diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/text_to_speech.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/text_to_speech.dm
index e2bd4539498..f36c7039468 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/text_to_speech.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/text_to_speech.dm
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@
 		named = 1
 		*/
 
+	user.client?.start_thinking()
+	user.client?.start_typing()
 	var/message = tgui_input_text(user,"Choose a message to relay to those around you.", "", "", MAX_MESSAGE_LEN)
+	user.client?.stop_thinking()
+
 	if(message)
 		audible_message("[icon2html(src, user.client)] \The [src.name] states, \"[message]\"", runemessage = "synthesized speech")
 		if(ismob(loc))