diff --git a/app/src/main/java/net/bible/android/control/speak/SpeakControl.kt b/app/src/main/java/net/bible/android/control/speak/SpeakControl.kt
index 2c4e410207..2420aabaad 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/net/bible/android/control/speak/SpeakControl.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/net/bible/android/control/speak/SpeakControl.kt
@@ -147,7 +147,13 @@ class SpeakControl @Inject constructor(
         MediaButtonHandler.release()
     }
 
+    private var speakBook: Book? = null
+    private var speakKey: Key? = null
+    val speakBookAndKey: BookAndKey? get() = speakKey?.let {BookAndKey(it, speakBook) }
+
     fun onEventMainThread(event: SpeakProgressEvent) {
+        speakKey = event.key
+        speakBook = event.book
         if (AdvancedSpeakSettings.synchronize || event.forceFollow) {
             val book = speakPageManager.currentPage.currentDocument
             speakPageManager.setCurrentDocumentAndKey(book, event.key)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/net/bible/android/view/activity/page/screen/SplitBibleArea.kt b/app/src/main/java/net/bible/android/view/activity/page/screen/SplitBibleArea.kt
index ccaf5babdb..e9363fb779 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/net/bible/android/view/activity/page/screen/SplitBibleArea.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/net/bible/android/view/activity/page/screen/SplitBibleArea.kt
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ class SplitBibleArea(private val mainBibleActivity: MainBibleActivity): FrameLay
                     }
                 }),
                 launch = { _, _, _ ->
-                    speakControl.speakPageManager.currentPage.bookAndKey?.let {
+                    speakControl.speakBookAndKey?.let {
                         if (it.document?.bookCategory == BookCategory.BIBLE && window.pageManager.isVersePageShown) {
                             window.pageManager.setCurrentDocumentAndKey(null, it.key)
                         } else {