diff --git a/src/bin/bat/app.rs b/src/bin/bat/app.rs
index b97d3ab8..432b8c57 100644
--- a/src/bin/bat/app.rs
+++ b/src/bin/bat/app.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use clap::ArgMatches;
 
 use console::Term;
 
+use crate::input::{new_file_input, new_stdin_input};
 use bat::{
     assets::HighlightingAssets,
     config::{Config, VisibleLines},
@@ -257,8 +258,9 @@ impl App {
         let files: Option<Vec<&OsStr>> = self.matches.values_of_os("FILE").map(|vs| vs.collect());
 
         if files.is_none() {
-            let input = Input::stdin_as_file(filenames_or_none.next().unwrap_or(None));
-            return Ok(vec![input]);
+            return Ok(vec![new_stdin_input(
+                filenames_or_none.next().unwrap_or(None),
+            )]);
         }
         let files_or_none: Box<dyn Iterator<Item = _>> = match files {
             Some(ref files) => Box::new(files.iter().map(|name| Some(*name))),
@@ -269,9 +271,9 @@ impl App {
         for (filepath, provided_name) in files_or_none.zip(filenames_or_none) {
             if let Some(filepath) = filepath {
                 if filepath.to_str().unwrap_or_default() == "-" {
-                    file_input.push(Input::stdin_as_file(provided_name));
+                    file_input.push(new_stdin_input(provided_name));
                 } else {
-                    file_input.push(Input::ordinary_file(filepath).with_name(provided_name));
+                    file_input.push(new_file_input(filepath, provided_name));
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/bin/bat/input.rs b/src/bin/bat/input.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b596274
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin/bat/input.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+use bat::input::Input;
+use std::ffi::OsStr;
+
+pub fn new_file_input<'a>(file: &'a OsStr, name: Option<&'a OsStr>) -> Input<'a> {
+    named(Input::ordinary_file(file), name.or_else(|| Some(file)))
+}
+
+pub fn new_stdin_input(name: Option<&OsStr>) -> Input {
+    named(Input::stdin(), name)
+}
+
+fn named<'a>(input: Input<'a>, name: Option<&OsStr>) -> Input<'a> {
+    if let Some(provided_name) = name {
+        let mut input = input.with_name(Some(provided_name));
+        input.description_mut().set_kind(Some("File".to_owned()));
+        input
+    } else {
+        input
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/bin/bat/main.rs b/src/bin/bat/main.rs
index 00aa71de..4847db9a 100644
--- a/src/bin/bat/main.rs
+++ b/src/bin/bat/main.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ mod assets;
 mod clap_app;
 mod config;
 mod directories;
+mod input;
 
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::ffi::OsStr;
diff --git a/src/input.rs b/src/input.rs
index 04a3e5bb..c5478e39 100644
--- a/src/input.rs
+++ b/src/input.rs
@@ -125,17 +125,6 @@ impl<'a> Input<'a> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn stdin_as_file(name: Option<impl AsRef<OsStr>>) -> Self {
-        match name {
-            None => Input::stdin(),
-            Some(name) => {
-                let mut input = Input::stdin().with_name(Some(name.as_ref()));
-                input.description.kind = Some("File".to_owned());
-                input
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     pub fn from_reader(reader: Box<dyn Read + 'a>) -> Self {
         let kind = InputKind::CustomReader(reader);
         Input {