diff --git a/examples/wicdec.c b/examples/wicdec.c
index f2319524..4b722670 100644
--- a/examples/wicdec.c
+++ b/examples/wicdec.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 #ifdef HAVE_WINCODEC_H
 #ifdef __MINGW32__
@@ -26,11 +27,13 @@
 #define COBJMACROS
 #define _WIN32_IE 0x500  // Workaround bug in shlwapi.h when compiling C++
                          // code with COBJMACROS.
+#include <ole2.h>  // CreateStreamOnHGlobal()
 #include <shlwapi.h>
 #include <windows.h>
 #include <wincodec.h>
 
 #include "webp/encode.h"
+#include "./example_util.h"
 #include "./metadata.h"
 
 #define IFS(fn)                                                     \
@@ -82,7 +85,32 @@ WEBP_DEFINE_GUID(GUID_WICPixelFormat64bppRGBA_,
 
 static HRESULT OpenInputStream(const char* filename, IStream** stream) {
   HRESULT hr = S_OK;
-  IFS(SHCreateStreamOnFileA(filename, STGM_READ, stream));
+  if (!strcmp(filename, "-")) {
+    const uint8_t* data = NULL;
+    size_t data_size = 0;
+    const int ok = ExUtilReadFile(filename, &data, &data_size);
+    if (ok) {
+      HGLOBAL image = GlobalAlloc(GMEM_MOVEABLE, data_size);
+      if (image != NULL) {
+        void* const image_mem = GlobalLock(image);
+        if (image_mem != NULL) {
+          memcpy(image_mem, data, data_size);
+          GlobalUnlock(image);
+          IFS(CreateStreamOnHGlobal(image, TRUE, stream));
+        } else {
+          hr = E_FAIL;
+        }
+      } else {
+        hr = E_OUTOFMEMORY;
+      }
+      free((void*)data);
+    } else {
+      hr = E_FAIL;
+    }
+  } else {
+    IFS(SHCreateStreamOnFileA(filename, STGM_READ, stream));
+  }
+
   if (FAILED(hr)) {
     fprintf(stderr, "Error opening input file %s (%08lx)\n", filename, hr);
   }