diff --git a/src/components/media-player/ha-browse-media-tts.ts b/src/components/media-player/ha-browse-media-tts.ts
index 3cd39d3a73..152da17ac6 100644
--- a/src/components/media-player/ha-browse-media-tts.ts
+++ b/src/components/media-player/ha-browse-media-tts.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ declare global {
 class BrowseMediaTTS extends LitElement {
   @property() public hass!: HomeAssistant;
 
-  @property() public item;
+  @property() public item!: MediaPlayerItem;
 
   @property() public action!: MediaPlayerBrowseAction;
 
diff --git a/src/data/media-player.ts b/src/data/media-player.ts
index 199cbbb386..a5c780f582 100644
--- a/src/data/media-player.ts
+++ b/src/data/media-player.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import { supportsFeature } from "../common/entity/supports-feature";
 import { MediaPlayerItemId } from "../components/media-player/ha-media-player-browse";
 import type { HomeAssistant } from "../types";
 import { UNAVAILABLE_STATES } from "./entity";
+import { isTTSMediaSource } from "./tts";
 
 interface MediaPlayerEntityAttributes extends HassEntityAttributeBase {
   media_content_id?: string;
@@ -441,3 +442,29 @@ export const handleMediaControlClick = (
           entity_id: stateObj!.entity_id,
         }
   );
+
+export const mediaPlayerPlayMedia = (
+  hass: HomeAssistant,
+  entity_id: string,
+  media_content_id: string,
+  media_content_type: string,
+  extra: {
+    enqueue?: "play" | "next" | "add" | "replace";
+    announce?: boolean;
+  } = {}
+) => {
+  // We set text-to-speech to announce.
+  if (
+    !extra.enqueue &&
+    extra.announce === undefined &&
+    isTTSMediaSource(media_content_id)
+  ) {
+    extra.announce = true;
+  }
+  return hass.callService("media_player", "play_media", {
+    entity_id,
+    media_content_id,
+    media_content_type,
+    ...extra,
+  });
+};
diff --git a/src/dialogs/more-info/controls/more-info-media_player.ts b/src/dialogs/more-info/controls/more-info-media_player.ts
index 7989c384d8..e87d3df673 100644
--- a/src/dialogs/more-info/controls/more-info-media_player.ts
+++ b/src/dialogs/more-info/controls/more-info-media_player.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import {
   handleMediaControlClick,
   MediaPickedEvent,
   MediaPlayerEntity,
+  mediaPlayerPlayMedia,
   SUPPORT_BROWSE_MEDIA,
   SUPPORT_PLAY_MEDIA,
   SUPPORT_SELECT_SOUND_MODE,
@@ -305,20 +306,14 @@ class MoreInfoMediaPlayer extends LitElement {
       action: "play",
       entityId: this.stateObj!.entity_id,
       mediaPickedCallback: (pickedMedia: MediaPickedEvent) =>
-        this._playMedia(
+        mediaPlayerPlayMedia(
+          this.hass,
+          this.stateObj!.entity_id,
           pickedMedia.item.media_content_id,
           pickedMedia.item.media_content_type
         ),
     });
   }
-
-  private _playMedia(media_content_id: string, media_content_type: string) {
-    this.hass!.callService("media_player", "play_media", {
-      entity_id: this.stateObj!.entity_id,
-      media_content_id,
-      media_content_type,
-    });
-  }
 }
 
 declare global {
diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/cards/hui-media-control-card.ts b/src/panels/lovelace/cards/hui-media-control-card.ts
index f1d2793ae0..f35d82510e 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/cards/hui-media-control-card.ts
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/cards/hui-media-control-card.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import {
   handleMediaControlClick,
   MediaPickedEvent,
   MediaPlayerEntity,
+  mediaPlayerPlayMedia,
   SUPPORT_BROWSE_MEDIA,
   SUPPORT_SEEK,
   SUPPORT_TURN_ON,
@@ -489,21 +490,15 @@ export class HuiMediaControlCard extends LitElement implements LovelaceCard {
       action: "play",
       entityId: this._config!.entity,
       mediaPickedCallback: (pickedMedia: MediaPickedEvent) =>
-        this._playMedia(
+        mediaPlayerPlayMedia(
+          this.hass,
+          this._config!.entity,
           pickedMedia.item.media_content_id,
           pickedMedia.item.media_content_type
         ),
     });
   }
 
-  private _playMedia(media_content_id: string, media_content_type: string) {
-    this.hass!.callService("media_player", "play_media", {
-      entity_id: this._config!.entity,
-      media_content_id,
-      media_content_type,
-    });
-  }
-
   private _handleClick(e: MouseEvent): void {
     handleMediaControlClick(
       this.hass!,
diff --git a/src/panels/media-browser/ha-panel-media-browser.ts b/src/panels/media-browser/ha-panel-media-browser.ts
index 1123806c3a..2de0f6c4de 100644
--- a/src/panels/media-browser/ha-panel-media-browser.ts
+++ b/src/panels/media-browser/ha-panel-media-browser.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import {
   BROWSER_PLAYER,
   MediaPickedEvent,
   MediaPlayerItem,
+  mediaPlayerPlayMedia,
 } from "../../data/media-player";
 import {
   ResolvedMediaSource,
@@ -208,11 +209,12 @@ class PanelMediaBrowser extends LitElement {
     if (this._entityId !== BROWSER_PLAYER) {
       this._player.showResolvingNewMediaPicked();
       try {
-        await this.hass!.callService("media_player", "play_media", {
-          entity_id: this._entityId,
-          media_content_id: item.media_content_id,
-          media_content_type: item.media_content_type,
-        });
+        await mediaPlayerPlayMedia(
+          this.hass,
+          this._entityId,
+          item.media_content_id,
+          item.media_content_type
+        );
       } catch (err) {
         this._player.hideResolvingNewMediaPicked();
       }