diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 3a0be3485..b553dc414 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -65,9 +65,14 @@ default = ["with-dirs"]
 with-dirs = ["dirs-next"]
 with-fuzzy = ["skim"]
 case_insensitive_history_search = ["regex"]
+arbitrary-file-descriptors=[]
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 features = ["with-dirs", "with-fuzzy"]
 all-features = false
 no-default-features = true
 default-target = "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"
+
+[[example]]
+name = "arbitrary_file_descriptors"
+required-features = ["arbitrary-file-descriptors"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/arbitrary_file_descriptors.rs b/examples/arbitrary_file_descriptors.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0552655bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/arbitrary_file_descriptors.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+use rustyline::{Behavior, Config, Editor, Result};
+use std::fs::OpenOptions;
+use std::io;
+
+fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    #![cfg(all(unix, not(target_arch = "wasm32")))]
+    {
+        use std::os::unix::io::IntoRawFd;
+
+        let mut path = String::new();
+        io::stdin().read_line(&mut path)?;
+        let terminal = OpenOptions::new()
+            .read(true)
+            .write(true)
+            .open(path.trim())?;
+        let terminal_fd = terminal.into_raw_fd();
+        let config = Config::builder()
+            .behavior(Behavior::ArbitraryFileDescriptors {
+                output: terminal_fd,
+                input: terminal_fd,
+            })
+            .build();
+        let mut rl = Editor::<()>::with_config(config);
+        loop {
+            let line = rl.readline("> ")?;
+            println!("Line: {}", line);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index f7f84715d..5ef2f23b2 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -300,6 +300,17 @@ pub enum Behavior {
     /// Use terminal-style interaction whenever possible, even if 'stdin' and/or
     /// 'stdout' are not terminals.
     PreferTerm,
+
+    /// Use the provided file descriptors.
+    /// rustyline will not automatically close these file descriptors.
+    #[cfg(feature = "arbitrary-file-descriptors")]
+    #[cfg(all(unix, not(target_arch = "wasm32")))]
+    ArbitraryFileDescriptors {
+        /// the file descriptor for input
+        input: std::os::unix::io::RawFd,
+        /// the file descriptor for output
+        output: std::os::unix::io::RawFd,
+    },
     // TODO
     // Use file-style interaction, reading input from the given file.
     // useFile
diff --git a/src/tty/unix.rs b/src/tty/unix.rs
index 6f1c7034a..b478ac69d 100644
--- a/src/tty/unix.rs
+++ b/src/tty/unix.rs
@@ -1182,33 +1182,49 @@ impl Term for PosixTerminal {
         bell_style: BellStyle,
         enable_bracketed_paste: bool,
     ) -> Self {
-        let (tty_in, is_in_a_tty, tty_out, is_out_a_tty, close_on_drop) =
-            if behavior == Behavior::PreferTerm {
-                let tty = OpenOptions::new().read(true).write(true).open("/dev/tty");
-                if let Ok(tty) = tty {
-                    let fd = tty.into_raw_fd();
-                    let is_a_tty = is_a_tty(fd); // TODO: useless ?
-                    (fd, is_a_tty, fd, is_a_tty, true)
-                } else {
-                    (
-                        libc::STDIN_FILENO,
-                        is_a_tty(libc::STDIN_FILENO),
-                        libc::STDOUT_FILENO,
-                        is_a_tty(libc::STDOUT_FILENO),
-                        false,
-                    )
+        let (tty_in, is_in_a_tty, tty_out, is_out_a_tty, close_on_drop, use_controlling_terminal) =
+            match behavior {
+                #[cfg(feature = "arbitrary-file-descriptors")]
+                #[cfg(all(unix, not(target_arch = "wasm32")))]
+                Behavior::ArbitraryFileDescriptors { input, output } => (
+                    input,
+                    is_a_tty(input),
+                    output,
+                    is_a_tty(output),
+                    false,
+                    false,
+                ),
+                Behavior::PreferTerm => {
+                    let tty = OpenOptions::new().read(true).write(true).open("/dev/tty");
+                    if let Ok(tty) = tty {
+                        let fd = tty.into_raw_fd();
+                        let is_a_tty = is_a_tty(fd); // TODO: useless ?
+                        (fd, is_a_tty, fd, is_a_tty, true, true)
+                    } else {
+                        (
+                            libc::STDIN_FILENO,
+                            is_a_tty(libc::STDIN_FILENO),
+                            libc::STDOUT_FILENO,
+                            is_a_tty(libc::STDOUT_FILENO),
+                            false,
+                            true,
+                        )
+                    }
                 }
-            } else {
-                (
+                Behavior::Stdio => (
                     libc::STDIN_FILENO,
                     is_a_tty(libc::STDIN_FILENO),
                     libc::STDOUT_FILENO,
                     is_a_tty(libc::STDOUT_FILENO),
                     false,
-                )
+                    true,
+                ),
             };
         let term = Self {
-            unsupported: is_unsupported_term(),
+            // if we are not using the controlling terminal of the process,
+            // the identity of the terminal used cannot be determined.
+            // So just assume the it is supported
+            unsupported: use_controlling_terminal && is_unsupported_term(),
             tty_in,
             is_in_a_tty,
             tty_out,