diff --git a/command/issue.go b/command/issue.go
index 5e1dacd861b..5de86da9147 100644
--- a/command/issue.go
+++ b/command/issue.go
@@ -517,7 +517,9 @@ func issueCreate(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		} else if len(nonLegacyTemplateFiles) > 1 {
 			openURL += "/choose"
 		}
-		cmd.Printf("Opening %s in your browser.\n", displayURL(openURL))
+		if connectedToTerminal(cmd) {
+			cmd.Printf("Opening %s in your browser.\n", displayURL(openURL))
+		}
 		return utils.OpenInBrowser(openURL)
 	}
 
diff --git a/command/issue_test.go b/command/issue_test.go
index 24dc094c5a4..b65ac2d0f5c 100644
--- a/command/issue_test.go
+++ b/command/issue_test.go
@@ -753,6 +753,8 @@ func TestIssueCreate_web(t *testing.T) {
 	http := initFakeHTTP()
 	http.StubRepoResponse("OWNER", "REPO")
 
+	defer stubTerminal(true)()
+
 	var seenCmd *exec.Cmd
 	restoreCmd := run.SetPrepareCmd(func(cmd *exec.Cmd) run.Runnable {
 		seenCmd = cmd
@@ -779,6 +781,8 @@ func TestIssueCreate_webTitleBody(t *testing.T) {
 	http := initFakeHTTP()
 	http.StubRepoResponse("OWNER", "REPO")
 
+	defer stubTerminal(true)()
+
 	var seenCmd *exec.Cmd
 	restoreCmd := run.SetPrepareCmd(func(cmd *exec.Cmd) run.Runnable {
 		seenCmd = cmd
diff --git a/command/pr.go b/command/pr.go
index 018488259d8..30228112d41 100644
--- a/command/pr.go
+++ b/command/pr.go
@@ -362,10 +362,6 @@ func prView(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if web && !connectedToTerminal(cmd) {
-		return errors.New("--web unsupported when not attached to a tty")
-	}
-
 	pr, _, err := prFromArgs(ctx, apiClient, cmd, args)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -373,7 +369,9 @@ func prView(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	openURL := pr.URL
 
 	if web {
-		fmt.Fprintf(cmd.ErrOrStderr(), "Opening %s in your browser.\n", openURL)
+		if connectedToTerminal(cmd) {
+			fmt.Fprintf(cmd.ErrOrStderr(), "Opening %s in your browser.\n", openURL)
+		}
 		return utils.OpenInBrowser(openURL)
 	}
 
diff --git a/command/pr_create.go b/command/pr_create.go
index 4b489774b3f..b66a7ff5d98 100644
--- a/command/pr_create.go
+++ b/command/pr_create.go
@@ -226,10 +226,7 @@ func prCreate(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 	}
 
 	if !connectedToTerminal(cmd) {
-		if isWeb {
-			return errors.New("--web unsupported when not attached to a tty")
-		}
-		if !cmd.Flags().Changed("title") && !autofill {
+		if !isWeb && (!cmd.Flags().Changed("title") && !autofill) {
 			return errors.New("--title or --fill required when not attached to a tty")
 		}
 	}
@@ -368,8 +365,10 @@ func prCreate(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		// TODO could exceed max url length for explorer
-		fmt.Fprintf(cmd.ErrOrStderr(), "Opening %s in your browser.\n", displayURL(openURL))
+		if connectedToTerminal(cmd) {
+			// TODO could exceed max url length for explorer
+			fmt.Fprintf(cmd.ErrOrStderr(), "Opening %s in your browser.\n", displayURL(openURL))
+		}
 		return utils.OpenInBrowser(openURL)
 	} else {
 		panic("Unreachable state")
diff --git a/command/pr_create_test.go b/command/pr_create_test.go
index 22ea4da723a..e68427b0d40 100644
--- a/command/pr_create_test.go
+++ b/command/pr_create_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,39 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
+func TestPRCreate_nontty_web(t *testing.T) {
+	initBlankContext("", "OWNER/REPO", "feature")
+	defer stubTerminal(false)()
+	http := initFakeHTTP()
+	http.StubRepoResponse("OWNER", "REPO")
+	http.StubResponse(200, bytes.NewBufferString(`
+	{ "data": { "repository": { "forks": { "nodes": [
+	] } } } }
+	`))
+
+	cs, cmdTeardown := test.InitCmdStubber()
+	defer cmdTeardown()
+
+	cs.Stub("")                                         // git config --get-regexp (determineTrackingBranch)
+	cs.Stub("")                                         // git show-ref --verify   (determineTrackingBranch)
+	cs.Stub("")                                         // git status
+	cs.Stub("1234567890,commit 0\n2345678901,commit 1") // git log
+	cs.Stub("")                                         // git push
+	cs.Stub("")                                         // browser
+
+	output, err := RunCommand(`pr create --web`)
+	eq(t, err, nil)
+
+	eq(t, output.String(), "")
+	eq(t, output.Stderr(), "")
+
+	eq(t, len(cs.Calls), 6)
+	eq(t, strings.Join(cs.Calls[4].Args, " "), "git push --set-upstream origin HEAD:feature")
+	browserCall := cs.Calls[5].Args
+	eq(t, browserCall[len(browserCall)-1], "https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/compare/master...feature?expand=1")
+
+}
+
 func TestPRCreate_nontty_insufficient_flags(t *testing.T) {
 	initBlankContext("", "OWNER/REPO", "feature")
 	defer stubTerminal(false)()
diff --git a/command/pr_test.go b/command/pr_test.go
index 95f8dadef27..80785ea8391 100644
--- a/command/pr_test.go
+++ b/command/pr_test.go
@@ -1035,21 +1035,6 @@ func TestPRView_web_branchWithOwnerArg(t *testing.T) {
 	eq(t, url, "https://github.com/hubot/REPO/pull/23")
 }
 
-func TestPrView_web_nontty(t *testing.T) {
-	initBlankContext("", "OWNER/REPO", "master")
-	defer stubTerminal(false)()
-	http := initFakeHTTP()
-	http.StubRepoResponse("OWNER", "REPO")
-
-	output, err := RunCommand("pr view -w")
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("expected error")
-	}
-
-	assert.Equal(t, "--web unsupported when not attached to a tty", err.Error())
-	assert.Equal(t, "", output.String())
-}
-
 func TestReplaceExcessiveWhitespace(t *testing.T) {
 	eq(t, replaceExcessiveWhitespace("hello\ngoodbye"), "hello goodbye")
 	eq(t, replaceExcessiveWhitespace("  hello goodbye  "), "hello goodbye")