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 +1,375 @@
+/*-
+ * 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)(void);
+static bool background;
+static bool chatty;
+
+static void
+chatty_char(char ch, char *buffer, size_t *ppos)
+{
+	char temp[32];
+	size_t len;
+
+	switch (ch) {
+	case 'a' ... 'z':
+	case 'A' ... 'Z':
+	case '0' ... '9':
+		temp[0] = (char)ch;
+		temp[1] = 0;
+		break;
+	case '~':
+		strlcpy(temp, " tilde ", sizeof(temp));
+		break;
+	case '#':
+		strlcpy(temp, " hash ", sizeof(temp));
+		break;
+	case '+':
+		strlcpy(temp, " plus ", sizeof(temp));
+		break;
+	case '-':
+		strlcpy(temp, " minus ", sizeof(temp));
+		break;
+	case '_':
+		strlcpy(temp, " underscore ", sizeof(temp));
+		break;
+	case '*':
+		strlcpy(temp, " multiply ", sizeof(temp));
+		break;
+	case '/':
+		strlcpy(temp, " divide ", sizeof(temp));
+		break;
+	case '\\':
+		strlcpy(temp, " backslash ", sizeof(temp));
+		break;
+	case '=':
+		strlcpy(temp, " equal ", sizeof(temp));
+		break;
+	case '@':
+		strlcpy(temp, " at ", sizeof(temp));
+		break;
+	case '^':
+		strlcpy(temp, " xor ", sizeof(temp));
+		break;
+	case '|':
+		strlcpy(temp, " pipe ", sizeof(temp));
+		break;
+	case '&':
+		strlcpy(temp, " and ", sizeof(temp));
+		break;
+	case '(':
+		strlcpy(temp, " opening parenthesis ", sizeof(temp));
+		break;
+	case ')':
+		strlcpy(temp, " closing parenthesis ", sizeof(temp));
+		break;
+	case '[':
+		strlcpy(temp, " opening bracket ", sizeof(temp));
+		break;
+	case ']':
+		strlcpy(temp, " closing bracket ", sizeof(temp));
+		break;
+	case '{':
+		strlcpy(temp, " opening curlybracket ", sizeof(temp));
+		break;
+	case '}':
+		strlcpy(temp, " closing curlybracket ", sizeof(temp));
+		break;
+	case '.':
+		strlcpy(temp, " period ", sizeof(temp));
+		break;
+	case ',':
+		strlcpy(temp, " comma ", sizeof(temp));
+		break;
+	case ':':
+		strlcpy(temp, " colon ", sizeof(temp));
+		break;
+	case ';':
+		strlcpy(temp, " semicolon ", sizeof(temp));
+		break;
+	case '!':
+		strlcpy(temp, " not ", sizeof(temp));
+		break;
+	case '$':
+		strlcpy(temp, " dollar ", sizeof(temp));
+		break;
+	case '?':
+		strlcpy(temp, " questionmark ", sizeof(temp));
+		break;
+	case '>':
+		strlcpy(temp, " greaterthan ", sizeof(temp));
+		break;
+	case '<':
+		strlcpy(temp, " lessthan ", sizeof(temp));
+		break;
+	case '"':
+		strlcpy(temp, " quote ", sizeof(temp));
+		break;
+	case '\'':
+		strlcpy(temp, " apostrophe ", sizeof(temp));
+		break;
+	case '%':
+		strlcpy(temp, " percent ", sizeof(temp));
+		break;
+	case ' ':
+		temp[0] = ' ';
+		temp[1] = 0;
+		break;
+	default:
+		snprintf(temp, sizeof(temp), " byte %u ", (uint8_t)ch);
+		break;
+	}
+
+	len = strlen(temp);
+
+	if (buffer != NULL)
+		memcpy(buffer + *ppos, temp, len);
+	*ppos += len;
+}
+
+static char *
+chatty_buffer(char *data, size_t off)
+{
+	size_t pos;
+	char *ndata;
+
+	/* Compute size of chatty buffer: */
+	for (size_t x = pos = 0; data[x + off] != 0; x++)
+		chatty_char(data[x + off], NULL, &pos);
+
+	if (pos != 0) {
+		ndata = malloc(off + pos + 1);
+		for (size_t x = pos = 0; data[x + off] != 0; x++)
+			chatty_char(data[x + off], ndata, &pos);
+		memcpy(ndata, data, off);
+		ndata[pos] = 0;	/* zero terminate string buffer */
+		free(data);
+		return (ndata);
+	} else {
+		return (data);
+	}
+}
+
+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(void)
+{
+	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("kern.vt.accessibility.text_utf8", NULL, &len, NULL, 0);
+	if (len == 0)
+		return;
+
+	data = malloc(len + 1);
+	memset(data, 0, len + 1);
+	sysctlbyname("kern.vt.accessibility.text_utf8", data, &len, NULL, 0);
+
+	if (chatty)
+		data = chatty_buffer(data, 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(void)
+{
+	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("kern.vt.accessibility.text_utf8", NULL, &len, NULL, 0);
+	if (len == 0)
+		return;
+
+	data = malloc(3 + len + 1);
+	memset(data, 0, 3 + len + 1);
+	sysctlbyname("kern.vt.accessibility.text_utf8", data + 3, &len, NULL, 0);
+
+	data[0] = '-';
+	data[1] = 't';
+	data[2] = ' ';
+
+	if (chatty)
+		data = chatty_buffer(data, 3);
+
+	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" "-S <speak program name> # Default: %s\n"
+	    "\t" "-B Run in background\n"
+	    "\t" "-h Show usage\n",
+	    getprogname(), speak_prog);
+	exit(1);
+}
+
+int
+main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	int c;
+
+	while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "BbcshS:")) != -1) {
+		switch (c) {
+		case 'B':
+			background = true;
+			break;
+		case 'b':
+			fn = &beep;
+			break;
+		case 'c':
+			chatty = true;
+			break;
+		case 's':
+			fn = &speak;
+			break;
+		case 'S':
+			speak_prog = optarg;
+			break;
+		default:
+			usage();
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (fn == NULL)
+		fn = &beep;
+
+	if (background && daemon(0, 0) != 0)
+		errx(1, "daemon(0,0) failed");
+
+	for (;;) {
+		fn();
+		feed();
+		sleep(1);
+	}
+	return (0);
+}