diff --git a/TTS.gd b/TTS.gd
index 0090a31..6ab38ca 100644
--- a/TTS.gd
+++ b/TTS.gd
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ const TTS = preload("godot-tts.gdns")
 
 var tts = TTS.new()
 
+func set_rate(rate):
+    tts.rate = rate
+
+func get_rate():
+    return tts.rate
+
+var rate setget set_rate, get_rate
 func speak(text, interrupt := true):
     tts.speak(text, interrupt)