diff --git a/docs/intro/releases.md b/docs/intro/releases.md
index a51eb2a6..4c55a74f 100644
--- a/docs/intro/releases.md
+++ b/docs/intro/releases.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Upgraded to LLVM 17 (from 15).
 - Updates to several existing functions, such as adding `key` and
   `default` arguments to `min()` and `max()`.
 - Slice arguments can now be of any type, not just `int`.
+- Added `input()` function.
 
 ## Other improvements
 
diff --git a/stdlib/internal/builtin.codon b/stdlib/internal/builtin.codon
index f14cf825..cc9b77d3 100644
--- a/stdlib/internal/builtin.codon
+++ b/stdlib/internal/builtin.codon
@@ -34,6 +34,28 @@ def print(*args, sep: str = " ", end: str = "\n", file=_stdout, flush: bool = Fa
     if flush:
         _C.fflush(fp)
 
+def input(prompt: str = ""):
+    stdout = _C.seq_stdout()
+    stderr = _C.seq_stderr()
+    stdin = _C.seq_stdin()
+    _C.fflush(stderr)
+    _C.fflush(stdout)
+    print(prompt, end="")
+    buf = cobj()
+    n = 0
+    s = _C.getline(__ptr__(buf), __ptr__(n), stdin)
+    if s > 0:
+        if buf[s - 1] == byte(10):
+            s -= 1  # skip trailing '\n'
+        if s != 0 and buf[s - 1] == byte(13):
+            s -= 1  # skip trailing '\r'
+        ans = str(buf, s).__ptrcopy__()
+        _C.free(buf)
+        return ans
+    else:
+        _C.free(buf)
+        raise EOFError("EOF when reading a line")
+
 @extend
 class __internal__:
     def print(*args):
diff --git a/stdlib/internal/python.codon b/stdlib/internal/python.codon
index 5b57a9b4..c86885a2 100644
--- a/stdlib/internal/python.codon
+++ b/stdlib/internal/python.codon
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ PyExc_RuntimeError = cobj()
 PyExc_NotImplementedError = cobj()
 PyExc_StopIteration = cobj()
 PyExc_AssertionError = cobj()
+PyExc_EOFError = cobj()
 PyExc_SystemExit = cobj()
 
 _PY_MODULE_CACHE = Dict[str, pyobj]()
@@ -327,6 +328,7 @@ def init_handles_dlopen(py_handle: cobj):
     global PyExc_NotImplementedError
     global PyExc_StopIteration
     global PyExc_AssertionError
+    global PyExc_EOFError
     global PyExc_SystemExit
 
     Py_DecRef = dlsym(py_handle, "Py_DecRef")
@@ -460,6 +462,7 @@ def init_handles_dlopen(py_handle: cobj):
     PyExc_NotImplementedError = Ptr[cobj](dlsym(py_handle, "PyExc_NotImplementedError", cobj))[0]
     PyExc_StopIteration = Ptr[cobj](dlsym(py_handle, "PyExc_StopIteration", cobj))[0]
     PyExc_AssertionError = Ptr[cobj](dlsym(py_handle, "PyExc_AssertionError", cobj))[0]
+    PyExc_EOFError = Ptr[cobj](dlsym(py_handle, "PyExc_EOFError", cobj))[0]
     PyExc_SystemExit = Ptr[cobj](dlsym(py_handle, "PyExc_SystemExit", cobj))[0]
 
 def init_handles_static():
@@ -594,6 +597,7 @@ def init_handles_static():
     from C import PyExc_NotImplementedError: cobj as _PyExc_NotImplementedError
     from C import PyExc_StopIteration: cobj as _PyExc_StopIteration
     from C import PyExc_AssertionError: cobj as _PyExc_AssertionError
+    from C import PyExc_EOFError: cobj as _PyExc_EOFError
     from C import PyExc_SystemExit: cobj as _PyExc_SystemExit
 
     global Py_DecRef
@@ -727,6 +731,7 @@ def init_handles_static():
     global PyExc_NotImplementedError
     global PyExc_StopIteration
     global PyExc_AssertionError
+    global PyExc_EOFError
     global PyExc_SystemExit
 
     Py_DecRef = _Py_DecRef
@@ -860,6 +865,7 @@ def init_handles_static():
     PyExc_NotImplementedError = _PyExc_NotImplementedError
     PyExc_StopIteration = _PyExc_StopIteration
     PyExc_AssertionError = _PyExc_AssertionError
+    PyExc_EOFError = _PyExc_EOFError
     PyExc_SystemExit = _PyExc_SystemExit
 
 def init_error_py_types():
@@ -881,6 +887,7 @@ def init_error_py_types():
     NotImplementedError._pytype = PyExc_NotImplementedError
     StopIteration._pytype = PyExc_StopIteration
     AssertionError._pytype = PyExc_AssertionError
+    EOFError._pytype = PyExc_EOFError
     SystemExit._pytype = PyExc_SystemExit
 
 def setup_python(python_loaded: bool):
diff --git a/stdlib/internal/types/error.codon b/stdlib/internal/types/error.codon
index 0b53b9dc..f863edab 100644
--- a/stdlib/internal/types/error.codon
+++ b/stdlib/internal/types/error.codon
@@ -152,6 +152,12 @@ class AssertionError(Static[Exception]):
         super().__init__("AssertionError", message)
         self.python_type = self.__class__._pytype
 
+class EOFError(Static[Exception]):
+    _pytype: ClassVar[cobj] = cobj()
+    def __init__(self, message: str = ""):
+        super().__init__("EOFError", message)
+        self.python_type = self.__class__._pytype
+
 class SystemExit(Static[BaseException]):
     _pytype: ClassVar[cobj] = cobj()
     _status: int
diff --git a/test/app/input.codon b/test/app/input.codon
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1b622b75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/app/input.codon
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+print(input("input: "), end=',')
+print(input(), end=',')
+print(input(), end=',')
+try:
+    input()
+except EOFError:
+    print('X')
diff --git a/test/app/input.txt b/test/app/input.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f602501c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/app/input.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+aa bb
+
+cc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/app/test.sh b/test/app/test.sh
index 038644f8..faed0327 100755
--- a/test/app/test.sh
+++ b/test/app/test.sh
@@ -18,3 +18,6 @@ gcc "$testdir/test.c" -L"$arg" -Wl,-rpath,"$arg" -lcodon_export_test -o "$arg/te
 
 # exit code test
 $codon run "$testdir/exit.codon" || if [[ $? -ne 42 ]]; then exit 4; fi
+
+# input test
+[ "$($codon run "$testdir/input.codon" < "$testdir/input.txt")" == "input: aa bb,,cc,X" ] || exit 5