diff --git a/Content.Server/Telephone/TelephoneSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Telephone/TelephoneSystem.cs
index a13ebd16fda4..e90bfbf6c525 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Telephone/TelephoneSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Telephone/TelephoneSystem.cs
@@ -104,14 +104,17 @@ private void OnTelephoneMessageReceived(Entity<TelephoneComponent> entity, ref T
         var nameEv = new TransformSpeakerNameEvent(args.MessageSource, Name(args.MessageSource));
         RaiseLocalEvent(args.MessageSource, nameEv);
 
-        var name = Loc.GetString("speech-name-relay",
-            ("speaker", Name(entity)),
-            ("originalName", nameEv.VoiceName));
+        // Determine if speech should be relayed via the telephone itself or a designated speaker
+        var speaker = entity.Comp.Speaker != null ? entity.Comp.Speaker.Value.Owner : entity.Owner;
+
+        var name = Loc.GetString("chat-telephone-name-relay",
+            ("originalName", nameEv.VoiceName),
+            ("speaker", Name(speaker)));
 
         var range = args.TelephoneSource.Comp.LinkedTelephones.Count > 1 ? ChatTransmitRange.HideChat : ChatTransmitRange.GhostRangeLimit;
         var volume = entity.Comp.SpeakerVolume == TelephoneVolume.Speak ? InGameICChatType.Speak : InGameICChatType.Whisper;
 
-        _chat.TrySendInGameICMessage(entity, args.Message, volume, range, nameOverride: name, checkRadioPrefix: false);
+        _chat.TrySendInGameICMessage(speaker, args.Message, volume, range, nameOverride: name, checkRadioPrefix: false);
     }
 
     #endregion
@@ -404,6 +407,11 @@ private void SetTelephoneMicrophoneState(Entity<TelephoneComponent> entity, bool
         }
     }
 
+    public void SetSpeakerForTelephone(Entity<TelephoneComponent> entity, Entity<SpeechComponent>? speaker)
+    {
+        entity.Comp.Speaker = speaker;
+    }
+
     private (string?, string?) GetNameAndJobOfCallingEntity(EntityUid uid)
     {
         string? presumedName = null;
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Telephone/TelephoneComponent.cs b/Content.Shared/Telephone/TelephoneComponent.cs
index c08f8b9af378..c24840ce01a4 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Telephone/TelephoneComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Telephone/TelephoneComponent.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using Content.Shared.Chat;
+using Content.Shared.Speech;
 using Robust.Shared.Audio;
 using Robust.Shared.GameStates;
 using Robust.Shared.Serialization;
@@ -92,6 +93,12 @@ public sealed partial class TelephoneComponent : Component
     [DataField]
     public bool UnlistedNumber = false;
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Speech is relayed through this entity instead of the telephone
+    /// </summary>
+    [ViewVariables(VVAccess.ReadOnly)]
+    public Entity<SpeechComponent>? Speaker = null;
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Telephone number for this device
     /// </summary>
@@ -182,7 +189,8 @@ public record struct TelephoneCallEndedEvent();
 [Serializable, NetSerializable]
 public struct TelephoneCallOptions
 {
-    public bool ForceConnect;   // The source immediately starts a call with the receiver, potentially interrupting a call that is already in progress 
+    public bool IgnoreRange;    // The source can always reach its target
+    public bool ForceConnect;   // The source immediately starts a call with the receiver, potentially interrupting a call that is already in progress
     public bool ForceJoin;      // The source smoothly joins a call in progress, or starts a normal call with the receiver if there is none
     public bool MuteSource;     // Chatter from the source is not transmitted - could be used for eavesdropping when combined with 'ForceJoin'
     public bool MuteReceiver;   // Chatter from the receiver is not transmitted - useful for broadcasting messages to multiple receivers
@@ -214,7 +222,7 @@ public enum TelephoneVolume : byte
 [Serializable, NetSerializable]
 public enum TelephoneRange : byte
 {
-    Grid,       // Can only reach telephones that are on the same grid 
+    Grid,       // Can only reach telephones that are on the same grid
     Map,        // Can reach any telephone that is on the same map
     Unlimited,  // Can reach any telephone, across any distance
 }
diff --git a/Resources/Locale/en-US/telephone/telephone.ftl b/Resources/Locale/en-US/telephone/telephone.ftl
index b1b27768e6ec..6685a67c8e2d 100644
--- a/Resources/Locale/en-US/telephone/telephone.ftl
+++ b/Resources/Locale/en-US/telephone/telephone.ftl
@@ -8,3 +8,6 @@ chat-telephone-caller-id-with-job = [color={$color}][font={$fontType} size={$fon
 chat-telephone-caller-id-without-job = [color={$color}][font={$fontType} size={$fontSize}][bold]{CAPITALIZE($callerName)}[/bold][/font][/color]
 chat-telephone-unknown-device = [color={$color}][font={$fontType} size={$fontSize}][bolditalic]Unknown device[/bolditalic][/font][/color]
 chat-telephone-device-id = [color={$color}][font={$fontType} size={$fontSize}][bold]{CAPITALIZE($deviceName)}[/bold][/font][/color]
+
+# Chat text
+chat-telephone-name-relay = {$originalName} ({$speaker})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Structures/Machines/holopad.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Structures/Machines/holopad.yml
index f4327cfd03b0..84ecb085530e 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Structures/Machines/holopad.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Structures/Machines/holopad.yml
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@
 # These are spawned by holopads
 - type: entity
   id: HolopadHologram
+  name: hologram
   categories: [ HideSpawnMenu ]
   suffix: DO NOT MAP    
   components:
@@ -163,6 +164,10 @@
   - type: Appearance
   - type: TypingIndicator
     proto: robot
+  - type: Speech
+    speechVerb: Robotic
+    speechSounds: Borg
+    speechBubbleOffset: 0.45
   - type: HolopadHologram
     rsiPath: Structures/Machines/holopad.rsi
     rsiState: icon_in_call