diff --git a/packages/i18n/src/locales/en/settings.yaml b/packages/i18n/src/locales/en/settings.yaml
index baf8b6c0b..7e6d5e7fc 100644
--- a/packages/i18n/src/locales/en/settings.yaml
+++ b/packages/i18n/src/locales/en/settings.yaml
@@ -615,6 +615,9 @@ pages:
       deepgram-tts:
         description: deepgram.com
         title: Deepgram
+      speech-noop:
+        title: None
+        description: No speech output.
       deepseek:
         description: deepseek.com
         title: DeepSeek
diff --git a/packages/stage-pages/src/pages/settings/modules/speech.vue b/packages/stage-pages/src/pages/settings/modules/speech.vue
index f164a7a6e..86e070570 100644
--- a/packages/stage-pages/src/pages/settings/modules/speech.vue
+++ b/packages/stage-pages/src/pages/settings/modules/speech.vue
@@ -238,6 +238,21 @@ function updateCustomVoiceName(value: string | undefined) {
 function updateCustomModelName(value: string | undefined) {
   activeSpeechModel.value = value || ''
 }
+
+function handleDeleteProvider(providerId: string) {
+  if (providerId === 'speech-noop') {
+    return
+  }
+
+  if (activeSpeechProvider.value === providerId) {
+    activeSpeechProvider.value = 'speech-noop'
+    activeSpeechModel.value = ''
+    activeSpeechVoiceId.value = ''
+    activeSpeechVoice.value = undefined
+  }
+
+  providersStore.deleteProvider(providerId)
+}
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -268,7 +283,18 @@ function updateCustomModelName(value: string | undefined) {
                 :title="metadata.localizedName || 'Unknown'"
                 :description="metadata.localizedDescription"
                 @click="trackProviderClick(metadata.id, 'speech')"
-              />
+              >
+                <template #topRight>
+                  <button
+                    v-if="metadata.id !== 'speech-noop'"
+                    type="button"
+                    class="rounded bg-neutral-100 p-1 text-neutral-600 transition-colors dark:bg-neutral-800/60 hover:bg-neutral-200 dark:text-neutral-300 dark:hover:bg-neutral-700/60"
+                    @click.stop.prevent="handleDeleteProvider(metadata.id)"
+                  >
+                    <div i-solar:trash-bin-trash-bold-duotone class="text-base" />
+                  </button>
+                </template>
+              </RadioCardSimple>
               <RouterLink
                 to="/settings/providers#speech"
                 border="2px solid"
@@ -303,7 +329,7 @@ function updateCustomModelName(value: string | undefined) {
         </div>
         <div>
           <!-- Model selection section -->
-          <div v-if="activeSpeechProvider">
+          <div v-if="activeSpeechProvider && activeSpeechProvider !== 'speech-noop'">
             <div flex="~ col gap-4">
               <div>
                 <h2 class="text-lg md:text-2xl">
@@ -395,7 +421,7 @@ function updateCustomModelName(value: string | undefined) {
       </div>
 
       <!-- Voice Configuration Section -->
-      <div v-if="activeSpeechProvider">
+      <div v-if="activeSpeechProvider && activeSpeechProvider !== 'speech-noop'">
         <div flex="~ col gap-4">
           <div>
             <h2 class="text-lg text-neutral-500 md:text-2xl dark:text-neutral-400">
diff --git a/packages/stage-ui/src/components/scenes/Stage.vue b/packages/stage-ui/src/components/scenes/Stage.vue
index 9494998bd..9caf53fba 100644
--- a/packages/stage-ui/src/components/scenes/Stage.vue
+++ b/packages/stage-ui/src/components/scenes/Stage.vue
@@ -240,6 +240,9 @@ const speechPipeline = createSpeechPipeline<AudioBuffer>({
     if (signal.aborted)
       return null
 
+    if (activeSpeechProvider.value === 'speech-noop')
+      return null
+
     if (!activeSpeechProvider.value)
       return null
 
diff --git a/packages/stage-ui/src/stores/modules/speech.ts b/packages/stage-ui/src/stores/modules/speech.ts
index b8c9c040f..dde075d43 100644
--- a/packages/stage-ui/src/stores/modules/speech.ts
+++ b/packages/stage-ui/src/stores/modules/speech.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export const useSpeechStore = defineStore('speech', () => {
   const { allAudioSpeechProvidersMetadata } = storeToRefs(providersStore)
 
   // State
-  const activeSpeechProvider = useLocalStorageManualReset<string>('settings/speech/active-provider', '')
+  const activeSpeechProvider = useLocalStorageManualReset<string>('settings/speech/active-provider', 'speech-noop')
   const activeSpeechModel = useLocalStorageManualReset<string>('settings/speech/active-model', '')
   const activeSpeechVoiceId = useLocalStorageManualReset<string>('settings/speech/voice', '')
   const activeSpeechVoice = refManualReset<VoiceInfo | undefined>(undefined)
@@ -124,6 +124,29 @@ export const useSpeechStore = defineStore('speech', () => {
     immediate: true,
   })
 
+  if (!activeSpeechProvider.value) {
+    activeSpeechProvider.value = 'speech-noop'
+  }
+
+  watch(
+    () => providersStore.configuredSpeechProvidersMetadata.map(provider => provider.id),
+    (configuredProviderIds) => {
+      if (!activeSpeechProvider.value)
+        return
+
+      // NOTICE: clear stale selection when the currently selected speech provider
+      // is no longer configured to avoid implicit fallback behavior from persisted state.
+      if (!configuredProviderIds.includes(activeSpeechProvider.value)) {
+        activeSpeechProvider.value = 'speech-noop'
+        activeSpeechModel.value = ''
+        activeSpeechVoiceId.value = ''
+        activeSpeechVoice.value = undefined
+      }
+    },
+
+    { immediate: true },
+  )
+
   onMounted(() => {
     loadVoicesForProvider(activeSpeechProvider.value).then(() => {
       if (activeSpeechVoiceId.value) {
@@ -232,6 +255,9 @@ export const useSpeechStore = defineStore('speech', () => {
   }
 
   const configured = computed(() => {
+    if (activeSpeechProvider.value === 'speech-noop')
+      return false
+
     if (!activeSpeechProvider.value)
       return false
 
diff --git a/packages/stage-ui/src/stores/providers.ts b/packages/stage-ui/src/stores/providers.ts
index dd6b3e79a..150397dd5 100644
--- a/packages/stage-ui/src/stores/providers.ts
+++ b/packages/stage-ui/src/stores/providers.ts
@@ -237,6 +237,34 @@ export const useProvidersStore = defineStore('providers', () => {
 
   // Centralized provider metadata with provider factory functions
   const providerMetadata: Record<string, ProviderMetadata> = {
+    'speech-noop': {
+      id: 'speech-noop',
+      category: 'speech',
+      tasks: ['text-to-speech', 'tts'],
+      nameKey: 'settings.pages.providers.provider.speech-noop.title',
+      name: 'None',
+      descriptionKey: 'settings.pages.providers.provider.speech-noop.description',
+      description: 'No speech output.',
+      icon: 'i-solar:volume-cross-bold-duotone',
+      defaultOptions: () => ({}),
+      createProvider: async () => ({
+        speech: () => ({
+          baseURL: 'http://speech-noop.invalid/v1/',
+          model: 'noop',
+        }),
+      }),
+      capabilities: {
+        listModels: async () => [],
+        listVoices: async () => [],
+      },
+      validators: {
+        validateProviderConfig: () => ({
+          errors: [],
+          reason: '',
+          valid: true,
+        }),
+      },
+    },
     'app-local-audio-speech': buildOpenAICompatibleProvider({
       id: 'app-local-audio-speech',
       name: 'App (Local)',