diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index 5a1d291fb..e8a4e66c8 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -2146,9 +2146,10 @@
             </div>
             <div class="ch_name"></div>
             <div class="group_member_icon">
+                <div title="Trigger a message from this character" data-action="speak" class="right_menu_button fa-solid fa-lg fa-comment"></div>
                 <div class="flexFlowColumn flex-container">
-                    <div title="Move up" data-action="up" class="right_menu_button fa-solid fa-lg fa-chevron-up"></div>
-                    <div title="Move down" data-action="down" class="right_menu_button fa-solid fa-lg fa-chevron-down"></div>
+                    <div title="Move up" data-action="up" class="right_menu_button fa-solid fa-chevron-up"></div>
+                    <div title="Move down" data-action="down" class="right_menu_button fa-solid fa-chevron-down"></div>
                 </div>
                 <div title="View character card" data-action="view" class="right_menu_button fa-solid fa-xl fa-id-badge"></div>
                 <div title="Remove from group" data-action="remove" class="right_menu_button fa-solid fa-2xl fa-xmark"></div>
diff --git a/public/script.js b/public/script.js
index 9255ba5fe..dd8aaa5ed 100644
--- a/public/script.js
+++ b/public/script.js
@@ -1528,7 +1528,7 @@ async function Generate(type, { automatic_trigger, force_name2, resolve, reject,
     }
 
     if (selected_group && !is_group_generating) {
-        generateGroupWrapper(false, type = type);
+        generateGroupWrapper(false, type);
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/public/scripts/group-chats.js b/public/scripts/group-chats.js
index bac5a58e1..562f2b2e3 100644
--- a/public/scripts/group-chats.js
+++ b/public/scripts/group-chats.js
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ function getGroupAvatar(group) {
 }
 
 
-async function generateGroupWrapper(by_auto_mode, type = null) {
+async function generateGroupWrapper(by_auto_mode, type = null, force_chid = null) {
     if (online_status === "no_connection") {
         is_group_generating = false;
         setSendButtonState(false);
@@ -437,7 +437,10 @@ async function generateGroupWrapper(by_auto_mode, type = null) {
         const activationStrategy = Number(group.activation_strategy ?? group_activation_strategy.NATURAL);
         let activatedMembers = [];
 
-        if (type === "swipe") {
+        if (typeof force_chid == 'number') {
+            activatedMembers = [force_chid];
+        }
+        else if (type === "swipe") {
             activatedMembers = activateSwipe(group.members);
 
             if (activatedMembers.length === 0) {
@@ -854,6 +857,10 @@ function select_group_chats(groupId, skipAnimation) {
         template.attr("chid", characters.indexOf(character));
         template.addClass(character.fav == 'true' ? 'is_fav' : '');
 
+        if (!group) {
+            template.find('[data-action="speak"]').hide();
+        }
+
         if (
             group &&
             Array.isArray(group.members) &&
@@ -931,22 +938,29 @@ function select_group_chats(groupId, skipAnimation) {
         const action = $(this).data('action');
         const member = $(this).closest('.group_member');
 
-        if (action == 'remove') {
+        if (action === 'remove') {
             await modifyGroupMember(groupId, member, true);
         }
 
-        if (action == 'add') {
+        if (action === 'add') {
             await modifyGroupMember(groupId, member, false);
         }
 
-        if (action == 'up' || action == 'down') {
+        if (action === 'up' || action === 'down') {
             await reorderGroupMember(groupId, member, action);
         }
 
-        if (action == 'view') {
+        if (action === 'view') {
             openCharacterDefinition(member);
         }
 
+        if (action === 'speak') {
+            const chid = Number(member.attr('chid'));
+            if (Number.isInteger(chid)) {
+                generateGroupWrapper(false, null, chid);
+            }
+        }
+
         sortCharactersList("#rm_group_add_members .group_member");
     });
 }
@@ -1225,7 +1239,7 @@ export async function saveGroupBookmarkChat(groupId, name, metadata) {
     });
 }
 
-$(document).ready(() => {
+jQuery(() => {
     $(document).on("click", ".group_select", selectGroup);
     $("#rm_group_filter").on("input", filterGroupMembers);
     $("#group_fav_filter").on("click", toggleFilterByFavorites);
diff --git a/public/style.css b/public/style.css
index 9744a2037..26a1acb8f 100644
--- a/public/style.css
+++ b/public/style.css
@@ -2781,18 +2781,24 @@ body .ui-widget-content li:hover {
     gap: 5px;
 }
 
-/* Rules for icon display */
-#rm_group_members .group_member[order="start"] .fa-chevron-down,
-#rm_group_members .group_member[order="end"] .fa-chevron-up,
-#rm_group_add_members .right_menu_button:not(.fa-plus, .fa-id-badge),
-#rm_group_members .fa-plus {
-    display: none;
+.group_member_icon .flex-container {
+    gap: 0px;
 }
 
 #rm_group_members .right_menu_button,
 #rm_group_add_members .right_menu_button {
     padding: 0px;
     height: 20px;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+}
+
+/* Rules for icon display */
+#rm_group_members .group_member[order="start"] .fa-chevron-down,
+#rm_group_members .group_member[order="end"] .fa-chevron-up,
+#rm_group_add_members .right_menu_button:not(.fa-plus, .fa-id-badge),
+#rm_group_members .fa-plus {
+    display: none;
 }
 
 .group_select {