diff --git a/src/FSharpPlus/Extensions/String.fs b/src/FSharpPlus/Extensions/String.fs
index 6e7a38a51..784902377 100644
--- a/src/FSharpPlus/Extensions/String.fs
+++ b/src/FSharpPlus/Extensions/String.fs
@@ -40,11 +40,23 @@ module String =
     /// Converts to lowercase -- nullsafe function wrapper for String.ToLowerInvariant method.
     let toLower (source: string) = if isNull source then source else source.ToLowerInvariant ()
 
-    /// Trims white space -- function wrapper for String.Trim method.
+    /// Trims leading and trailing white spaces -- function wrapper for String.Trim method.
     /// 
     /// Note this is distinct from trim which trims the given characters,
-    /// not whitespace.
+    /// not white spaces.
     let trimWhiteSpaces (source: string) = source.Trim ()
+    
+    /// Trims leading white spaces -- function wrapper for String.TrimStart method.
+    /// 
+    /// Note this is distinct from trim which trims the given characters,
+    /// not white spaces.
+    let trimStartWhiteSpaces (source: string) = source.TrimStart ()
+    
+    /// Trims trailing white spaces -- function wrapper for String.TrimEnd method.
+    /// 
+    /// Note this is distinct from trim which trims the given characters,
+    /// not white spaces.
+    let trimEndWhiteSpaces (source: string) = source.TrimEnd ()
 
     #if !FABLE_COMPILER