diff --git a/apps/plugin.c b/apps/plugin.c
index f0b86c08cb..246df99290 100644
--- a/apps/plugin.c
+++ b/apps/plugin.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "splash.h"
 #include "logf.h"
 #include "option_select.h"
+#include "talk.h"
 
 #if CONFIG_CHARGING
 #include "power.h"
@@ -514,6 +515,9 @@ static const struct plugin_api rockbox_api = {
     flush_icache,
     invalidate_icache,
 #endif
+    talk_disable_menus,
+    talk_enable_menus,
+
 };
 
 int plugin_load(const char* plugin, void* parameter)
diff --git a/apps/plugin.h b/apps/plugin.h
index 5f98f951e6..e69ab52321 100644
--- a/apps/plugin.h
+++ b/apps/plugin.h
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 #define PLUGIN_MAGIC 0x526F634B /* RocK */
 
 /* increase this every time the api struct changes */
-#define PLUGIN_API_VERSION 78
+#define PLUGIN_API_VERSION 79
 
 /* update this to latest version if a change to the api struct breaks
    backwards compatibility (and please take the opportunity to sort in any
@@ -632,6 +632,9 @@ struct plugin_api {
     void (*flush_icache)(void);
     void (*invalidate_icache)(void);
 #endif
+
+    void (*talk_disable_menus)(void);
+    void (*talk_enable_menus)(void);
 };
 
 /* plugin header */
diff --git a/apps/plugins/mpegplayer/mpegplayer.c b/apps/plugins/mpegplayer/mpegplayer.c
index c3e119aab1..8b15ff03ce 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/mpegplayer/mpegplayer.c
+++ b/apps/plugins/mpegplayer/mpegplayer.c
@@ -1780,7 +1780,6 @@ enum plugin_status plugin_start(struct plugin_api* api, void* parameter)
     long graysize;
     int grayscales;
 #endif
-    bool talk_menu;
 
     if (parameter == NULL)
     {
@@ -1872,8 +1871,7 @@ enum plugin_status plugin_start(struct plugin_api* api, void* parameter)
 
     /* Turn off backlight timeout */
     backlight_force_on(rb); /* backlight control in lib/helper.c */
-    talk_menu = rb->global_settings->talk_menu;
-    rb->global_settings->talk_menu = false;
+    rb->talk_disable_menus();
 
 #ifdef HAVE_ADJUSTABLE_CPU_FREQ
     rb->cpu_boost(true);
@@ -2014,7 +2012,7 @@ enum plugin_status plugin_start(struct plugin_api* api, void* parameter)
 
     /* Turn on backlight timeout (revert to settings) */
     backlight_use_settings(rb); /* backlight control in lib/helper.c */
-    rb->global_settings->talk_menu = talk_menu;
+    rb->talk_enable_menus();
 
     return status;
 }