diff --git a/src/controller/mainController.py b/src/controller/mainController.py
index efc4629a..c4cb3e81 100644
--- a/src/controller/mainController.py
+++ b/src/controller/mainController.py
@@ -1366,3 +1366,6 @@ class Controller(object):
  def copy_to_clipboard(self, *args, **kwargs):
   output.copy(self.get_current_buffer().get_message())
   output.speak(_(u"Copied"))
+
+ def repeat_item(self, *args, **kwargs):
+  output.speak(self.get_current_buffer().get_message())
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