diff --git a/android/src/org/coolreader/crengine/ReaderView.java b/android/src/org/coolreader/crengine/ReaderView.java
index 52ec2a0ae..024171d6a 100644
--- a/android/src/org/coolreader/crengine/ReaderView.java
+++ b/android/src/org/coolreader/crengine/ReaderView.java
@@ -2414,6 +2414,10 @@ public void onCommand(final ReaderCommand cmd, final int param, final Runnable o
 				showManual();
 				break;
 			case DCMD_TTS_PLAY: {
+				if(isTTSActive()){
+					log.i("DCMD_TTS_PLAY: skipping re-init of TTS");
+					return;
+				}
 				log.i("DCMD_TTS_PLAY: initializing TTS");
 				mActivity.initTTS(ttsacc -> BackgroundThread.instance().executeGUI(() -> {
 					log.i("TTS created: opening TTS toolbar");