diff --git a/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/services/tasks/AnnouncementPeriodicTask.java b/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/services/tasks/AnnouncementPeriodicTask.java
index e5fc9227c..06576e81b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/services/tasks/AnnouncementPeriodicTask.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/services/tasks/AnnouncementPeriodicTask.java
@@ -25,13 +25,11 @@ import android.util.Log;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Locale;
 
 import de.dennisguse.opentracks.content.data.Distance;
 import de.dennisguse.opentracks.content.data.Track;
-import de.dennisguse.opentracks.content.data.TrackPoint;
 import de.dennisguse.opentracks.content.provider.ContentProviderUtils;
 import de.dennisguse.opentracks.content.provider.TrackPointIterator;
 import de.dennisguse.opentracks.services.TrackRecordingService;
@@ -47,11 +45,6 @@ import de.dennisguse.opentracks.viewmodels.IntervalStatistics;
  */
 public class AnnouncementPeriodicTask implements PeriodicTask {
 
-    /**
-     * The rate at which announcements are spoken.
-     */
-    private static final float TTS_SPEECH_RATE = 0.9f;
-
     private static final String TAG = AnnouncementPeriodicTask.class.getSimpleName();
 
     private final Context context;
@@ -213,10 +206,7 @@ public class AnnouncementPeriodicTask implements PeriodicTask {
              */
         }
         tts.setLanguage(locale);
-
-        // Slow down the speed just a bit as it is hard to hear when exercising.
-        tts.setSpeechRate(TTS_SPEECH_RATE);
-
+        tts.setSpeechRate(PreferencesUtils.getVoiceSpeedRate(PreferencesUtils.getSharedPreferences(context), context));
         tts.setOnUtteranceProgressListener(utteranceListener);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/settings/SettingsActivity.java b/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/settings/SettingsActivity.java
index 44280e7bd..63145bcee 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/settings/SettingsActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/settings/SettingsActivity.java
@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ public class SettingsActivity extends AbstractActivity implements ChooseActivity
         // Used to forward update from ChooseActivityTypeDialogFragment; TODO Could be replaced with LiveData.
         private ActivityTypePreference.ActivityPreferenceDialog activityPreferenceDialog;
 
-        private Preference voiceAnnouncements;
+        private Preference announcementsFrequency;
+        private Preference announcementsSpeed;
 
         @Override
         public void onCreate(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ public class SettingsActivity extends AbstractActivity implements ChooseActivity
                 ttsInitStatus = status;
                 Log.i(TAG, "TextToSpeech initialized with status " + status);
 
-                if (voiceAnnouncements != null) {
+                if (announcementsFrequency != null && announcementsSpeed != null) {
                     updateVoiceAnnouncements();
                 }
             });
@@ -172,7 +173,8 @@ public class SettingsActivity extends AbstractActivity implements ChooseActivity
                 return directory != null ? directory.getName() : getString(R.string.not_set);
             });
 
-            voiceAnnouncements = findPreference(getString(R.string.voice_frequency_key));
+            announcementsFrequency = findPreference(getString(R.string.voice_frequency_key));
+            announcementsSpeed = findPreference(getString(R.string.voice_speed_rate_key));
             updateVoiceAnnouncements();
         }
 
@@ -232,7 +234,8 @@ public class SettingsActivity extends AbstractActivity implements ChooseActivity
             super.onDestroy();
             trackRecordingServiceConnection.unbind(getContext());
             sharedPreferences = null;
-            voiceAnnouncements = null;
+            announcementsFrequency = null;
+            announcementsSpeed = null;
             tts = null;
         }
 
@@ -323,7 +326,9 @@ public class SettingsActivity extends AbstractActivity implements ChooseActivity
         }
 
         private void updateVoiceAnnouncements() {
-            voiceAnnouncements.setEnabled(ttsInitStatus == TextToSpeech.SUCCESS);
+            boolean enabled = ttsInitStatus == TextToSpeech.SUCCESS;
+            announcementsFrequency.setEnabled(enabled);
+            announcementsSpeed.setEnabled(enabled);
         }
 
         private void onRecordingStatusChanged(TrackRecordingService.RecordingStatus status) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/util/PreferencesUtils.java b/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/util/PreferencesUtils.java
index 6431b7b33..b7af715f9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/util/PreferencesUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/util/PreferencesUtils.java
@@ -96,6 +96,22 @@ public class PreferencesUtils {
         }
     }
 
+    private static float getFloat(SharedPreferences sharedPreferences, Context context, int keyId, float defaultValue) {
+        try {
+            return sharedPreferences.getFloat(getKey(context, keyId), defaultValue);
+        } catch (ClassCastException e) {
+            //Ignore
+        }
+
+        //NOTE: We assume that the data was stored as String due to use of ListPreference.
+        try {
+            String stringValue = sharedPreferences.getString(getKey(context, keyId), null);
+            return Float.parseFloat(stringValue);
+        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+            return defaultValue;
+        }
+    }
+
     public static String getString(SharedPreferences sharedPreferences, Context context, int keyId, String defaultValue) {
         return sharedPreferences.getString(getKey(context, keyId), defaultValue);
     }
@@ -191,6 +207,11 @@ public class PreferencesUtils {
         return getInt(sharedPreferences, context, R.string.voice_frequency_key, VOICE_FREQUENCY_DEFAULT);
     }
 
+    public static float getVoiceSpeedRate(SharedPreferences sharedPreferences, Context context) {
+        final float DEFAULT = Float.parseFloat(context.getResources().getString(R.string.voice_frequency_default));
+        return getFloat(sharedPreferences, context, R.string.voice_speed_rate_key, DEFAULT);
+    }
+
     public static Distance getRecordingDistanceInterval(SharedPreferences sharedPreferences, Context context) {
         return Distance.of(getInt(sharedPreferences, context, R.string.recording_distance_interval_key, getRecordingDistanceIntervalDefaultInternal(context)));
     }
diff --git a/src/main/res/values/settings.xml b/src/main/res/values/settings.xml
index e3b611699..f5c30914d 100644
--- a/src/main/res/values/settings.xml
+++ b/src/main/res/values/settings.xml
@@ -238,6 +238,17 @@
         <item>-50</item>
         <item>-100</item>
     </string-array>
+    <string name="voice_speed_rate_key" translatable="false">voiceSpeedRate</string>
+    <string name="voice_speed_rate_default" translatable="false">0.9</string>
+    <string-array name="voice_speed_rate_values">
+        <item>0.7</item>
+        <item>0.8</item>
+        <item>@string/voice_speed_rate_default</item>
+        <item>1.0</item>
+        <item>1.1</item>
+        <item>1.2</item>
+        <item>1.3</item>
+    </string-array>
 
     <string name="export_trackfileformat_key" translatable="false">exportTrackFileFormat</string>
     <!-- See TrackFileFormat -->
diff --git a/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 0642d4896..c633df4ad 100644
--- a/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     <string name="menu_stop_gps">Stop GPS</string>
     <string name="menu_view_photo">View photo</string>
     <string name="menu_voice_frequency">Voice frequency</string>
+    <string name="menu_voice_rate">Voice speed</string>
     <string name="menu_resume_track">Resume track</string>
     <!-- OpenTracks -->
     <string name="recording_service">Recording service</string>
diff --git a/src/main/res/xml/settings.xml b/src/main/res/xml/settings.xml
index 3cda5767f..70ee4e718 100644
--- a/src/main/res/xml/settings.xml
+++ b/src/main/res/xml/settings.xml
@@ -85,6 +85,13 @@ limitations under the License.
             android:key="@string/voice_frequency_key"
             android:title="@string/menu_voice_frequency"
             app:useSimpleSummaryProvider="true" />
+        <ListPreference
+            android:defaultValue="@string/voice_speed_rate_default"
+            android:entryValues="@array/voice_speed_rate_values"
+            android:entries="@array/voice_speed_rate_values"
+            android:key="@string/voice_speed_rate_key"
+            android:title="@string/menu_voice_rate"
+            app:useSimpleSummaryProvider="true" />
         <de.dennisguse.opentracks.settings.ActivityTypePreference
             android:defaultValue="@string/default_activity_default"
             android:key="@string/default_activity_key"