diff --git a/res/drawable-xxxhdpi/action_voice.png b/res/drawable-xxxhdpi/action_voice.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6768c9a86
Binary files /dev/null and b/res/drawable-xxxhdpi/action_voice.png differ
diff --git a/res/menu/menu_webview_action.xml b/res/menu/menu_webview_action.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee79810a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/menu/menu_webview_action.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2010 The Android Open Source Project
+
+     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+     You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+     WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+     limitations under the License.
+-->
+
+<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+      xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">
+
+    <item
+            android:id="@+id/menu_speak_text"
+            android:icon="@drawable/action_voice"
+            android:onClick="onContextMenuClicked"
+            app:showAsAction="always"
+            />
+</menu>
diff --git a/src/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/KiwixMobileActivity.java b/src/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/KiwixMobileActivity.java
index 320a08e34..4d07890fc 100644
--- a/src/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/KiwixMobileActivity.java
+++ b/src/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/KiwixMobileActivity.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import android.support.v7.app.AlertDialog;
 import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
 import android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar;
 import android.util.Log;
+import android.view.ActionMode;
 import android.view.KeyEvent;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.Menu;
@@ -154,6 +155,40 @@ public class KiwixMobileActivity extends AppCompatActivity
 
     private AnimatedProgressBar mProgressBar;
 
+    // Initialized when onActionModeStarted is triggered.
+    private ActionMode mActionMode = null;
+
+    @Override
+    public void onActionModeStarted(ActionMode mode) {
+        if (mActionMode == null) {
+            mActionMode = mode;
+            Menu menu = mode.getMenu();
+            // Inflate custom menu icon.
+            getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_webview_action, menu);
+        }
+        super.onActionModeStarted(mode);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onActionModeFinished(ActionMode mode) {
+        mActionMode = null;
+        super.onActionModeFinished(mode);
+    }
+
+    public void onContextMenuClicked(MenuItem item) {
+      switch (item.getItemId()) {
+        case R.id.menu_speak_text:
+          Log.i(TAG_KIWIX, "Speaking selection.");
+          tts.readSelection();
+          break;
+        default:
+          Log.e(TAG_KIWIX, "Unexpected context menu click.");
+          break;
+      }
+      if (mActionMode != null) {
+        mActionMode.finish();
+      }
+    }
 
     @Override
     public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
diff --git a/src/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/KiwixTextToSpeech.java b/src/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/KiwixTextToSpeech.java
index d29719abf..00bd181fd 100644
--- a/src/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/KiwixTextToSpeech.java
+++ b/src/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/KiwixTextToSpeech.java
@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@ public class KiwixTextToSpeech {
         });
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Reads the currently selected text in the WebView.
+     */
+    public void readSelection() {
+      webView.loadUrl("javascript:tts.speakAloud(window.getSelection().toString());", null);
+    }
 
     /**
      * Starts speaking the WebView content aloud (or stops it if TTS is speaking now).