diff --git a/tests/aidl/com/android/microdroid/testservice/ITestService.aidl b/tests/aidl/com/android/microdroid/testservice/ITestService.aidl
index a6f1c80..8d467cd 100644
--- a/tests/aidl/com/android/microdroid/testservice/ITestService.aidl
+++ b/tests/aidl/com/android/microdroid/testservice/ITestService.aidl
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@
     /** Requests the VM to asynchronously call appCallback.setVmCallback() */
     void requestCallback(IAppCallback appCallback);
 
+    /** Read a line from /dev/console */
+    String readLineFromConsole();
+
     /**
      * Request the service to exit, triggering the termination of the VM. This may cause any
      * requests in flight to fail.
diff --git a/tests/helper/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/device/MicrodroidDeviceTestBase.java b/tests/helper/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/device/MicrodroidDeviceTestBase.java
index f58ce81..d30f0d0 100644
--- a/tests/helper/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/device/MicrodroidDeviceTestBase.java
+++ b/tests/helper/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/device/MicrodroidDeviceTestBase.java
@@ -471,6 +471,7 @@
         public long[] mTimings;
         public int mFileMode;
         public int mMountFlags;
+        public String mConsoleInput;
 
         public void assertNoException() {
             if (mException != null) {
diff --git a/tests/testapk/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/MicrodroidTests.java b/tests/testapk/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/MicrodroidTests.java
index a64b62a..ffb2c11 100644
--- a/tests/testapk/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/MicrodroidTests.java
+++ b/tests/testapk/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/MicrodroidTests.java
@@ -1652,6 +1652,35 @@
     }
 
     @Test
+    public void testConsoleInputSupported() throws Exception {
+        assumeSupportedDevice();
+
+        VirtualMachineConfig config =
+                newVmConfigBuilder()
+                        .setPayloadBinaryName("MicrodroidTestNativeLib.so")
+                        .setDebugLevel(DEBUG_LEVEL_FULL)
+                        .setVmConsoleInputSupported(true)
+                        .setVmOutputCaptured(true)
+                        .build();
+        VirtualMachine vm = forceCreateNewVirtualMachine("test_vm_console_in", config);
+
+        final String TYPED = "this is a console input\n";
+        TestResults testResults =
+                runVmTestService(
+                        TAG,
+                        vm,
+                        (ts, tr) -> {
+                            OutputStreamWriter consoleIn =
+                                    new OutputStreamWriter(vm.getConsoleInput());
+                            consoleIn.write(TYPED);
+                            consoleIn.close();
+                            tr.mConsoleInput = ts.readLineFromConsole();
+                        });
+        testResults.assertNoException();
+        assertThat(testResults.mConsoleInput).isEqualTo(TYPED);
+    }
+
+    @Test
     public void testStartVmWithPayloadOfAnotherApp() throws Exception {
         assumeSupportedDevice();
 
diff --git a/tests/testapk/src/native/testbinary.cpp b/tests/testapk/src/native/testbinary.cpp
index 7e0fc5b..297b505 100644
--- a/tests/testapk/src/native/testbinary.cpp
+++ b/tests/testapk/src/native/testbinary.cpp
@@ -313,6 +313,26 @@
             return ScopedAStatus::ok();
         }
 
+        ScopedAStatus readLineFromConsole(std::string* out) {
+            FILE* f = fopen("/dev/console", "r");
+            if (f == nullptr) {
+                return ScopedAStatus::fromExceptionCodeWithMessage(EX_SERVICE_SPECIFIC,
+                                                                   "failed to open /dev/console");
+            }
+            char* line = nullptr;
+            size_t len = 0;
+            ssize_t nread = getline(&line, &len, f);
+
+            if (nread == -1) {
+                free(line);
+                return ScopedAStatus::fromExceptionCodeWithMessage(EX_SERVICE_SPECIFIC,
+                                                                   "failed to read /dev/console");
+            }
+            out->append(line, nread);
+            free(line);
+            return ScopedAStatus::ok();
+        }
+
         ScopedAStatus quit() override { exit(0); }
     };
     auto testService = ndk::SharedRefBase::make<TestService>();
diff --git a/tests/vmshareapp/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/sharevm/VmShareServiceImpl.java b/tests/vmshareapp/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/sharevm/VmShareServiceImpl.java
index 1f7ffb7..0ddf70b 100644
--- a/tests/vmshareapp/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/sharevm/VmShareServiceImpl.java
+++ b/tests/vmshareapp/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/sharevm/VmShareServiceImpl.java
@@ -245,6 +245,11 @@
         }
 
         @Override
+        public String readLineFromConsole() {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported");
+        }
+
+        @Override
         public void quit() throws RemoteException {
             throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported");
         }