diff --git a/winrm/__init__.py b/winrm/__init__.py
index ec31a32..532d30a 100644
--- a/winrm/__init__.py
+++ b/winrm/__init__.py
@@ -39,22 +39,24 @@ def __init__(self, target: str, auth: tuple[str, str], **kwargs: t.Any) -> None:
         self.url = self._build_url(target, kwargs.get("transport", "plaintext"))
         self.protocol = Protocol(self.url, username=username, password=password, **kwargs)
 
-    def run_cmd(self, command: str, args: collections.abc.Iterable[str | bytes] = ()) -> Response:
+    def run_cmd(self, command: str, args: collections.abc.Iterable[str | bytes] = (), stdin_input: str | bytes | None = None) -> Response:
         # TODO optimize perf. Do not call open/close shell every time
         shell_id = self.protocol.open_shell()
         command_id = self.protocol.run_command(shell_id, command, args)
+        if stdin_input is not None:
+            self.protocol.send_command_input(shell_id, command_id, stdin_input, True)
         rs = Response(self.protocol.get_command_output(shell_id, command_id))
         self.protocol.cleanup_command(shell_id, command_id)
         self.protocol.close_shell(shell_id)
         return rs
 
-    def run_ps(self, script: str) -> Response:
+    def run_ps(self, script: str, stdin_input: str | bytes | None = None) -> Response:
         """base64 encodes a Powershell script and executes the powershell
         encoded script command
         """
         # must use utf16 little endian on windows
         encoded_ps = b64encode(script.encode("utf_16_le")).decode("ascii")
-        rs = self.run_cmd("powershell -encodedcommand {0}".format(encoded_ps))
+        rs = self.run_cmd("powershell -encodedcommand {0}".format(encoded_ps), stdin_input=stdin_input)
         if len(rs.std_err):
             # if there was an error message, clean it it up and make it human
             # readable
diff --git a/winrm/tests/test_integration_protocol.py b/winrm/tests/test_integration_protocol.py
index df0ac6a..26964c0 100644
--- a/winrm/tests/test_integration_protocol.py
+++ b/winrm/tests/test_integration_protocol.py
@@ -85,6 +85,21 @@ def test_run_command_taking_more_than_operation_timeout_sec(protocol_real):
     protocol_real.close_shell(shell_id)
 
 
+def test_run_command_with_stdin_input(protocol_real):
+    shell_id = protocol_real.open_shell()
+    command_id = protocol_real.run_command(shell_id, "more")
+    stdin_text = "Hello, stdin input"
+    protocol_real.send_command_input(shell_id, command_id, stdin_text, end=True)
+    std_out, std_err, status_code = protocol_real.get_command_output(shell_id, command_id)
+
+    assert status_code == 0
+    assert len(std_err) == 0
+    assert std_out.decode().strip() == stdin_text.strip()
+
+    protocol_real.cleanup_command(shell_id, command_id)
+    protocol_real.close_shell(shell_id)
+
+
 @xfail()
 def test_set_timeout(protocol_real):
     raise NotImplementedError()