diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/print.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/print.rs
index 1a6d7d146f..f5eb6e4215 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/print.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/print.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ impl Command for Print {
 
     fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
         Signature::build("print")
-            .input_output_types(vec![(Type::Nothing, Type::Nothing)])
+            .input_output_types(vec![
+                (Type::Nothing, Type::Nothing),
+                (Type::Any, Type::Nothing),
+            ])
+            .allow_variants_without_examples(true)
             .rest("rest", SyntaxShape::Any, "the values to print")
             .switch(
                 "no-newline",
diff --git a/tests/shell/pipeline/commands/internal.rs b/tests/shell/pipeline/commands/internal.rs
index 9813c37780..2c22ac708e 100644
--- a/tests/shell/pipeline/commands/internal.rs
+++ b/tests/shell/pipeline/commands/internal.rs
@@ -1111,3 +1111,10 @@ mod variable_scoping {
         );
     }
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn pipe_input_to_print() {
+    let actual = nu!(r#""foo" | print"#);
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "foo");
+    assert!(actual.err.is_empty());
+}