diff --git a/test/powershell/Host/ConsoleHost.Tests.ps1 b/test/powershell/Host/ConsoleHost.Tests.ps1
index 97a445d36e..94e66c6d92 100644
--- a/test/powershell/Host/ConsoleHost.Tests.ps1
+++ b/test/powershell/Host/ConsoleHost.Tests.ps1
@@ -1,8 +1,40 @@
 using namespace System.Diagnostics
 
-Describe "ConsoleHost unit tests" -Tag 'Slow' {
+Describe "ConsoleHost unit tests" {
 
-    $powershell = Join-Path -Path $PsHome -ChildPath "powershell"
+    BeforeAll {
+        $powershell = Join-Path -Path $PsHome -ChildPath "powershell"
+
+        function NewProcessStartInfo([string]$CommandLine, [switch]$RedirectStdIn)
+        {
+            return [ProcessStartInfo]@{
+                FileName               = $powershell
+                Arguments              = $CommandLine
+                RedirectStandardInput  = $RedirectStdIn
+                RedirectStandardOutput = $true
+                RedirectStandardError  = $true
+                UseShellExecute        = $false
+            }
+        }
+
+        function RunPowerShell([ProcessStartInfo]$si)
+        {
+            $process = [Process]::Start($si)
+
+            return $process
+        }
+
+        function EnsureChildHasExited([Process]$process, [int]$WaitTimeInMS = 15000)
+        {
+            $process.WaitForExit($WaitTimeInMS)
+
+            if (!$process.HasExited)
+            {
+                $process.HasExited | Should Be $true
+                $process.Kill()
+            }
+        }
+    }
 
     Context "CommandLine" {
         It "simple -args" {
@@ -54,49 +86,89 @@ Describe "ConsoleHost unit tests" -Tag 'Slow' {
         }
     }
 
-    Context "Redirected standard handles" {
-        function NewProcessStartInfo([string]$CommandLine, [switch]$RedirectStdIn)
-        {
-            return [ProcessStartInfo]@{
-                FileName               = $powershell
-                Arguments              = $CommandLine
-                RedirectStandardInput  = $RedirectStdIn
-                RedirectStandardOutput = $true
-                RedirectStandardError  = $true
-                UseShellExecute        = $false
-            }
-        }
-
-        function RunPowerShell([ProcessStartInfo]$si)
-        {
-            $process = [Process]::Start($si)
-
-            return $process
-        }
-
-        function EnsureChildHasExited([Process]$process, [int]$WaitTimeInMS = 15000)
-        {
-            $process.WaitForExit($WaitTimeInMS)
-
-            if (!$process.HasExited)
-            {
-                $process.HasExited | Should Be $true
-                $process.Kill()
-            }
-        }
-
+    Context "Redirected standard output" {
         It "Simple redirected output" {
             $si = NewProcessStartInfo "-noprofile 1+1"
             $process = RunPowerShell $si
             $process.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd() | Should Be 2
             EnsureChildHasExited $process
         }
+    }
 
+    Context "Input redirected but not reading from stdin (not really interactive)" {
+        # Tests under this context are testing that we do not read from StandardInput
+        # even though it is redirected - we want to make sure we don't hang.
+        # So none of these tests should close StandardInput
+
+        It "Redirected input w/ implict -Command w/ -NonInteractive" {
+            $si = NewProcessStartInfo "-NonInteractive -noprofile 1+1" -RedirectStdIn
+            $process = RunPowerShell $si
+            $process.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd() | Should Be 2
+            EnsureChildHasExited $process
+        }
+
+        It "Redirected input w/ implicit -Command w/o -NonInteractive" {
+            $si = NewProcessStartInfo "-noprofile 1+1" -RedirectStdIn
+            $process = RunPowerShell $si
+            $process.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd() | Should Be 2
+            EnsureChildHasExited $process
+        }
+
+        It "Redirected input w/ explict -Command w/ -NonInteractive" {
+            $si = NewProcessStartInfo "-NonInteractive -noprofile -Command 1+1" -RedirectStdIn
+            $process = RunPowerShell $si
+            $process.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd() | Should Be 2
+            EnsureChildHasExited $process
+        }
+
+        It "Redirected input w/ explicit -Command w/o -NonInteractive" {
+            $si = NewProcessStartInfo "-noprofile -Command 1+1" -RedirectStdIn
+            $process = RunPowerShell $si
+            $process.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd() | Should Be 2
+            EnsureChildHasExited $process
+        }
+
+        It "Redirected input w/ -File w/ -NonInteractive" {
+            '1+1' | Out-File -Encoding Ascii -FilePath TestDrive:test.ps1 -Force
+            $si = NewProcessStartInfo "-noprofile -NonInteractive -File $testDrive\test.ps1" -RedirectStdIn
+            $process = RunPowerShell $si
+            $process.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd() | Should Be 2
+            EnsureChildHasExited $process
+        }
+
+        It "Redirected input w/ -File w/o -NonInteractive" {
+            '1+1' | Out-File -Encoding Ascii -FilePath TestDrive:test.ps1 -Force
+            $si = NewProcessStartInfo "-noprofile -File $testDrive\test.ps1" -RedirectStdIn
+            $process = RunPowerShell $si
+            $process.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd() | Should Be 2
+            EnsureChildHasExited $process
+        }
+    }
+
+    Context "Redirected standard input for 'interactive' use" {
         $nl = [Environment]::Newline
 
-        # Redirected input is broken on Windows in .NET Core
-        It "Redirected input" -Pending:$IsWindows {
-            $si = NewProcessStartInfo "-noprofile ""`$function:prompt = { 'PS> ' }""" -RedirectStdIn
+        # All of the following tests replace the prompt (either via an initial command or interactively)
+        # so that we can read StandardOutput and realiably know exactly what the prompt is.
+
+        It "Interactive redirected input" {
+            $si = NewProcessStartInfo "-noprofile -nologo" -RedirectStdIn
+            $process = RunPowerShell $si
+            $process.StandardInput.Write("`$function:prompt = { 'PS> ' }`n")
+            $null = $process.StandardOutput.ReadLine()
+            $process.StandardInput.Write("1+1`n")
+            $process.StandardOutput.ReadLine() | Should Be "PS> 1+1"
+            $process.StandardOutput.ReadLine() | Should Be "2"
+            $process.StandardInput.Write("1+2`n")
+            $process.StandardOutput.ReadLine() | Should Be "PS> 1+2"
+            $process.StandardOutput.ReadLine() | Should Be "3"
+            $process.StandardInput.Close()
+            $process.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd() | Should Be "PS> "
+            EnsureChildHasExited $process
+        }
+
+        It "Interactive redirected input w/ initial command" {
+            $si = NewProcessStartInfo "-noprofile -noexit ""`$function:prompt = { 'PS> ' }""" -RedirectStdIn
             $process = RunPowerShell $si
             $process.StandardInput.Write("1+1`n")
             $process.StandardOutput.ReadLine() | Should Be "PS> 1+1"
@@ -109,7 +181,7 @@ Describe "ConsoleHost unit tests" -Tag 'Slow' {
             EnsureChildHasExited $process
         }
 
-        It "Redirected input explicit prompting" -Pending:$IsCore {
+        It "Redirected input explicit prompting (-File -)" {
             $si = NewProcessStartInfo "-noprofile -File -" -RedirectStdIn
             $process = RunPowerShell $si
             $process.StandardInput.Write("`$function:prompt = { 'PS> ' }`n")
@@ -122,7 +194,7 @@ Describe "ConsoleHost unit tests" -Tag 'Slow' {
             EnsureChildHasExited $process
         }
 
-        It "Redirected input no prompting" -Pending:$IsCore {
+        It "Redirected input no prompting (-Command -)" {
             $si = NewProcessStartInfo "-noprofile -" -RedirectStdIn
             $process = RunPowerShell $si
             $process.StandardInput.Write("1+1`n")
@@ -131,8 +203,8 @@ Describe "ConsoleHost unit tests" -Tag 'Slow' {
             EnsureChildHasExited $process
         }
 
-        It "Redirected input w/ nested prompt" -Pending:$IsCore {
-            $si = NewProcessStartInfo "-noprofile ""`$function:prompt = { 'PS' + ('>'*(`$nestedPromptLevel+1)) + ' ' }""" -RedirectStdIn
+        It "Redirected input w/ nested prompt" {
+            $si = NewProcessStartInfo "-noprofile -noexit ""`$function:prompt = { 'PS' + ('>'*(`$nestedPromptLevel+1)) + ' ' }""" -RedirectStdIn
             $process = RunPowerShell $si
             $process.StandardInput.Write("`$host.EnterNestedPrompt()`n")
             $process.StandardOutput.ReadLine() | Should Be "PS> `$host.EnterNestedPrompt()"