diff --git a/exec_test.go b/exec_test.go
index c603c7ed8b..dc0b6faa97 100644
--- a/exec_test.go
+++ b/exec_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ type testExecModel struct {
 	err error
 }
 
+type testExecNoInputModel struct{ testExecModel }
+
 func (m *testExecModel) Init() Cmd {
 	c := exec.Command(m.cmd) //nolint:gosec
 	return ExecProcess(c, func(err error) Msg {
@@ -21,6 +23,12 @@ func (m *testExecModel) Init() Cmd {
 	})
 }
 
+func (m *testExecNoInputModel) Init() Cmd {
+	return ExecProcess(successExecCommand(), func(err error) Msg {
+		return execFinishedMsg{err}
+	})
+}
+
 func (m *testExecModel) Update(msg Msg) (Model, Cmd) {
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case execFinishedMsg:
@@ -42,6 +50,13 @@ type spyRenderer struct {
 	calledReset bool
 }
 
+func successExecCommand() *exec.Cmd {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		return exec.Command("cmd", "/c", "exit 0")
+	}
+	return exec.Command("true")
+}
+
 func TestTeaExec(t *testing.T) {
 	type test struct {
 		name      string
@@ -101,3 +116,20 @@ func TestTeaExec(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestTeaExecWithNilInput(t *testing.T) {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+
+	m := &testExecNoInputModel{}
+	p := NewProgram(m,
+		WithInput(nil),
+		WithOutput(&buf),
+	)
+
+	if _, err := p.Run(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if m.err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected no error, got %v", m.err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tea.go b/tea.go
index cd98092a53..e249d71bba 100644
--- a/tea.go
+++ b/tea.go
@@ -1347,8 +1347,10 @@ func (p *Program) RestoreTerminal() error {
 	if err := p.initTerminal(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := p.initInputReader(false); err != nil {
-		return err
+	if p.input != nil {
+		if err := p.initInputReader(false); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	p.startRenderer()