommandRemote'):
             return
@@ -83,6 +85,9 @@ class remoteManager():
         # interrupt
         if upperCommandText.startswith(self.interruptConst):
             self.interruptSpeech()
+        # temp disable speech
+        if upperCommandText.startswith(self.tempDisableSpeechConst):
+            self.tempDisableSpeech()
         # set vmenu
         if upperCommandText.startswith(self.vmenuConst):
             parameterText = commandText[len(self.vmenuConst):]
@@ -104,6 +109,8 @@ class remoteManager():
         if upperCommandText.startswith(self.setClipboardConst):
             parameterText = commandText[len(self.setClipboardConst):]
             self.setClipboard(parameterText)
+    def tempDisableSpeech(self):
+        self.env['runtime']['outputManager'].tempDisableSpeech()
     def setVMenu(self, vmenu = ''):
         self.env['runtime']['vmenuManager'].setCurrMenu(vmenu)
     def resetVMenu(self):