diff --git a/backend.native/tests/build.gradle b/backend.native/tests/build.gradle
index c14a2aaed28..a48d889c7e1 100644
--- a/backend.native/tests/build.gradle
+++ b/backend.native/tests/build.gradle
@@ -478,13 +478,13 @@ task hello0(type: RunKonanTest) {
 }
 
 task hello1(type: RunStandaloneKonanTest) {
-    goldValue = "Hello World\n"
+    goldValue = "Hello World"
     testData = "Hello World\n"
     source = "runtime/basic/hello1.kt"
 }
 
 task hello2(type: RunStandaloneKonanTest) {
-    goldValue = "you entered 'Hello World\n'"
+    goldValue = "you entered 'Hello World'"
     testData = "Hello World\n"
     source = "runtime/basic/hello2.kt"
 }
@@ -518,6 +518,18 @@ task entry2(type: LinkKonanTest) {
     flags = ["-entry", "foo"] 
 }
 
+task readline0(type: RunStandaloneKonanTest) {
+    goldValue = "41"
+    testData = "41\r\n"
+    source = "runtime/basic/readline0.kt"
+}
+
+task readline1(type: RunStandaloneKonanTest) {
+    goldValue = ""
+    testData = "\n"
+    source = "runtime/basic/readline1.kt"
+}
+
 task tostring0(type: RunKonanTest) {
     goldValue = "127\n-1\n239\nA\nЁ\nト\n1122334455\n112233445566778899\n3.14159265358\n1.0E27\n1.0E-300\ntrue\nfalse\n"
     source = "runtime/basic/tostring0.kt"
diff --git a/backend.native/tests/runtime/basic/readline0.kt b/backend.native/tests/runtime/basic/readline0.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..23f10f9de64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend.native/tests/runtime/basic/readline0.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fun main(args: Array<String>) {
+    print(readLine()!!.toInt())
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend.native/tests/runtime/basic/readline1.kt b/backend.native/tests/runtime/basic/readline1.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f77c0aaaa00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend.native/tests/runtime/basic/readline1.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fun main(args: Array<String>) {
+    print(readLine()!!)
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/cpp/Console.cpp b/runtime/src/main/cpp/Console.cpp
index a80fa0b9717..7812e262b61 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/cpp/Console.cpp
+++ b/runtime/src/main/cpp/Console.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ void Kotlin_io_Console_println0() {
 
 OBJ_GETTER0(Kotlin_io_Console_readLine) {
   char data[4096];
-  if (konan::consoleReadUtf8(data, sizeof(data)) == 0) {
+  if (konan::consoleReadUtf8(data, sizeof(data)) < 0) {
     RETURN_OBJ(nullptr);
   }
   RETURN_RESULT_OF(CreateStringFromCString, data);
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/cpp/Porting.cpp b/runtime/src/main/cpp/Porting.cpp
index be703a02f30..17f166bdb81 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/cpp/Porting.cpp
+++ b/runtime/src/main/cpp/Porting.cpp
@@ -74,13 +74,29 @@ void consoleErrorUtf8(const void* utf8, uint32_t sizeBytes) {
 #endif
 }
 
-uint32_t consoleReadUtf8(void* utf8, uint32_t maxSizeBytes) {
+int32_t consoleReadUtf8(void* utf8, uint32_t maxSizeBytes) {
 #ifdef KONAN_ZEPHYR
   return 0;
-#else 
+#else
   char* result = ::fgets(reinterpret_cast<char*>(utf8), maxSizeBytes - 1, stdin);
-  if (result == nullptr) return 0;
-  return ::strlen(result);
+  if (result == nullptr) return -1;
+  int32_t length = ::strlen(result);
+  // fgets reads until EOF or newline so we need to remove linefeeds.
+  char* current = result + length - 1;
+  bool isTrimming = true;
+  while (current >= result && isTrimming) {
+    switch (*current) {
+      case '\n':
+      case '\r':
+        *current = 0;
+        length--;
+        break;
+      default:
+        isTrimming = false;
+    }
+    current--;
+  }
+  return length;
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/cpp/Porting.h b/runtime/src/main/cpp/Porting.h
index 781c81d9ea0..3ed6b55dd52 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/cpp/Porting.h
+++ b/runtime/src/main/cpp/Porting.h
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ void consoleInit();
 void consolePrintf(const char* format, ...);
 void consoleWriteUtf8(const void* utf8, uint32_t sizeBytes);
 void consoleErrorUtf8(const void* utf8, uint32_t sizeBytes);
-uint32_t consoleReadUtf8(void* utf8, uint32_t maxSizeBytes);
+// Negative return value denotes that read wasn't successful.
+int32_t consoleReadUtf8(void* utf8, uint32_t maxSizeBytes);
 
 // Process control.
 void abort(void);