diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/api/TextToSpeechAPI.java b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/api/TextToSpeechAPI.java
index de440d0e..a59db355 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/api/TextToSpeechAPI.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/api/TextToSpeechAPI.java
@@ -50,6 +50,20 @@ protected void onHandleIntent(final Intent intent) {
 			final String speechEngine = intent.getStringExtra("engine");
 			final float speechPitch = intent.getFloatExtra("pitch", 1.0f);
 
+			int streamToUseInt = AudioManager.STREAM_NOTIFICATION;
+			String streamToUseString = intent.getStringExtra("stream");
+			if (streamToUseString != null) {
+				switch (streamToUseString) {
+					case "NOTIFICATION": streamToUseInt = AudioManager.STREAM_NOTIFICATION; break;
+					case "ALARM": streamToUseInt = AudioManager.STREAM_ALARM; break;
+					case "MUSIC": streamToUseInt = AudioManager.STREAM_MUSIC; break;
+					case "RING": streamToUseInt = AudioManager.STREAM_RING; break;
+					case "SYSTEM": streamToUseInt = AudioManager.STREAM_SYSTEM; break;
+					case "VOICE_CALL": streamToUseInt = AudioManager.STREAM_VOICE_CALL; break;
+				}
+			}
+			final int streamToUse = streamToUseInt;
+
 			mTts = new TextToSpeech(this, new OnInitListener() {
 				@Override
 				public void onInit(int status) {
@@ -133,7 +147,7 @@ public void onDone(String utteranceId) {
 
 						String utteranceId = "utterance_id";
 						Bundle params = new Bundle();
-						params.putInt(Engine.KEY_PARAM_STREAM, AudioManager.STREAM_NOTIFICATION);
+						params.putInt(Engine.KEY_PARAM_STREAM, streamToUse);
 						params.putString(Engine.KEY_PARAM_UTTERANCE_ID, utteranceId);
 
 						int submittedUtterances = 0;