diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index 8826a7d..d59ca53 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ pub enum Mode {
         #[clap(subcommand)]
         brightness_command: BrightnessCommand,
     },
+    StreamStdin {
+        #[arg(long, short, default_value_t = false)]
+        slow: bool
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(clap::Parser, std::fmt::Debug)]
diff --git a/src/execute.rs b/src/execute.rs
index bbad4ed..fa28cdd 100644
--- a/src/execute.rs
+++ b/src/execute.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use crate::cli::{BrightnessCommand, Mode, PixelCommand};
 use log::info;
 use servicepoint::{Brightness, Command, Connection};
+use crate::stream_stdin::stream_stdin;
 
 pub fn execute_mode(mode: Mode, connection: Connection) {
     match mode {
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ pub fn execute_mode(mode: Mode, connection: Connection) {
         }
         Mode::Pixels { pixel_command } => pixels(&connection, pixel_command),
         Mode::Brightness { brightness_command } => brightness(&connection, brightness_command),
+        Mode::StreamStdin{slow} => stream_stdin(&connection, slow),
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index cb6515a..76db66a 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use servicepoint::Connection;
 
 mod cli;
 mod execute;
+mod stream_stdin;
 
 fn main() {
     let cli = Cli::parse();
diff --git a/src/stream_stdin.rs b/src/stream_stdin.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5deffb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/stream_stdin.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+use std::thread::sleep;
+use log::warn;
+use servicepoint::*;
+
+pub(crate) fn stream_stdin(connection: &Connection, slow: bool) {
+    warn!("This mode will break when using multi-byte characters and does not support ANSI escape sequences yet.");
+    let mut app = App {
+        connection,
+        mirror: CharGrid::new(TILE_WIDTH, TILE_HEIGHT),
+        y: 0,
+        slow
+    };
+    app.run()
+}
+
+struct App<'t> {
+    connection: &'t Connection,
+    mirror: CharGrid,
+    y: usize,
+    slow: bool,
+}
+
+impl<'t> App<'t> {
+    fn run(&mut self) {
+        self.connection
+            .send(Command::Clear)
+            .expect("couldn't clear screen");
+        let last_y = self.mirror.height() - 1;
+        for line in std::io::stdin().lines() {
+            let line = line.expect("could not read from stdin");
+
+            if self.y <= last_y {
+                self.single_line(&line);
+                self.y += 1;
+            } else {
+                self.shift_rows();
+                Self::line_onto_grid(&mut self.mirror, last_y, &line);
+                self.send_mirror()
+                // we stay on last y
+            }
+
+            if self.slow {
+                sleep(FRAME_PACING);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn shift_rows(&mut self) {
+        let data = self.mirror.data_ref_mut();
+        data.rotate_left(TILE_WIDTH);
+        if let Some(row) = data.last_chunk_mut::<TILE_WIDTH>() {
+            row.fill(' ')
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn line_onto_grid(grid: &mut CharGrid, y: usize, line: &str) {
+        for (x, char) in line.chars().enumerate() {
+            if x < grid.width() {
+                grid.set(x, y, char);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn send_mirror(&self) {
+        self.connection
+            .send(Command::Cp437Data(
+                Origin::ZERO,
+                Cp437Grid::from(&self.mirror),
+            ))
+            .expect("couldn't send screen to display");
+    }
+
+    fn single_line(&mut self, line: &str) {
+        let mut line_grid = CharGrid::new(TILE_WIDTH, 1);
+        Self::line_onto_grid(&mut line_grid, 0, line);
+        Self::line_onto_grid(&mut self.mirror, self.y, line);
+        self.connection
+            .send(Command::Utf8Data(Origin::new(0, self.y), line_grid))
+            .expect("couldn't send single line to screen");
+    }
+}