diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/90-exec.html b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/90-exec.html
index 137807d2f..1042a7808 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/90-exec.html
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/90-exec.html
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@
         <label><i class="fa fa-plus"></i> <span data-i18n="exec.label.append"></span></label>
         <input type="checkbox" id="node-input-addpay-cb" style="display:inline-block; width:auto;">
         <input type="text" id="node-input-addpay" style="margin-left: 5px; width:160px;">
+        <span data-i18n="exec.label.as"></span>
+        <select type="text" id="node-input-addpayTo" style="width:25%">
+           <option value="parameter" data-i18n="exec.opt.parameter"></option>
+           <option value="stdin" data-i18n="exec.opt.stdin"></option>
+        </select>
     </div>
     <div class="form-row">
         <label for="node-input-append"> </label>
@@ -57,6 +62,7 @@
         defaults: {
             command: {value:""},
             addpay: {value:"", validate: RED.validators.typedInput({ type: 'msg', allowBlank: true })},
+            addpayTo: { value: "parameter" },
             append: {value:""},
             useSpawn: {value:"false"},
             timer: {value:""},
@@ -84,10 +90,16 @@
             if ($("#node-input-useSpawn").val() === null) {
                 $("#node-input-useSpawn").val(this.useSpawn.toString());
             }
+
+            if ($("#node-input-addpayTo").val() === null) {
+                $("#node-input-addpayTo").val(this.addpayTo.toString());
+            }
+
             $("#node-input-addpay-cb").prop("checked", this.addpay === true || (this.addpay !== false && this.addpay !== ""))
             var addpayValue = (this.addpay === true)?"payload":((this.addpay === false || this.addpay === "")?"payload":this.addpay);
             $("#node-input-addpay-cb").on("change", function(evt) {
                 $("#node-input-addpay").typedInput("disable",!$("#node-input-addpay-cb").prop("checked"));
+                $("#node-input-addpayTo").prop("disabled", !$("#node-input-addpay-cb").prop("checked"));
             });
 
             $("#node-input-addpay").val(addpayValue);
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/90-exec.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/90-exec.js
index 70aec8d2b..df418a6ee 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/90-exec.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/90-exec.js
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
     var exec = require('child_process').exec;
     var fs = require('fs');
     var isUtf8 = require('is-utf8');
+    var stream = require('stream')
+
     const isWindows = process.platform === 'win32'
 
     function ExecNode(n) {
@@ -30,6 +32,12 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         if (this.addpay === true) {
             this.addpay = "payload";
         }
+
+        this.addpayTo = n.addpayTo;
+        if ( this.addpayTo === undefined ) {
+            this.addpayTo = "parameter"
+        }
+
         this.append = (n.append || "").trim();
         this.useSpawn = (n.useSpawn == "true");
         this.timer = Number(n.timer || 0)*1000;
@@ -69,7 +77,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                 // make the extra args into an array
                 // then prepend with the msg.payload
                 var arg = node.cmd;
-                if (node.addpay) {
+                if (node.addpay && node.addpayTo == "parameter") {
                     var value = RED.util.getMessageProperty(msg, node.addpay);
                     if (value !== undefined) {
                         arg += " " + value;
@@ -87,7 +95,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                     });
                     var cmd = arg.shift();
                     // Since 18.20.2/20.12.2, it is invalid to call spawn on Windows with a .bat/.cmd file
-                    // without using shell: true. 
+                    // without using shell: true.
                     const opts = isWindows ? { ...node.spawnOpt, shell: true } : node.spawnOpt
                     /* istanbul ignore else  */
                     node.debug(cmd+" ["+arg+"]");
@@ -137,6 +145,16 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                             node.error(code,RED.util.cloneMessage(msg));
                         }
                     });
+
+                    if (node.addpay && node.addpayTo == "stdin")  {
+                        var value = RED.util.getMessageProperty(msg, node.addpay);
+                        if (value !== undefined) {
+                            var stdinStream = new stream.Readable();
+                            stdinStream.push(value);  // Add data to the internal queue for users of the stream to consume
+                            stdinStream.push(null);   // Signals the end of the stream (EOF)
+                            stdinStream.pipe(child.stdin);
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
                 else {
                     /* istanbul ignore else  */
@@ -181,6 +199,16 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                         child.tout = setTimeout(function() { cleanup(child.pid); }, node.timer);
                     }
                     node.activeProcesses[child.pid] = child;
+
+                    if (node.addpay && node.addpayTo == "stdin")  {
+                        var value = RED.util.getMessageProperty(msg, node.addpay);
+                        if (value !== undefined) {
+                            var stdinStream = new stream.Readable();
+                            stdinStream.push(value);  // Add data to the internal queue for users of the stream to consume
+                            stdinStream.push(null);   // Signals the end of the stream (EOF)
+                            stdinStream.pipe(child.stdin);
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
             }
         });
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/locales/en-US/messages.json b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/locales/en-US/messages.json
index bc89992e2..01fcf1779 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/locales/en-US/messages.json
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/locales/en-US/messages.json
@@ -233,14 +233,18 @@
             "stdout": "stdout",
             "stderr": "stderr",
             "retcode": "return code",
-            "winHide": "Hide console"
+            "winHide": "Hide console",
+            "as": "as"
+
         },
         "placeholder": {
             "extraparams": "extra input parameters"
         },
         "opt": {
             "exec": "when the command is complete - exec mode",
-            "spawn": "while the command is running - spawn mode"
+            "spawn": "while the command is running - spawn mode",
+            "parameter": "parameter",
+            "stdin": "stdin"
         },
         "oldrc": "Use old style output (compatibility mode)"
     },