diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
index 369d7bd863..3ed3027441 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ pub fn create_default_context() -> EngineState {
             StrDistance,
             StrDowncase,
             StrEndswith,
+            StrJoin,
             StrReplace,
             StrIndexOf,
             StrKebabCase,
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/example_test.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/example_test.rs
index e570136129..0180262954 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/example_test.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/example_test.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use crate::To;
 #[cfg(test)]
 use super::{
     Ansi, Date, From, If, Into, LetEnv, Math, Path, Random, Split, SplitColumn, SplitRow, Str,
-    StrCollect, StrLength, StrReplace, Url, Wrap,
+    StrJoin, StrLength, StrReplace, Url, Wrap,
 };
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ pub fn test_examples(cmd: impl Command + 'static) {
         // Try to keep this working set small to keep tests running as fast as possible
         let mut working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(&*engine_state);
         working_set.add_decl(Box::new(Str));
-        working_set.add_decl(Box::new(StrCollect));
+        working_set.add_decl(Box::new(StrJoin));
         working_set.add_decl(Box::new(StrLength));
         working_set.add_decl(Box::new(StrReplace));
         working_set.add_decl(Box::new(BuildString));
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/strings/str_/join.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/strings/str_/join.rs
index 551594ab91..fe8f659514 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/strings/str_/join.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/strings/str_/join.rs
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@ use nu_protocol::{
 };
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
-pub struct StrCollect;
+pub struct StrJoin;
 
-impl Command for StrCollect {
+impl Command for StrJoin {
     fn name(&self) -> &str {
-        "str collect"
+        "str join"
     }
 
     fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
-        Signature::build("str collect")
+        Signature::build("str join")
             .optional(
                 "separator",
                 SyntaxShape::String,
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ impl Command for StrCollect {
     }
 
     fn search_terms(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
-        vec!["join", "concatenate"]
+        vec!["collect", "concatenate"]
     }
 
     fn run(
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ impl Command for StrCollect {
         vec![
             Example {
                 description: "Create a string from input",
-                example: "['nu', 'shell'] | str collect",
+                example: "['nu', 'shell'] | str join",
                 result: Some(Value::String {
                     val: "nushell".to_string(),
                     span: Span::test_data(),
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ impl Command for StrCollect {
             },
             Example {
                 description: "Create a string from input with a separator",
-                example: "['nu', 'shell'] | str collect '-'",
+                example: "['nu', 'shell'] | str join '-'",
                 result: Some(Value::String {
                     val: "nu-shell".to_string(),
                     span: Span::test_data(),
@@ -101,6 +101,6 @@ mod tests {
     fn test_examples() {
         use crate::test_examples;
 
-        test_examples(StrCollect {})
+        test_examples(StrJoin {})
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/strings/str_/mod.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/strings/str_/mod.rs
index cbe3ee0050..26744205b5 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/strings/str_/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/strings/str_/mod.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ mod contains;
 mod distance;
 mod ends_with;
 mod index_of;
+mod join;
 mod length;
 mod lpad;
 mod replace;
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ pub use contains::SubCommand as StrContains;
 pub use distance::SubCommand as StrDistance;
 pub use ends_with::SubCommand as StrEndswith;
 pub use index_of::SubCommand as StrIndexOf;
+pub use join::*;
 pub use length::SubCommand as StrLength;
 pub use lpad::SubCommand as StrLpad;
 pub use replace::SubCommand as StrReplace;