diff --git a/cmd/age/age.go b/cmd/age/age.go
index e5d17e2b..275e17b2 100644
--- a/cmd/age/age.go
+++ b/cmd/age/age.go
@@ -455,10 +455,20 @@ func decryptNotPass(flags identityFlags, in io.Reader, out io.Writer) {
 }
 
 func decryptPass(in io.Reader, out io.Writer) {
+	passphrase := passphrasePromptForDecryption
+
+	if in != os.Stdin && !term.IsTerminal(int(os.Stdin.Fd())) {
+		passphrase = func() (string, error) {
+			b, err := io.ReadAll(os.Stdin)
+			b = bytes.TrimRight(b, "\n")
+			return string(b), err
+		}
+	}
+
 	identities := []age.Identity{
 		// If there is an scrypt recipient (it will have to be the only one and)
 		// this identity will be invoked.
-		&LazyScryptIdentity{passphrasePromptForDecryption},
+		&LazyScryptIdentity{passphrase},
 	}
 
 	decrypt(identities, in, out)
diff --git a/cmd/age/testdata/output_file.txt b/cmd/age/testdata/output_file.txt
index 5b16d654..24b5219f 100644
--- a/cmd/age/testdata/output_file.txt
+++ b/cmd/age/testdata/output_file.txt
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ cmp inputcopy input
 # https://github.com/FiloSottile/age/issues/159
 ttyin terminal
 age -p -a -o test.age input
-ttyin terminalwrong
+ttyin -stdin terminalwrong
 ! age -o test.out -d test.age
 ttyout 'Enter passphrase'
 stderr 'incorrect passphrase'
diff --git a/cmd/age/testdata/scrypt.txt b/cmd/age/testdata/scrypt.txt
index 93298855..abc26895 100644
--- a/cmd/age/testdata/scrypt.txt
+++ b/cmd/age/testdata/scrypt.txt
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ ttyout 'Enter passphrase'
 ! stdout .
 
 # decrypt with a provided passphrase
-ttyin terminal
+ttyin -stdin terminal
 age -d test.age
 ttyout 'Enter passphrase'
 ! stderr .
 cmp stdout input
 
 # decrypt with the wrong passphrase
-ttyin wrong
+ttyin -stdin wrong
 ! age -d test.age
 stderr 'incorrect passphrase'
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ ttyin empty
 age -p -o test.age
 ! stderr .
 ! stdout .
-ttyin autogenerated
+ttyin -stdin autogenerated
 age -d test.age
 cmp stdout input
 
diff --git a/cmd/age/testdata/terminal.txt b/cmd/age/testdata/terminal.txt
index b2cf0078..8923b7d5 100644
--- a/cmd/age/testdata/terminal.txt
+++ b/cmd/age/testdata/terminal.txt
@@ -34,7 +34,12 @@ age -p -a -o test.age
 ttyout 'Enter passphrase'
 ! stderr .
 # check the file was encrypted correctly
-ttyin terminal
+ttyin -stdin terminal
+age -d test.age
+cmp stdout input
+
+# read passphrase from stdin
+stdin password
 age -d test.age
 cmp stdout input
 
@@ -53,5 +58,7 @@ test
 -- terminal --
 password
 password
+-- password --
+password
 -- empty --