diff --git a/bin/papirus-draw b/bin/papirus-draw
index c8b945c..cc9e428 100755
--- a/bin/papirus-draw
+++ b/bin/papirus-draw
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import time
 from papirus import Papirus
 from PIL import Image
 import argparse
+from io import BytesIO
 
 # Command line usage
 # papirus-draw "filepath" -t "crop|resize"
@@ -44,8 +45,15 @@ def draw_image(papirus, filepath, type):
     # padding for placing the image
     xpadding = 0
     ypadding = 0
+    # check whether to load the image from stdin or fs
+    if (filepath == "-"):
+        # load the image from stdin
+        image = BytesIO(read_stdin())
+    else:
+        # load the image from fs
+        image = filepath
     # open the image to display
-    file = Image.open(filepath)
+    file = Image.open(image)
     # display with crop option
     if type == "crop":
         # Landscape image
@@ -77,5 +85,13 @@ def draw_image(papirus, filepath, type):
     papirus.update()
     print(message)
 
+def read_stdin():
+    # Handle stdin differences between python2 and python3
+    if sys.version_info >= (3, 0):
+        stdin = sys.stdin.buffer
+    else:
+        stdin = sys.stdin
+    return stdin.read()
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()