diff --git a/src/orca/orca-setup.glade b/src/orca/orca-setup.glade
index edae6e3..09225c1 100644
--- a/src/orca/orca-setup.glade
+++ b/src/orca/orca-setup.glade
@@ -1441,6 +1441,27 @@ Hyperlink</property>
 		          </child>
 
 		          <child>
+			    <widget class="GtkCheckButton" id="insertPauseCheckButton">
+			      <property name="visible">True</property>
+			      <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+			      <property name="label" translatable="yes">Insert pa_use between important informations</property>
+			      <property name="use_underline">True</property>
+			      <property name="relief">GTK_RELIEF_NORMAL</property>
+			      <property name="focus_on_click">True</property>
+			      <property name="active">True</property>
+			      <property name="inconsistent">False</property>
+			      <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
+			      <signal name="toggled" rrhandler="insertPauseToggled" last_modification_time="Thu, 21 Jul 2009 09:30:04 GMT"/>
+			    </widget>
+			    <packing>
+			      <property name="left_attach">0</property>
+			      <property name="right_attach">1</property>
+			      <property name="top_attach">2</property>
+			      <property name="bottom_attach">3</property>
+			    </packing>
+		          </child>
+
+		          <child>
 			    <widget class="GtkCheckButton" id="speakMnemonicsCheckButton">
 			      <property name="visible">True</property>
 			      <property name="can_focus">True</property>
diff --git a/src/orca/orca_gui_prefs.py b/src/orca/orca_gui_prefs.py
index cdf25df..3e55a8e 100644
--- a/src/orca/orca_gui_prefs.py
+++ b/src/orca/orca_gui_prefs.py
@@ -1499,6 +1499,9 @@ class OrcaSetupGUI(orca_glade.GladeWrapper):
         self.get_widget("speakTutorialMessagesCheckButton").set_active(\
             prefs["enableTutorialMessages"])
 
+        self.get_widget("insertPauseCheckButton").set_active(\
+            prefs["emitSpeechOnPauses"])
+
         self.get_widget("speakMnemonicsCheckButton").set_active(\
             prefs["enableMnemonicSpeaking"])
 
@@ -2517,6 +2520,17 @@ class OrcaSetupGUI(orca_glade.GladeWrapper):
 
         self.prefsDict["enableTutorialMessages"] = widget.get_active()
 
+    def insertPauseToggled(self, widget):
+        """Signal handler for the "toggled" signal for the
+           insertPauseCheckButton GtkCheckButton widget.
+           Set the 'emitSpeechOnPauses' preference to the new value.
+
+        Arguments:
+        - widget: the component that generated the signal.
+        """
+
+        self.prefsDict["emitSpeechOnPauses"] = widget.get_active()
+
     def mnemonicSpeakingChecked (self, widget):
         """Signal handler for the "toggled" signal for the
            speakMnemonicsCheckButton GtkCheckButton widget.

