diff --git a/src/API.ts b/src/API.ts
index 23da42a..1e6a315 100644
--- a/src/API.ts
+++ b/src/API.ts
@@ -1287,6 +1287,24 @@ export class UserAPI {
 
   abs = Math.abs;
 
+
+  // =============================================================
+  // Speed synthesis
+  // =============================================================
+
+  speak = (text: string, index: number): void => {
+    /* 
+     * Speaks the given text using the browser's speech synthesis API.
+     * @param text - The text to speak
+     * @param index - The index of the voice to use
+     */
+    const synth = window.speechSynthesis;
+    synth.cancel();
+    const utterance = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance(text);
+    utterance.voice = speechSynthesis.getVoices()[index];
+    synth.speak(utterance);
+  }
+
   // =============================================================
   // Trivial functions
   // =============================================================
diff --git a/src/Documentation.ts b/src/Documentation.ts
index 349f724..2f94e59 100644
--- a/src/Documentation.ts
+++ b/src/Documentation.ts
@@ -1577,6 +1577,27 @@ mod(0.25) :: sound('sine')
 
 **Note:** you can also set the _modulation index_ and the _harmonic ratio_ with the <icode>fm</icode> argument. You will have to feed both as a string: <icode>fm('2:4')</icode>. If you only feed one number, only the _modulation index_ will be updated.
 	
+# Speech synthesis
+
+Topos can also speak using [Web Speec API](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_Speech_API)!
+
+${makeExample(
+  "Hello world!",
+  `
+mod(4) :: speak("Hello world!")
+  `,
+  false
+)}
+
+${makeExample(
+  "Speak with a different voice",
+  `
+mod(2) :: speak("Topos!",irand(0,25))
+  `,
+  false
+)}
+
+
 `;
 
   const about: string = `