diff --git a/source/fma/fma.cpp b/source/fma/fma.cpp
index cb6d37587..9ca0f850c 100644
--- a/source/fma/fma.cpp
+++ b/source/fma/fma.cpp
@@ -1573,6 +1573,7 @@ void	CFmaScene::selectFma(FMA_SCRIPT_NUMBER _fma)
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 void	CFmaScene::startShutdown()
 {
+	CSoundMediator::stopSpeech();
 	CFader::setFadingOut();
 	m_readyToShutdown=true;
 }
diff --git a/source/game/convo.cpp b/source/game/convo.cpp
index 5b35f93fe..226894aa3 100644
--- a/source/game/convo.cpp
+++ b/source/game/convo.cpp
@@ -496,6 +496,15 @@ void CConversation::setCharacterAndText(int _characterId,int _textId)
 	s_maxTextPageOffset=i/TEXTBOX_FONT_NUM_LINES_IN_BOX;
 	s_textPageOffset=0;
 
+	for (int i=0; i<SpeechTableSize; i++)
+	{
+		if (SpeechTable[i].TextID==_textId)
+		{
+			CSoundMediator::playSpeech((SpeechEquate)SpeechTable[i].SpeechID);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
 	PAUL_DBGMSG("calced height=%d",s_maxTextPageOffset);
 }
 
diff --git a/source/game/pause.cpp b/source/game/pause.cpp
index a412ee333..c3cbd3788 100644
--- a/source/game/pause.cpp
+++ b/source/game/pause.cpp
@@ -248,6 +248,13 @@ void CPauseMenu::select()
 
 	chapter=GameScene.getChapterNumber()-1;
 	level=GameScene.getLevelNumber()-1;
+	m_SpeechPlaying=false;
+	if (CXAStream::IsPlaying())
+	{
+		m_SpeechPlaying=true;
+		CXAStream::Pause();
+	}
+
 }
 
 
@@ -260,6 +267,12 @@ void CPauseMenu::select()
 void CPauseMenu::unselect()
 {
 	m_active=false;
+	if (m_SpeechPlaying)
+	{
+		CXAStream::Resume();
+		m_SpeechPlaying=false;
+	}
+
 }
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------
 	Function:
diff --git a/source/game/pause.h b/source/game/pause.h
index b1e901dba..4acd3e376 100644
--- a/source/game/pause.h
+++ b/source/game/pause.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ private:
 
 
 	int						m_active;
+	int						m_SpeechPlaying;
 	int						m_padDebounce;
 	int						m_responseFlag;
 	STATE					m_currentState;