diff --git a/src/Str.php b/src/Str.php
index c165a51..fdae7f6 100644
--- a/src/Str.php
+++ b/src/Str.php
@@ -662,6 +662,42 @@ public function contains(string $value): bool
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Check if the current string starts with the given string
+     *
+     * @param string $value
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function startsWith(string $value): bool
+    {
+        if ($value === '') {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            return $this->position($value) === 0;
+        } catch (SubstringException $e) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check if the current string ends with the given string
+     *
+     * @param string $value
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function endsWith(string $value): bool
+    {
+        if ($value === '') {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return (string) $this->takeEnd(self::of($value, $this->encoding)->length()) === $value;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Quote regular expression characters
      *
diff --git a/tests/StrTest.php b/tests/StrTest.php
index 5ccb40d..368cc56 100644
--- a/tests/StrTest.php
+++ b/tests/StrTest.php
@@ -795,6 +795,32 @@ public function testContains()
         $this->assertFalse($str->contains('baz'));
     }
 
+    public function testStartsWith()
+    {
+        $str = new S('foobar');
+
+        $this->assertTrue($str->startsWith(''));
+        $this->assertTrue($str->startsWith('foo'));
+        $this->assertTrue($str->startsWith('foob'));
+        $this->assertTrue($str->startsWith('foobar'));
+        $this->assertFalse($str->startsWith('bar'));
+        $this->assertFalse($str->startsWith('oobar'));
+        $this->assertFalse($str->startsWith('foobar '));
+    }
+
+    public function testEndsWith()
+    {
+        $str = new S('foobar');
+
+        $this->assertTrue($str->endsWith(''));
+        $this->assertTrue($str->endsWith('bar'));
+        $this->assertTrue($str->endsWith('obar'));
+        $this->assertTrue($str->endsWith('foobar'));
+        $this->assertFalse($str->endsWith('foo'));
+        $this->assertFalse($str->endsWith('fooba'));
+        $this->assertFalse($str->endsWith('xfoobar'));
+    }
+
     public function testPregQuote()
     {
         $a = new S('foo#bar.*');