diff --git a/src/package.lisp b/src/package.lisp
index ce5a941..14906c2 100644
--- a/src/package.lisp
+++ b/src/package.lisp
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@
 	   #:copy-to
 	   #:copy-database
 	   #:filter-column-list
+           #:with-open-file-or-stream
 	   #:get-pathname
 	   #:get-absolute-pathname
 	   #:project-fields
diff --git a/src/sources/csv.lisp b/src/sources/csv.lisp
index 047112c..6b823f3 100644
--- a/src/sources/csv.lisp
+++ b/src/sources/csv.lisp
@@ -65,12 +65,13 @@
 
    Finally returns how many rows where read and processed."
   (let ((filenames   (case (source-type csv)
+                       (:stdin   (list (source csv)))
 		       (:inline  (list (car (source csv))))
 		       (:regex   (source csv))
 		       (t        (list (source csv))))))
     (loop for filename in filenames
        do
-	 (with-open-file
+	 (with-open-file-or-stream
 	     ;; we just ignore files that don't exist
 	     (input filename
 		    :direction :input
diff --git a/src/sources/fixed.lisp b/src/sources/fixed.lisp
index 8504639..1aad1d3 100644
--- a/src/sources/fixed.lisp
+++ b/src/sources/fixed.lisp
@@ -47,12 +47,13 @@
 
    Returns how many rows where read and processed."
   (let ((filenames   (case (source-type fixed)
+                       (:stdin   (list (source csv)))
 		       (:inline  (list (car (source fixed))))
 		       (:regex   (source fixed))
 		       (t        (list (source fixed))))))
     (loop for filename in filenames
        do
-	 (with-open-file
+	 (with-open-file-or-stream
 	     ;; we just ignore files that don't exist
 	     (input filename
 		    :direction :input
diff --git a/src/sources/sources.lisp b/src/sources/sources.lisp
index 39fa7df..53bdedc 100644
--- a/src/sources/sources.lisp
+++ b/src/sources/sources.lisp
@@ -133,6 +133,19 @@
 ;;;
 ;;; Some common tools for file based sources, such as CSV and FIXED
 ;;;
+(defmacro with-open-file-or-stream ((&whole arguments
+                                           stream filename-or-stream
+                                           &key &allow-other-keys)
+                                             &body body)
+  "Generate a with-open-file call, or just bind STREAM varialbe to the
+   FILENAME-OR-STREAM stream when this variable is of type STREAM."
+  `(typecase ,filename-or-stream
+     (stream (let ((,stream *standard-input*))
+               ,@body))
+
+     (t      (with-open-file (,stream ,filename-or-stream ,@(cddr arguments))
+               ,@body))))
+
 (defun get-pathname (dbname table-name &key (csv-path-root *csv-path-root*))
   "Return a pathname where to read or write the file data"
   (make-pathname
diff --git a/test/Makefile b/test/Makefile
index 5f75cad..451ac55 100644
--- a/test/Makefile
+++ b/test/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ OUT   = $(TESTS:.load=.out)
 REMOTE = archive.load bossa-all.load bossa.load census-places.load dbf-zip.load
 LOCAL  = $(filter-out $(REMOTE:.load=.out),$(OUT))
 
-PGLOADER ?= ../build/pgloader.exe
+PGLOADER ?= ../build/bin/pgloader
 
 local: prepare $(LOCAL)
 
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ sakila.out: sakila sakila.load
 	-$(PGLOADER) sakila.load
 	@echo
 
+csv-districts-stdin.out: csv-districts-stdin.load
+	cat  data/2013_Gaz_113CDs_national.txt | $(PGLOADER) $^
+
 # General case where we do NOT expect any error
 %.out: %.load
 	$(PGLOADER) $<
diff --git a/test/csv-districts-stdin.load b/test/csv-districts-stdin.load
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b6818f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/csv-districts-stdin.load
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * The data file comes from the US census website:
+ *
+ * http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/gazetteer2013.html
+ *
+ * We import it directly into pgloader git repository so that we have at
+ * least a CSV test where we read from a local file...
+ */
+
+LOAD CSV
+     FROM stdin
+      (
+         usps,          -- United States Postal Service State Abbreviation
+         geoid,         -- Geographic Identifier
+         aland,         -- Land Area (square meters)
+         awater,        -- Water Area (square meters)
+         aland_sqmi,    -- SQMI	 Land Area (square miles)
+         awater_sqmi,   -- SQMI	 Water Area (square miles)
+         intptlat,      -- Latitude (decimal degrees)
+         intptlong      -- Longitude (decimal degrees)
+      )
+
+     INTO postgresql:///pgloader?districts
+      (
+         usps, geoid, aland, awater, aland_sqmi, awater_sqmi,
+         location point using (format nil "(~a,~a)" intptlong intptlat)
+      )
+
+     WITH truncate,
+          skip header = 1,
+          batch rows = 200,
+          batch size = 1024 kB,
+          batch concurrency = 3,
+          fields terminated by '\t'
+
+   BEFORE LOAD DO
+    $$ drop table if exists districts; $$,
+    $$ create table districts (
+         usps        text,
+         geoid       text,
+         aland       bigint,
+         awater      bigint,
+         aland_sqmi  double precision,
+         awater_sqmi double precision,
+         location    point
+       );
+    $$;