diff --git a/csharp/change-notes/2021-04-22-console-read-local-source.md b/csharp/change-notes/2021-04-22-console-read-local-source.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9fbb5f2ff32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/csharp/change-notes/2021-04-22-console-read-local-source.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+lgtm,codescanning
+* `System.Console.Read` methods have been added as data flow sources of local user input.
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diff --git a/csharp/ql/src/semmle/code/csharp/security/dataflow/flowsources/Local.qll b/csharp/ql/src/semmle/code/csharp/security/dataflow/flowsources/Local.qll
index e867c9be3dd..4c7f70921d9 100644
--- a/csharp/ql/src/semmle/code/csharp/security/dataflow/flowsources/Local.qll
+++ b/csharp/ql/src/semmle/code/csharp/security/dataflow/flowsources/Local.qll
@@ -20,3 +20,15 @@ class TextFieldSource extends LocalUserInputSource {
 
   override string getSourceType() { result = "TextBox text" }
 }
+
+/** A call to any `System.Console.Read*` method. */
+class SystemConsoleReadSource extends LocalUserInputSource {
+  SystemConsoleReadSource() {
+    this.asExpr() =
+      any(MethodCall call |
+        call.getTarget().hasQualifiedName("System.Console", ["ReadLine", "Read", "ReadKey"])
+      )
+  }
+
+  override string getSourceType() { result = "System.Console input" }
+}
diff --git a/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Security Features/CWE-134/ConsoleUncontrolledFormatString.cs b/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Security Features/CWE-134/ConsoleUncontrolledFormatString.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c9d4440cf78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Security Features/CWE-134/ConsoleUncontrolledFormatString.cs	
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+using System;
+using System;
+
+public class Program
+{
+    public static void Main()
+    {
+        var format = Console.ReadLine();
+
+        // BAD: Uncontrolled format string.
+        var x = string.Format(format, 1, 2);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Security Features/CWE-134/UncontrolledFormatString.expected b/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Security Features/CWE-134/UncontrolledFormatString.expected
index bc87c96b194..4923cd34e70 100644
--- a/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Security Features/CWE-134/UncontrolledFormatString.expected	
+++ b/csharp/ql/test/query-tests/Security Features/CWE-134/UncontrolledFormatString.expected	
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 edges
+| ConsoleUncontrolledFormatString.cs:8:22:8:39 | call to method ReadLine : String | ConsoleUncontrolledFormatString.cs:11:31:11:36 | access to local variable format |
 | UncontrolledFormatString.cs:11:23:11:45 | access to property QueryString : NameValueCollection | UncontrolledFormatString.cs:14:23:14:26 | access to local variable path |
 | UncontrolledFormatString.cs:11:23:11:45 | access to property QueryString : NameValueCollection | UncontrolledFormatString.cs:17:46:17:49 | access to local variable path |
 | UncontrolledFormatStringBad.cs:9:25:9:47 | access to property QueryString : NameValueCollection | UncontrolledFormatStringBad.cs:12:39:12:44 | access to local variable format |
 nodes
+| ConsoleUncontrolledFormatString.cs:8:22:8:39 | call to method ReadLine : String | semmle.label | call to method ReadLine : String |
+| ConsoleUncontrolledFormatString.cs:11:31:11:36 | access to local variable format | semmle.label | access to local variable format |
 | UncontrolledFormatString.cs:11:23:11:45 | access to property QueryString : NameValueCollection | semmle.label | access to property QueryString : NameValueCollection |
 | UncontrolledFormatString.cs:14:23:14:26 | access to local variable path | semmle.label | access to local variable path |
 | UncontrolledFormatString.cs:17:46:17:49 | access to local variable path | semmle.label | access to local variable path |
@@ -10,6 +13,7 @@ nodes
 | UncontrolledFormatStringBad.cs:9:25:9:47 | access to property QueryString : NameValueCollection | semmle.label | access to property QueryString : NameValueCollection |
 | UncontrolledFormatStringBad.cs:12:39:12:44 | access to local variable format | semmle.label | access to local variable format |
 #select
+| ConsoleUncontrolledFormatString.cs:11:31:11:36 | access to local variable format | ConsoleUncontrolledFormatString.cs:8:22:8:39 | call to method ReadLine : String | ConsoleUncontrolledFormatString.cs:11:31:11:36 | access to local variable format | $@ flows to here and is used as a format string. | ConsoleUncontrolledFormatString.cs:8:22:8:39 | call to method ReadLine | call to method ReadLine |
 | UncontrolledFormatString.cs:14:23:14:26 | access to local variable path | UncontrolledFormatString.cs:11:23:11:45 | access to property QueryString : NameValueCollection | UncontrolledFormatString.cs:14:23:14:26 | access to local variable path | $@ flows to here and is used as a format string. | UncontrolledFormatString.cs:11:23:11:45 | access to property QueryString | access to property QueryString |
 | UncontrolledFormatString.cs:17:46:17:49 | access to local variable path | UncontrolledFormatString.cs:11:23:11:45 | access to property QueryString : NameValueCollection | UncontrolledFormatString.cs:17:46:17:49 | access to local variable path | $@ flows to here and is used as a format string. | UncontrolledFormatString.cs:11:23:11:45 | access to property QueryString | access to property QueryString |
 | UncontrolledFormatString.cs:34:23:34:31 | access to property Text | UncontrolledFormatString.cs:34:23:34:31 | access to property Text | UncontrolledFormatString.cs:34:23:34:31 | access to property Text | $@ flows to here and is used as a format string. | UncontrolledFormatString.cs:34:23:34:31 | access to property Text | access to property Text |