diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/web_view.py b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/web_view.py
index 61f0302626..ee3941b2fe 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/web_view.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/web_view.py
@@ -477,6 +477,7 @@ class WebView(RestartingWebEngineView):
         self.current_cfi = self.current_content_file = None
         RestartingWebEngineView.__init__(self, parent)
         self.tts = TTS(self)
+        self.tts.settings_changed.connect(self.tts_settings_changed)
         self.tts.event_received.connect(self.tts_event_received)
         self.dead_renderer_error_shown = False
         self.render_process_failed.connect(self.render_process_died)
@@ -716,3 +717,6 @@ class WebView(RestartingWebEngineView):
 
     def tts_event_received(self, which, data):
         self.execute_when_ready('tts_event', which, data)
+
+    def tts_settings_changed(self, ui_settings):
+        self.execute_when_ready('tts_event', 'configured', ui_settings)
diff --git a/src/pyj/read_book/read_aloud.pyj b/src/pyj/read_book/read_aloud.pyj
index 4ad215fac0..aca32e303e 100644
--- a/src/pyj/read_book/read_aloud.pyj
+++ b/src/pyj/read_book/read_aloud.pyj
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ class ReadAloud:
 
     def configure(self):
         self.pause()
+        self.waiting_for_configure = True
         ui_operations.tts('configure')
 
     def play(self):
@@ -200,6 +201,10 @@ class ReadAloud:
         elif which is 'end':
             self.state = STOPPED
             self.view.show_next_spine_item()
+        elif which is 'configured':
+            if self.waiting_for_configure:
+                self.waiting_for_configure = False
+                self.play()
 
     def send_message(self, type, **kw):
         self.view.iframe_wrapper.send_message('tts', type=type, **kw)