diff --git a/examples/simple-chatbot/client/react/src/App.tsx b/examples/simple-chatbot/client/react/src/App.tsx
index a1e91c74e..93e4599e0 100644
--- a/examples/simple-chatbot/client/react/src/App.tsx
+++ b/examples/simple-chatbot/client/react/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 import {
   RTVIClientAudio,
   RTVIClientVideo,
+  useRTVIClient,
   useRTVIClientTransportState,
-} from '@pipecat-ai/client-react';
-import { RTVIProvider } from './providers/RTVIProvider';
-import { ConnectButton } from './components/ConnectButton';
-import { StatusDisplay } from './components/StatusDisplay';
-import { DebugDisplay } from './components/DebugDisplay';
-import './App.css';
+} from "@pipecat-ai/client-react";
+import { RTVIProvider } from "./providers/RTVIProvider";
+import { ConnectButton } from "./components/ConnectButton";
+import { StatusDisplay } from "./components/StatusDisplay";
+import { DebugDisplay } from "./components/DebugDisplay";
+import "./App.css";
 
 function BotVideo() {
   const transportState = useRTVIClientTransportState();
-  const isConnected = transportState !== 'disconnected';
+  const isConnected = transportState !== "disconnected";
 
   return (
     <div className="bot-container">
@@ -23,11 +24,31 @@ function BotVideo() {
 }
 
 function AppContent() {
+  const client = useRTVIClient();
   return (
     <div className="app">
       <div className="status-bar">
         <StatusDisplay />
         <ConnectButton />
+        <div
+          className="controls"
+          onClick={async () => {
+            if (!client) {
+              console.error("RTVI client is not initialized");
+              return;
+            }
+            client.action({
+              service: "tts",
+              action: "say",
+              arguments: [
+                { name: "text", value: "Hello, world!" },
+                { name: "interrupt", value: false },
+              ],
+            });
+          }}
+        >
+          <button className="connect-btn">Say something</button>
+        </div>
       </div>
 
       <div className="main-content">
diff --git a/examples/simple-chatbot/server/bot-openai.py b/examples/simple-chatbot/server/bot-openai.py
index 07c56aa28..38fafe102 100644
--- a/examples/simple-chatbot/server/bot-openai.py
+++ b/examples/simple-chatbot/server/bot-openai.py
@@ -40,7 +40,13 @@ from pipecat.pipeline.runner import PipelineRunner
 from pipecat.pipeline.task import PipelineParams, PipelineTask
 from pipecat.processors.aggregators.openai_llm_context import OpenAILLMContext
 from pipecat.processors.frame_processor import FrameDirection, FrameProcessor
-from pipecat.processors.frameworks.rtvi import RTVIConfig, RTVIObserver, RTVIProcessor
+from pipecat.processors.frameworks.rtvi import (
+    RTVIConfig,
+    RTVIObserver,
+    RTVIProcessor,
+    RTVIServiceConfig,
+    RTVIServiceOptionConfig,
+)
 from pipecat.services.elevenlabs.tts import ElevenLabsTTSService
 from pipecat.services.openai.llm import OpenAILLMService
 from pipecat.transports.services.daily import DailyParams, DailyTransport
@@ -181,6 +187,8 @@ async def main():
         #
         # RTVI events for Pipecat client UI
         #
+        options = RTVIServiceOptionConfig(name="say")
+        tts_interrupt = RTVIServiceConfig(service="tts", options=[options])
         rtvi = RTVIProcessor(config=RTVIConfig(config=[]))
 
         pipeline = Pipeline(