diff --git a/src/flextype/core/Parsers/Shortcodes/StringsShortcode.php b/src/flextype/core/Parsers/Shortcodes/StringsShortcode.php
index 8a36e683..37bc59b2 100644
--- a/src/flextype/core/Parsers/Shortcodes/StringsShortcode.php
+++ b/src/flextype/core/Parsers/Shortcodes/StringsShortcode.php
@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@ parsers()->shortcodes()->addHandler('strings', static function (ShortcodeInterfa
         if ($key == 'finish') {
             $content = strings($content)->{'finish'}(isset($vars[0]) ? (string) $vars[0] : '')->toString();
         }
+
+        if ($key == 'firstSegment') {
+            $content = strings($content)->{'firstSegment'}(isset($vars[0]) ? (string) $vars[0] : ' ')->toString();
+        }
     }
     
     return (string) $content;
diff --git a/tests/src/flextype/core/Parsers/Shortcodes/StringsShortcodeTest.php b/tests/src/flextype/core/Parsers/Shortcodes/StringsShortcodeTest.php
index 5007bbd3..7a869ed2 100644
--- a/tests/src/flextype/core/Parsers/Shortcodes/StringsShortcodeTest.php
+++ b/tests/src/flextype/core/Parsers/Shortcodes/StringsShortcodeTest.php
@@ -94,4 +94,8 @@ test('[strings] shortcode', function () {
 
     // finish
     $this->assertEquals("/movies/sg-1/season-5/episode-21/", parsers()->shortcodes()->parse('[strings finish="/"]/movies/sg-1/season-5/episode-21[/strings]'));
+
+    // firstSegment
+    $this->assertEquals("SG-1", parsers()->shortcodes()->parse('[strings firstSegment]SG-1 returns from an off-world mission[/strings]'));
+    $this->assertEquals("SG", parsers()->shortcodes()->parse('[strings firstSegment="-"]SG-1 returns from an off-world mission[/strings]'));
 });
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