diff --git a/interp/api.go b/interp/api.go
index 0180394d5..930c320d3 100644
--- a/interp/api.go
+++ b/interp/api.go
@@ -528,6 +528,11 @@ func (r *Runner) Run(ctx context.Context, node syntax.Node) error {
 	if !r.didReset {
 		r.Reset()
 	}
+	if r.stdin != nil {
+		if _, ok := r.stdin.(Canceler); !ok {
+			r.stdin = NewCancelableReader(ctx, r.stdin)
+		}
+	}
 	r.fillExpandConfig(ctx)
 	r.err = nil
 	r.shellExited = false
diff --git a/interp/reader.go b/interp/reader.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..40bbac5c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interp/reader.go
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+package interp
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"io"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+var _ io.Reader = (*CancelableReader)(nil)
+var _ io.Reader = (*CancelableReaderTTY)(nil)
+var _ Canceler = (*CancelableReader)(nil)
+var _ Canceler = (*CancelableReaderTTY)(nil)
+var _ fder = (*CancelableReaderTTY)(nil)
+
+type CancelableReader struct {
+	ctx    context.Context
+	cancel context.CancelFunc
+	in     chan []byte
+	out    chan readResult
+	err    error
+	r      io.Reader
+	once   sync.Once
+}
+
+type CancelableReaderTTY struct {
+	CancelableReader
+}
+
+type Canceler interface {
+	Cancel()
+}
+
+type readResult struct {
+	n   int
+	err error
+}
+
+func NewCancelableReader(ctx context.Context, r io.Reader) io.Reader {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+	c := CancelableReader{
+		r:      r,
+		ctx:    ctx,
+		cancel: cancel,
+		in:     make(chan []byte),
+		out:    make(chan readResult),
+	}
+	// Make sure [[ -t 0 ]] still works
+	if _, ok := r.(fder); ok {
+		return &CancelableReaderTTY{
+			CancelableReader: c,
+		}
+	}
+	return &c
+}
+
+// Read implements the io.Reader interface
+func (c *CancelableReader) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	c.once.Do(func() { go c.begin() })
+
+	// Send the buffer over to the reader goroutine
+	select {
+	case c.in <- p:
+	case <-c.ctx.Done():
+		return 0, c.ctx.Err()
+	}
+
+	// Get the output from the reader goroutine.
+	select {
+	case res, ok := <-c.out:
+		if !ok {
+			return 0, c.err
+		}
+		return res.n, res.err
+	case <-c.ctx.Done():
+		return 0, c.ctx.Err()
+	}
+}
+
+// Close implements the io.Closer interface.
+func (c *CancelableReader) Close() error {
+	close(c.in)
+	if closer, ok := c.r.(io.Closer); ok {
+		return closer.Close()
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *CancelableReader) begin() {
+	for c.ctx.Err() == nil {
+		select {
+		case buf, ok := <-c.in:
+			if !ok {
+				return
+			}
+			n, err := c.r.Read(buf)
+			select {
+			case c.out <- readResult{n: n, err: err}:
+			case <-c.ctx.Done():
+				return
+			}
+		case <-c.ctx.Done():
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *CancelableReader) Cancel() {
+	c.cancel()
+}
+
+func (ct *CancelableReaderTTY) Fd() uintptr {
+	return ct.r.(fder).Fd()
+}
diff --git a/interp/test.go b/interp/test.go
index 156370196..94a9fa904 100644
--- a/interp/test.go
+++ b/interp/test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ import (
 	"mvdan.cc/sh/v3/syntax"
 )
 
+type fder interface {
+	Fd() uintptr
+}
+
 // non-empty string is true, empty string is false
 func (r *Runner) bashTest(ctx context.Context, expr syntax.TestExpr, classic bool) string {
 	switch x := expr.(type) {
@@ -178,7 +182,7 @@ func (r *Runner) unTest(ctx context.Context, op syntax.UnTestOperator, x string)
 		case 2:
 			f = r.stderr
 		}
-		if f, ok := f.(interface{ Fd() uintptr }); ok {
+		if f, ok := f.(fder); ok {
 			// Support Fd methods such as the one on *os.File.
 			return term.IsTerminal(int(f.Fd()))
 		}