diff --git a/infra/main.bicep b/infra/main.bicep
index 82bc1df8a..30add0dad 100644
--- a/infra/main.bicep
+++ b/infra/main.bicep
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ param searchServiceSkuName string = 'standard'
 param searchServiceAPIVersion string = '2023-07-01-Preview'
 
 param deployFormRecognizer bool = true
+param deploySpeechServices bool = true
 
 param resourceGroupName string = ''
 
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ module resources 'resources.bicep' = {
     searchServiceAPIVersion: searchServiceAPIVersion
     location: location
     deployFormRecognizer: deployFormRecognizer
+    deploySpeechServices: deploySpeechServices
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/infra/main.json b/infra/main.json
index ecf26de05..cf103781f 100644
--- a/infra/main.json
+++ b/infra/main.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "_generator": {
       "name": "bicep",
       "version": "0.24.24.22086",
-      "templateHash": "11478787983207948460"
+      "templateHash": "18294787554343767545"
     }
   },
   "parameters": {
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@
       "type": "bool",
       "defaultValue": true
     },
+    "deploySpeechServices": {
+      "type": "bool",
+      "defaultValue": true
+    },
     "resourceGroupName": {
       "type": "string",
       "defaultValue": ""
@@ -183,6 +187,9 @@
           },
           "deployFormRecognizer": {
             "value": "[parameters('deployFormRecognizer')]"
+          },
+          "deploySpeechServices": {
+            "value": "[parameters('deploySpeechServices')]"
           }
         },
         "template": {
@@ -192,7 +199,7 @@
             "_generator": {
               "name": "bicep",
               "version": "0.24.24.22086",
-              "templateHash": "16531905642071466007"
+              "templateHash": "6778722095658367123"
             }
           },
           "parameters": {
@@ -265,6 +272,10 @@
               "type": "bool",
               "defaultValue": true
             },
+            "deploySpeechServices": {
+              "type": "bool",
+              "defaultValue": true
+            },
             "location": {
               "type": "string",
               "defaultValue": "[resourceGroup().location]"
@@ -693,6 +704,7 @@
               ]
             },
             {
+              "condition": "[parameters('deploySpeechServices')]",
               "type": "Microsoft.CognitiveServices/accounts",
               "apiVersion": "2023-05-01",
               "name": "[variables('speech_service_name')]",
diff --git a/infra/resources.bicep b/infra/resources.bicep
index 679ffb3da..ef779e8a1 100644
--- a/infra/resources.bicep
+++ b/infra/resources.bicep
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ param searchServiceIndexName string = 'azure-chat'
 param searchServiceAPIVersion string = '2023-07-01-Preview'
 
 param deployFormRecognizer bool = true
-
+param deploySpeechServices bool = true
 param location string = resourceGroup().location
 
 @secure()
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ resource deployment 'Microsoft.CognitiveServices/accounts/deployments@2023-05-01
   }
 }]
 
-resource speechService 'Microsoft.CognitiveServices/accounts@2023-05-01' = {
+resource speechService 'Microsoft.CognitiveServices/accounts@2023-05-01' = if (deploySpeechServices) {
   name: speech_service_name
   location: location
   tags: tags