diff --git a/src/libespeak-ng/compiledata.c b/src/libespeak-ng/compiledata.c
index 0e5f80eef4..71d0057494 100644
--- a/src/libespeak-ng/compiledata.c
+++ b/src/libespeak-ng/compiledata.c
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ static keywtab_t keywords[] = {
 	{ "wavef",        tPHONEME_FLAG, phWAVE },
 	{ "unstressed",   tPHONEME_FLAG, phUNSTRESSED },
 	{ "fortis",       tPHONEME_FLAG, phFORTIS },
-	{ "sibilant",     tPHONEME_FLAG, phSIBILANT },
+	{ "sibilant",     tPHONEME_FLAG, phSIBILANT }, // TODO (deprecated): use 'sib' instead
 	{ "nolink",       tPHONEME_FLAG, phNOLINK },
 	{ "trill",        tPHONEME_FLAG, phTRILL }, // TODO (deprecated): use 'trl' instead
 	{ "vowel2",       tPHONEME_FLAG, phVOWEL2 },
diff --git a/src/libespeak-ng/phoneme.c b/src/libespeak-ng/phoneme.c
index 9f91c52dfd..a96260293d 100644
--- a/src/libespeak-ng/phoneme.c
+++ b/src/libespeak-ng/phoneme.c
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ enum feature_t {
 	ejc,
 	imp,
 	vwl,
+	lat,
+	sib,
 };
 
 static MNEM_TAB features[] = {
@@ -57,6 +59,8 @@ static MNEM_TAB features[] = {
 	{ "ejc", ejc },
 	{ "imp", imp },
 	{ "vwl", vwl },
+	{ "lat", lat },
+	{ "sib", sib },
 	// invalid phoneme feature
 	{ NULL,  inv },
 };
@@ -91,11 +95,15 @@ phoneme_add_feature(PHONEME_TAB *phoneme,
 	case clk:
 	case ejc:
 	case imp:
+	case lat:
 		// Not supported by eSpeak.
 		break;
 	case vwl:
 		phoneme->type = phVOWEL;
 		break;
+	case sib:
+		phoneme->phflags |= phSIBILANT;
+		break;
 	// invalid phoneme feature
 	default:
 		return create_name_error_context(context, ENS_UNKNOWN_PHONEME_FEATURE, feature);