diff --git a/apps/app_speech_utils.c b/apps/app_speech_utils.c
index 3e071c07a888d4384fb9f0997bb263d9a2931d28..011d655ea5e5bc88615af607db20478769173ba8 100644
--- a/apps/app_speech_utils.c
+++ b/apps/app_speech_utils.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$");
 	</function>
 	<function name="SPEECH_ENGINE" language="en_US">
 		<synopsis>
-			Change a speech engine specific attribute.
+			Get or change a speech engine specific attribute.
 		</synopsis>
 		<syntax>
 			<parameter name="name" required="true" />
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ static struct ast_custom_function speech_grammar_function = {
 	.write = NULL,
 };
 
-/*! \brief SPEECH_ENGINE() Dialplan Function */
+/*! \brief SPEECH_ENGINE() Dialplan Set Function */
 static int speech_engine_write(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *cmd, char *data, const char *value)
 {
 	struct ast_speech *speech = find_speech(chan);
@@ -415,9 +415,21 @@ static int speech_engine_write(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *cmd, char *
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*! \brief SPEECH_ENGINE() Dialplan Get Function */
+static int speech_engine_read(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *cmd, char *data, char *buf, size_t len)
+{
+	struct ast_speech *speech = find_speech(chan);
+
+	if (!data || !speech) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return ast_speech_get_setting(speech, data, buf, len);
+}
+
 static struct ast_custom_function speech_engine_function = {
 	.name = "SPEECH_ENGINE",
-	.read = NULL,
+	.read = speech_engine_read,
 	.write = speech_engine_write,
 };
 
diff --git a/include/asterisk/speech.h b/include/asterisk/speech.h
index 5397d8aaadf407969f42e7876a92bb1578b9ffa8..a914f4846606e0c218e5819def4f4c4d199071f1 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/speech.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/speech.h
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ struct ast_speech_engine {
 	int (*start)(struct ast_speech *speech);
 	/*! Change an engine specific setting */
 	int (*change)(struct ast_speech *speech, const char *name, const char *value);
+	/*! Get an engine specific setting */
+	int (*get_setting)(struct ast_speech *speech, const char *name, char *buf, size_t len);
 	/*! Change the type of results we want back */
 	int (*change_results_type)(struct ast_speech *speech, enum ast_speech_results_type results_type);
 	/*! Try to get results */
@@ -140,6 +142,8 @@ int ast_speech_write(struct ast_speech *speech, void *data, int len);
 int ast_speech_dtmf(struct ast_speech *speech, const char *dtmf);
 /*! \brief Change an engine specific attribute */
 int ast_speech_change(struct ast_speech *speech, const char *name, const char *value);
+/*! \brief Get an engine specific attribute */
+int ast_speech_get_setting(struct ast_speech *speech, const char *name, char *buf, size_t len);
 /*! \brief Change the type of results we want */
 int ast_speech_change_results_type(struct ast_speech *speech, enum ast_speech_results_type results_type);
 /*! \brief Change state of a speech structure */
diff --git a/res/res_speech.c b/res/res_speech.c
index e6fdab9d09252a824c75450a20e19124bf9514f7..71c283f409bd1f55cf5a63f8c8c898839b248ea4 100644
--- a/res/res_speech.c
+++ b/res/res_speech.c
@@ -172,6 +172,12 @@ int ast_speech_change(struct ast_speech *speech, const char *name, const char *v
 	return (speech->engine->change ? speech->engine->change(speech, name, value) : -1);
 }
 
+/*! \brief Get an engine specific attribute */
+int ast_speech_get_setting(struct ast_speech *speech, const char *name, char *buf, size_t len)
+{
+	return (speech->engine->get_setting ? speech->engine->get_setting(speech, name, buf, len) : -1);
+}
+
 /*! \brief Create a new speech structure using the engine specified */
 struct ast_speech *ast_speech_new(const char *engine_name, const struct ast_format_cap *cap)
 {