diff --git a/typescript/package.json b/typescript/package.json
index dd10ea6b..fd9a1442 100644
--- a/typescript/package.json
+++ b/typescript/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsc -p src",
-    "test": "npm run build && tsc -p test && node --test out/validate.test.js out/zod.test.js out/program.test.js tests/model.test.mjs",
+    "test": "npm run build && tsc -p test && node --test out/validate.test.js out/zod.test.js out/program.test.js out/interactive-stdin.test.js tests/model.test.mjs",
     "build-all": "npm run build --workspaces",
     "prepare": "npm run build-all",
     "prepublishOnly": "node -e \"require('fs').copyFileSync('../SECURITY.md','SECURITY.md')\"",
diff --git a/typescript/src/interactive/interactive.ts b/typescript/src/interactive/interactive.ts
index 16f1c541..6e85ca05 100644
--- a/typescript/src/interactive/interactive.ts
+++ b/typescript/src/interactive/interactive.ts
@@ -21,14 +21,26 @@ export async function processRequests(interactivePrompt: string, inputFileName:
     }
     else {
         const stdio = readline.createInterface({ input: process.stdin, output: process.stdout });
-        while (true) {
-            const input = await stdio.question(interactivePrompt);
+        // Iterating the interface buffers lines that arrive while a request is running and ends on EOF.
+        // Track closing, since EOF can arrive mid-request and prompt() throws on a closed interface.
+        // Track pausing too: the iterator pauses input when its buffer fills, and prompt() would resume it.
+        let closed = false;
+        let paused = false;
+        stdio.once("close", () => closed = true);
+        stdio.on("pause", () => paused = true);
+        stdio.on("resume", () => paused = false);
+        stdio.setPrompt(interactivePrompt);
+        stdio.prompt();
+        for await (const input of stdio) {
             if (input.toLowerCase() === "quit" || input.toLowerCase() === "exit") {
                 break;
             }
             else if (input.length) {
                 await processRequest(input);
             }
+            if (!closed && !paused) {
+                stdio.prompt();
+            }
         }
         stdio.close();
     }
diff --git a/typescript/test/interactive-stdin.test.ts b/typescript/test/interactive-stdin.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c7185d55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/typescript/test/interactive-stdin.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+import { describe, it, afterEach } from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { once } from "node:events";
+import { PassThrough } from "node:stream";
+import { processRequests } from "../dist/interactive/index.js";
+
+// processRequests reads requests from process.stdin and writes prompts to process.stdout. Each test
+// swaps both for PassThrough streams so it controls exactly when input lines and EOF arrive.
+const stdinDescriptor = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(process, "stdin")!;
+const stdoutDescriptor = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(process, "stdout")!;
+
+function useFakeStdio() {
+    const stdin = new PassThrough();
+    const stdout = new PassThrough();
+    stdout.resume(); // discard prompts
+    Object.defineProperty(process, "stdin", { value: stdin, configurable: true });
+    Object.defineProperty(process, "stdout", { value: stdout, configurable: true });
+    return stdin;
+}
+
+function deferred() {
+    let resolve!: () => void;
+    const promise = new Promise<void>(r => resolve = r);
+    return { promise, resolve };
+}
+
+// Reports how a promise settled, or "pending" if it has not settled within `ms`, so a hang shows up
+// as an assertion failure instead of a stuck test.
+async function settled(promise: Promise<unknown>, ms = 1000): Promise<string> {
+    let timer: NodeJS.Timeout | undefined;
+    const timeout = new Promise<string>(resolve => { timer = setTimeout(() => resolve("pending"), ms); });
+    try {
+        return await Promise.race([
+            promise.then(() => "resolved", (e: Error) => `rejected: ${e.message}`),
+            timeout,
+        ]);
+    }
+    finally {
+        clearTimeout(timer);
+    }
+}
+
+// Starts processRequests with a handler that records each request and holds "one" in flight
+// until release() is called.
+function startWithSlowFirstRequest() {
+    const started = deferred();
+    const release = deferred();
+    const calls: string[] = [];
+    const done = processRequests("> ", undefined, async request => {
+        calls.push(request);
+        if (request === "one") {
+            started.resolve();
+            await release.promise;
+        }
+    });
+    return { calls, done, started: started.promise, release: release.resolve };
+}
+
+describe("processRequests reading from stdin", () => {
+    afterEach(() => {
+        Object.defineProperty(process, "stdin", stdinDescriptor);
+        Object.defineProperty(process, "stdout", stdoutDescriptor);
+    });
+
+    it("processes a line typed while the previous request is still running", async () => {
+        const stdin = useFakeStdio();
+        const { calls, done, started, release } = startWithSlowFirstRequest();
+        stdin.write("one\n");
+        await started;
+        stdin.write("two\n");
+        await new Promise(setImmediate);
+        release();
+        await new Promise(setImmediate);
+        stdin.write("quit\n");
+        const result = await settled(done);
+        assert.deepEqual({ calls, result }, { calls: ["one", "two"], result: "resolved" });
+    });
+
+    it("leaves input unread while more lines are waiting than readline buffers", async () => {
+        const stdin = useFakeStdio();
+        // Every request is held until released, so input can only drain as fast as requests finish.
+        const gates: (() => void)[] = [];
+        let hold = true;
+        const calls: string[] = [];
+        const done = processRequests("> ", undefined, request => {
+            calls.push(request);
+            return hold ? new Promise<void>(resolve => gates.push(resolve)) : Promise.resolve();
+        });
+        stdin.write("one\n");
+        await new Promise(setImmediate);
+        for (let i = 0; i < 3000; i++) {
+            stdin.write(`line ${i}\n`);
+        }
+        await new Promise(setImmediate);
+        gates.shift()!();
+        for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+            await new Promise(setImmediate);
+        }
+        const unread = stdin.readableLength;
+        hold = false;
+        gates.forEach(resolve => resolve());
+        stdin.end();
+        const result = await settled(done, 5000);
+        assert.ok(unread > 0, "all waiting input was read into memory");
+        assert.deepEqual({ count: calls.length, last: calls[calls.length - 1], result }, { count: 3001, last: "line 2999", result: "resolved" });
+    });
+
+    it("processes every line of a multi-line chunk, such as a paste or a pipe", async () => {
+        const stdin = useFakeStdio();
+        const calls: string[] = [];
+        const done = processRequests("> ", undefined, async request => { calls.push(request); });
+        stdin.write("one\n\ntwo\nthree\nquit\n");
+        const result = await settled(done);
+        assert.deepEqual({ calls, result }, { calls: ["one", "two", "three"], result: "resolved" });
+    });
+
+    it("resolves when input ends while a request is still running", async () => {
+        const stdin = useFakeStdio();
+        const { calls, done, started, release } = startWithSlowFirstRequest();
+        stdin.write("one\n");
+        await started;
+        stdin.end("two\n");
+        await once(stdin, "end");
+        release();
+        const result = await settled(done);
+        assert.deepEqual({ calls, result }, { calls: ["one", "two"], result: "resolved" });
+    });
+
+    it("stops at quit or exit in the middle of the input", async () => {
+        for (const word of ["quit", "EXIT"]) {
+            const stdin = useFakeStdio();
+            const calls: string[] = [];
+            const done = processRequests("> ", undefined, async request => { calls.push(request); });
+            stdin.write(`one\n${word}\nthree\n`);
+            const result = await settled(done);
+            assert.deepEqual({ calls, result }, { calls: ["one"], result: "resolved" });
+        }
+    });
+});