diff --git a/apps/openmw-mp/Script/Functions/Dialogue.cpp b/apps/openmw-mp/Script/Functions/Dialogue.cpp
index 02339cca5..eacf21dcb 100644
--- a/apps/openmw-mp/Script/Functions/Dialogue.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw-mp/Script/Functions/Dialogue.cpp
@@ -68,3 +68,15 @@ void DialogueFunctions::PlayAnimation(unsigned short pid, const char* groupname,
     mwmp::Networking::get().getPlayerPacketController()->GetPacket(ID_PLAYER_ANIM_PLAY)->Send(false);
     mwmp::Networking::get().getPlayerPacketController()->GetPacket(ID_PLAYER_ANIM_PLAY)->Send(true);
 }
+
+void DialogueFunctions::PlaySpeech(unsigned short pid, const char* sound) noexcept
+{
+    Player *player;
+    GET_PLAYER(pid, player, );
+
+    player->sound = sound;
+
+    mwmp::Networking::get().getPlayerPacketController()->GetPacket(ID_PLAYER_SPEECH)->setPlayer(player);
+    mwmp::Networking::get().getPlayerPacketController()->GetPacket(ID_PLAYER_SPEECH)->Send(false);
+    mwmp::Networking::get().getPlayerPacketController()->GetPacket(ID_PLAYER_SPEECH)->Send(true);
+}
diff --git a/apps/openmw-mp/Script/Functions/Dialogue.hpp b/apps/openmw-mp/Script/Functions/Dialogue.hpp
index 70a1731b0..fe135e5a5 100644
--- a/apps/openmw-mp/Script/Functions/Dialogue.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw-mp/Script/Functions/Dialogue.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
     \
     {"SendTopicChanges",        DialogueFunctions::SendTopicChanges},\
     \
-    {"PlayAnimation",           DialogueFunctions::PlayAnimation}
+    {"PlayAnimation",           DialogueFunctions::PlayAnimation},\
+    {"PlaySpeech",              DialogueFunctions::PlaySpeech}
 
 class DialogueFunctions
 {
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ public:
     static void SendTopicChanges(unsigned short pid, bool toOthers = false) noexcept;
 
     static void PlayAnimation(unsigned short pid, const char* groupname, int mode = 0, int count = 1, bool persist = false) noexcept;
+    static void PlaySpeech(unsigned short pid, const char* sound) noexcept;
 
 private:
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmp/DedicatedPlayer.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmp/DedicatedPlayer.cpp
index a3e39fff0..d4fddab80 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmp/DedicatedPlayer.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmp/DedicatedPlayer.cpp
@@ -7,11 +7,14 @@
 #include <apps/openmw/mwmechanics/steering.hpp>
 
 #include "../mwbase/environment.hpp"
-
-#include "../mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp"
+#include "../mwbase/soundmanager.hpp"
 
 #include "../mwclass/npc.hpp"
 
+#include "../mwdialogue/dialoguemanagerimp.hpp"
+
+#include "../mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp"
+
 #include "../mwinput/inputmanagerimp.hpp"
 
 #include "../mwmechanics/actor.hpp"
@@ -289,6 +292,15 @@ void DedicatedPlayer::playAnimation()
         animation.groupname, animation.mode, animation.count, animation.persist);
 }
 
+void DedicatedPlayer::playSpeech()
+{
+    MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->say(getPtr(), sound);
+
+    MWBase::WindowManager *winMgr = MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager();
+    if (winMgr->getSubtitlesEnabled())
+        winMgr->messageBox(MWBase::Environment::get().getDialogueManager()->getVoiceCaption(sound), MWGui::ShowInDialogueMode_Never);
+}
+
 MWWorld::Ptr DedicatedPlayer::getPtr()
 {
     return ptr;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmp/DedicatedPlayer.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmp/DedicatedPlayer.hpp
index d016b63b1..781748fb8 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmp/DedicatedPlayer.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmp/DedicatedPlayer.hpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ namespace mwmp
         void setMarkerState(bool state);
 
         void playAnimation();
+        void playSpeech();
 
         MWWorld::Ptr getPtr();
         MWWorld::Ptr getLiveCellPtr();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmp/LocalPlayer.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmp/LocalPlayer.cpp
index c7ecf8bf2..956bad587 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmp/LocalPlayer.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmp/LocalPlayer.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #include "../mwbase/environment.hpp"
 #include "../mwbase/journal.hpp"
+#include "../mwbase/soundmanager.hpp"
 
 #include "../mwclass/creature.hpp"
 #include "../mwclass/npc.hpp"
@@ -1452,3 +1453,12 @@ void LocalPlayer::playAnimation()
     MWBase::Environment::get().getMechanicsManager()->playAnimationGroup(getPlayerPtr(),
         animation.groupname, animation.mode, animation.count, animation.persist);
 }
+
+void LocalPlayer::playSpeech()
+{
+    MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->say(getPlayerPtr(), sound);
+
+    MWBase::WindowManager *winMgr = MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager();
+    if (winMgr->getSubtitlesEnabled())
+        winMgr->messageBox(MWBase::Environment::get().getDialogueManager()->getVoiceCaption(sound), MWGui::ShowInDialogueMode_Never);
+}
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmp/LocalPlayer.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmp/LocalPlayer.hpp
index fc4d9aaf0..30b3f9aab 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmp/LocalPlayer.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmp/LocalPlayer.hpp
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ namespace mwmp
         void storeCurrentContainer(const MWWorld::Ptr& container, bool loot);
 
         void playAnimation();
+        void playSpeech();
 
     private:
         Networking *getNetworking();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmp/processors/player/ProcessorPlayerSpeech.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmp/processors/player/ProcessorPlayerSpeech.hpp
index b4e2bab8a..ace5174df 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmp/processors/player/ProcessorPlayerSpeech.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmp/processors/player/ProcessorPlayerSpeech.hpp
@@ -15,7 +15,13 @@ namespace mwmp
 
         virtual void Do(PlayerPacket &packet, BasePlayer *player)
         {
-            // Placeholder to be filled in later
+            if (isLocal())
+            {
+                LOG_MESSAGE_SIMPLE(Log::LOG_INFO, "Received ID_PLAYER_SPEECH about LocalPlayer from server");
+                static_cast<LocalPlayer*>(player)->playSpeech();
+            }
+            else if (player != 0)
+                static_cast<DedicatedPlayer*>(player)->playSpeech();
         }
     };
 }
diff --git a/components/openmw-mp/Base/BasePlayer.hpp b/components/openmw-mp/Base/BasePlayer.hpp
index 2a877202f..d96936a6d 100644
--- a/components/openmw-mp/Base/BasePlayer.hpp
+++ b/components/openmw-mp/Base/BasePlayer.hpp
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ namespace mwmp
         CGStage charGenStage;
         std::string passw;
 
+        std::string sound;
         Animation animation;
 
         bool isWerewolf;
diff --git a/components/openmw-mp/Packets/Player/PacketPlayerSpeech.cpp b/components/openmw-mp/Packets/Player/PacketPlayerSpeech.cpp
index 38b30be5f..7f4a24cfc 100644
--- a/components/openmw-mp/Packets/Player/PacketPlayerSpeech.cpp
+++ b/components/openmw-mp/Packets/Player/PacketPlayerSpeech.cpp
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ void mwmp::PacketPlayerSpeech::Packet(RakNet::BitStream *bs, bool send)
 {
     PlayerPacket::Packet(bs, send);
 
-    // Placeholder to be filled in later
+    RW(player->sound, send);
 }