diff --git a/apps/lang/english.lang b/apps/lang/english.lang
index de23842..19b19fe 100644
--- a/apps/lang/english.lang
+++ b/apps/lang/english.lang
@@ -7970,7 +7970,7 @@
     *: "Mode:"
   </dest>
   <voice>
-    *: ""
+    *: "Mode"
   </voice>
 </phrase>
 <phrase>
diff --git a/apps/menus/radio_menu.c b/apps/menus/radio_menu.c
index e787aaa..8ab7151 100644
--- a/apps/menus/radio_menu.c
+++ b/apps/menus/radio_menu.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "presets.h"
 #include "exported_menus.h"
 #include "sound_menu.h" /* recording_menu()   */
+#include "talk.h"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_RECORDING
 #include "recording.h"  /* recording_screen() */
@@ -108,6 +109,17 @@ static char* get_mode_text(int selected_item, void * data, char *buffer)
                           str(LANG_RADIO_SCAN_MODE));
     return buffer;
 }
+static int mode_speak_item(int selected_item, void * data)
+{
+    (void)selected_item;
+    (void)data;
+    long talk_ids[4];
+    talk_ids[0] = LANG_MODE;
+    talk_ids[1] = radio_mode ? LANG_PRESET : LANG_RADIO_SCAN_MODE;
+    talk_ids[2] = TALK_FINAL_ID;
+    talk_idarray(talk_ids, true);
+    return 0;
+}
 static int toggle_radio_mode(void)
 {
     radio_mode = (radio_mode == RADIO_SCAN_MODE) ?
@@ -116,7 +128,8 @@ static int toggle_radio_mode(void)
 }
 MENUITEM_FUNCTION_DYNTEXT(radio_mode_item, 0,
                                  toggle_radio_mode, NULL, 
-                                 get_mode_text, NULL, NULL, NULL, Icon_NOICON);
+                                 get_mode_text, mode_speak_item,
+                                 NULL, NULL, Icon_NOICON);
 #endif
 
 MENUITEM_FUNCTION(scan_presets_item, MENU_FUNC_USEPARAM,