diff --git a/src/reader.cpp b/src/reader.cpp
index 34b0df044..413f6f660 100644
--- a/src/reader.cpp
+++ b/src/reader.cpp
@@ -829,6 +829,12 @@ void reader_write_title(const wcstring &cmd, bool reset_cursor_position) {
             fish_title_command.append(
                 escape_string(cmd, ESCAPE_ALL | ESCAPE_NO_QUOTED | ESCAPE_NO_TILDE));
         }
+
+        // `fish_title` is executed in a non-interactive context and attempts at reading
+        // from within that function will cause problems ranging segfaults, SIGTTIN
+        // deadlocks, or infinite loops - we explicitly close the input fd to safeguard
+        // against such a scenario.
+        fish_title_command.append(L"<&-");
     }
 
     wcstring_list_t lst;