diff --git a/src/components/Settings/TTSSettings.tsx b/src/components/Settings/TTSSettings.tsx
index e26788b9..1dc5c7bc 100644
--- a/src/components/Settings/TTSSettings.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Settings/TTSSettings.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-import React from 'react'
+import React, { useState } from 'react'
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome'
-import { faGauge } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons'
+import { faGauge, faPlay, faPause } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons'
 import { UserSettings } from '../../services/settingsService'
+import { useTextToSpeech } from '../../hooks/useTextToSpeech'
+import { detect } from 'tinyld'
 
 interface TTSSettingsProps {
   settings: UserSettings
@@ -9,9 +11,15 @@ interface TTSSettingsProps {
 }
 
 const SPEED_OPTIONS = [0.8, 1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.6, 1.8, 2, 2.1, 2.4, 2.8, 3]
+const EXAMPLE_TEXT = "Welcome to Boris. Text-to-speech brings your highlights and articles to life. Adjust the playback speed and language settings to your preference."
 
 const TTSSettings: React.FC<TTSSettingsProps> = ({ settings, onUpdate }) => {
   const currentSpeed = settings.ttsDefaultSpeed || 2.1
+  const [isTestSpeaking, setIsTestSpeaking] = useState(false)
+  
+  const { supported, speaking, paused, speak, pause, resume, stop } = useTextToSpeech({ 
+    defaultRate: currentSpeed 
+  })
 
   const handleCycleSpeed = () => {
     const currentIndex = SPEED_OPTIONS.indexOf(currentSpeed)
@@ -19,6 +27,46 @@ const TTSSettings: React.FC<TTSSettingsProps> = ({ settings, onUpdate }) => {
     onUpdate({ ttsDefaultSpeed: SPEED_OPTIONS[nextIndex] })
   }
 
+  const handleTestPlayPause = () => {
+    if (!isTestSpeaking && !speaking) {
+      let langOverride: string | undefined
+      
+      // Determine language based on settings
+      const mode = settings?.ttsLanguageMode
+      if (mode === 'system' || settings?.ttsUseSystemLanguage) {
+        langOverride = navigator?.language?.split('-')[0]
+      } else {
+        try {
+          const detected = detect(EXAMPLE_TEXT)
+          if (typeof detected === 'string' && detected.length >= 2) {
+            langOverride = detected.slice(0, 2)
+          }
+        } catch (err) {
+          console.debug('[tts][detect] failed', err)
+        }
+      }
+      
+      setIsTestSpeaking(true)
+      speak(EXAMPLE_TEXT, langOverride)
+    } else if (paused) {
+      resume()
+    } else {
+      pause()
+    }
+  }
+
+  const handleStopTest = () => {
+    stop()
+    setIsTestSpeaking(false)
+  }
+
+  // Stop test speaking when settings change
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    if (isTestSpeaking && !speaking) {
+      setIsTestSpeaking(false)
+    }
+  }, [speaking, isTestSpeaking])
+
   return (
     <div className="settings-section">
       <h3 className="section-title">Text-to-Speech</h3>
@@ -51,6 +99,37 @@ const TTSSettings: React.FC<TTSSettingsProps> = ({ settings, onUpdate }) => {
           </select>
         </div>
       </div>
+
+      {supported && (
+        <div className="setting-group">
+          <label>Test Example</label>
+          <div style={{ padding: '0.75rem', backgroundColor: 'var(--color-bg)', borderRadius: '4px', marginBottom: '0.75rem', fontSize: '0.95rem', lineHeight: '1.5' }}>
+            {EXAMPLE_TEXT}
+          </div>
+          <div className="setting-buttons">
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              className="article-menu-btn"
+              onClick={handleTestPlayPause}
+              title={isTestSpeaking ? (paused ? 'Resume' : 'Pause') : 'Play'}
+            >
+              <FontAwesomeIcon icon={isTestSpeaking && !paused ? faPause : faPlay} />
+              <span>{isTestSpeaking ? (paused ? 'Resume' : 'Pause') : 'Play'}</span>
+            </button>
+            {isTestSpeaking && (
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                className="article-menu-btn"
+                onClick={handleStopTest}
+                title="Stop"
+                style={{ color: 'var(--color-text)' }}
+              >
+                ⏹
+              </button>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
     </div>
   )
 }