diff --git a/k8s-operator/sessionrecording/spdy/conn.go b/k8s-operator/sessionrecording/spdy/conn.go
index 9fefca11f..243ea36bc 100644
--- a/k8s-operator/sessionrecording/spdy/conn.go
+++ b/k8s-operator/sessionrecording/spdy/conn.go
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ type conn struct {
 	// rec knows how to send data written to it to a tsrecorder instance.
 	rec *tsrecorder.Client
 
+	stdinStreamID  atomic.Uint32
 	stdoutStreamID atomic.Uint32
 	stderrStreamID atomic.Uint32
 	resizeStreamID atomic.Uint32
@@ -141,10 +142,21 @@ func (c *conn) Read(b []byte) (int, error) {
 	}
 	c.readBuf.Next(len(sf.Raw)) // advance buffer past the parsed frame
 
-	if !sf.Ctrl && c.hasTerm { // data frame
+	if !sf.Ctrl { // data frame
 		switch sf.StreamID {
+		case c.stdinStreamID.Load():
+			select {
+			case <-c.ctx.Done():
+				return 0, c.ctx.Err()
+			case <-c.initialCastHeaderSent:
+				if err := c.rec.WriteInput(sf.Payload); err != nil {
+					return 0, fmt.Errorf("error sending stdin to session recorder: %w", err)
+				}
+			}
 		case c.resizeStreamID.Load():
-
+			if !c.hasTerm {
+				return n, nil
+			}
 			var msg spdyResizeMsg
 			if err = json.Unmarshal(sf.Payload, &msg); err != nil {
 				return 0, fmt.Errorf("error umarshalling resize msg: %w", err)
@@ -257,6 +269,8 @@ func (c *conn) storeStreamID(sf spdyFrame, header http.Header) {
 	)
 	id := binary.BigEndian.Uint32(sf.Payload[0:4])
 	switch header.Get(streamTypeHeaderKey) {
+	case corev1.StreamTypeStdin:
+		c.stdinStreamID.Store(id)
 	case corev1.StreamTypeStdout:
 		c.stdoutStreamID.Store(id)
 	case corev1.StreamTypeStderr:
diff --git a/k8s-operator/sessionrecording/tsrecorder/tsrecorder.go b/k8s-operator/sessionrecording/tsrecorder/tsrecorder.go
index a5bdf7ddd..bbdc1310c 100644
--- a/k8s-operator/sessionrecording/tsrecorder/tsrecorder.go
+++ b/k8s-operator/sessionrecording/tsrecorder/tsrecorder.go
@@ -61,6 +61,19 @@ func (rec *Client) WriteOutput(p []byte) (err error) {
 		string(p)})
 }
 
+// WriteInput sends terminal stdin to the tsrecorder.
+// https://docs.asciinema.org/manual/asciicast/v2/#i-input-data-read-from-a-terminal
+func (rec *Client) WriteInput(p []byte) (err error) {
+	const inputEventCode = "i"
+	if len(p) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return rec.write([]any{
+		rec.clock.Now().Sub(rec.start).Seconds(),
+		inputEventCode,
+		string(p)})
+}
+
 // WriteResize writes an asciinema resize message. This can be called if
 // terminal size has changed.
 // https://docs.asciinema.org/manual/asciicast/v2/#r-resize
diff --git a/k8s-operator/sessionrecording/ws/conn.go b/k8s-operator/sessionrecording/ws/conn.go
index a618f85fb..f3a39ea2d 100644
--- a/k8s-operator/sessionrecording/ws/conn.go
+++ b/k8s-operator/sessionrecording/ws/conn.go
@@ -193,10 +193,22 @@ func (c *conn) Read(b []byte) (int, error) {
 		c.readBuf.Next(len(readMsg.raw))
 
 		if readMsg.isFinalized && !c.readMsgIsIncomplete() {
-			// we want to send stream resize messages for terminal sessions
 			// Stream IDs for websocket streams are static.
 			// https://github.com/kubernetes/client-go/blob/v0.30.0-rc.1/tools/remotecommand/websocket.go#L218
-			if readMsg.streamID.Load() == remotecommand.StreamResize && c.hasTerm {
+			switch readMsg.streamID.Load() {
+			case remotecommand.StreamStdIn:
+				select {
+				case <-c.ctx.Done():
+					return 0, c.ctx.Err()
+				case <-c.initialCastHeaderSent:
+					if err := c.rec.WriteInput(readMsg.payload); err != nil {
+						return 0, fmt.Errorf("error sending stdin to session recorder: %w", err)
+					}
+				}
+			case remotecommand.StreamResize:
+				if !c.hasTerm {
+					break
+				}
 				var msg tsrecorder.ResizeMsg
 				if err = json.Unmarshal(readMsg.payload, &msg); err != nil {
 					return 0, fmt.Errorf("error umarshalling resize message: %w", err)
diff --git a/k8s-operator/sessionrecording/ws/conn_test.go b/k8s-operator/sessionrecording/ws/conn_test.go
index 87205c4e6..dbd1542ed 100644
--- a/k8s-operator/sessionrecording/ws/conn_test.go
+++ b/k8s-operator/sessionrecording/ws/conn_test.go
@@ -254,13 +254,23 @@ func Test_conn_ReadRand(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("error creating a test logger: %v", err)
 	}
+	cl := tstest.NewClock(tstest.ClockOpts{})
+	sr := &fakes.TestSessionRecorder{}
+	rec := tsrecorder.New(sr, cl, cl.Now(), true, zl.Sugar())
 	for i := range 100 {
 		tc := &fakes.TestConn{}
 		tc.ResetReadBuf()
 		c := &conn{
-			Conn: tc,
-			log:  zl.Sugar(),
+			Conn:                  tc,
+			log:                   zl.Sugar(),
+			rec:                   rec,
+			ctx:                   context.Background(),
+			initialCastHeaderSent: make(chan struct{}),
 		}
+		// Never block for random data.
+		c.writeCastHeaderOnce.Do(func() {
+			close(c.initialCastHeaderSent)
+		})
 		bb := fakes.RandomBytes(t)
 		for j, input := range bb {
 			if err := tc.WriteReadBufBytes(input); err != nil {