diff --git a/public/scripts/extensions/tts/index.js b/public/scripts/extensions/tts/index.js
index 4ac7b4e47..f5e760109 100644
--- a/public/scripts/extensions/tts/index.js
+++ b/public/scripts/extensions/tts/index.js
@@ -23,24 +23,6 @@ let ttsProviders = {
 }
 let ttsProvider
 let ttsProviderName
-let autoGeneration = true;
-
-function resetTtsPlayback() {
-    // Clear currently processing jobs
-    currentTtsJob = null;
-    currentAudioJob = null;
-
-    // Reset audio element
-    audioElement.currentTime = 0;
-    audioElement.src = null;
-
-    // Clearn any queue items
-    ttsJobQueue.splice(0, ttsJobQueue.length);
-    audioJobQueue.splice(0, audioJobQueue.length);
-
-    // Set audio ready to process again
-    audioQueueProcessorReady = true;
-}
 
 async function onNarrateOneMessage() {
     cancelTtsPlay();
@@ -89,6 +71,12 @@ async function moduleWorker() {
     processTtsQueue()
     processAudioJobQueue()
     updateUiAudioPlayState()
+    
+
+    // Auto generation is disabled
+    if (extension_settings.tts.auto_generation == false){
+        return
+    }
 
     // no characters or group selected
     if (!context.groupId && context.characterId === undefined) {
@@ -141,6 +129,38 @@ async function moduleWorker() {
     ttsJobQueue.push(message)
 }
 
+
+function resetTtsPlayback() {
+    // Clear currently processing jobs
+    currentTtsJob = null;
+    currentAudioJob = null;
+
+    // Reset audio element
+    audioElement.currentTime = 0;
+    audioElement.src = null;
+
+    // Clear any queue items
+    ttsJobQueue.splice(0, ttsJobQueue.length);
+    audioJobQueue.splice(0, audioJobQueue.length);
+
+    // Set audio ready to process again
+    audioQueueProcessorReady = true;
+}
+
+function isTtsProcessing() {
+    let processing = false
+
+    // Check job queues 
+    if (ttsJobQueue.length > 0 || audioJobQueue > 0){
+        processing = true
+    }
+    // Check current jobs
+    if (currentTtsJob != null || currentAudioJob != null) {
+        processing = true
+    }
+    return processing
+}
+
 //##################//
 //   Audio Control  //
 //##################//
@@ -155,6 +175,10 @@ let audioQueueProcessorReady = true
 let lastAudioPosition = 0
 
 async function playAudioData(audioBlob) {
+    // Since current audio job can be cancelled, don't playback if it is null
+    if (currentAudioJob == null){
+        console.log("Cancelled TTS playback because currentAudioJob was null")
+    }
     const reader = new FileReader()
     reader.onload = function (e) {
         const srcUrl = e.target.result
@@ -199,9 +223,13 @@ async function onTtsVoicesClick() {
 function updateUiAudioPlayState() {
     if (extension_settings.tts.enabled == true) {
         audioControl.style.display = 'flex'
-        const img = !audioElement.paused
-            ? 'fa-solid fa-circle-pause'
-            : 'fa-solid fa-circle-play'
+        let img
+        // Give user feedback that TTS is active by setting the stop icon if processing or playing
+        if (!audioElement.paused || isTtsProcessing()){
+            img = 'fa-solid fa-stop-circle'
+        } else {
+            img = 'fa-solid fa-circle-play'
+        }
         audioControl.className = img
     } else {
         audioControl.style.display = 'none'
@@ -209,7 +237,14 @@ function updateUiAudioPlayState() {
 }
 
 function onAudioControlClicked() {
-    audioElement.paused ? audioElement.play() : audioElement.pause()
+    let context = getContext()
+    // Not pausing, doing a full stop to anything TTS is doing. Better UX as pause is not as useful
+    if (!audioElement.paused || isTtsProcessing()){
+        resetTtsPlayback()
+    } else {
+        // Default play behavior if not processing or playing is to play the last message.
+        ttsJobQueue.push(context.chat[context.chat.length - 1])
+    }
     updateUiAudioPlayState()
 }
 
@@ -222,6 +257,7 @@ function addAudioControl() {
 
 function completeCurrentAudioJob() {
     audioQueueProcessorReady = true
+    currentAudioJob = null
     lastAudioPosition = 0
     // updateUiPlayState();
 }
@@ -259,7 +295,7 @@ async function processAudioJobQueue() {
 //################//
 
 let ttsJobQueue = []
-let currentTtsJob
+let currentTtsJob // Null if nothing is currently being processed
 let currentMessageNumber = 0
 
 function completeTtsJob() {
@@ -348,14 +384,15 @@ function loadSettings() {
     )
     $('#tts_narrate_dialogues').prop('checked', extension_settings.tts.narrate_dialogues_only)
     $('#tts_narrate_quoted').prop('checked', extension_settings.tts.narrate_quoted_only)
+    $('#tts_auto_generation').prop('checked', extension_settings.tts.auto_generation)
     $('body').toggleClass('tts', extension_settings.tts.enabled);
 }
 
 const defaultSettings = {
     voiceMap: '',
     ttsEnabled: false,
-    currentProvider: "ElevenLabs"
-
+    currentProvider: "ElevenLabs",
+    auto_generation: true
 }
 
 function setTtsStatus(status, success) {
@@ -435,6 +472,11 @@ function onEnableClick() {
     saveSettingsDebounced()
 }
 
+function onAutoGenerationClick() {
+    extension_settings.tts.auto_generation = $('#tts_auto_generation').prop('checked');
+    saveSettingsDebounced()
+}
+
 
 function onNarrateDialoguesClick() {
     extension_settings.tts.narrate_dialogues_only = $('#tts_narrate_dialogues').prop('checked');
@@ -523,6 +565,10 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
                             <input type="checkbox" id="tts_enabled" name="tts_enabled">
                             Enabled
                         </label>
+                        <label class="checkbox_label" for="tts_auto_generation">
+                            <input type="checkbox" id="tts_auto_generation">
+                            Auto Generation
+                        </label>
                         <label class="checkbox_label" for="tts_narrate_dialogues">
                             <input type="checkbox" id="tts_narrate_dialogues">
                             Narrate dialogues only
@@ -554,6 +600,7 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
         $('#tts_enabled').on('click', onEnableClick)
         $('#tts_narrate_dialogues').on('click', onNarrateDialoguesClick);
         $('#tts_narrate_quoted').on('click', onNarrateQuotedClick);
+        $('#tts_auto_generation').on('click', onAutoGenerationClick);
         $('#tts_voices').on('click', onTtsVoicesClick)
         $('#tts_provider_settings').on('input', onTtsProviderSettingsInput)
         for (const provider in ttsProviders) {