diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0d5cf0e0..4e9b3cd7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ and simply didn't have the time to go back and retroactively create one.
 
 ### Fixed
 - Possible exception due to _pre-registering_ of `session` with `manager`
+- Fixed base64 stream in `LinuxWriter`
 ### Added
 - Added alternatives to `bash` to be used during _shell upgrade_ for a _better shell_
 - Added a warning message when a `KeyboardInterrupt` is caught
diff --git a/pwncat/facts/ability.py b/pwncat/facts/ability.py
index 79d3e46c..68a94810 100644
--- a/pwncat/facts/ability.py
+++ b/pwncat/facts/ability.py
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ def open(
                 exit_cmd.encode("utf-8")
             ),
             name=path,
+            stream=self.method.stream
         )
 
         # Automatically decode to the specified encoding if requested
diff --git a/pwncat/platform/linux.py b/pwncat/platform/linux.py
index c9c45e73..5b5e8b01 100644
--- a/pwncat/platform/linux.py
+++ b/pwncat/platform/linux.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import pathlib
 import tempfile
 import subprocess
+import base64
 from io import TextIOWrapper, BufferedIOBase, UnsupportedOperation
 from typing import List, Union, BinaryIO, Optional, Generator
 from subprocess import TimeoutExpired, CalledProcessError
@@ -382,7 +383,7 @@ class LinuxWriter(BufferedIOBase):
         0x7F,
     ]
 
-    def __init__(self, popen, on_close=None, name: str = None):
+    def __init__(self, popen, on_close=None, name: str = None, stream = Stream.RAW):
         super().__init__()
 
         self.popen = popen
@@ -390,6 +391,7 @@ def __init__(self, popen, on_close=None, name: str = None):
         self.since_newline = 0
         self.on_close = on_close
         self.name = name
+        self.stream = stream
 
     def readable(self):
         return False
@@ -418,7 +420,9 @@ def write(self, b):
         if self.popen.poll() is not None:
             raise PermissionError("file write failed")
 
-        if self.popen.platform.has_pty:
+        if self.stream is Stream.BASE64:
+            self.popen.stdin.write(base64.b64encode(b))
+        elif self.popen.platform.has_pty:
             # Control sequences need escaping
             translated = []
             for idx, c in enumerate(b):