diff --git a/usr.bin/Makefile b/usr.bin/Makefile
--- a/usr.bin/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/Makefile
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@
 	unvis \
 	vis \
 	vmstat \
+	vtspeakd \
 	w \
 	wall \
 	wc \
diff --git a/usr.bin/vtspeakd/Makefile b/usr.bin/vtspeakd/Makefile
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr.bin/vtspeakd/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# $FreeBSD$
+
+PROG=	vtspeakd
+MAN=	#
+
+.include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/usr.bin/vtspeakd/vtspeakd.c b/usr.bin/vtspeakd/vtspeakd.c
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr.bin/vtspeakd/vtspeakd.c
@@ -0,0 +1,220 @@
+/*-
+ * Copyright (c) 2022 Hans Petter Selasky <hselasky@freebsd.org>
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
+ * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ * ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+ * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+ * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+ * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+ * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+ * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
+ * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+ * SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+#include <err.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/sysctl.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+
+#define	WRAP(str) (char []){str}
+
+static const char *speak_prog = "/usr/local/bin/espeak";
+static const char *beep_prog = "/usr/bin/beep";
+static void (*fn)(const char *);
+static bool background;
+static bool chatty;
+
+static void
+sync_execv(const char *path, char *const argv[])
+{
+	int pid;
+
+	pid = fork();
+	if (pid == 0) {
+		execv(path, argv);
+		exit(0);
+	} else if (pid != -1) {
+		waitpid(pid, NULL, 0);
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+feed(void)
+{
+	unsigned tmp = 1;
+	sysctlbyname("kern.vt.accessibility.feed", NULL, NULL, &tmp, sizeof(tmp));
+}
+
+static void
+speak(const char *what)
+{
+	char buffer[256];
+	char *data;
+	char *argv[4];
+
+	size_t len;
+	uint16_t row = 0;
+	uint16_t col = 0;
+
+	len = sizeof(row);
+	sysctlbyname("kern.vt.accessibility.row", &row, &len, NULL, 0);
+
+	len = sizeof(col);
+	sysctlbyname("kern.vt.accessibility.col", &col, &len, NULL, 0);
+
+	len = 0;
+	sysctlbyname(what, NULL, &len, NULL, 0);
+	if (len == 0)
+		return;
+
+	data = malloc(len + 1);
+	memset(data, 0, len + 1);
+	sysctlbyname(what, data, &len, NULL, 0);
+
+	snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "row %u column %u ", row, col);
+
+	argv[0] = WRAP("espeak");
+	argv[1] = WRAP("--");
+	argv[2] = buffer;
+	argv[3] = NULL;
+
+	sync_execv(speak_prog, argv);
+
+	argv[2] = data;
+
+	sync_execv(speak_prog, argv);
+
+	free(data);
+}
+
+static void
+beep(const char *what)
+{
+	char rbuf[16];
+	char cbuf[16];
+
+	char *data;
+	char *argv[5];
+
+	size_t len;
+	uint16_t row = 0;
+	uint16_t col = 0;
+
+	len = sizeof(row);
+	sysctlbyname("kern.vt.accessibility.row", &row, &len, NULL, 0);
+
+	len = sizeof(col);
+	sysctlbyname("kern.vt.accessibility.col", &col, &len, NULL, 0);
+
+	len = 0;
+	sysctlbyname(what, NULL, &len, NULL, 0);
+	if (len == 0)
+		return;
+
+	data = malloc(3 + len + 1);
+	memset(data, 0, 3 + len + 1);
+	sysctlbyname(what, data + 3, &len, NULL, 0);
+
+	data[0] = '-';
+	data[1] = 't';
+	data[2] = ' ';
+
+	snprintf(rbuf, sizeof(rbuf), "-s %u", row);
+	snprintf(cbuf, sizeof(cbuf), "-s %u", col);
+
+	argv[0] = WRAP("beep");
+	argv[1] = rbuf;
+	argv[2] = WRAP("-F 110");
+	argv[3] = WRAP("-D 50");
+	argv[4] = NULL;
+
+	sync_execv(beep_prog, argv);
+
+	argv[0] = WRAP("beep");
+	argv[1] = cbuf;
+	argv[2] = WRAP("-F 220");
+	argv[3] = WRAP("-D 50");
+	argv[4] = NULL;
+
+	sync_execv(beep_prog, argv);
+
+	argv[0] = WRAP("beep");
+	argv[1] = data;
+	argv[2] = WRAP("-F 330");
+	argv[3] = WRAP("-D 50");
+	argv[4] = NULL;
+
+	sync_execv(beep_prog, argv);
+
+	free(data);
+}
+
+static void
+usage(void)
+{
+	fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [parameters]\n"
+	    "\t" "-b Beep the console contents (default)\n"
+	    "\t" "-s Speak the console contents\n"
+	    "\t" "-c Be chatty\n"
+	    "\t" "-B Run in background\n"
+	    "\t" "-h Show usage\n",
+	    getprogname());
+	exit(1);
+}
+
+int
+main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	int c;
+
+	while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "Bbcsh")) != -1) {
+		switch (c) {
+		case 'B':
+			background = true;
+			break;
+		case 'b':
+			fn = &beep;
+			break;
+		case 'c':
+			chatty = true;
+			break;
+		case 's':
+			fn = &speak;
+			break;
+		default:
+			usage();
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (fn == NULL)
+		fn = &beep;
+
+	if (background && daemon(0, 0) != 0)
+		errx(1, "daemon(0,0) failed");
+
+	for (;;) {
+		fn(chatty ? "kern.vt.accessibility.text_chatty" : "kern.vt.accessibility.text_utf8");
+		feed();
+		sleep(1);
+	}
+	return (0);
+}