--- a/dom/media/webspeech/synth/SpeechSynthesis.cpp
+++ b/dom/media/webspeech/synth/SpeechSynthesis.cpp
@@ -191,25 +191,25 @@ SpeechSynthesis::Cancel()
 
    mCurrentTask->Cancel();
   }
 }
 
 void
 SpeechSynthesis::Pause()
 {
-  if (mCurrentTask) {
+  if (mCurrentTask && !Paused() && (Speaking() || Pending())) {
     mCurrentTask->Pause();
   }
 }
 
 void
 SpeechSynthesis::Resume()
 {
-  if (mCurrentTask) {
+  if (mCurrentTask && Paused()) {
     mCurrentTask->Resume();
   }
 }
 
 void
 SpeechSynthesis::OnEnd(const nsSpeechTask* aTask)
 {
   MOZ_ASSERT(mCurrentTask == aTask);

--- a/dom/media/webspeech/synth/nsISpeechService.idl
+++ b/dom/media/webspeech/synth/nsISpeechService.idl
@@ -73,25 +73,25 @@ interface nsISpeechTask : nsISupports
    * Dispatch end event.
    *
    * @param aElapsedTime time in seconds since speech has started.
    * @param aCharIndex   offset of spoken characters.
    */
   void dispatchEnd(in float aElapsedTime, in unsigned long aCharIndex);
 
   /**
-   * Dispatch pause event. Should not be called directly by service.
+   * Dispatch pause event.
    *
    * @param aElapsedTime time in seconds since speech has started.
    * @param aCharIndex   offset of spoken characters.
    */
   void dispatchPause(in float aElapsedTime, in unsigned long aCharIndex);
 
   /**
-   * Dispatch resume event. Should not be called directly by service.
+   * Dispatch resume event.
    *
    * @param aElapsedTime time in seconds since speech has started.
    * @param aCharIndex   offset of spoken characters.
    */
   void dispatchResume(in float aElapsedTime, in unsigned long aCharIndex);
 
   /**
    * Dispatch error event.

--- a/dom/media/webspeech/synth/nsSpeechTask.cpp
+++ b/dom/media/webspeech/synth/nsSpeechTask.cpp
@@ -469,71 +469,59 @@ nsSpeechTask::DispatchMarkImpl(const nsA
   return NS_OK;
 }
 
 void
 nsSpeechTask::Pause()
 {
   MOZ_ASSERT(XRE_GetProcessType() == GeckoProcessType_Default);
 
-  if (mUtterance->IsPaused() ||
-      mUtterance->GetState() == SpeechSynthesisUtterance::STATE_ENDED) {
-    return;
-  }
-
   if (mCallback) {
     DebugOnly<nsresult> rv = mCallback->OnPause();
     NS_WARN_IF_FALSE(NS_SUCCEEDED(rv), "Unable to call onPause() callback");
   }
 
   if (mStream) {
     mStream->ChangeExplicitBlockerCount(1);
+    DispatchPauseImpl(GetCurrentTime(), GetCurrentCharOffset());
   }
-
-  DispatchPauseImpl(GetCurrentTime(), GetCurrentCharOffset());
 }
 
 void
 nsSpeechTask::Resume()
 {
   MOZ_ASSERT(XRE_GetProcessType() == GeckoProcessType_Default);
 
-  if (!mUtterance->IsPaused()) {
-    return;
-  }
-
   if (mCallback) {
     DebugOnly<nsresult> rv = mCallback->OnResume();
     NS_WARN_IF_FALSE(NS_SUCCEEDED(rv), "Unable to call onResume() callback");
   }
 
   if (mStream) {
     mStream->ChangeExplicitBlockerCount(-1);
+    DispatchResumeImpl(GetCurrentTime(), GetCurrentCharOffset());
   }
-
-  DispatchResumeImpl(GetCurrentTime(), GetCurrentCharOffset());
 }
 
 void
 nsSpeechTask::Cancel()
 {
   MOZ_ASSERT(XRE_GetProcessType() == GeckoProcessType_Default);
 
   LOG(PR_LOG_DEBUG, ("nsSpeechTask::Cancel"));
 
   if (mCallback) {
     DebugOnly<nsresult> rv = mCallback->OnCancel();
     NS_WARN_IF_FALSE(NS_SUCCEEDED(rv), "Unable to call onCancel() callback");
   }
 
   if (mStream) {
     mStream->ChangeExplicitBlockerCount(1);
+    DispatchEndImpl(GetCurrentTime(), GetCurrentCharOffset());
   }
-
-  DispatchEndImpl(GetCurrentTime(), GetCurrentCharOffset());
 }
 
 float
 nsSpeechTask::GetCurrentTime()
 {
   return mStream ? (float)(mStream->GetCurrentTime() / 1000000.0) : 0;
 }
 

--- a/dom/media/webspeech/synth/test/common.js
+++ b/dom/media/webspeech/synth/test/common.js
@@ -76,24 +76,48 @@ var TestSpeechServiceNoAudio = SpecialPo
       var args = {uri: aUri, rate: aRate, pitch: aPitch};
 
       for (var attr in args) {
         if (expected[attr] != undefined)
           is(args[attr], expected[attr], "expected service arg " + attr);
       }
     }
 
+    // If the utterance contains the phrase 'callback events', we will dispatch
+    // an appropriate event for each callback method.
+    var no_events = (aText.indexOf('callback events') < 0);
+    // If the utterance contains the phrase 'never end', we don't immediately
+    // end the 'synthesis' of the utterance.
+    var end_utterance = (aText.indexOf('never end') < 0);
+
     var task = SpecialPowers.wrap(aTask);
-    task.setup(SpecialPowers.wrapCallbackObject(new SpeechTaskCallback()));
+    task.setup(SpecialPowers.wrapCallbackObject(new SpeechTaskCallback(
+      function() {
+        if (!no_events) {
+          task.dispatchPause(1, 1.23);
+        }
+      },
+      function() {
+        if (!no_events) {
+          task.dispatchResume(1, 1.23);
+        }
+      },
+      function() {
+        if (!no_events) {
+          task.dispatchEnd(1, 1.23);
+        }
+      })));
     setTimeout(function () {
                  task.dispatchStart();
-                 setTimeout(function () {
-                              task.dispatchEnd(aText.length / 2.0, aText.length);
-                            }, 0);
-
+                 if (end_utterance) {
+                   setTimeout(function () {
+                                task.dispatchEnd(
+                                  aText.length / 2.0, aText.length);
+                              }, 0);
+                 }
                }, 0);
   },
 
   QueryInterface: function(iid) {
     return this;
   },
 
   getInterfaces: function(c) {},

new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dom/media/webspeech/synth/test/file_indirect_service_events.html
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+<!DOCTYPE HTML>
+<html>
+<!--
+https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1155034
+-->
+<head>
+  <meta charset="utf-8">
+  <title>Test for Bug 1155034: Check that indirect audio services dispatch their own events</title>
+  <script type="application/javascript">
+    window.SimpleTest = parent.SimpleTest;
+    window.info = parent.info;
+    window.is = parent.is;
+    window.isnot = parent.isnot;
+    window.ok = parent.ok;
+  </script>
+  <script type="application/javascript" src="common.js"></script>
+</head>
+<body>
+<a target="_blank" href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1155034">Mozilla Bug 1155034</a>
+<p id="display"></p>
+<div id="content" style="display: none">
+
+</div>
+<pre id="test">
+<script type="application/javascript">
+
+/** Test for Bug 1155034 **/
+
+synthAddVoice('TestSpeechServiceNoAudio', 'Female 1', 'en-GB', true);
+
+function test_with_events() {
+  info('test_with_events');
+  var utterance = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance("never end, callback events");
+
+  utterance.addEventListener('start', function(e) {
+    speechSynthesis.pause();
+  // Wait to see if we get some bad events we didn't expect.
+  });
+
+  utterance.addEventListener('pause', function(e) {
+    ok(e.charIndex, 1, 'pause event charIndex matches service arguments');
+    ok(e.elapsedTime, 1.23, 'pause event elapsedTime matches service arguments');
+    speechSynthesis.resume();
+  });
+
+  utterance.addEventListener('resume', function(e) {
+    ok(e.charIndex, 1, 'resume event charIndex matches service arguments');
+    ok(e.elapsedTime, 1.23, 'resume event elapsedTime matches service arguments');
+    speechSynthesis.cancel();
+  });
+
+  utterance.addEventListener('end', function(e) {
+    ok(e.charIndex, 1, 'resume event charIndex matches service arguments');
+    ok(e.elapsedTime, 1.23, 'end event elapsedTime matches service arguments');
+    test_no_events();
+  });
+
+  speechSynthesis.speak(utterance);
+}
+
+function test_no_events() {
+  var utterance = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance("never end");
+
+  utterance.addEventListener('start', function(e) {
+    speechSynthesis.pause();
+    // Wait to see if we get some bad events we didn't expect.
+    setTimeout(function() {
+      synthCleanup();
+      SimpleTest.finish();
+    }, 1000);
+  });
+
+  utterance.addEventListener('pause', function(e) {
+    ok(false, 'no pause event was explicitly dispatched from the service')
+    speechSynthesis.resume();
+  });
+
+  utterance.addEventListener('resume', function(e) {
+    ok(false, 'no resume event was explicitly dispatched from the service')
+    speechSynthesis.cancel();
+  });
+
+  utterance.addEventListener('end', function(e) {
+    ok(false, 'no end event was explicitly dispatched from the service')
+  });
+
+  speechSynthesis.speak(utterance);
+}
+
+test_with_events();
+
+</script>
+</pre>
+</body>
+</html>

--- a/dom/media/webspeech/synth/test/mochitest.ini
+++ b/dom/media/webspeech/synth/test/mochitest.ini
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 [DEFAULT]
 skip-if = e10s
 support-files =
   common.js
   file_setup.html
   file_speech_queue.html
   file_speech_simple.html
   file_speech_cancel.html
+  file_indirect_service_events.html
 
 [test_setup.html]
 [test_speech_queue.html]
 skip-if = buildapp == 'b2g' # b2g(Test timed out)
 [test_speech_simple.html]
 skip-if = buildapp == 'b2g' # b2g(Test timed out)
 [test_speech_cancel.html]
 skip-if = toolkit == 'gonk' # b2g(Test timed out)
+[test_indirect_service_events.html]
+skip-if = toolkit == 'gonk' # b2g(Test timed out)

new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dom/media/webspeech/synth/test/test_indirect_service_events.html
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<!DOCTYPE HTML>
+<html>
+<!--
+https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1155034
+-->
+<head>
+  <meta charset="utf-8">
+  <title>Test for Bug 1155034: Check that indirect audio services dispatch their own events</title>
+  <script type="application/javascript" src="/tests/SimpleTest/SimpleTest.js"></script>
+  <script type="application/javascript" src="common.js"></script>
+  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/tests/SimpleTest/test.css"/>
+</head>
+<body>
+<a target="_blank" href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1155034">Mozilla Bug 1155034</a>
+<p id="display"></p>
+<iframe id="testFrame"></iframe>
+<div id="content" style="display: none">
+
+</div>
+<pre id="test">
+<script type="application/javascript">
+
+/** Test for Bug 1155034 **/
+
+SimpleTest.waitForExplicitFinish();
+
+SpecialPowers.pushPrefEnv({ set: [['media.webspeech.synth.enabled', true]] },
+                          function() { document.getElementById("testFrame").src = "file_indirect_service_events.html"; });
+
+</script>
+</pre>
+</body>
+</html>