diff --git a/public/script.js b/public/script.js
index 0dd1a66b9..33bbfbc1d 100644
--- a/public/script.js
+++ b/public/script.js
@@ -2607,7 +2607,7 @@ function extractImageFromMessage(getMessage) {
     return { getMessage, image, title };
 }
 
-function isMultigenEnabled() {
+export function isMultigenEnabled() {
     return power_user.multigen && (main_api == 'textgenerationwebui' || main_api == 'kobold' || main_api == 'novel');
 }
 
diff --git a/public/scripts/extensions/tts/index.js b/public/scripts/extensions/tts/index.js
index 10f62b52a..2f9f3a4fb 100644
--- a/public/scripts/extensions/tts/index.js
+++ b/public/scripts/extensions/tts/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-import { callPopup, is_send_press, saveSettingsDebounced } from '../../../script.js'
+import { callPopup, isMultigenEnabled, is_send_press, saveSettingsDebounced } from '../../../script.js'
 import { extension_settings, getContext } from '../../extensions.js'
-import { is_group_generating } from '../../group-chats.js'
 import { getStringHash } from '../../utils.js'
 import { ElevenLabsTtsProvider } from './elevenlabs.js'
 import { SileroTtsProvider } from './silerotts.js'
@@ -44,8 +43,8 @@ async function moduleWorker() {
         return
     }
 
-    // Message is currently being generated
-    if (is_send_press || is_group_generating) {
+    // Multigen message is currently being generated
+    if (is_send_press && isMultigenEnabled()) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -241,7 +240,9 @@ async function processTtsQueue() {
 
     console.debug('New message found, running TTS')
     currentTtsJob = ttsJobQueue.shift()
-    const text = currentTtsJob.mes.replaceAll('*', '')
+    const text = extension_settings.tts.narrate_dialogues_only
+        ? currentTtsJob.mes.replace(/\*[^\*]*?(\*|$)/g, '') // remove asterisks content
+        : currentTtsJob.mes.replaceAll('*', '') // remove just the asterisks
     const char = currentTtsJob.name
 
     try {
@@ -280,6 +281,7 @@ function loadSettings() {
         'checked',
         extension_settings.tts.enabled
     )
+    $('#tts_narrate_dialogues').prop('checked', extension_settings.tts.narrate_dialogues_only)
 }
 
 const defaultSettings = {
@@ -367,6 +369,11 @@ function onEnableClick() {
 }
 
 
+function onNarrateDialoguesClick() {
+    extension_settings.tts.narrate_dialogues_only = $('#tts_narrate_dialogues').prop('checked');
+    saveSettingsDebounced()
+}
+
 //##############//
 // TTS Provider //
 //##############//
@@ -442,6 +449,10 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
                             <input type="checkbox" id="tts_enabled" name="tts_enabled">
                             Enabled
                         </label>
+                        <label class="checkbox_label" for="tts_narrate_dialogues">
+                            <input type="checkbox" id="tts_narrate_dialogues">
+                            Narrate dialogues only
+                        </label>
                     </div>
                     <label>Voice Map</label>
                     <textarea id="tts_voice_map" type="text" class="text_pole textarea_compact" rows="4"
@@ -463,6 +474,7 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
         $('#extensions_settings').append(settingsHtml)
         $('#tts_apply').on('click', onApplyClick)
         $('#tts_enabled').on('click', onEnableClick)
+        $('#tts_narrate_dialogues').on('click', onNarrateDialoguesClick);
         $('#tts_voices').on('click', onTtsVoicesClick)
         $('#tts_provider_settings').on('input', onTtsProviderSettingsInput)
         for (const provider in ttsProviders) {