diff --git a/cmd/publish.go b/cmd/publish.go
index aaec35e9..c15761ab 100644
--- a/cmd/publish.go
+++ b/cmd/publish.go
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ Examples:
   ntfy pub --icon="http://some.tld/icon.png" 'Icon!'      # Send notification with custom icon
   ntfy pub --attach="http://some.tld/file.zip" files      # Send ZIP archive from URL as attachment
   ntfy pub --file=flower.jpg flowers 'Nice!'              # Send image.jpg as attachment
+  echo 'message' | ntfy publish mytopic                   # Send message from stdin
   ntfy pub -u phil:mypass secret Psst                     # Publish with username/password
   ntfy pub --wait-pid 1234 mytopic                        # Wait for process 1234 to exit before publishing
   ntfy pub --wait-cmd mytopic rsync -av ./ /tmp/a         # Run command and publish after it completes
@@ -254,6 +255,15 @@ func parseTopicMessageCommand(c *cli.Context) (topic string, message string, com
 	if c.String("message") != "" {
 		message = c.String("message")
 	}
+	if message == "" && isStdinRedirected() {
+		var data []byte
+		data, err = io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(c.App.Reader, 1024*1024))
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Debug("Failed to read from stdin: %s", err.Error())
+			return
+		}
+		message = strings.TrimSpace(string(data))
+	}
 	return
 }
 
@@ -312,3 +322,12 @@ func runAndWaitForCommand(command []string) (message string, err error) {
 	log.Debug("Command succeeded after %s: %s", runtime, prettyCmd)
 	return fmt.Sprintf("Command succeeded after %s: %s", runtime, prettyCmd), nil
 }
+
+func isStdinRedirected() bool {
+	stat, err := os.Stdin.Stat()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Debug("Failed to stat stdin: %s", err.Error())
+		return false
+	}
+	return (stat.Mode() & os.ModeCharDevice) == 0
+}