diff --git a/src/executor/helpers/run_with_sudo.rs b/src/executor/helpers/run_with_sudo.rs
index ce5b6bd3..bc9c8462 100644
--- a/src/executor/helpers/run_with_sudo.rs
+++ b/src/executor/helpers/run_with_sudo.rs
@@ -43,10 +43,21 @@ pub fn can_elevate_without_prompt() -> bool {
     is_root_user() || (is_sudo_available() && sudo_runs_without_password())
 }
 
+#[cfg(unix)]
+fn has_controlling_terminal() -> bool {
+    std::fs::File::open("/dev/tty")
+        .map(|tty| tty.is_terminal())
+        .unwrap_or(false)
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(unix))]
+fn has_controlling_terminal() -> bool {
+    false
+}
+
 /// Validate sudo access, prompting the user for their password if necessary
 fn validate_sudo_access() -> Result<()> {
-    let needs_password =
-        IsTerminal::is_terminal(&std::io::stdout()) && !sudo_runs_without_password();
+    let needs_password = has_controlling_terminal() && !sudo_runs_without_password();
 
     if needs_password {
         suspend_progress_bar(|| {
diff --git a/tests/sudo_prompt.rs b/tests/sudo_prompt.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..85a9484d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sudo_prompt.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+#![cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+
+use std::{
+    env, fs, io,
+    os::unix::{fs::PermissionsExt, process::CommandExt},
+    process::{Command, Stdio},
+};
+
+#[test]
+fn validates_sudo_with_piped_stdin_and_redirected_stdout() {
+    if nix::unistd::Uid::current().is_root() {
+        return;
+    }
+    let temp_dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+    let bin_dir = temp_dir.path().join("bin");
+    fs::create_dir(&bin_dir).unwrap();
+
+    let sudo_path = bin_dir.join("sudo");
+    fs::write(
+        &sudo_path,
+        r##"#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eu
+printf '%s\n' "$*" >> "$CODSPEED_TEST_SUDO_LOG"
+
+case "$1" in
+  --version)
+    exit 0
+    ;;
+  --non-interactive)
+    if [[ "$2" == true ]]; then
+      exit 1
+    fi
+    if [[ ! -e "$CODSPEED_TEST_SUDO_VALIDATED" ]]; then
+      echo "sudo validation was skipped" >&2
+      exit 1
+    fi
+    exit 0
+    ;;
+  --validate)
+    : > "$CODSPEED_TEST_SUDO_VALIDATED"
+    exit 0
+    ;;
+esac
+
+exit 1
+"##,
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+    fs::set_permissions(&sudo_path, fs::Permissions::from_mode(0o755)).unwrap();
+
+    let log_path = temp_dir.path().join("sudo.log");
+    let validated_path = temp_dir.path().join("validated");
+    let stdout_path = temp_dir.path().join("runner.stdout");
+    let stderr_path = temp_dir.path().join("runner.stderr");
+    let path = format!(
+        "{}:{}",
+        bin_dir.display(),
+        env::var_os("PATH").unwrap().to_string_lossy()
+    );
+    let shell = r#"printf 'piped input\n' | "$CODSPEED_BIN" run --mode walltime --skip-setup --skip-upload --allow-empty -- true > "$CODSPEED_TEST_STDOUT" 2> "$CODSPEED_TEST_STDERR""#;
+
+    let mut master_fd = -1;
+    let mut slave_fd = -1;
+    let result = unsafe {
+        libc::openpty(
+            &mut master_fd,
+            &mut slave_fd,
+            std::ptr::null_mut(),
+            std::ptr::null(),
+            std::ptr::null(),
+        )
+    };
+    assert_eq!(result, 0, "openpty failed: {}", io::Error::last_os_error());
+
+    let slave_fd_for_child = slave_fd;
+    let mut command = Command::new("bash");
+    command
+        .args(["-c", shell])
+        .current_dir(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"))
+        .env("PATH", path)
+        .env("CODSPEED_BIN", env!("CARGO_BIN_EXE_codspeed"))
+        .env("CODSPEED_ISOLATION", "true")
+        .env("CODSPEED_PROFILER_ENABLED", "false")
+        .env("CODSPEED_TEST_SUDO_LOG", &log_path)
+        .env("CODSPEED_TEST_SUDO_VALIDATED", &validated_path)
+        .env("CODSPEED_TEST_STDOUT", &stdout_path)
+        .env("CODSPEED_TEST_STDERR", &stderr_path)
+        .stdin(Stdio::piped())
+        .stdout(Stdio::null())
+        .stderr(Stdio::null());
+    unsafe {
+        command.pre_exec(move || {
+            if libc::setsid() == -1 {
+                return Err(io::Error::last_os_error());
+            }
+            if libc::ioctl(slave_fd_for_child, libc::TIOCSCTTY as _, 0) == -1 {
+                return Err(io::Error::last_os_error());
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        });
+    }
+
+    let mut child = command.spawn().unwrap();
+    drop(child.stdin.take());
+    let status = child.wait().unwrap();
+
+    unsafe {
+        libc::close(master_fd);
+        libc::close(slave_fd);
+    }
+
+    assert!(
+        status.success(),
+        "bash example failed: {}",
+        fs::read_to_string(stderr_path).unwrap_or_default()
+    );
+    let sudo_invocations = fs::read_to_string(log_path).unwrap();
+    assert!(
+        sudo_invocations.lines().any(|line| line == "--validate"),
+        "sudo --validate was not invoked; calls: {sudo_invocations}"
+    );
+}