diff --git a/spring-shell-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/test/ShellTestClient.java b/spring-shell-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/test/ShellTestClient.java
index e3161d06f..51ee7b92f 100644
--- a/spring-shell-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/test/ShellTestClient.java
+++ b/spring-shell-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/test/ShellTestClient.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
  *
  * @author Janne Valkealahti
  * @author Mahmoud Ben Hassine
+ * @author David Pilar
  */
 public class ShellTestClient {
 
@@ -56,14 +57,20 @@ public ShellTestClient(CommandParser commandParser, CommandRegistry commandRegis
 	/**
 	 * Execute a command and write its result to the shell screen.
 	 * @param input the raw input command
+	 * @param inputResponses the responses to the command input
 	 * @return the shell screen after command execution
 	 * @throws Exception if an error occurred during command execution
 	 */
-	public ShellScreen sendCommand(String input) throws Exception {
+	public ShellScreen sendCommand(String input, String... inputResponses) throws Exception {
 		StringWriter stringWriter = new StringWriter();
 		ParsedInput parsedInput = this.commandParser.parse(input);
 		PrintWriter outputWriter = new PrintWriter(stringWriter);
 		InputReader inputReader = new InputReader() {
+			@Override
+			public String readInput(String prompt) {
+				outputWriter.print(prompt);
+				return String.join(" ", inputResponses);
+			}
 		};
 		CommandContext commandContext = new CommandContext(parsedInput, this.commandRegistry, outputWriter,
 				inputReader);
diff --git a/spring-shell-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/shell/test/ShellTestClientTests.java b/spring-shell-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/shell/test/ShellTestClientTests.java
index 3f1ebbbef..3d44a3383 100644
--- a/spring-shell-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/shell/test/ShellTestClientTests.java
+++ b/spring-shell-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/shell/test/ShellTestClientTests.java
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 import org.springframework.shell.core.command.ExitStatus;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit.jupiter.SpringExtension;
 
+import java.io.PrintWriter;
+
 @ExtendWith(SpringExtension.class)
 class ShellTestClientTests {
 
@@ -36,6 +38,18 @@ void testUnknownCommandExecution(@Autowired ShellTestClient shellTestClient) {
 			.isInstanceOf(CommandNotFoundException.class);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void testCommandExecutionWithInputReader(@Autowired ShellTestClient client) throws Exception {
+		ShellScreen screen = client.sendCommand("hello");
+		ShellAssertions.assertThat(screen).containsText("You said: ");
+
+		screen = client.sendCommand("hello", "hi");
+		ShellAssertions.assertThat(screen).containsText("You said: hi");
+
+		screen = client.sendCommand("hello", "hi", "to", "you");
+		ShellAssertions.assertThat(screen).containsText("You said: hi to you");
+	}
+
 	@Configuration
 	static class TestCommands {
 
@@ -50,6 +64,18 @@ public ExitStatus doExecute(CommandContext commandContext) {
 			};
 		}
 
+		@Bean
+		public Command hello() {
+			return new AbstractCommand("hello", "A hello command") {
+				@Override
+				public ExitStatus doExecute(CommandContext commandContext) throws Exception {
+					String message = commandContext.inputReader().readInput();
+					commandContext.outputWriter().println("You said: " + message);
+					return ExitStatus.OK;
+				}
+			};
+		}
+
 		@Bean
 		public CommandRegistry commandRegistry() {
 			return new CommandRegistry();