diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 21732763f0..87f63c4b78 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv, QElapsedTimer &startup_time) :
         _runningScriptsWidget(NULL),
         _runningScriptsWidgetWasVisible(false),
         _trayIcon(new QSystemTrayIcon(_window)),
-        _speechRecognizer(),
         _lastNackTime(usecTimestampNow()),
         _lastSendDownstreamAudioStats(usecTimestampNow())
 {
@@ -1444,10 +1443,6 @@ void Application::setLowVelocityFilter(bool lowVelocityFilter) {
     getSixenseManager()->setLowVelocityFilter(lowVelocityFilter);
 }
 
-void Application::setSpeechRecognitionEnabled(bool enabled) {
-    _speechRecognizer.setEnabled(enabled);
-}
-
 void Application::doKillLocalVoxels() {
     _wantToKillLocalVoxels = true;
 }
@@ -3664,7 +3659,7 @@ ScriptEngine* Application::loadScript(const QString& scriptName, bool loadScript
     scriptEngine->registerGlobalObject("Camera", cameraScriptable);
     connect(scriptEngine, SIGNAL(finished(const QString&)), cameraScriptable, SLOT(deleteLater()));
 
-    scriptEngine->registerGlobalObject("SpeechRecognizer", &_speechRecognizer);
+    scriptEngine->registerGlobalObject("SpeechRecognizer", Menu::getInstance()->getSpeechRecognizer());
 
     ClipboardScriptingInterface* clipboardScriptable = new ClipboardScriptingInterface();
     scriptEngine->registerGlobalObject("Clipboard", clipboardScriptable);
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.h b/interface/src/Application.h
index 2fc6822b81..a356b26725 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.h
+++ b/interface/src/Application.h
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
 #include "Menu.h"
 #include "MetavoxelSystem.h"
 #include "PacketHeaders.h"
-#include "SpeechRecognizer.h"
 #include "Stars.h"
 #include "avatar/Avatar.h"
 #include "avatar/AvatarManager.h"
@@ -325,8 +324,6 @@ public slots:
 
     void setRenderVoxels(bool renderVoxels);
     void setLowVelocityFilter(bool lowVelocityFilter);
-    bool getSpeechRecognitionEnabled() { return _speechRecognizer.getEnabled(); }
-    void setSpeechRecognitionEnabled(bool enabled);
     void doKillLocalVoxels();
     void loadDialog();
     void loadScriptURLDialog();
@@ -596,8 +593,6 @@ private:
 
     QSystemTrayIcon* _trayIcon;
 
-    SpeechRecognizer _speechRecognizer;
-
     quint64 _lastNackTime;
     quint64 _lastSendDownstreamAudioStats;
 };
diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.cpp b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
index 4350aef288..bb9ed9a566 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ Menu::Menu() :
     _octreeStatsDialog(NULL),
     _lodToolsDialog(NULL),
     _userLocationsDialog(NULL),
+#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
+    _speechRecognizer(),
+#endif
     _maxVoxels(DEFAULT_MAX_VOXELS_PER_SYSTEM),
     _voxelSizeScale(DEFAULT_OCTREE_SIZE_SCALE),
     _oculusUIAngularSize(DEFAULT_OCULUS_UI_ANGULAR_SIZE),
@@ -233,8 +236,12 @@ Menu::Menu() :
     QMenu* toolsMenu = addMenu("Tools");
     addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(toolsMenu, MenuOption::MetavoxelEditor, 0, this, SLOT(showMetavoxelEditor()));
     addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(toolsMenu, MenuOption::ScriptEditor,  Qt::ALT | Qt::Key_S, this, SLOT(showScriptEditor()));
-    addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(toolsMenu, MenuOption::ControlWithSpeech, Qt::CTRL | Qt::SHIFT | Qt::Key_C, true,
-            Application::getInstance(), SLOT(setSpeechRecognitionEnabled(bool)));
+
+#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
+    QAction* speechRecognizerAction = addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(toolsMenu, MenuOption::ControlWithSpeech,
+            Qt::CTRL | Qt::SHIFT | Qt::Key_C, _speechRecognizer.getEnabled(), &_speechRecognizer, SLOT(setEnabled(bool)));
+    connect(&_speechRecognizer, SIGNAL(enabledUpdated(bool)), speechRecognizerAction, SLOT(setChecked(bool)));
+#endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_QXMPP
     _chatAction = addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(toolsMenu,
@@ -653,7 +660,10 @@ void Menu::loadSettings(QSettings* settings) {
     _snapshotsLocation = settings->value("snapshotsLocation",
                                          QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::DesktopLocation)).toString();
     setScriptsLocation(settings->value("scriptsLocation", QString()).toString());
-    Application::getInstance()->setSpeechRecognitionEnabled(settings->value("speechRecognitionEnabled", false).toBool());
+
+#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
+    _speechRecognizer.setEnabled(settings->value("speechRecognitionEnabled", false).toBool());
+#endif
 
     settings->beginGroup("View Frustum Offset Camera");
     // in case settings is corrupt or missing loadSetting() will check for NaN
@@ -702,7 +712,9 @@ void Menu::saveSettings(QSettings* settings) {
     settings->setValue("boundaryLevelAdjust", _boundaryLevelAdjust);
     settings->setValue("snapshotsLocation", _snapshotsLocation);
     settings->setValue("scriptsLocation", _scriptsLocation);
-    settings->setValue("speechRecognitionEnabled", Application::getInstance()->getSpeechRecognitionEnabled());
+#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
+    settings->setValue("speechRecognitionEnabled", _speechRecognizer.getEnabled());
+#endif
     settings->beginGroup("View Frustum Offset Camera");
     settings->setValue("viewFrustumOffsetYaw", _viewFrustumOffset.yaw);
     settings->setValue("viewFrustumOffsetPitch", _viewFrustumOffset.pitch);
diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.h b/interface/src/Menu.h
index ca58c72a88..9f43898214 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.h
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <EventTypes.h>
 #include <MenuItemProperties.h>
 #include <OctreeConstants.h>
+#include "SpeechRecognizer.h"
 
 #include "location/LocationManager.h"
 #include "ui/PreferencesDialog.h"
@@ -137,6 +138,10 @@ public:
     void setBoundaryLevelAdjust(int boundaryLevelAdjust);
     int getBoundaryLevelAdjust() const { return _boundaryLevelAdjust; }
 
+#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
+    SpeechRecognizer* getSpeechRecognizer() { return &_speechRecognizer; }
+#endif
+
     // User Tweakable PPS from Voxel Server
     int getMaxVoxelPacketsPerSecond() const { return _maxVoxelPacketsPerSecond; }
     void setMaxVoxelPacketsPerSecond(int maxVoxelPacketsPerSecond) { _maxVoxelPacketsPerSecond = maxVoxelPacketsPerSecond; }
@@ -274,6 +279,9 @@ private:
     OctreeStatsDialog* _octreeStatsDialog;
     LodToolsDialog* _lodToolsDialog;
     UserLocationsDialog* _userLocationsDialog;
+#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
+    SpeechRecognizer _speechRecognizer;
+#endif
     int _maxVoxels;
     float _voxelSizeScale;
     float _oculusUIAngularSize;