diff --git a/base/include/android-base/strings.h b/base/include/android-base/strings.h
index 8e9716f..b1c22c9 100644
--- a/base/include/android-base/strings.h
+++ b/base/include/android-base/strings.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include <sstream>
 #include <string>
+#include <string_view>
 #include <vector>
 
 namespace android {
@@ -68,5 +69,21 @@
 // Tests whether 'lhs' equals 'rhs', ignoring case.
 bool EqualsIgnoreCase(std::string_view lhs, std::string_view rhs);
 
+// Removes `prefix` from the start of the given string and returns true (if
+// it was present), false otherwise.
+inline bool ConsumePrefix(std::string_view* s, std::string_view prefix) {
+  if (!StartsWith(*s, prefix)) return false;
+  s->remove_prefix(prefix.size());
+  return true;
+}
+
+// Removes `suffix` from the end of the given string and returns true (if
+// it was present), false otherwise.
+inline bool ConsumeSuffix(std::string_view* s, std::string_view suffix) {
+  if (!EndsWith(*s, suffix)) return false;
+  s->remove_suffix(suffix.size());
+  return true;
+}
+
 }  // namespace base
 }  // namespace android
diff --git a/base/strings_test.cpp b/base/strings_test.cpp
index 9d74094..ca3c0b8 100644
--- a/base/strings_test.cpp
+++ b/base/strings_test.cpp
@@ -295,3 +295,19 @@
 TEST(strings, ubsan_28729303) {
   android::base::Split("/dev/null", ":");
 }
+
+TEST(strings, ConsumePrefix) {
+  std::string_view s{"foo.bar"};
+  ASSERT_FALSE(android::base::ConsumePrefix(&s, "bar."));
+  ASSERT_EQ("foo.bar", s);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(android::base::ConsumePrefix(&s, "foo."));
+  ASSERT_EQ("bar", s);
+}
+
+TEST(strings, ConsumeSuffix) {
+  std::string_view s{"foo.bar"};
+  ASSERT_FALSE(android::base::ConsumeSuffix(&s, ".foo"));
+  ASSERT_EQ("foo.bar", s);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(android::base::ConsumeSuffix(&s, ".bar"));
+  ASSERT_EQ("foo", s);
+}