diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index e4263ad..2289c5d 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
 	"errors"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"strconv"
 	"text/template"
 )
@@ -72,8 +74,16 @@ func Run(args []string) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	coverage, _ := strconv.ParseFloat(args[0], 64)
-	badge, err := RenderBadge(int(coverage))
+	coverage := args[0]
+
+	if coverage == "-" {
+		scanner := bufio.NewScanner(os.Stdin)
+		scanner.Scan()
+		coverage = scanner.Text()
+	}
+
+	coverageValue, _ := strconv.ParseFloat(coverage, 64)
+	badge, err := RenderBadge(int(coverageValue))
 
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
index 1aeedb1..912310c 100644
--- a/main_test.go
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 )
@@ -79,5 +81,18 @@ func TestCovbadger(t *testing.T) {
 
 	main()
 	Run([]string{"99"})
+
+	userInput := []byte("90.09")
+	tmpfile, _ := ioutil.TempFile("", "covbadger-stdin")
+	defer os.Remove(tmpfile.Name())
+	tmpfile.Write(userInput)
+	tmpfile.Seek(0, 0)
+
+	_stdin := os.Stdin
+	defer func() { os.Stdin = _stdin }()
+	os.Stdin = tmpfile
+	Run([]string{"-"})
+	tmpfile.Close()
+
 	Run([]string{"-99"})
 }