diff --git a/cmd/docker/cloud.go b/cmd/docker/cloud.go
index 72a37bd44d5b..8e95096af563 100644
--- a/cmd/docker/cloud.go
+++ b/cmd/docker/cloud.go
@@ -43,8 +43,11 @@ import (
 // The effective config directory is also passed as DOCKER_CONFIG.
 // The provider must provision into that context store without changing the saved
 // current context or recursively forwarding --cloud.
-// It inherits the environment, receives no interactive stdin, and sends progress
-// to stderr.
+// It inherits the environment and sends progress and prompts to stderr. Stdin
+// is forwarded only when both stdin and stderr are terminals with file handles;
+// wrapped Windows consoles use the corresponding standard handles. Otherwise
+// the provider receives EOF and must not prompt or open a terminal
+// separately. Piped and redirected input belongs to the requested command.
 // Stdout must contain exactly one JSON object:
 //
 //	{"DOCKER_CONTEXT":"provisioned-context"}
@@ -139,7 +142,7 @@ func resolveCloudContext(ctx context.Context, dockerCli *command.DockerCli, root
 
 	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, plugin.Path, "--config="+config.Dir(), plugin.Name, "__resolve-context", "--", name) // #nosec G204 -- executable validated through CLI plugin discovery
 	cmd.Env = append(os.Environ(), config.EnvOverrideConfigDir+"="+config.Dir(), metadata.ReexecEnvvar+"="+os.Args[0])
-	cmd.Stderr = dockerCli.Err()
+	configureCloudResolverIO(cmd, dockerCli)
 
 	out, err := cmd.Output()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/docker/cloud_io.go b/cmd/docker/cloud_io.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..222cf19091d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/docker/cloud_io.go
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"runtime"
+
+	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/command"
+)
+
+func configureCloudResolverIO(cmd *exec.Cmd, dockerCli *command.DockerCli) {
+	cmd.Stderr = dockerCli.Err()
+	if !dockerCli.In().IsTerminal() || !dockerCli.Err().IsTerminal() {
+		return
+	}
+
+	stdin, stdinFile := dockerCli.In().File()
+	stderr, stderrFile := dockerCli.Err().File()
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		// term.StdStreams can wrap console handles for terminal emulation,
+		// preventing File from exposing them to the child process.
+		if !stdinFile {
+			stdin, stdinFile = os.Stdin, true
+		}
+		if !stderrFile {
+			stderr, stderrFile = os.Stderr, true
+		}
+	}
+	if stdinFile && stderrFile {
+		// Pass files directly: wrapping them makes os/exec copy through pipes,
+		// hiding terminal identity and potentially consuming the command's input.
+		cmd.Stdin = stdin
+		cmd.Stderr = stderr
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/docker/cloud_io_test.go b/cmd/docker/cloud_io_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5feb9425d945
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/docker/cloud_io_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"runtime"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/command"
+	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
+	is "gotest.tools/v3/assert/cmp"
+)
+
+func TestConfigureCloudResolverIO(t *testing.T) {
+	stdin, err := os.CreateTemp(t.TempDir(), "stdin")
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = stdin.Close() })
+	stderr, err := os.CreateTemp(t.TempDir(), "stderr")
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = stderr.Close() })
+
+	for _, tc := range []struct {
+		name           string
+		wrapStdin      bool
+		wrapStderr     bool
+		stdinTerminal  bool
+		stderrTerminal bool
+	}{
+		{name: "terminal files", stdinTerminal: true, stderrTerminal: true},
+		{name: "wrapped stdin", wrapStdin: true, stdinTerminal: true, stderrTerminal: true},
+		{name: "wrapped stderr", wrapStderr: true, stdinTerminal: true, stderrTerminal: true},
+		{name: "wrapped terminals", wrapStdin: true, wrapStderr: true, stdinTerminal: true, stderrTerminal: true},
+		{name: "redirected stdin", stderrTerminal: true},
+		{name: "redirected stderr", stdinTerminal: true},
+		{name: "redirected stdin with wrapped stderr", wrapStderr: true, stderrTerminal: true},
+		{name: "redirected stderr with wrapped stdin", wrapStdin: true, stdinTerminal: true},
+		{name: "nonterminal wrappers", wrapStdin: true, wrapStderr: true},
+	} {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			var in io.ReadCloser = stdin
+			var errOut io.Writer = stderr
+			if tc.wrapStdin {
+				in = io.NopCloser(stdin)
+			}
+			if tc.wrapStderr {
+				errOut = struct{ io.Writer }{stderr}
+			}
+			dockerCli, err := command.NewDockerCli(command.WithInputStream(in), command.WithErrorStream(errOut))
+			assert.NilError(t, err)
+			// Simulate terminal detection without requiring a console in the test runner.
+			dockerCli.In().SetIsTerminal(tc.stdinTerminal)
+			dockerCli.Err().SetIsTerminal(tc.stderrTerminal)
+
+			var stdout bytes.Buffer
+			cmd := &exec.Cmd{Stdout: &stdout}
+			configureCloudResolverIO(cmd, dockerCli)
+			assert.Equal(t, cmd.Stdout, io.Writer(&stdout))
+			if !tc.stdinTerminal || !tc.stderrTerminal || (runtime.GOOS != "windows" && (tc.wrapStdin || tc.wrapStderr)) {
+				assert.Assert(t, is.Nil(cmd.Stdin))
+				assert.Equal(t, cmd.Stderr, io.Writer(dockerCli.Err()))
+				return
+			}
+
+			wantStdin, wantStderr := stdin, stderr
+			if tc.wrapStdin {
+				wantStdin = os.Stdin
+			}
+			if tc.wrapStderr {
+				wantStderr = os.Stderr
+			}
+			assert.Equal(t, cmd.Stdin, io.Reader(wantStdin))
+			assert.Equal(t, cmd.Stderr, io.Writer(wantStderr))
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/docker/cloud_test.go b/cmd/docker/cloud_test.go
index 9f6b1ab463d5..4f25a97b8b3e 100644
--- a/cmd/docker/cloud_test.go
+++ b/cmd/docker/cloud_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/creack/pty"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli-plugins/metadata"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/command"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/config"
@@ -488,6 +489,125 @@ printf '%s\n' "$@" > "$CLOUD_TEST_ARGS"
 	}
 }
 
+func TestCloudResolverInput(t *testing.T) {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		t.Skip("fixture plugins use shell scripts and pseudo-terminals")
+	}
+
+	executable, err := os.Executable()
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+
+	for _, tc := range []struct {
+		name        string
+		stdinType   string
+		terminalErr bool
+		prompt      bool
+	}{
+		{name: "interactive", stdinType: "terminal", terminalErr: true, prompt: true},
+		{name: "piped stdin", stdinType: "pipe", terminalErr: true},
+		{name: "redirected stdin", stdinType: "file", terminalErr: true},
+		{name: "redirected stderr", stdinType: "terminal"},
+		{name: "noninteractive", stdinType: "pipe"},
+	} {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Setenv("DOCKER_CLI_HOOKS", "false")
+			configDir := t.TempDir()
+			pluginDir := filepath.Join(configDir, "cli-plugins")
+			assert.NilError(t, os.MkdirAll(pluginDir, 0o755))
+			assert.NilError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(pluginDir, "docker-offload"), []byte(`#!/bin/sh
+if [ "$1" = docker-cli-plugin-metadata ]; then
+    echo '{"SchemaVersion":"0.1.0","Vendor":"test","Features":{"cloud-context-resolver":true}}'
+    exit 0
+fi
+if [ -t 0 ]; then
+    [ -t 2 ] || exit 1
+    printf 'Continue? ' >&2
+    IFS= read -r reply || exit 1
+    printf '%s\n' "$reply" > "$DOCKER_CONFIG/resolver-input"
+elif IFS= read -r unexpected; then
+    echo 'resolver consumed command input' >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+echo '{"DOCKER_CONTEXT":"resolved"}'
+`), 0o755))
+			assert.NilError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(pluginDir, "docker-cloudtest"), []byte(`#!/bin/sh
+if [ "$1" = docker-cli-plugin-metadata ]; then
+    echo '{"SchemaVersion":"0.1.0","Vendor":"test"}'
+    exit 0
+fi
+IFS= read -r input || exit 1
+printf '%s\n' "$input"
+`), 0o755))
+
+			contextStore := store.New(filepath.Join(configDir, "contexts"), command.DefaultContextStoreConfig())
+			assert.NilError(t, contextStore.CreateOrUpdate(store.Metadata{
+				Name:      "resolved",
+				Endpoints: map[string]any{contextdocker.DockerEndpoint: contextdocker.EndpointMeta{Host: "tcp://127.0.0.1:1"}},
+			}))
+
+			terminal, tty, err := pty.Open()
+			assert.NilError(t, err)
+			t.Cleanup(func() {
+				_ = tty.Close()
+				_ = terminal.Close()
+			})
+
+			const commandInput = "input for the original command\n"
+			var stdin *os.File
+			switch tc.stdinType {
+			case "terminal":
+				stdin = tty
+				input := commandInput
+				if tc.prompt {
+					input = "yes\n" + input
+				}
+				_, err = terminal.WriteString(input)
+				assert.NilError(t, err)
+			case "pipe":
+				var writer *os.File
+				stdin, writer, err = os.Pipe()
+				assert.NilError(t, err)
+				t.Cleanup(func() { _ = stdin.Close() })
+				t.Cleanup(func() { _ = writer.Close() })
+				_, err = writer.WriteString(commandInput)
+				assert.NilError(t, err)
+				assert.NilError(t, writer.Close())
+			case "file":
+				inputPath := filepath.Join(configDir, "command-input")
+				assert.NilError(t, os.WriteFile(inputPath, []byte(commandInput), 0o600))
+				stdin, err = os.Open(inputPath)
+				assert.NilError(t, err)
+				t.Cleanup(func() { _ = stdin.Close() })
+			}
+
+			payload, err := json.Marshal([]string{"docker", "--config=" + configDir, "--cloud", "cloudtest"})
+			assert.NilError(t, err)
+			ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(t.Context(), 10*time.Second)
+			defer cancel()
+			var stdout, stderr bytes.Buffer
+			cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, executable, "-test.run=^TestCloudCommandProcess$")
+			cmd.Env = append(os.Environ(), "CLOUD_TEST_COMMAND="+string(payload))
+			cmd.Stdin = stdin
+			cmd.Stdout = &stdout
+			cmd.Stderr = &stderr
+			cmd.WaitDelay = time.Second
+			if tc.terminalErr {
+				cmd.Stderr = tty
+			}
+			assert.NilError(t, cmd.Run(), stderr.String())
+			assert.Equal(t, stdout.String(), commandInput)
+
+			reply, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(configDir, "resolver-input"))
+			if tc.prompt {
+				assert.NilError(t, err)
+				assert.Equal(t, string(reply), "yes\n")
+			} else {
+				assert.Assert(t, os.IsNotExist(err))
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 // Run startup in a separate process because it installs process-wide signal
 // handlers that intentionally outlive an individual command.
 func TestCloudCommandProcess(t *testing.T) {