diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Common/TwigExtension.php b/system/src/Grav/Common/TwigExtension.php
index cfec33ba7..c9d5f2289 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Common/TwigExtension.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Common/TwigExtension.php
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ class TwigExtension extends \Twig_Extension
             new \Twig_SimpleFilter('contains', [$this, 'containsFilter']),
             new \Twig_SimpleFilter('nicetime', [$this, 'nicetimeFilter']),
             new \Twig_SimpleFilter('absolute_url', [$this, 'absoluteUrlFilter']),
-            new \Twig_SimpleFilter('markdown', [$this, 'markdownFilter'])
+            new \Twig_SimpleFilter('markdown', [$this, 'markdownFilter']),
+            new \Twig_SimpleFilter('starts_with', [$this, 'startsWithFilter']),
+            new \Twig_SimpleFilter('ends_with', [$this, 'endsWithFilter'])
         ];
     }
 
@@ -347,6 +349,16 @@ class TwigExtension extends \Twig_Extension
         return $string;
     }
 
+    public function startsWithFilter($needle, $haystack)
+    {
+        return Utils::startsWith($needle, $haystack);
+    }
+
+    public function endsWithFilter($needle, $haystack)
+    {
+        return Utils::endsWith($needle, $haystack);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Repeat given string x times.
      *