diff --git a/rbutil/rbutilqt/configure.cpp b/rbutil/rbutilqt/configure.cpp
index 7669a103ae..fae537b367 100644
--- a/rbutil/rbutilqt/configure.cpp
+++ b/rbutil/rbutilqt/configure.cpp
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ Config::Config(QWidget *parent,int index) : QDialog(parent)
     connect(ui.configEncoder, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(configEnc()));
     connect(ui.comboTts, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), this, SLOT(updateTtsState(int)));
     connect(ui.treeDevices, SIGNAL(itemSelectionChanged()), this, SLOT(updateEncState()));
-
+    connect(ui.testTTS,SIGNAL(clicked()),this,SLOT(testTts()));
     setUserSettings();
     setDevices();
 }
@@ -660,6 +660,39 @@ void Config::configTts()
     updateTtsState(ui.comboTts->currentIndex());
 }
 
+void Config::testTts()
+{
+    QString errstr;
+    int index = ui.comboTts->currentIndex();
+    TTSBase* tts = TTSBase::getTTS(this,ui.comboTts->itemData(index).toString());
+    if(!tts->configOk())
+    {
+        QMessageBox::warning(this,tr("TTS configuration invalid"),tr("TTS configuration invalid. \n Please configure TTS engine."));
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    if(!tts->start(&errstr))
+    {
+        QMessageBox::warning(this,tr("Could not start TTS engine"),tr("Could not start TTS engine.\n") + errstr 
+                        +tr("\nPlease configure TTS engine."));
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    QTemporaryFile file(this);
+    file.open();
+    QString filename = file.fileName();
+    file.close();
+    
+    if(tts->voice(tr("Rockbox Utility Voice Test"),filename,&errstr) == FatalError)
+    {
+        tts->stop();
+        QMessageBox::warning(this,tr("Could not voice test string"),tr("Could not voice test string.\n") + errstr 
+                        +tr("\nPlease configure TTS engine."));
+        return;
+    }
+    tts->stop();    
+    QSound::play(filename);
+}
 
 void Config::configEnc()
 {
diff --git a/rbutil/rbutilqt/configure.h b/rbutil/rbutilqt/configure.h
index 15e2d1b31c..6ae92b5b04 100644
--- a/rbutil/rbutilqt/configure.h
+++ b/rbutil/rbutilqt/configure.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ class Config : public QDialog
         void configEnc(void);
         void updateTtsState(int);
         void updateEncState();
+        void testTts();
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/rbutil/rbutilqt/configurefrm.ui b/rbutil/rbutilqt/configurefrm.ui
index 857372c011..bfd87cb5bc 100644
--- a/rbutil/rbutilqt/configurefrm.ui
+++ b/rbutil/rbutilqt/configurefrm.ui
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
-          <item row="0" column="1" colspan="3" >
+          <item row="0" column="1" colspan="2" >
            <widget class="QComboBox" name="comboTts" />
           </item>
           <item row="1" column="0" >
@@ -418,6 +418,13 @@
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
+          <item row="0" column="3">
+           <widget class="QPushButton" name="testTTS">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>Test TTS</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
          </layout>
         </widget>
        </item>
diff --git a/rbutil/rbutilqt/encexescfgfrm.ui b/rbutil/rbutilqt/encexescfgfrm.ui
deleted file mode 100644
index c1b8e31429..0000000000
--- a/rbutil/rbutilqt/encexescfgfrm.ui
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,158 +0,0 @@
-<ui version="4.0" >
- <class>EncExesCfgFrm</class>
- <widget class="QDialog" name="EncExesCfgFrm" >
-  <property name="geometry" >
-   <rect>
-    <x>0</x>
-    <y>0</y>
-    <width>463</width>
-    <height>214</height>
-   </rect>
-  </property>
-  <property name="windowTitle" >
-   <string>Configuration</string>
-  </property>
-  <layout class="QHBoxLayout" >
-   <item>
-    <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox" >
-     <property name="title" >
-      <string>Configure Encoder</string>
-     </property>
-     <layout class="QVBoxLayout" >
-      <item>
-       <widget class="QLabel" name="label" >
-        <property name="sizePolicy" >
-         <sizepolicy vsizetype="Preferred" hsizetype="Preferred" >
-          <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-          <verstretch>255</verstretch>
-         </sizepolicy>
-        </property>
-        <property name="text" >
-         <string>Path to Encoder</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item>
-       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" >
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QLineEdit" name="encoderpath" />
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QPushButton" name="browse" >
-          <property name="text" >
-           <string>&amp;Browse</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-       </layout>
-      </item>
-      <item>
-       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2" >
-        <property name="text" >
-         <string>Encoder options</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item>
-       <widget class="QLineEdit" name="encoderoptions" />
-      </item>
-      <item>
-       <spacer>
-        <property name="orientation" >
-         <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
-        </property>
-        <property name="sizeHint" >
-         <size>
-          <width>20</width>
-          <height>40</height>
-         </size>
-        </property>
-       </spacer>
-      </item>
-      <item>
-       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" >
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QPushButton" name="reset" >
-          <property name="text" >
-           <string>Reset</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <spacer>
-          <property name="orientation" >
-           <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="sizeHint" >
-           <size>
-            <width>40</width>
-            <height>20</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-         </spacer>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QPushButton" name="buttonOk" >
-          <property name="text" >
-           <string>&amp;Ok</string>
-          </property>
-          <property name="icon" >
-           <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >:/icons/go-next.png</iconset>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QPushButton" name="buttonCancel" >
-          <property name="text" >
-           <string>&amp;Cancel</string>
-          </property>
-          <property name="icon" >
-           <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >:/icons/process-stop.png</iconset>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-       </layout>
-      </item>
-     </layout>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
-  </layout>
- </widget>
- <resources>
-  <include location="rbutilqt.qrc" />
- </resources>
- <connections>
-  <connection>
-   <sender>buttonOk</sender>
-   <signal>clicked()</signal>
-   <receiver>EncExesCfgFrm</receiver>
-   <slot>accept()</slot>
-   <hints>
-    <hint type="sourcelabel" >
-     <x>253</x>
-     <y>147</y>
-    </hint>
-    <hint type="destinationlabel" >
-     <x>203</x>
-     <y>86</y>
-    </hint>
-   </hints>
-  </connection>
-  <connection>
-   <sender>buttonCancel</sender>
-   <signal>clicked()</signal>
-   <receiver>EncExesCfgFrm</receiver>
-   <slot>reject()</slot>
-   <hints>
-    <hint type="sourcelabel" >
-     <x>352</x>
-     <y>147</y>
-    </hint>
-    <hint type="destinationlabel" >
-     <x>203</x>
-     <y>86</y>
-    </hint>
-   </hints>
-  </connection>
- </connections>
-</ui>