diff --git a/src/fenrirscreenreader/commands/commands/toggle_speech.py b/src/fenrirscreenreader/commands/commands/toggle_speech.py
index 94348750..a3d0b23e 100644
--- a/src/fenrirscreenreader/commands/commands/toggle_speech.py
+++ b/src/fenrirscreenreader/commands/commands/toggle_speech.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class command():
     
     def run(self):
         if self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSettingAsBool('speech', 'enabled'): 
+            self.env['runtime']['outputManager'].interruptOutput()
             self.env['runtime']['outputManager'].presentText(_('speech disabled'), soundIcon='SpeechOff', interrupt=True)
         self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].setSetting('speech', 'enabled', str(not self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSettingAsBool('speech', 'enabled')))   
         if self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSettingAsBool('speech', 'enabled'):