diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Helper/QuestionHelper.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Helper/QuestionHelper.php
index ec5b418f2cbe7..e236be92a3913 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Helper/QuestionHelper.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Helper/QuestionHelper.php
@@ -128,7 +128,18 @@ private function doAsk(OutputInterface $output, Question $question)
             }
 
             if (false === $ret) {
+                $isBlocked = stream_get_meta_data($inputStream)['blocked'] ?? true;
+
+                if (!$isBlocked) {
+                    stream_set_blocking($inputStream, true);
+                }
+
                 $ret = $this->readInput($inputStream, $question);
+
+                if (!$isBlocked) {
+                    stream_set_blocking($inputStream, false);
+                }
+
                 if (false === $ret) {
                     throw new MissingInputException('Aborted.');
                 }