diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index 3e9f41db..5353abc7 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ Requires libvips v8.8.0.
 * Remove `overlayWith` previously deprecated in v0.22.0.
 
 * Drop support for Node.js versions 6 and 11.
-  [#1212](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/1674)
+  [#1674](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/1674)
+
+* Allow use of failOnError option with Stream-based input.
+  [#1691](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/1691)
 
 ### v0.22 - "*uptake*"
 
diff --git a/lib/input.js b/lib/input.js
index 7a7e2982..a94ff029 100644
--- a/lib/input.js
+++ b/lib/input.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ function _createInputDescriptor (input, inputOptions, containerOptions) {
   } else if (is.plainObject(input) && !is.defined(inputOptions)) {
     // Plain Object descriptor, e.g. create
     inputOptions = input;
-    if (is.plainObject(inputOptions.raw)) {
+    if (is.plainObject(inputOptions.raw) || is.bool(inputOptions.failOnError)) {
       // Raw Stream
       inputDescriptor.buffer = [];
     }
diff --git a/test/unit/failOnError.js b/test/unit/failOnError.js
index c30afc94..c2ce2141 100644
--- a/test/unit/failOnError.js
+++ b/test/unit/failOnError.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const assert = require('assert');
+const fs = require('fs');
 
 const sharp = require('../../');
 const fixtures = require('../fixtures');
@@ -72,4 +73,10 @@ describe('failOnError', function () {
         done(err.message.includes('VipsJpeg: Premature end of JPEG file') ? undefined : err);
       });
   });
+
+  it('handles stream-based input', function () {
+    const writable = sharp({ failOnError: false });
+    fs.createReadStream(fixtures.inputJpgTruncated).pipe(writable);
+    return writable.toBuffer();
+  });
 });