diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/strings/split/column.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/strings/split/column.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb3836ee3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/strings/split/column.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+use nu_engine::CallExt;
+use nu_protocol::{
+    ast::Call,
+    engine::{Command, EvaluationContext},
+    IntoValueStream, ShellError, Signature, Span, Spanned, SyntaxShape, Type, Value,
+};
+
+pub struct SubCommand;
+
+impl Command for SubCommand {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "split column"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
+        Signature::build("split column")
+            .required(
+                "separator",
+                SyntaxShape::String,
+                "the character that denotes what separates columns",
+            )
+            .switch("collapse-empty", "remove empty columns", Some('c'))
+            .rest(
+                "rest",
+                SyntaxShape::String,
+                "column names to give the new columns",
+            )
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "splits contents across multiple columns via the separator."
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        context: &EvaluationContext,
+        call: &Call,
+        input: Value,
+    ) -> Result<nu_protocol::Value, nu_protocol::ShellError> {
+        split_column(context, call, input)
+    }
+}
+
+fn split_column(
+    context: &EvaluationContext,
+    call: &Call,
+    input: Value,
+) -> Result<nu_protocol::Value, nu_protocol::ShellError> {
+    let name_span = call.head;
+    let separator: Spanned<String> = call.req(context, 0)?;
+    let rest: Vec<Spanned<String>> = call.rest(context, 1)?;
+    let collapse_empty = call.has_flag("collapse-empty");
+
+    Ok(match input {
+        Value::List { vals, span } => Value::List {
+            vals: vals
+                .iter()
+                .map(move |x| split_column_helper(x, &separator, &rest, collapse_empty, name_span))
+                .collect(),
+            span,
+        },
+        Value::Stream { stream, span } => Value::Stream {
+            stream: stream
+                .map(move |x| split_column_helper(&x, &separator, &rest, collapse_empty, name_span))
+                .into_value_stream(),
+            span,
+        },
+        v => {
+            if v.as_string().is_ok() {
+                Value::List {
+                    vals: vec![split_column_helper(
+                        &v,
+                        &separator,
+                        &rest,
+                        collapse_empty,
+                        name_span,
+                    )],
+                    span: call.head,
+                }
+            } else {
+                Value::Error {
+                    error: ShellError::PipelineMismatch {
+                        expected: Type::String,
+                        expected_span: call.head,
+                        origin: v.span(),
+                    },
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    })
+}
+
+fn split_column_helper(
+    v: &Value,
+    separator: &Spanned<String>,
+    rest: &[Spanned<String>],
+    collapse_empty: bool,
+    head: Span,
+) -> Value {
+    if let Ok(s) = v.as_string() {
+        let splitter = separator.item.replace("\\n", "\n");
+
+        let split_result: Vec<_> = if collapse_empty {
+            s.split(&splitter).filter(|s| !s.is_empty()).collect()
+        } else {
+            s.split(&splitter).collect()
+        };
+
+        let positional: Vec<_> = rest.iter().map(|f| f.item.clone()).collect();
+
+        // If they didn't provide column names, make up our own
+
+        let mut cols = vec![];
+        let mut vals = vec![];
+        if positional.is_empty() {
+            let mut gen_columns = vec![];
+            for i in 0..split_result.len() {
+                gen_columns.push(format!("Column{}", i + 1));
+            }
+
+            for (&k, v) in split_result.iter().zip(&gen_columns) {
+                cols.push(v.to_string());
+                vals.push(Value::String {
+                    val: k.into(),
+                    span: head,
+                });
+            }
+        } else {
+            for (&k, v) in split_result.iter().zip(&positional) {
+                cols.push(v.into());
+                vals.push(Value::String {
+                    val: k.into(),
+                    span: head,
+                })
+            }
+        }
+        Value::Record {
+            cols,
+            vals,
+            span: head,
+        }
+    } else {
+        Value::Error {
+            error: ShellError::PipelineMismatch {
+                expected: Type::String,
+                expected_span: head,
+                origin: v.span(),
+            },
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// #[cfg(test)]
+// mod tests {
+//     use super::ShellError;
+//     use super::SubCommand;
+
+//     #[test]
+//     fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
+//         use crate::examples::test as test_examples;
+
+//         test_examples(SubCommand {})
+//     }
+// }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/strings/split/row.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/strings/split/row.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a4602e2ca4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/strings/split/row.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+use nu_engine::CallExt;
+use nu_protocol::{
+    ast::Call,
+    engine::{Command, EvaluationContext},
+    IntoValueStream, ShellError, Signature, Span, Spanned, SyntaxShape, Type, Value,
+};
+
+pub struct SubCommand;
+
+impl Command for SubCommand {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "split row"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
+        Signature::build("split row").required(
+            "separator",
+            SyntaxShape::String,
+            "the character that denotes what separates rows",
+        )
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "splits contents over multiple rows via the separator."
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        context: &EvaluationContext,
+        call: &Call,
+        input: Value,
+    ) -> Result<nu_protocol::Value, nu_protocol::ShellError> {
+        split_row(context, call, input)
+    }
+}
+
+fn split_row(
+    context: &EvaluationContext,
+    call: &Call,
+    input: Value,
+) -> Result<nu_protocol::Value, nu_protocol::ShellError> {
+    let name_span = call.head;
+    let separator: Spanned<String> = call.req(context, 0)?;
+
+    Ok(match input {
+        Value::List { vals, span } => Value::List {
+            vals: vals
+                .iter()
+                .flat_map(move |x| split_row_helper(x, &separator, name_span))
+                .collect(),
+            span,
+        },
+        Value::Stream { stream, span } => Value::Stream {
+            stream: stream
+                .flat_map(move |x| split_row_helper(&x, &separator, name_span))
+                .into_value_stream(),
+            span,
+        },
+        v => {
+            let v_span = v.span();
+            if v.as_string().is_ok() {
+                Value::List {
+                    vals: split_row_helper(&v, &separator, name_span),
+                    span: v_span,
+                }
+            } else {
+                Value::Error {
+                    error: ShellError::PipelineMismatch {
+                        expected: Type::String,
+                        expected_span: call.head,
+                        origin: v.span(),
+                    },
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    })
+}
+
+fn split_row_helper(v: &Value, separator: &Spanned<String>, name: Span) -> Vec<Value> {
+    if let Ok(s) = v.as_string() {
+        let splitter = separator.item.replace("\\n", "\n");
+        s.split(&splitter)
+            .filter_map(|s| {
+                if s.trim() != "" {
+                    Some(Value::String {
+                        val: s.into(),
+                        span: v.span(),
+                    })
+                } else {
+                    None
+                }
+            })
+            .collect()
+    } else {
+        vec![Value::Error {
+            error: ShellError::PipelineMismatch {
+                expected: Type::String,
+                expected_span: name,
+                origin: v.span(),
+            },
+        }]
+    }
+}
+
+// #[cfg(test)]
+// mod tests {
+//     use super::ShellError;
+//     use super::SubCommand;
+
+//     #[test]
+//     fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
+//         use crate::examples::test as test_examples;
+
+//         test_examples(SubCommand {})
+//     }
+// }
diff --git a/src/tests.rs b/src/tests.rs
index 0efd0b513a..b3921acbf4 100644
--- a/src/tests.rs
+++ b/src/tests.rs
@@ -540,3 +540,16 @@ fn string_cell_path() -> TestResult {
         "c",
     )
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn split_row() -> TestResult {
+    run_test(r#""hello world" | split row " " | get 1"#, "world")
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn split_column() -> TestResult {
+    run_test(
+        r#""hello world" | split column " " | get "Column1".0"#,
+        "hello",
+    )
+}