diff --git a/src/uu/rm/src/rm.rs b/src/uu/rm/src/rm.rs
index 4dcb18382..202adff27 100644
--- a/src/uu/rm/src/rm.rs
+++ b/src/uu/rm/src/rm.rs
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ static OPT_PROMPT_MORE: &str = "prompt-more";
 static OPT_RECURSIVE: &str = "recursive";
 static OPT_RECURSIVE_R: &str = "recursive_R";
 static OPT_VERBOSE: &str = "verbose";
+static PRESUME_INPUT_TTY: &str = "presume-input-tty";
 
 static ARG_FILES: &str = "files";
 
@@ -208,6 +209,17 @@ pub fn uu_app() -> App<'static, 'static> {
             .long(OPT_VERBOSE)
             .help("explain what is being done")
         )
+        // From the GNU source code:
+        // This is solely for testing.
+        // Do not document.
+        // It is relatively difficult to ensure that there is a tty on stdin.
+        // Since rm acts differently depending on that, without this option, 
+        // it'd be harder to test the parts of rm that depend on that setting.
+        .arg(
+            Arg::with_name(PRESUME_INPUT_TTY)
+            .long(PRESUME_INPUT_TTY)
+            .hidden(true)
+        )
         .arg(
             Arg::with_name(ARG_FILES)
             .multiple(true)
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_rm.rs b/tests/by-util/test_rm.rs
index 092a5f00d..740c30bdd 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_rm.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_rm.rs
@@ -314,3 +314,39 @@ fn test_rm_verbose_slash() {
     assert!(!at.dir_exists(dir));
     assert!(!at.file_exists(file_a));
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_rm_silently_accepts_presume_input_tty1() {
+    let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
+    let file_1 = "test_rm_silently_accepts_presume_input_tty1";
+
+    at.touch(file_1);
+
+    ucmd.arg("--presume-input-tty").arg(file_1).succeeds();
+
+    assert!(!at.file_exists(file_1));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_rm_silently_accepts_presume_input_tty2() {
+    let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
+    let file_2 = "test_rm_silently_accepts_presume_input_tty2";
+
+    at.touch(file_2);
+
+    ucmd.arg("---presume-input-tty").arg(file_2).succeeds();
+
+    assert!(!at.file_exists(file_2));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_rm_silently_accepts_presume_input_tty3() {
+    let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
+    let file_3 = "test_rm_silently_accepts_presume_input_tty3";
+
+    at.touch(file_3);
+
+    ucmd.arg("----presume-input-tty").arg(file_3).succeeds();
+
+    assert!(!at.file_exists(file_3));
+}