diff --git a/src/benchmark/executor.rs b/src/benchmark/executor.rs
index 096c622..64d621d 100644
--- a/src/benchmark/executor.rs
+++ b/src/benchmark/executor.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::process::{ExitStatus, Stdio};
 
 use crate::command::Command;
-use crate::options::{CmdFailureAction, CommandOutputPolicy, Options, OutputStyleOption, Shell};
+use crate::options::{CmdFailureAction, CommandInputPolicy, CommandOutputPolicy, Options, OutputStyleOption, Shell};
 use crate::output::progress_bar::get_progress_bar;
 use crate::timer::{execute_and_measure, TimerResult};
 use crate::util::randomized_environment_offset;
@@ -36,11 +36,13 @@ pub trait Executor {
 fn run_command_and_measure_common(
     mut command: std::process::Command,
     command_failure_action: CmdFailureAction,
+    command_input_policy: &CommandInputPolicy,
     command_output_policy: &CommandOutputPolicy,
     command_name: &str,
 ) -> Result<TimerResult> {
     let (stdout, stderr) = command_output_policy.get_stdout_stderr()?;
-    command.stdin(Stdio::null()).stdout(stdout).stderr(stderr);
+    let stdin = command_input_policy.get_stdin()?;
+    command.stdin(stdin).stdout(stdout).stderr(stderr);
 
     command.env(
         "HYPERFINE_RANDOMIZED_ENVIRONMENT_OFFSET",
@@ -83,6 +85,7 @@ impl<'a> Executor for RawExecutor<'a> {
         let result = run_command_and_measure_common(
             command.get_command()?,
             command_failure_action.unwrap_or(self.options.command_failure_action),
+            &self.options.command_input_policy,
             &self.options.command_output_policy,
             &command.get_command_line(),
         )?;
@@ -142,6 +145,7 @@ impl<'a> Executor for ShellExecutor<'a> {
         let mut result = run_command_and_measure_common(
             command_builder,
             command_failure_action.unwrap_or(self.options.command_failure_action),
+            &self.options.command_input_policy,
             &self.options.command_output_policy,
             &command.get_command_line(),
         )?;
diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index d05455d..9abfc19 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -312,6 +312,14 @@ fn build_command() -> Command {
             .hide(true)
             .help("Enable debug mode which does not actually run commands, but returns fake times when the command is 'sleep <time>'.")
         )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::new("stdin-data")
+                .long("stdin-data")
+                .takes_value(true)
+                .number_of_values(1)
+                .value_name("FILE")
+                .help("Path to file containing stdin data to provide to the command"),
+        )
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index a38bbd3..2e6d279 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -53,4 +53,6 @@ pub enum OptionsError<'a> {
     ShellParseError(shell_words::ParseError),
     #[error("Unknown output policy '{0}'. Use './{0}' to output to a file named '{0}'.")]
     UnknownOutputPolicy(String),
+    #[error("File containing stdin data '{0}' does not exist")]
+    StdinDataFileDoesNotExist(String),
 }
diff --git a/src/options.rs b/src/options.rs
index 086991e..32a9636 100644
--- a/src/options.rs
+++ b/src/options.rs
@@ -110,6 +110,36 @@ impl Default for RunBounds {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+pub enum CommandInputPolicy {
+    /// Redirect from the null device
+    Null,
+
+    /// Redirect input from a file
+    File(PathBuf),
+}
+
+impl Default for CommandInputPolicy {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        CommandInputPolicy::Null
+    }
+}
+
+impl CommandInputPolicy {
+    pub fn get_stdin(&self) -> io::Result<Stdio> {
+        let stream: Stdio = match self {
+            CommandInputPolicy::Null => Stdio::null(),
+
+            CommandInputPolicy::File(path) => {
+                let file: File = File::open(&path)?;
+                Stdio::from(file)
+            }
+        };
+
+        Ok(stream)
+    }
+}
+
 /// How to handle the output of benchmarked commands
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum CommandOutputPolicy {
@@ -196,8 +226,12 @@ pub struct Options {
     /// What to do with the output of the benchmarked command
     pub command_output_policy: CommandOutputPolicy,
 
-    /// Which time unit to use when displaying resuls
+    /// Which time unit to use when displaying results
     pub time_unit: Option<Unit>,
+
+    /// Where input to the benchmarked command comes from
+    pub command_input_policy: CommandInputPolicy,
+
 }
 
 impl Default for Options {
@@ -214,6 +248,7 @@ impl Default for Options {
             executor_kind: ExecutorKind::default(),
             command_output_policy: CommandOutputPolicy::Null,
             time_unit: None,
+            command_input_policy: CommandInputPolicy::Null,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -354,6 +389,16 @@ impl Options {
                 .map_err(|e| OptionsError::FloatParsingError("min-benchmarking-time", e))?;
         }
 
+        options.command_input_policy = if let Some(path_str) = matches.value_of("stdin-data") {
+            let path = PathBuf::from(path_str);
+            if !path.exists() {
+                return Err(OptionsError::StdinDataFileDoesNotExist(path_str.to_string()))
+            }
+            CommandInputPolicy::File(path)
+        } else {
+            CommandInputPolicy::Null
+        };
+
         Ok(options)
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/example_stdin_data b/tests/example_stdin_data
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2483820
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/example_stdin_data
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This data is passed to the command via stdin
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests.rs b/tests/integration_tests.rs
index 8a215c9..073740c 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests.rs
+++ b/tests/integration_tests.rs
@@ -215,6 +215,34 @@ fn runs_commands_using_user_defined_shell() {
         );
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn can_pass_file_data_to_command_via_stdin(){
+    hyperfine()
+        .arg("--runs=1")
+        .arg("--stdin-data=example_stdin_data")
+        .arg("--show-output")
+        .arg("cat")
+        .assert()
+        .success()
+        .stdout(
+            predicate::str::contains("This data is passed to the command via stdin")
+        );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn fails_if_invalid_stdin_data_file_provided(){
+    hyperfine()
+        .arg("--runs=1")
+        .arg("--stdin-data=example_stdin_data_invalid")
+        .arg("--show-output")
+        .arg("cat")
+        .assert()
+        .failure()
+        .stderr(
+            predicate::str::contains("File containing stdin data 'example_stdin_data_invalid' does not exist")
+        );
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn returns_mean_time_in_correct_unit() {
     hyperfine_debug()