diff --git a/toot/console.py b/toot/console.py
index 4cc491a..8ee5bda 100644
--- a/toot/console.py
+++ b/toot/console.py
@@ -481,6 +481,10 @@ def main():
     if os.getenv('TOOT_DEBUG'):
         logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
 
+    # If something is piped in, append it to commandline arguments
+    if not sys.stdin.isatty():
+        sys.argv.append(sys.stdin.read())
+
     command = sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else None
     args = sys.argv[2:]