diff --git a/android/res/values/strings.xml b/android/res/values/strings.xml
index dd2c36b8..d70067fd 100644
--- a/android/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/android/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -120,4 +120,5 @@
%s WPM
%s%%
Set to default
+ Pitch variation
diff --git a/android/src/com/reecedunn/espeak/TtsService.java b/android/src/com/reecedunn/espeak/TtsService.java
index db94913c..37157da2 100644
--- a/android/src/com/reecedunn/espeak/TtsService.java
+++ b/android/src/com/reecedunn/espeak/TtsService.java
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ public class TtsService extends TextToSpeechService {
mEngine.setVoice(mMatchingVoice, null, gender, SpeechSynthesis.AGE_ANY);
mEngine.Rate.setValue(rate, request.getSpeechRate());
mEngine.Pitch.setValue(pitch, request.getPitch());
+ mEngine.PitchRange.setValue(getPreferenceValue("espeak_pitch_range", mEngine.PitchRange.getDefaultValue()));
mEngine.Volume.setValue(getPreferenceValue("espeak_volume", mEngine.Volume.getDefaultValue()));
mEngine.synthesize(text, text.startsWith("