diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/huddle/playback_speed.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/huddle/playback_speed.rs
index 07a3433276..e2db2000b6 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/huddle/playback_speed.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/huddle/playback_speed.rs
@@ -245,10 +245,18 @@ mod tests {
     fn persisted_speed_round_trips_and_rejects_invalid_values() {
         let directory = tempfile::tempdir().expect("tempdir");
         let path = directory.path().join(SETTINGS_FILE);
-        save_to_path(&path, 1.25).expect("save");
-        assert_eq!(load_from_path(&path).expect("load"), 1.25);
+        save_to_path(&path, playback_speed_dsp::MIN_PLAYBACK_SPEED).expect("save minimum");
+        assert_eq!(
+            load_from_path(&path).expect("load minimum"),
+            playback_speed_dsp::MIN_PLAYBACK_SPEED
+        );
+        save_to_path(&path, playback_speed_dsp::MAX_PLAYBACK_SPEED).expect("save maximum");
+        assert_eq!(
+            load_from_path(&path).expect("load maximum"),
+            playback_speed_dsp::MAX_PLAYBACK_SPEED
+        );
 
-        std::fs::write(&path, br#"{"speed":2.0}"#).expect("invalid fixture");
+        std::fs::write(&path, br#"{"speed":4.1}"#).expect("invalid fixture");
         assert!(load_from_path(&path).is_err());
     }
 
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/huddle/playback_speed_dsp.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/huddle/playback_speed_dsp.rs
index fc0f79dbdf..6dfc189780 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/huddle/playback_speed_dsp.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/huddle/playback_speed_dsp.rs
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 //! the exact same DSP boundary.
 
 /// Slowest supported generated-speech playback speed.
-pub const MIN_PLAYBACK_SPEED: f32 = 0.75;
+pub const MIN_PLAYBACK_SPEED: f32 = 0.25;
 /// Fastest supported generated-speech playback speed.
-pub const MAX_PLAYBACK_SPEED: f32 = 1.5;
+pub const MAX_PLAYBACK_SPEED: f32 = 4.0;
 /// Default generated-speech playback speed.
 pub const DEFAULT_PLAYBACK_SPEED: f32 = 1.0;
 
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/settings/ui/SpeechPlaybackSettings.tsx b/desktop/src/features/settings/ui/SpeechPlaybackSettings.tsx
index e09f354862..527747d5f9 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/settings/ui/SpeechPlaybackSettings.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/settings/ui/SpeechPlaybackSettings.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import {
   getTtsPlaybackSpeed,
   setTtsPlaybackSpeed,
@@ -12,12 +12,15 @@ import {
 import { SettingsOptionGroup, SettingsOptionRow } from "./SettingsOptionGroup";
 
 const DEFAULT_SPEED = 1;
-const MIN_SPEED = 0.75;
-const MAX_SPEED = 1.5;
+const SLIDER_MIN_SPEED = 0.5;
+const SLIDER_MAX_SPEED = 2;
+const INPUT_MIN_SPEED = 0.25;
+const INPUT_MAX_SPEED = 4;
 const SPEED_STEP = 0.05;
 
 export function SpeechPlaybackSettings() {
   const [speed, setSpeed] = useState(DEFAULT_SPEED);
+  const [speedInput, setSpeedInput] = useState(String(DEFAULT_SPEED));
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [loaded, setLoaded] = useState(false);
   const active = useRef(true);
@@ -26,6 +29,11 @@ export function SpeechPlaybackSettings() {
   const flushPromise = useRef<Promise<void> | null>(null);
   const hasLocalIntent = useRef(false);
 
+  const setDisplayedSpeed = useCallback((nextSpeed: number) => {
+    setSpeed(nextSpeed);
+    setSpeedInput(String(nextSpeed));
+  }, []);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     active.current = true;
     let loadActive = true;
@@ -40,7 +48,7 @@ export function SpeechPlaybackSettings() {
               flushPromise,
               hasLocalIntent,
             },
-            { setSpeed },
+            { setSpeed: setDisplayedSpeed },
             savedSpeed,
           );
         }
@@ -61,7 +69,7 @@ export function SpeechPlaybackSettings() {
         hasLocalIntent,
       });
     };
-  }, []);
+  }, [setDisplayedSpeed]);
 
   const commitSpeed = (nextSpeed: number) => {
     commitPlaybackSpeed(
@@ -72,11 +80,20 @@ export function SpeechPlaybackSettings() {
         flushPromise,
         hasLocalIntent,
       },
-      { persist: setTtsPlaybackSpeed, setError, setSpeed },
+      { persist: setTtsPlaybackSpeed, setError, setSpeed: setDisplayedSpeed },
       nextSpeed,
     );
   };
 
+  const commitTypedSpeed = () => {
+    const nextSpeed = Number(speedInput);
+    if (Number.isFinite(nextSpeed)) {
+      commitSpeed(nextSpeed);
+    } else {
+      setSpeedInput(String(speed));
+    }
+  };
+
   return (
     <SettingsOptionGroup>
       <SettingsOptionRow className="items-start">
@@ -89,17 +106,31 @@ export function SpeechPlaybackSettings() {
               >
                 Speech playback speed
               </label>
-              <p className="text-sm font-normal text-muted-foreground">
-                Changes generated speech playback without changing voice pitch.
-              </p>
             </div>
             <div className="flex shrink-0 items-center gap-2">
-              <span
-                aria-live="polite"
-                className="min-w-10 text-right text-sm tabular-nums"
-              >
-                {speed.toFixed(2)}x
-              </span>
+              <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
+                <input
+                  aria-label="Speech playback speed value"
+                  className="h-8 w-16 rounded-md border border-input bg-background px-2 text-right text-sm tabular-nums"
+                  disabled={!loaded}
+                  max={INPUT_MAX_SPEED}
+                  min={INPUT_MIN_SPEED}
+                  onBlur={commitTypedSpeed}
+                  onChange={(event) => setSpeedInput(event.currentTarget.value)}
+                  onKeyDown={(event) => {
+                    if (event.key === "Enter") {
+                      commitTypedSpeed();
+                      event.currentTarget.blur();
+                    }
+                  }}
+                  step={SPEED_STEP}
+                  type="number"
+                  value={speedInput}
+                />
+                <span aria-hidden="true" className="text-sm">
+                  ×
+                </span>
+              </div>
               <Button
                 disabled={!loaded || speed === DEFAULT_SPEED}
                 onClick={() => commitSpeed(DEFAULT_SPEED)}
@@ -116,10 +147,12 @@ export function SpeechPlaybackSettings() {
             className="mt-3 w-full accent-primary"
             disabled={!loaded}
             id="speech-playback-speed"
-            max={MAX_SPEED}
-            min={MIN_SPEED}
+            max={SLIDER_MAX_SPEED}
+            min={SLIDER_MIN_SPEED}
             onBlur={(event) => commitSpeed(Number(event.currentTarget.value))}
-            onChange={(event) => setSpeed(Number(event.currentTarget.value))}
+            onChange={(event) =>
+              setDisplayedSpeed(Number(event.currentTarget.value))
+            }
             onKeyUp={(event) => commitSpeed(Number(event.currentTarget.value))}
             onPointerUp={(event) =>
               commitSpeed(Number(event.currentTarget.value))