diff --git a/cli/cli.go b/cli/cli.go
index e570f074..ab40b4ce 100644
--- a/cli/cli.go
+++ b/cli/cli.go
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ Synopsis:
 }
 
 func slurpFile(name string) (interface{}, error) {
-	iter := newFilesInputIter(newSlurpInputIter(newJSONInputIter), []string{name})
+	iter := newSlurpInputIter(newFilesInputIter(newJSONInputIter, []string{name}))
 	defer iter.Close()
 	val, _ := iter.Next()
 	if err, ok := val.(error); ok {
@@ -246,15 +246,11 @@ func slurpFile(name string) (interface{}, error) {
 	return val, nil
 }
 
-func (cli *cli) createInputIter(args []string) inputIter {
+func (cli *cli) createInputIter(args []string) (iter inputIter) {
 	var newIter func(io.Reader, string) inputIter
 	switch {
 	case cli.inputRaw:
-		if cli.inputSlurp {
-			newIter = newReadAllInputIter
-		} else {
-			newIter = newRawInputIter
-		}
+		newIter = newRawInputIter
 	case cli.inputStream:
 		newIter = newStreamInputIter
 	case cli.inputYAML:
@@ -262,8 +258,14 @@ func (cli *cli) createInputIter(args []string) inputIter {
 	default:
 		newIter = newJSONInputIter
 	}
-	if cli.inputSlurp && !cli.inputRaw {
-		newIter = newSlurpInputIter(newIter)
+	if cli.inputSlurp {
+		defer func() {
+			if cli.inputRaw {
+				iter = newSlurpRawInputIter(iter)
+			} else {
+				iter = newSlurpInputIter(iter)
+			}
+		}()
 	}
 	if len(args) == 0 {
 		return newIter(cli.inStream, "<stdin>")
diff --git a/cli/inputs.go b/cli/inputs.go
index e3d566c2..f4799598 100644
--- a/cli/inputs.go
+++ b/cli/inputs.go
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 
@@ -156,33 +156,6 @@ func (i *rawInputIter) Close() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-type readAllInputIter struct {
-	r   io.Reader
-	err error
-}
-
-func newReadAllInputIter(r io.Reader, _ string) inputIter {
-	return &readAllInputIter{r: r}
-}
-
-func (i *readAllInputIter) Next() (interface{}, bool) {
-	if i.err != nil {
-		return nil, false
-	}
-	bs, err := ioutil.ReadAll(i.r)
-	if err != nil {
-		i.err = err
-		return err, true
-	}
-	i.err = io.EOF
-	return string(bs), true
-}
-
-func (i *readAllInputIter) Close() error {
-	i.err = io.EOF
-	return nil
-}
-
 type streamInputIter struct {
 	stream *jsonStream
 	buf    *bytes.Buffer
@@ -260,10 +233,8 @@ type slurpInputIter struct {
 	err  error
 }
 
-func newSlurpInputIter(newIter func(io.Reader, string) inputIter) func(io.Reader, string) inputIter {
-	return func(r io.Reader, fname string) inputIter {
-		return &slurpInputIter{iter: newIter(r, fname)}
-	}
+func newSlurpInputIter(iter inputIter) inputIter {
+	return &slurpInputIter{iter: iter}
 }
 
 func (i *slurpInputIter) Next() (interface{}, bool) {
@@ -294,3 +265,42 @@ func (i *slurpInputIter) Close() error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+type slurpRawInputIter struct {
+	iter inputIter
+	err  error
+}
+
+func newSlurpRawInputIter(iter inputIter) inputIter {
+	return &slurpRawInputIter{iter: iter}
+}
+
+func (i *slurpRawInputIter) Next() (interface{}, bool) {
+	if i.err != nil {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+	var s strings.Builder
+	var v interface{}
+	var ok bool
+	for {
+		v, ok = i.iter.Next()
+		if !ok {
+			i.err = io.EOF
+			return s.String(), true
+		}
+		if i.err, ok = v.(error); ok {
+			return i.err, true
+		}
+		s.WriteString(v.(string))
+		s.WriteByte('\n')
+	}
+}
+
+func (i *slurpRawInputIter) Close() error {
+	if i.iter != nil {
+		i.iter.Close()
+		i.iter = nil
+		i.err = io.EOF
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/cli/test.yaml b/cli/test.yaml
index a9b973e1..8bf621c5 100644
--- a/cli/test.yaml
+++ b/cli/test.yaml
@@ -4934,6 +4934,34 @@
   expected: |
     null
 
+- name: slurp option with multiple json files
+  args:
+    - -s
+    - '.'
+    - testdata/1.json
+    - testdata/2.json
+  expected: |
+    [
+      {
+        "foo": 10
+      },
+      [
+        {
+          "bar": []
+        }
+      ]
+    ]
+
+- name: slurp and raw input option with multiple json files
+  args:
+    - -R
+    - -s
+    - '.'
+    - testdata/1.json
+    - testdata/2.json
+  expected: |
+    "{\"foo\":10}\n[{\n\"bar\"\n:\n[]\n}]\n"
+
 - name: stream option
   args:
     - -c