diff --git a/examples/pipe/main.go b/examples/pipe/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ca240c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/pipe/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+package main
+
+// An example of how to pipe in data to a Bubble Tea application. It's actually
+// more of a proof that Bubble Tea will automatically listen for keystrokes
+// when input is not a TTY, such as when data is piped or redirected in.
+//
+// In the case of this example we're listing for a single keystroke used to
+// exit the program.
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/textinput"
+	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	stat, err := os.Stdin.Stat()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	if stat.Mode()&os.ModeNamedPipe == 0 && stat.Size() == 0 {
+		fmt.Println("Try piping in some text.")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	reader := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
+	var b strings.Builder
+
+	for {
+		r, _, err := reader.ReadRune()
+		if err != nil && err == io.EOF {
+			break
+		}
+		_, err = b.WriteRune(r)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println("Error getting input:", err)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+	}
+
+	model := newModel(strings.TrimSpace(b.String()))
+
+	if err := tea.NewProgram(model).Start(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("Couldn't start program:", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}
+
+type model struct {
+	userInput textinput.Model
+}
+
+func newModel(initialValue string) (m model) {
+	i := textinput.NewModel()
+	i.Prompt = ""
+	i.CursorColor = "63"
+	i.Width = 48
+	i.SetValue(initialValue)
+	i.CursorEnd()
+	i.Focus()
+
+	m.userInput = i
+	return
+}
+
+func (m model) Init() tea.Cmd {
+	return textinput.Blink
+}
+
+func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+	if key, ok := msg.(tea.KeyMsg); ok {
+		switch key.Type {
+		case tea.KeyCtrlC, tea.KeyEscape, tea.KeyEnter:
+			return m, tea.Quit
+		}
+	}
+
+	var cmd tea.Cmd
+	m.userInput, cmd = m.userInput.Update(msg)
+	return m, cmd
+}
+
+func (m model) View() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(
+		"\nYou piped in: %s\n\nPress ^C to exit",
+		m.userInput.View(),
+	)
+}
diff --git a/tea.go b/tea.go
index 1ac6504..7da8e09 100644
--- a/tea.go
+++ b/tea.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"syscall"
 
+	"github.com/containerd/console"
 	isatty "github.com/mattn/go-isatty"
 	te "github.com/muesli/termenv"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/terminal"
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ func WithOutput(output *os.File) ProgramOption {
 func WithInput(input io.Reader) ProgramOption {
 	return func(m *Program) {
 		m.input = input
+		m.inputStatus = customInput
 	}
 }
 
@@ -96,6 +98,25 @@ func WithoutCatchPanics() ProgramOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// inputStatus indicates the current state of the input. By default, input is
+// stdin, however we'll change this if input's not a TTY. The user can also set
+// the input.
+type inputStatus int
+
+const (
+	defaultInput = iota // generally, this will be stdin
+	customInput         // the user explicitly set the input
+	managedInput        // we've opened a TTY for input
+)
+
+func (i inputStatus) String() string {
+	return [...]string{
+		"default input",
+		"custom input",
+		"managed input",
+	}[i]
+}
+
 // Program is a terminal user interface.
 type Program struct {
 	initialModel Model
@@ -113,8 +134,15 @@ type Program struct {
 	// is on by default.
 	CatchPanics bool
 
+	inputStatus inputStatus
 	inputIsTTY  bool
 	outputIsTTY bool
+	console     console.Console
+
+	// Stores the original reference to stdin for cases where input is not a
+	// TTY on windows and we've automatically opened CONIN$ to receive input.
+	// When the program exits this will be restored.
+	windowsStdin *os.File
 }
 
 // Quit is a special command that tells the Bubble Tea program to exit.
@@ -195,6 +223,19 @@ func (p *Program) Start() error {
 		p.inputIsTTY = isatty.IsTerminal(f.Fd())
 	}
 
+	// If input is not a terminal, and the user hasn't set a custom input, open
+	// a TTY so we can capture input as normal. This will allow things to "just
+	// work" in cases where data was piped or redirected into this application.
+	if !p.inputIsTTY && p.inputStatus != customInput {
+		f, err := openInputTTY()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		p.input = f
+		p.inputIsTTY = true
+		p.inputStatus = managedInput
+	}
+
 	// Listen for SIGINT. Note that in most cases ^C will not send an
 	// interrupt because the terminal will be in raw mode and thus capture
 	// that keystroke and send it along to Program.Update. If input is not a
diff --git a/tty.go b/tty.go
index ac8999d..fe4fc02 100644
--- a/tty.go
+++ b/tty.go
@@ -1,18 +1,22 @@
 package tea
 
 import (
-	"github.com/containerd/console"
+	"errors"
 )
 
-var tty console.Console
+var errInputIsNotAFile = errors.New("input is not a file")
 
-func (p Program) initTerminal() error {
-	if p.outputIsTTY {
-		tty = console.Current()
+func (p *Program) initTerminal() error {
+	err := p.initInput()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
 	if p.inputIsTTY {
-		err := tty.SetRaw()
+		if p.console == nil {
+			return errors.New("no console")
+		}
+		err = p.console.SetRaw()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -27,9 +31,21 @@ func (p Program) initTerminal() error {
 }
 
 func (p Program) restoreTerminal() error {
-	if !p.outputIsTTY {
-		return nil
+	if p.outputIsTTY {
+		showCursor(p.output)
 	}
-	showCursor(p.output)
-	return tty.Reset()
+
+	if err := p.restoreInput(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Console will only be set if input is a TTY.
+	if p.console != nil {
+		err := p.console.Reset()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/tty_unix.go b/tty_unix.go
index 4bfa843..1fc7091 100644
--- a/tty_unix.go
+++ b/tty_unix.go
@@ -2,7 +2,59 @@
 
 package tea
 
-import "io"
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/containerd/console"
+)
+
+func (p *Program) initInput() error {
+	if !p.inputIsTTY {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// If input's a TTY this should always succeed.
+	f, ok := p.input.(*os.File)
+	if !ok {
+		return errInputIsNotAFile
+	}
+
+	c, err := console.ConsoleFromFile(f)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	p.console = c
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// On unix systems, RestoreInput closes any TTYs we opened for input. Note that
+// we don't do this on Windows as it causes the prompt to not be drawn until the
+// terminal receives a keypress rather than appearing promptly after the program
+// exits.
+func (p *Program) restoreInput() error {
+	if p.inputStatus == managedInput {
+		f, ok := p.input.(*os.File)
+		if !ok {
+			return errors.New("could not close input")
+		}
+		err := f.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func openInputTTY() (*os.File, error) {
+	f, err := os.Open("/dev/tty")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return f, nil
+}
 
 // enableAnsiColors is only needed for Windows, so for other systems this is
 // a no-op.
diff --git a/tty_windows.go b/tty_windows.go
index cfb0351..d255f3f 100644
--- a/tty_windows.go
+++ b/tty_windows.go
@@ -6,9 +6,55 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 
+	"github.com/containerd/console"
 	"golang.org/x/sys/windows"
 )
 
+func (p *Program) initInput() error {
+	if !p.inputIsTTY {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// If input's a TTY this should always succeed.
+	f, ok := p.input.(*os.File)
+	if !ok {
+		return errInputIsNotAFile
+	}
+
+	if p.inputStatus == managedInput {
+		// Save a reference to the current stdin then replace stdin with our
+		// input. We do this so we can hand input off to containerd/console to
+		// set raw mode, and do it in this fashion because the method
+		// console.ConsoleFromFile isn't supported on Windows.
+		p.windowsStdin = os.Stdin
+		os.Stdin = f
+	}
+
+	// Note: this will panic if it fails.
+	c := console.Current()
+	p.console = c
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// restoreInput restores stdout in the event that we placed it aside to handle
+// input with CONIN$, above.
+func (p *Program) restoreInput() error {
+	if p.windowsStdin != nil {
+		os.Stdin = p.windowsStdin
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func openInputTTY() (*os.File, error) {
+	f, err := os.OpenFile("CONIN$", os.O_RDWR, 0644)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return f, nil
+}
+
 // enableAnsiColors enables support for ANSI color sequences in Windows
 // default console. Note that this only works with Windows 10.
 func enableAnsiColors(w io.Writer) {
@@ -20,6 +66,6 @@ func enableAnsiColors(w io.Writer) {
 	stdout := windows.Handle(f.Fd())
 	var originalMode uint32
 
-	windows.GetConsoleMode(stdout, &originalMode)
-	windows.SetConsoleMode(stdout, originalMode|windows.ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING)
+	_ = windows.GetConsoleMode(stdout, &originalMode)
+	_ = windows.SetConsoleMode(stdout, originalMode|windows.ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING)
 }