Wait for user input while debugging on IntelliJ IDEA and Gradle

Question

I have the simplest Java application that just works if executed from command line. But if I want to debug it through IntelliJ IDEA 14 Ultimate, the System.in.read() part always returns -1, without ever typing anything into it:

import java.io.IOException;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
        System.out.println("This is a test... Hit [enter] to exit.");
        int cha = System.in.read();
        System.out.println("You hit [enter], exiting...");
    }
}

Is this some kind of issue with Windows 8.1 or is it IntelliJ IDEA related?

UPDATE: I have found out the issue presents itself only when starting the application through Gradle (gradlew run), so it's a Gradle issue. This is my build.gradle:

apply plugin: 'java'
apply plugin: 'application'

sourceCompatibility = 1.7
targetCompatibility = 1.7
version = '1.0'
mainClassName = 'net.frakbot.ws.Main'

repositories {
    mavenCentral()
}

run {
    main = 'net.frakbot.ws.Main'
    standardInput = System.in
}

dependencies {
    testCompile group: 'junit', name: 'junit', version: '4.11'
}

Answer 1

It is has been a known bug in Intellij Idea: bug description

EDIT: Apparently, as pointed out in the comments, it has been fixed since this answer was given and patched Intellij will be released in Summer 2017.