diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
index 6a88738a9f..6ae3ca2866 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ pub fn add_shell_command_context(mut engine_state: EngineState) -> EngineState {
             Input,
             InputList,
             InputListen,
+            IsTerminal,
             Kill,
             Sleep,
             TermSize,
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/platform/is_terminal.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/platform/is_terminal.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e4be227bad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/platform/is_terminal.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+use nu_protocol::{
+    ast::Call,
+    engine::{Command, EngineState, Stack},
+    span, Category, Example, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature, Type, Value,
+};
+use std::io::IsTerminal as _;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct IsTerminal;
+
+impl Command for IsTerminal {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "is-terminal"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
+        Signature::build("is-terminal")
+            .input_output_type(Type::Nothing, Type::Bool)
+            .switch("stdin", "Check if stdin is a terminal", Some('i'))
+            .switch("stdout", "Check if stdout is a terminal", Some('o'))
+            .switch("stderr", "Check if stderr is a terminal", Some('e'))
+            .category(Category::Platform)
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "Check if stdin, stdout, or stderr is a terminal"
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![Example {
+            description: r#"Return "terminal attached" if standard input is attached to a terminal, and "no terminal" if not."#,
+            example: r#"if (is-terminal --stdin) { "terminal attached" } else { "no terminal" }"#,
+            result: Some(Value::test_string("terminal attached")),
+        }]
+    }
+
+    fn search_terms(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
+        vec!["input", "output", "stdin", "stdout", "stderr", "tty"]
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        _engine_state: &EngineState,
+        _stack: &mut Stack,
+        call: &Call,
+        _input: PipelineData,
+    ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
+        let stdin = call.has_flag("stdin");
+        let stdout = call.has_flag("stdout");
+        let stderr = call.has_flag("stderr");
+
+        let is_terminal = match (stdin, stdout, stderr) {
+            (true, false, false) => std::io::stdin().is_terminal(),
+            (false, true, false) => std::io::stdout().is_terminal(),
+            (false, false, true) => std::io::stderr().is_terminal(),
+            (false, false, false) => {
+                return Err(ShellError::MissingParameter {
+                    param_name: "one of --stdin, --stdout, --stderr".into(),
+                    span: call.head,
+                });
+            }
+            _ => {
+                let spans: Vec<_> = call.arguments.iter().map(|arg| arg.span()).collect();
+                let span = span(&spans);
+
+                return Err(ShellError::IncompatibleParametersSingle {
+                    msg: "Only one stream may be checked".into(),
+                    span,
+                });
+            }
+        };
+
+        Ok(PipelineData::Value(
+            Value::bool(is_terminal, call.head),
+            None,
+        ))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/platform/mod.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/platform/mod.rs
index d6a6b3a5ad..63d3026bfa 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/platform/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/platform/mod.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ mod clear;
 mod dir_info;
 mod du;
 mod input;
+mod is_terminal;
 mod kill;
 mod sleep;
 mod term_size;
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ pub use du::Du;
 pub use input::Input;
 pub use input::InputList;
 pub use input::InputListen;
+pub use is_terminal::IsTerminal;
 pub use kill::Kill;
 pub use sleep::Sleep;
 pub use term_size::TermSize;
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/mod.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/mod.rs
index 5f698ad087..9373801ef9 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/mod.rs
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ mod split_row;
 mod str_;
 mod table;
 mod take;
+mod terminal;
 mod to_text;
 mod touch;
 mod transpose;
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/terminal.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/terminal.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..04275e6c54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/terminal.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+use nu_test_support::{nu, pipeline};
+
+// Inside nu! stdout is piped so it won't be a terminal
+#[test]
+fn is_terminal_stdout_piped() {
+    let actual = nu!(pipeline(
+        r#"
+            is-terminal --stdout
+        "#
+    ));
+
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "false");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn is_terminal_two_streams() {
+    let actual = nu!(pipeline(
+        r#"
+            is-terminal --stdin --stderr
+        "#
+    ));
+
+    assert!(actual.err.contains("Only one stream may be checked"));
+}