diff --git a/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_parser.c b/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_parser.c
index 2c76616..4773c0e 100644
--- a/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_parser.c
+++ b/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_parser.c
@@ -1330,6 +1330,9 @@ static int skin_element_callback(struct skin_element* element, void* data)
                 case SKIN_TOKEN_ALIGN_LANGDIRECTION:
                     follow_lang_direction = 2;
                     break;
+                case SKIN_TOKEN_VOICE:
+                    token->value.data = current_tick;
+                    break;
                 case SKIN_TOKEN_LOGICAL_IF:
                     function = parse_logical_if;
                     break;
diff --git a/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_render.c b/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_render.c
index 0c18848..a602725 100644
--- a/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_render.c
+++ b/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_render.c
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
 #include "playlist.h"
 #include "root_menu.h"
 #include "misc.h"
+#include "talk.h"
+#include "lang.h"
 
 
 #define MAX_LINE 1024
@@ -78,6 +80,44 @@ static void skin_render_playlistviewer(struct playlistviewer* viewer,
                                        unsigned long refresh_type);
 #endif
 
+static void skin_do_talking_tags(struct gui_wps *gwps, struct skin_draw_info *info,
+                                 struct skin_element *element)
+{
+    int i, val;
+    char buf[128];
+    const char* out;
+    struct wps_token *token;
+    for (i=0; i<element->params_count; i++)
+    {
+        struct skin_tag_parameter *param = &element->params[i];
+        switch (param->type)
+        {
+            case DEFAULT:
+                if (i==0)
+                    talk_shutup();
+                else
+                    talk_id(VOICE_PAUSE, true);
+                break;
+            case STRING:
+                talk_spell(param->data.text, true);
+                break;
+            case CODE:
+                val = TOKEN_VALUE_ONLY;
+                token = param->data.code->data;
+                out = get_token_value(gwps, token, 0,
+                                      buf, sizeof buf, &val);
+                if (val != -1 || token->type == SKIN_TOKEN_VOLUME)
+                    talk_number(val, true);
+                else
+                    talk_spell(out, true);
+                break;
+            default:
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+                    
+}
+
 static bool do_non_text_tags(struct gui_wps *gwps, struct skin_draw_info *info,
                              struct skin_element *element, struct viewport* vp)
 {
@@ -89,6 +129,14 @@ static bool do_non_text_tags(struct gui_wps *gwps, struct skin_draw_info *info,
     bool do_refresh = (element->tag->flags & info->refresh_type) > 0;
     switch (token->type)
     {   
+        case SKIN_TOKEN_VOICE:
+            if (TIME_AFTER(current_tick, token->value.data+HZ))
+            {
+                printf("%d %d\n", current_tick, token->value.data);
+                skin_do_talking_tags(gwps, info, element);
+            }
+            token->value.data = current_tick;
+            break;
 #if (LCD_DEPTH > 1) || (defined(HAVE_REMOTE_LCD) && (LCD_REMOTE_DEPTH > 1))
         case SKIN_TOKEN_VIEWPORT_FGCOLOUR:
         {
diff --git a/lib/skin_parser/tag_table.c b/lib/skin_parser/tag_table.c
index 9c0b51d..4418ff1 100644
--- a/lib/skin_parser/tag_table.c
+++ b/lib/skin_parser/tag_table.c
@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ static const struct tag_info legal_tags[] =
     { SKIN_TOKEN_UIVIEWPORT_LOAD,       "Vi" , "sIIiii", 0 },
     { SKIN_TOKEN_VIEWPORT_LOAD,         "V"  , "IIiii", 0 },
     
+    { SKIN_TOKEN_VOICE,                 "Vx", "|[sT][sT][sT][sT][sT][sT][sT][sT]",
+                                                SKIN_REFRESH_STATIC|NOBREAK },
+    
     { SKIN_TOKEN_IMAGE_BACKDROP,        "X"  , "f", SKIN_REFRESH_STATIC|NOBREAK },
     
     { SKIN_TOKEN_SETTING,               "St" , "S", SKIN_REFRESH_DYNAMIC },
diff --git a/lib/skin_parser/tag_table.h b/lib/skin_parser/tag_table.h
index f16709d..670ca98 100644
--- a/lib/skin_parser/tag_table.h
+++ b/lib/skin_parser/tag_table.h
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ enum skin_token_type {
     
     SKIN_TOKEN_LOAD_FONT,
     
+    SKIN_TOKEN_VOICE,
+    
     /* buttons */
     SKIN_TOKEN_BUTTON_VOLUME,
     SKIN_TOKEN_LASTTOUCH,