diff --git a/Slim/Http/Stream.php b/Slim/Http/Stream.php
index 97de9ac00..62c956210 100644
--- a/Slim/Http/Stream.php
+++ b/Slim/Http/Stream.php
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@
  */
 class Stream implements StreamInterface
 {
+    /**
+     * Bit mask to determine if the stream is a pipe
+     *
+     * This is octal as per header stat.h
+     */
+    const FSTAT_MODE_S_IFIFO = 0010000;
+
     /**
      * Resource modes
      *
@@ -72,6 +79,13 @@ class Stream implements StreamInterface
      */
     protected $size;
 
+    /**
+     * Is this stream a pipe?
+     *
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    protected $isPipe;
+
     /**
      * Create a new Stream.
      *
@@ -158,6 +172,7 @@ public function detach()
         $this->writable = null;
         $this->seekable = null;
         $this->size = null;
+        $this->isPipe = null;
 
         return $oldResource;
     }
@@ -196,7 +211,11 @@ public function __toString()
     public function close()
     {
         if ($this->isAttached() === true) {
-            fclose($this->stream);
+            if ($this->isPipe()) {
+                pclose($this->stream);
+            } else {
+                fclose($this->stream);
+            }
         }
 
         $this->detach();
@@ -211,7 +230,7 @@ public function getSize()
     {
         if (!$this->size && $this->isAttached() === true) {
             $stats = fstat($this->stream);
-            $this->size = isset($stats['size']) ? $stats['size'] : null;
+            $this->size = isset($stats['size']) && !$this->isPipe() ? $stats['size'] : null;
         }
 
         return $this->size;
@@ -226,7 +245,7 @@ public function getSize()
      */
     public function tell()
     {
-        if (!$this->isAttached() || ($position = ftell($this->stream)) === false) {
+        if (!$this->isAttached() || ($position = ftell($this->stream)) === false || $this->isPipe()) {
             throw new RuntimeException('Could not get the position of the pointer in stream');
         }
 
@@ -251,13 +270,17 @@ public function eof()
     public function isReadable()
     {
         if ($this->readable === null) {
-            $this->readable = false;
-            if ($this->isAttached()) {
-                $meta = $this->getMetadata();
-                foreach (self::$modes['readable'] as $mode) {
-                    if (strpos($meta['mode'], $mode) === 0) {
-                        $this->readable = true;
-                        break;
+            if ($this->isPipe()) {
+                $this->readable = true;
+            } else {
+                $this->readable = false;
+                if ($this->isAttached()) {
+                    $meta = $this->getMetadata();
+                    foreach (self::$modes['readable'] as $mode) {
+                        if (strpos($meta['mode'], $mode) === 0) {
+                            $this->readable = true;
+                            break;
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -300,7 +323,7 @@ public function isSeekable()
             $this->seekable = false;
             if ($this->isAttached()) {
                 $meta = $this->getMetadata();
-                $this->seekable = $meta['seekable'];
+                $this->seekable = !$this->isPipe() && $meta['seekable'];
             }
         }
 
@@ -406,4 +429,22 @@ public function getContents()
 
         return $contents;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns whether or not the stream is a pipe.
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function isPipe()
+    {
+        if ($this->isPipe === null) {
+            $this->isPipe = false;
+            if ($this->isAttached()) {
+                $mode = fstat($this->stream)['mode'];
+                $this->isPipe = ($mode & self::FSTAT_MODE_S_IFIFO) !== 0;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $this->isPipe;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Http/StreamTest.php b/tests/Http/StreamTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..084d07dcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Http/StreamTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Slim Framework (http://slimframework.com)
+ *
+ * @link      https://github.com/slimphp/Slim
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2011-2016 Josh Lockhart
+ * @license   https://github.com/slimphp/Slim/blob/master/LICENSE.md (MIT License)
+ */
+namespace Slim\Tests\Http;
+
+use Slim\Http\Stream;
+
+class StreamTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+{
+    /**
+     * @var resource pipe stream file handle
+     */
+    private $pipeFh;
+
+    /**
+     * @var Stream
+     */
+    private $pipeStream;
+
+    public function tearDown()
+    {
+        if ($this->pipeFh != null) {
+            stream_get_contents($this->pipeFh); // prevent broken pipe error message
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @covers Slim\Http\Stream::isPipe
+     */
+    public function testIsPipe()
+    {
+        $this->openPipeStream();
+
+        $this->assertTrue($this->pipeStream->isPipe());
+
+        $this->pipeStream->detach();
+        $this->assertFalse($this->pipeStream->isPipe());
+
+        $fhFile = fopen(__FILE__, 'r');
+        $fileStream = new Stream($fhFile);
+        $this->assertFalse($fileStream->isPipe());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @covers Slim\Http\Stream::isReadable
+     */
+    public function testIsPipeReadable()
+    {
+        $this->openPipeStream();
+
+        $this->assertTrue($this->pipeStream->isReadable());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @covers Slim\Http\Stream::isSeekable
+     */
+    public function testPipeIsNotSeekable()
+    {
+        $this->openPipeStream();
+
+        $this->assertFalse($this->pipeStream->isSeekable());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @covers Slim\Http\Stream::seek
+     * @expectedException \RuntimeException
+     */
+    public function testCannotSeekPipe()
+    {
+        $this->openPipeStream();
+
+        $this->pipeStream->seek(0);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @covers Slim\Http\Stream::tell
+     * @expectedException \RuntimeException
+     */
+    public function testCannotTellPipe()
+    {
+        $this->openPipeStream();
+
+        $this->pipeStream->tell();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @covers Slim\Http\Stream::rewind
+     * @expectedException \RuntimeException
+     */
+    public function testCannotRewindPipe()
+    {
+        $this->openPipeStream();
+
+        $this->pipeStream->rewind();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @covers Slim\Http\Stream::getSize
+     */
+    public function testPipeGetSizeYieldsNull()
+    {
+        $this->openPipeStream();
+
+        $this->assertNull($this->pipeStream->getSize());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @covers Slim\Http\Stream::close
+     */
+    public function testClosePipe()
+    {
+        $this->openPipeStream();
+
+        stream_get_contents($this->pipeFh); // prevent broken pipe error message
+        $this->pipeStream->close();
+        $this->pipeFh = null;
+
+        $this->assertFalse($this->pipeStream->isPipe());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @covers Slim\Http\Stream::__toString
+     */
+    public function testPipeToString()
+    {
+        $this->openPipeStream();
+
+        $this->assertSame('', (string) $this->pipeStream);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @covers Slim\Http\Stream::getContents
+     */
+
+    public function testPipeGetContents()
+    {
+        $this->openPipeStream();
+
+        $contents = trim($this->pipeStream->getContents());
+        $this->assertSame('12', $contents);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Opens the pipe stream
+     *
+     * @see StreamTest::pipeStream
+     */
+    private function openPipeStream()
+    {
+        $this->pipeFh = popen('echo 12', 'r');
+        $this->pipeStream = new Stream($this->pipeFh);
+    }
+}