diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/tts/TextToSpeechSettings.java b/src/com/android/settings/tts/TextToSpeechSettings.java
index 1d4fe712744..4a98661a1a9 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/tts/TextToSpeechSettings.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/tts/TextToSpeechSettings.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import android.app.AlertDialog;
 import android.content.ActivityNotFoundException;
 import android.content.ContentResolver;
 import android.content.Intent;
+import android.os.AsyncTask;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.preference.ListPreference;
 import android.preference.Preference;
@@ -164,6 +165,9 @@ public class TextToSpeechSettings extends SettingsPreferenceFragment implements
 
         setTtsUtteranceProgressListener();
         initSettings();
+
+        // Prevent restarting the TTS connection on rotation
+        setRetainInstance(true);
     }
 
     @Override