diff --git a/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/ttsbase.h b/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/ttsbase.h
index c6bbdcfb0b..fdd2c98344 100644
--- a/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/ttsbase.h
+++ b/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/ttsbase.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class TTSBase : public EncTtsSettingInterface
         //! child class should stop
         virtual bool stop() =0;
         
+        virtual QString voiceVendor(void) = 0;
         // configuration
         //! Child class should return true, when configuration is good
         virtual bool configOk()=0;        
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ class TTSBase : public EncTtsSettingInterface
         // static functions
         static TTSBase* getTTS(QObject* parent,QString ttsname);
         static QStringList getTTSList();
-        static QString getTTSName(QString tts); 
+        static QString getTTSName(QString tts);
                 
     private:
         //inits the tts List
diff --git a/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/ttscarbon.h b/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/ttscarbon.h
index be7590240a..d06884e72a 100644
--- a/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/ttscarbon.h
+++ b/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/ttscarbon.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class TTSCarbon : public TTSBase
         bool start(QString *errStr);
         //! child class should stop
         bool stop() ;
+        QString voiceVendor(void) { return QString(); }
 
         // configuration
         //! Child class should return true, when configuration is good
diff --git a/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/ttsexes.h b/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/ttsexes.h
index 04efb4ce50..7ab3757fd4 100644
--- a/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/ttsexes.h
+++ b/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/ttsexes.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class TTSExes : public TTSBase
         TTSStatus voice(QString text, QString wavfile, QString *errStr);
         bool start(QString *errStr);
         bool stop() {return true;}
+        QString voiceVendor(void) { return QString(); }
         Capabilities capabilities();
 
         // for settings
diff --git a/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/ttsfestival.h b/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/ttsfestival.h
index 6c64c61532..5e9f5573f5 100644
--- a/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/ttsfestival.h
+++ b/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/ttsfestival.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class TTSFestival : public TTSBase
         bool start(QString *errStr);
         bool stop();
         TTSStatus voice(QString text,QString wavfile,  QString *errStr);
+        QString voiceVendor(void) { return QString(); }
         Capabilities capabilities();
 
         // for settings
diff --git a/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/ttssapi.cpp b/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/ttssapi.cpp
index cd9ced8083..cb7d8a5057 100644
--- a/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/ttssapi.cpp
+++ b/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/ttssapi.cpp
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ TTSSapi::TTSSapi(QObject* parent) : TTSBase(parent)
 {
     m_TTSTemplate = "cscript //nologo \"%exe\" /language:%lang /voice:\"%voice\""
         " /speed:%speed \"%options\"";
-    defaultLanguage ="english";
-    m_sapi4 =false;
+    defaultLanguage = "english";
+    m_sapi4 = false;
+    m_started = false;
 }
 
 TTSBase::Capabilities TTSSapi::capabilities()
@@ -138,9 +139,29 @@ bool TTSSapi::start(QString *errStr)
     voicestream = new QTextStream(voicescript);
     voicestream->setCodec("UTF16-LE");
 
+    m_started = true;
     return true;
 }
 
+QString TTSSapi::voiceVendor(void)
+{
+    bool keeprunning = m_started;
+    QString vendor;
+    if(!m_started) {
+        QString error;
+        start(&error);
+    }
+    *voicestream << "QUERY\tVENDOR\r\n";
+    voicestream->flush();
+    while((vendor = voicestream->readLine()).isEmpty())
+            QCoreApplication::processEvents();
+
+    qDebug() << "[TTSSAPI] TTS vendor:" << vendor;
+    if(!keeprunning) {
+        stop();
+    }
+    return vendor;
+}
 
 QStringList TTSSapi::getVoiceList(QString language)
 {
@@ -226,6 +247,7 @@ bool TTSSapi::stop()
             | QFile::ReadGroup | QFile::WriteGroup | QFile::ExeGroup
             | QFile::ReadOther | QFile::WriteOther | QFile::ExeOther );
     QFile::remove(QDir::tempPath() +"/sapi_voice.vbs");
+    m_started = false;
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/ttssapi.h b/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/ttssapi.h
index 6070728a79..1cdf030884 100644
--- a/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/ttssapi.h
+++ b/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/ttssapi.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class TTSSapi : public TTSBase
         TTSStatus voice(QString text,QString wavfile, QString *errStr);
         bool start(QString *errStr);
         bool stop();
+        QString voiceVendor(void);
         Capabilities capabilities();
 
         // for settings
@@ -49,8 +50,8 @@ class TTSSapi : public TTSBase
         void generateSettings();
         void saveSettings();
 
-        private slots:
-            void updateVoiceList();
+    private slots:
+        void updateVoiceList();
 
     private:
         QStringList getVoiceList(QString language);
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ class TTSSapi : public TTSBase
         QString m_TTSVoice;
         QString m_TTSSpeed;
         bool m_sapi4;
+        bool m_started;
 };