diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/strings/str_/ends_with.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/strings/str_/ends_with.rs
index b490a40219..1edaccb31a 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/strings/str_/ends_with.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/strings/str_/ends_with.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use nu_protocol::{Example, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature, Span, SyntaxShap
 struct Arguments {
     substring: String,
     cell_paths: Option<Vec<CellPath>>,
+    case_insensitive: bool,
 }
 
 impl CmdArgument for Arguments {
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ impl Command for SubCommand {
                 SyntaxShape::CellPath,
                 "For a data structure input, check strings at the given cell paths, and replace with result",
             )
+            .switch("ignore-case", "search is case insensitive", Some('i'))
             .category(Category::Strings)
     }
 
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ impl Command for SubCommand {
         let args = Arguments {
             substring: call.req::<String>(engine_state, stack, 0)?,
             cell_paths,
+            case_insensitive: call.has_flag("ignore-case"),
         };
         operate(action, args, input, call.head, engine_state.ctrlc.clone())
     }
@@ -74,13 +77,25 @@ impl Command for SubCommand {
                 example: "'my_library.rb' | str ends-with '.txt'",
                 result: Some(Value::test_bool(false)),
             },
+            Example {
+                description: "Checks if string ends with '.RB', case-insensitive",
+                example: "'my_library.rb' | str ends-with -i '.RB'",
+                result: Some(Value::test_bool(true)),
+            },
         ]
     }
 }
 
 fn action(input: &Value, args: &Arguments, head: Span) -> Value {
     match input {
-        Value::String { val, .. } => Value::boolean(val.ends_with(&args.substring), head),
+        Value::String { val: s, .. } => {
+            let ends_with = if args.case_insensitive {
+                s.to_lowercase().ends_with(&args.substring.to_lowercase())
+            } else {
+                s.ends_with(&args.substring)
+            };
+            Value::boolean(ends_with, head)
+        }
         Value::Error { .. } => input.clone(),
         _ => Value::Error {
             error: ShellError::OnlySupportsThisInputType(
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/strings/str_/starts_with.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/strings/str_/starts_with.rs
index 4a50b967fb..bc43923d78 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/strings/str_/starts_with.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/strings/str_/starts_with.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use nu_protocol::{Example, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature, Span, SyntaxShap
 struct Arguments {
     substring: String,
     cell_paths: Option<Vec<CellPath>>,
+    case_insensitive: bool,
 }
 
 impl CmdArgument for Arguments {
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ impl Command for SubCommand {
                 SyntaxShape::CellPath,
                 "For a data structure input, check strings at the given cell paths, and replace with result",
             )
+            .switch("ignore-case", "search is case insensitive", Some('i'))
             .category(Category::Strings)
     }
 
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ impl Command for SubCommand {
         let args = Arguments {
             substring: substring.item,
             cell_paths,
+            case_insensitive: call.has_flag("ignore-case"),
         };
         operate(action, args, input, call.head, engine_state.ctrlc.clone())
     }
@@ -73,23 +76,40 @@ impl Command for SubCommand {
                 result: Some(Value::test_bool(true)),
             },
             Example {
-                description: "Checks if input string starts with 'my'",
+                description: "Checks if input string starts with 'Car'",
                 example: "'Cargo.toml' | str starts-with 'Car'",
                 result: Some(Value::test_bool(true)),
             },
             Example {
-                description: "Checks if input string starts with 'my'",
+                description: "Checks if input string starts with '.toml'",
                 example: "'Cargo.toml' | str starts-with '.toml'",
                 result: Some(Value::test_bool(false)),
             },
+            Example {
+                description: "Checks if input string starts with 'cargo', case-insensitive",
+                example: "'Cargo.toml' | str starts-with -i 'cargo'",
+                result: Some(Value::test_bool(true)),
+            },
         ]
     }
 }
 
-fn action(input: &Value, Arguments { substring, .. }: &Arguments, head: Span) -> Value {
+fn action(
+    input: &Value,
+    Arguments {
+        substring,
+        case_insensitive,
+        ..
+    }: &Arguments,
+    head: Span,
+) -> Value {
     match input {
         Value::String { val: s, .. } => {
-            let starts_with = s.starts_with(substring);
+            let starts_with = if *case_insensitive {
+                s.to_lowercase().starts_with(&substring.to_lowercase())
+            } else {
+                s.starts_with(substring)
+            };
             Value::boolean(starts_with, head)
         }
         Value::Error { .. } => input.clone(),