diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/espeak-ng/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/espeak-ng/default.nix
index 269a70c532c2..e123e5cbc229 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/espeak-ng/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/espeak-ng/default.nix
@@ -2,42 +2,46 @@
   stdenv,
   lib,
   fetchFromGitHub,
-  fetchpatch,
+  replaceVars,
+
+  # build system
   autoconf,
   automake,
-  which,
+  cmake,
   libtool,
+  makeWrapper,
+  ninja,
   pkg-config,
   ronn,
-  replaceVars,
-  buildPackages,
-  mbrolaSupport ? true,
-  mbrola,
-  pcaudiolibSupport ? true,
-  pcaudiolib,
-  sonicSupport ? true,
-  sonic,
+  which,
+
+  # dependencies
   alsa-plugins,
-  makeWrapper,
+  asyncSupport ? true,
+  klattSupport ? true,
+  mbrola,
+  mbrolaSupport ? true,
+  pcaudiolib,
+  pcaudiolibSupport ? true,
+  sonic,
+  sonicSupport ? true,
+  speechPlayerSupport ? true,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "espeak-ng";
-  version = "1.51.1";
+  version = "1.52.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "espeak-ng";
     repo = "espeak-ng";
-    rev = version;
-    hash = "sha256-aAJ+k+kkOS6k835mEW7BvgAIYGhUHxf7Q4P5cKO8XTk=";
+    tag = version;
+    hash = "sha256-mmh5QPSVD5YQ0j16R+bEL5vcyWLtTNOJ/irBNzWY3ro=";
   };
 
   patches = [
-    # Fix build with Clang 16.
-    (fetchpatch {
-      url = "https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng/commit/497c6217d696c1190c3e8b992ff7b9110eb3bedd.patch";
-      hash = "sha256-KfzqnRyQfz6nuMKnsHoUzb9rn9h/Pg54mupW1Cr+Zx0=";
-    })
+    # https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng/pull/2274
+    ./libsonic.patch
   ]
   ++ lib.optionals mbrolaSupport [
     # Hardcode correct mbrola paths.
@@ -49,11 +53,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     autoconf
     automake
-    which
+    cmake
     libtool
+    ninja
     pkg-config
     ronn
     makeWrapper
+    which
   ];
 
   buildInputs =
@@ -61,30 +67,17 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ++ lib.optional pcaudiolibSupport pcaudiolib
     ++ lib.optional sonicSupport sonic;
 
-  # touch ChangeLog to avoid below error on darwin:
-  # Makefile.am: error: required file './ChangeLog.md' not found
-  preConfigure =
-    lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin ''
-      touch ChangeLog
-    ''
-    + ''
-      ./autogen.sh
-    '';
-
-  configureFlags = [
-    "--with-mbrola=${if mbrolaSupport then "yes" else "no"}"
+  cmakeFlags = [
+    (lib.cmakeBool "BUILD_SHARED_LIBS" true)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "USE_ASYNC" asyncSupport)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "USE_KLATT" klattSupport)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "USE_LIBPCAUDIO" pcaudiolibSupport)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "USE_LIBSONIC" sonicSupport)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "USE_MBROLA" mbrolaSupport)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "USE_SPEECHPLAYER" speechPlayerSupport)
   ];
 
-  # ref https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/blob/3cf863f894b67b3c93e23ac7830ca46b697d308a/srcpkgs/espeak-ng/template#L29-L31
-  postConfigure = lib.optionalString (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) ''
-    substituteInPlace Makefile \
-      --replace 'ESPEAK_DATA_PATH=$(CURDIR) src/espeak-ng' 'ESPEAK_DATA_PATH=$(CURDIR) ${lib.getExe buildPackages.espeak-ng}' \
-      --replace 'espeak-ng-data/%_dict: src/espeak-ng' 'espeak-ng-data/%_dict: ${lib.getExe buildPackages.espeak-ng}' \
-      --replace '../src/espeak-ng --compile' "${lib.getExe buildPackages.espeak-ng} --compile"
-  '';
-
   postInstall = lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux ''
-    patchelf --set-rpath "$(patchelf --print-rpath $out/bin/espeak-ng)" $out/bin/speak-ng
     wrapProgram $out/bin/espeak-ng \
       --set ALSA_PLUGIN_DIR ${alsa-plugins}/lib/alsa-lib
   '';
@@ -93,13 +86,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     inherit mbrolaSupport;
   };
 
-  meta = with lib; {
-    description = "Open source speech synthesizer that supports over 70 languages, based on eSpeak";
+  meta = {
+    description = "Speech synthesizer that supports more than hundred languages and accents";
     homepage = "https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng";
-    changelog = "https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng/blob/${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
-    license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ aske ];
-    platforms = platforms.all;
+    changelog = "https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng/blob/${src.tag}/ChangeLog.md";
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl3Plus;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ aske ];
+    platforms = lib.platforms.all;
     mainProgram = "espeak-ng";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/espeak-ng/libsonic.patch b/pkgs/applications/audio/espeak-ng/libsonic.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..32346e91101a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/espeak-ng/libsonic.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+diff --git a/cmake/deps.cmake b/cmake/deps.cmake
+index b63ced21..2cd1727b 100644
+--- a/cmake/deps.cmake
++++ b/cmake/deps.cmake
+@@ -13,20 +13,22 @@ endif(PTHREAD_LIB)
+ if (MBROLA_BIN)
+   set(HAVE_MBROLA ON)
+ endif(MBROLA_BIN)
+-if (SONIC_LIB AND SONIC_INC)
+-  set(HAVE_LIBSONIC ON)
+-else()
+-  FetchContent_Declare(sonic-git
+-    GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/waywardgeek/sonic.git
+-    GIT_TAG fbf75c3d6d846bad3bb3d456cbc5d07d9fd8c104
+-  )
+-  FetchContent_MakeAvailable(sonic-git)
+-  FetchContent_GetProperties(sonic-git)
+-  add_library(sonic OBJECT ${sonic-git_SOURCE_DIR}/sonic.c)
+-  target_include_directories(sonic PUBLIC ${sonic-git_SOURCE_DIR})
+-  set(HAVE_LIBSONIC ON)
+-  set(SONIC_LIB sonic)
+-  set(SONIC_INC ${sonic-git_SOURCE_DIR})
++if (USE_LIBSONIC)
++  if (SONIC_LIB AND SONIC_INC)
++    set(HAVE_LIBSONIC ON)
++  else()
++    FetchContent_Declare(sonic-git
++      GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/waywardgeek/sonic.git
++      GIT_TAG fbf75c3d6d846bad3bb3d456cbc5d07d9fd8c104
++    )
++    FetchContent_MakeAvailable(sonic-git)
++    FetchContent_GetProperties(sonic-git)
++    add_library(sonic OBJECT ${sonic-git_SOURCE_DIR}/sonic.c)
++    target_include_directories(sonic PUBLIC ${sonic-git_SOURCE_DIR})
++    set(HAVE_LIBSONIC ON)
++    set(SONIC_LIB sonic)
++    set(SONIC_INC ${sonic-git_SOURCE_DIR})
++  endif()
+ endif()
+ if (PCAUDIO_LIB AND PCAUDIO_INC)
+   set(HAVE_LIBPCAUDIO ON)
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/espeak-ng/mbrola.patch b/pkgs/applications/audio/espeak-ng/mbrola.patch
index 2f6c61cca4ef..47a1560ee569 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/espeak-ng/mbrola.patch
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/espeak-ng/mbrola.patch
@@ -1,22 +1,26 @@
+diff --git a/src/libespeak-ng/mbrowrap.c b/src/libespeak-ng/mbrowrap.c
+index e3e4b702..de06dd21 100644
 --- a/src/libespeak-ng/mbrowrap.c
 +++ b/src/libespeak-ng/mbrowrap.c
-@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
+@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ static int start_mbrola(const char *voice_path)
  		signal(SIGTERM, SIG_IGN);
  
  		snprintf(charbuf, sizeof(charbuf), "%g", mbr_volume);
 -		execlp("mbrola", "mbrola", "-e", "-v", charbuf,
-+		execlp("@mbrola@/bin/mbrola", "mbrola", "-e", "-v", charbuf,
++		execlp("@mbrola/bin/mbrola@", "mbrola", "-e", "-v", charbuf,
  		       voice_path, "-", "-.wav", (char *)NULL);
  		/* if execution reaches this point then the exec() failed */
  		snprintf(mbr_errorbuf, sizeof(mbr_errorbuf),
+diff --git a/src/libespeak-ng/synth_mbrola.c b/src/libespeak-ng/synth_mbrola.c
+index 5f9b0458..26a05635 100644
 --- a/src/libespeak-ng/synth_mbrola.c
 +++ b/src/libespeak-ng/synth_mbrola.c
-@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
+@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ espeak_ng_STATUS LoadMbrolaTable(const char *mbrola_voice, const char *phtrans,
  	if (!load_MBR())
  		return ENS_MBROLA_NOT_FOUND;
  
 -	sprintf(path, "%s/mbrola/%s", path_home, mbrola_voice);
-+	sprintf(path, "@mbrola@/share/mbrola/voices/%s/%s", mbrola_voice, mbrola_voice);
- #ifdef PLATFORM_POSIX
++	sprintf(path, "%s/@mbrola@/%s", path_home, mbrola_voice);
+ #if PLATFORM_POSIX
  	// if not found, then also look in
- 	//   usr/share/mbrola/xx, /usr/share/mbrola/xx/xx, /usr/share/mbrola/voices/xx
+ 	//   $data_dir/mbrola/xx, $data_dir/mbrola/xx/xx, $data_dir/mbrola/voices/xx