diff --git a/apps/plugin.c b/apps/plugin.c
index 20b438999b..b45b25f7ff 100644
--- a/apps/plugin.c
+++ b/apps/plugin.c
@@ -840,6 +840,8 @@ static const struct plugin_api rockbox_api = {
 
     /* new stuff at the end, sort into place next time
        the API gets incompatible */
+
+    talk_fullpath,
 };
 
 static int plugin_buffer_handle;
diff --git a/apps/plugin.h b/apps/plugin.h
index 135a068898..af8a65c5de 100644
--- a/apps/plugin.h
+++ b/apps/plugin.h
@@ -977,6 +977,8 @@ struct plugin_api {
 #endif
     /* new stuff at the end, sort into place next time
        the API gets incompatible */
+
+    int (*talk_fullpath)(const char* path, bool enqueue);
 };
 
 /* plugin header */
diff --git a/apps/plugins/properties.c b/apps/plugins/properties.c
index 2f18d94d9f..4647216390 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/properties.c
+++ b/apps/plugins/properties.c
@@ -175,25 +175,7 @@ static int speak_property_selection(int selected_item, void *data)
     switch (id)
     {
     case LANG_PROPERTIES_PATH:
-        if (str_dirname[0] == '/')
-        {
-            char *start = str_dirname;
-            char *ptr;
-            while (0 != (ptr = rb->strchr(start, '/')))
-            {
-                *ptr = '\0';
-                rb->talk_dir_or_spell(str_dirname, NULL, true);
-                *ptr = '/';
-                rb->talk_id(VOICE_CHAR_SLASH, true);
-                start = ptr + 1;
-            }
-            if (*start)
-                rb->talk_dir_or_spell(str_dirname, NULL, true);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            rb->talk_spell(str_dirname, true);
-        }
+        rb->talk_fullpath(str_dirname, true);
         break;
     case LANG_PROPERTIES_FILENAME:
         rb->talk_file_or_spell(str_dirname, str_filename, NULL, true);
@@ -230,7 +212,7 @@ static void setup_properties_list(struct dir_stats *stats)
         nb_props = NUM_PLAYLIST_PROPERTIES;
     else
         nb_props = NUM_DIR_PROPERTIES;
-    
+
     rb->gui_synclist_init(&properties_lists, &get_props, stats, false, 2, NULL);
     rb->gui_synclist_set_title(&properties_lists,
                                rb->str(props_type == PROPS_DIR ?