diff --git a/include/wx/string.h b/include/wx/string.h
index e6f6931300..6aa8d4d323 100644
--- a/include/wx/string.h
+++ b/include/wx/string.h
@@ -3255,6 +3255,20 @@ public:
   size_t find_last_not_of(const wxScopedWCharBuffer& sz, size_t nStart, size_t n) const
     { return find_last_not_of(sz.data(), nStart, n); }
 
+  bool starts_with(const wxString &str) const
+    { return StartsWith(str); }
+  bool starts_with(const char *sz) const
+    { return StartsWith(sz); }
+  bool starts_with(const wchar_t *sz) const
+    { return StartsWith(sz); }
+
+  bool ends_with(const wxString &str) const
+    { return EndsWith(str); }
+  bool ends_with(const char *sz) const
+    { return EndsWith(sz); }
+  bool ends_with(const wchar_t *sz) const
+    { return EndsWith(sz); }
+
       // string += string
   wxString& operator+=(const wxString& s)
   {
diff --git a/interface/wx/string.h b/interface/wx/string.h
index 65d828c8f5..9cecd3ff16 100644
--- a/interface/wx/string.h
+++ b/interface/wx/string.h
@@ -1711,6 +1711,14 @@ public:
     wxString substr(size_t nStart = 0, size_t nLen = npos) const;
     void swap(wxString& str);
 
+    bool starts_with(const wxString &str) const;
+    bool starts_with(const char *sz) const;
+    bool starts_with(const wchar_t *sz) const;
+
+    bool ends_with(const wxString &str) const;
+    bool ends_with(const char *sz) const;
+    bool ends_with(const wchar_t *sz) const;
+
     //@}
 
 
diff --git a/tests/strings/stdstrings.cpp b/tests/strings/stdstrings.cpp
index 71cafa3632..f67722590c 100644
--- a/tests/strings/stdstrings.cpp
+++ b/tests/strings/stdstrings.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ private:
         CPPUNIT_TEST( StdFind );
         CPPUNIT_TEST( StdFindFirst );
         CPPUNIT_TEST( StdFindLast );
+        CPPUNIT_TEST( StdStartsEndsWith );
         CPPUNIT_TEST( StdInsert );
         CPPUNIT_TEST( StdReplace );
         CPPUNIT_TEST( StdRFind );
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ private:
     void StdFind();
     void StdFindFirst();
     void StdFindLast();
+    void StdStartsEndsWith();
     void StdInsert();
     void StdReplace();
     void StdRFind();
@@ -396,6 +398,28 @@ void StdStringTestCase::StdFindLast()
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT( s1.find_last_of(wxT("a"), 18) == 18u );
 }
 
+void StdStringTestCase::StdStartsEndsWith()
+{
+    const wxString s(wxT("Hello, world!"));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( true, s.starts_with(wxT("Hello")) );
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( true, s.starts_with(wxT("Hello, ")) );
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( true, s.starts_with(wxT("Hello, world!")) );
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( false, s.starts_with(wxT("Hello, world!!!")) );
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( true, s.starts_with(wxT("")) );
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( false, s.starts_with(wxT("Goodbye")) );
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( false, s.starts_with(wxT("Hi")) );
+
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( true, s.ends_with(wxT("Hello, world!")) );
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( true, s.ends_with(wxT("world!")) );
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( false, s.ends_with(wxT("Hello")) );
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( true, s.ends_with(wxT("!")) );
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( true, s.ends_with(wxT("")) );
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( false, s.ends_with(wxT("very long string")) );
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( false, s.ends_with(wxT("?")) );
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( false, s.ends_with(wxT("Hello, world")) );
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( false, s.ends_with(wxT("Gello, world!")) );
+}
+
 void StdStringTestCase::StdInsert()
 {
     wxString s1, s2, s3, s4, s5, s6, s7, s8, s9, s10;