diff --git a/src/util/StringView.hxx b/src/util/StringView.hxx
index a56cd361e..5d782839f 100644
--- a/src/util/StringView.hxx
+++ b/src/util/StringView.hxx
@@ -154,6 +154,16 @@ struct BasicStringView : ConstBuffer<T> {
 				      needle.data, needle.size);
 	}
 
+	gcc_pure
+	bool StartsWith(value_type ch) const noexcept {
+		return !empty() && front() == ch;
+	}
+
+	gcc_pure
+	bool EndsWith(value_type ch) const noexcept {
+		return !empty() && back() == ch;
+	}
+
 	gcc_pure
 	int Compare(BasicStringView<T> other) const noexcept {
 		if (size < other.size) {