diff --git a/scripts/tts_rust_server.py b/scripts/tts_rust_server.py
index 9b67dc8..77ec367 100644
--- a/scripts/tts_rust_server.py
+++ b/scripts/tts_rust_server.py
@@ -89,6 +89,45 @@ async def output_audio(out: str, output_queue: asyncio.Queue[np.ndarray | None])
         print(f"Saved audio to {out}")
 
 
+async def read_lines_from_stdin():
+    reader = asyncio.StreamReader()
+    protocol = asyncio.StreamReaderProtocol(reader)
+    loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+    await loop.connect_read_pipe(lambda: protocol, sys.stdin)
+    while True:
+        line = await reader.readline()
+        if not line:
+            break
+        yield line.decode().rstrip()
+
+
+async def read_lines_from_file(path: str):
+    queue = asyncio.Queue()
+    loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+
+    def producer():
+        with open(path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            for line in f:
+                asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(queue.put(line), loop)
+        asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(queue.put(None), loop)
+
+    await asyncio.to_thread(producer)
+    while True:
+        line = await queue.get()
+        if line is None:
+            break
+        yield line
+
+
+async def get_lines(source: str):
+    if source == "-":
+        async for line in read_lines_from_stdin():
+            yield line
+    else:
+        async for line in read_lines_from_file(source):
+            yield line
+
+
 async def websocket_client():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Use the TTS streaming API")
     parser.add_argument("inp", type=str, help="Input file, use - for stdin.")
@@ -113,25 +152,26 @@ async def websocket_client():
     uri = f"{args.url}/api/tts_streaming?{urlencode(params)}"
     print(uri)
 
-    # TODO: stream the text instead of sending it all at once
     if args.inp == "-":
         if sys.stdin.isatty():  # Interactive
             print("Enter text to synthesize (Ctrl+D to end input):")
-        text_to_tts = sys.stdin.read().strip()
-    else:
-        with open(args.inp, "r") as fobj:
-            text_to_tts = fobj.read().strip()
-
     headers = {"kyutai-api-key": args.api_key}
 
     async with websockets.connect(uri, additional_headers=headers) as websocket:
-        await websocket.send(msgpack.packb({"type": "Text", "text": text_to_tts}))
-        await websocket.send(msgpack.packb({"type": "Eos"}))
+        print("connected")
+
+        async def send_loop():
+            print("go send")
+            async for line in get_lines(args.inp):
+                for word in line.split():
+                    await websocket.send(msgpack.packb({"type": "Text", "text": word}))
+            await websocket.send(msgpack.packb({"type": "Eos"}))
 
         output_queue = asyncio.Queue()
         receive_task = asyncio.create_task(receive_messages(websocket, output_queue))
         output_audio_task = asyncio.create_task(output_audio(args.out, output_queue))
-        await asyncio.gather(receive_task, output_audio_task)
+        send_task = asyncio.create_task(send_loop())
+        await asyncio.gather(receive_task, output_audio_task, send_task)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":