diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 546a019..ebdab65 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ Note: The methods listed below are subject to change until we reach a 1.0.0 rele
     * [safeTruncate](#safetruncate)
     * [reverse](#reverse)
     * [shuffle](#shuffle)
+    * [longestCommonPrefix](#longestcommonprefix)
+    * [longestCommonSuffix](#longestcommonsuffix)
 * [Tests](#tests)
 * [License](#license)
 
@@ -511,13 +513,37 @@ S::trim(string $str)
 Trims $str. An alias for PHP's trim() function.
 
 ```php
-S::create('fòô bàř')->trim();
+S::create('fòô bàř', 'UTF-8')->trim();
 S::trim(' fòô bàř ')  // 'fòô bàř'
 ```
 
-## TODO
+##### longestCommonPrefix
 
-**longestCommonPrefix**
+$stringy->longestCommonPrefix(string $otherString)
+
+S::longestCommonPrefix(string $str, string $otherString [, $encoding ])
+
+Finds the longest common prefix between $str and $otherString.
+
+```php
+S::create('fòô bar', 'UTF-8')->longestCommonPrefix('fòr bar');
+S::longestCommonPrefix('fòô bar', 'fòr bar', 'UTF-8');  // 'fò'
+```
+
+##### longestCommonSuffix
+
+$stringy->longestCommonSuffix(string $otherString)
+
+S::longestCommonSuffix(string $str, string $otherString [, $encoding ])
+
+Finds the longest common suffix between $str and $otherString.
+
+```php
+S::create('fòô bàř', 'UTF-8')->longestCommonSuffix('fòr bàř');
+S::longestCommonSuffix('fòô bàř', 'fòr bàř', 'UTF-8');  // ' bàř'
+```
+
+## TODO
 
 **longestCommonSubstring**
 
diff --git a/src/Stringy/StaticStringy.php b/src/Stringy/StaticStringy.php
index 9471175..87c73a0 100644
--- a/src/Stringy/StaticStringy.php
+++ b/src/Stringy/StaticStringy.php
@@ -399,4 +399,26 @@ class StaticStringy
     {
         return trim($str);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Finds the longest common prefix between $str and $otherString.
+     *
+     * @return  string  The longest common prefix
+     */
+    public function longestCommonPrefix($str, $otherString, $encoding = null)
+    {
+        return Stringy::create($str, $encoding)
+                      ->longestCommonPrefix($otherString)->str;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Finds the longest common suffix between $str and $otherString.
+     *
+     * @return  string  The longest common suffix
+     */
+    public function longestCommonSuffix($str, $otherString, $encoding = null)
+    {
+        return Stringy::create($str, $encoding)
+                      ->longestCommonSuffix($otherString)->str;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Stringy/Stringy.php b/src/Stringy/Stringy.php
index f20e82a..b2604bf 100644
--- a/src/Stringy/Stringy.php
+++ b/src/Stringy/Stringy.php
@@ -625,4 +625,56 @@ class Stringy
 
         return $this;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Finds the longest common prefix between $str and $otherString.
+     *
+     * @return  Stringy  Object with its $str being the longest common prefix
+     */
+    public function longestCommonPrefix($otherString)
+    {
+        $maxLength = min(mb_strlen($this->str, $this->encoding),
+            mb_strlen($otherString, $this->encoding));
+
+        $longestCommonPrefix = '';
+        for ($i = 0; $i < $maxLength; $i++) {
+            $char = mb_substr($this->str, $i, 1, $this->encoding);
+
+            if ($char == mb_substr($otherString, $i, 1, $this->encoding)) {
+                $longestCommonPrefix .= $char;
+            } else {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        $this->str = $longestCommonPrefix;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Finds the longest common suffix between $str and $otherString.
+     *
+     * @return  Stringy  Object with its $str being the longest common suffix
+     */
+    public function longestCommonSuffix($otherString)
+    {
+        $strLength = mb_strlen($this->str, $this->encoding);
+        $maxLength = min($strLength, mb_strlen($otherString, $this->encoding));
+
+        $longestCommonSuffix = '';
+        for ($i = 1; $i <= $maxLength; $i++) {
+            $char = mb_substr($this->str, -$i, 1, $this->encoding);
+
+            if ($char == mb_substr($otherString, -$i, 1, $this->encoding)) {
+                $longestCommonSuffix = $char . $longestCommonSuffix;
+            } else {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        $this->str = $longestCommonSuffix;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Stringy/CommonTest.php b/tests/Stringy/CommonTest.php
index ca35dc2..76e8ba9 100644
--- a/tests/Stringy/CommonTest.php
+++ b/tests/Stringy/CommonTest.php
@@ -463,6 +463,42 @@ class CommonTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         return $testData;
     }
 
+    public function stringsForLongestCommonPrefix()
+    {
+        $testData = array(
+            array('foo', 'foobar', 'foo bar'),
+            array('foo bar', 'foo bar', 'foo bar'),
+            array('f', 'foo bar', 'far boo'),
+            array('', 'toy car', 'foo bar'),
+            array('', 'foo bar', ''),
+            array('fòô', 'fòôbar', 'fòô bar', 'UTF-8'),
+            array('fòô bar', 'fòô bar', 'fòô bar', 'UTF-8'),
+            array('fò', 'fòô bar', 'fòr bar', 'UTF-8'),
+            array('', 'toy car', 'fòô bar', 'UTF-8'),
+            array('', 'fòô bar', '', 'UTF-8'),
+        );
+
+        return $testData;
+    }
+
+    public function stringsForLongestCommonSuffix()
+    {
+        $testData = array(
+            array('bar', 'foobar', 'foo bar'),
+            array('foo bar', 'foo bar', 'foo bar'),
+            array('ar', 'foo bar', 'boo far'),
+            array('', 'foo bad', 'foo bar'),
+            array('', 'foo bar', ''),
+            array('bàř', 'fòôbàř', 'fòô bàř', 'UTF-8'),
+            array('fòô bàř', 'fòô bàř', 'fòô bàř', 'UTF-8'),
+            array(' bàř', 'fòô bàř', 'fòr bàř', 'UTF-8'),
+            array('', 'toy car', 'fòô bàř', 'UTF-8'),
+            array('', 'fòô bàř', '', 'UTF-8'),
+        );
+
+        return $testData;
+    }
+
     // A test is required so as not to throw an error
     // This is a lot cleaner than using PHPUnit's mocks to spy
     public function test() {
diff --git a/tests/Stringy/StaticStringyTest.php b/tests/Stringy/StaticStringyTest.php
index 5e56508..73bc482 100644
--- a/tests/Stringy/StaticStringyTest.php
+++ b/tests/Stringy/StaticStringyTest.php
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ class StaticStringyTestCase extends CommonTest
      * @dataProvider stringsForSafeTruncate
      */
     public function testSafeTruncate($expected, $str, $length, $substring = '',
-                                 $encoding = null)
+                                     $encoding = null)
     {
         $result = S::safeTruncate($str, $length, $substring, $encoding);
         $this->assertEquals($expected, $result);
@@ -268,4 +268,24 @@ class StaticStringyTestCase extends CommonTest
         $result = S::trim($str);
         $this->assertEquals($expected, $result);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider stringsForLongestCommonPrefix
+     */
+    public function testLongestCommonPrefix($expected, $str, $otherString,
+                                            $encoding = null)
+    {
+        $result = S::longestCommonPrefix($str, $otherString, $encoding);
+        $this->assertEquals($expected, $result);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider stringsForLongestCommonSuffix
+     */
+    public function testLongestCommonSuffix($expected, $str, $otherString,
+                                            $encoding = null)
+    {
+        $result = S::longestCommonSuffix($str, $otherString, $encoding);
+        $this->assertEquals($expected, $result);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Stringy/StringyTest.php b/tests/Stringy/StringyTest.php
index b91e066..ba49bef 100644
--- a/tests/Stringy/StringyTest.php
+++ b/tests/Stringy/StringyTest.php
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ class StringyTestCase extends CommonTest
      * @dataProvider stringsForSafeTruncate
      */
     public function testSafeTruncate($expected, $str, $length, $substring = '',
-                                 $encoding = null)
+                                     $encoding = null)
     {
         $result = S::create($str, $encoding)->safeTruncate($length, $substring);
         $this->assertEquals($expected, $result);
@@ -268,4 +268,26 @@ class StringyTestCase extends CommonTest
         $result = S::create($str)->trim();
         $this->assertEquals($expected, $result);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider stringsForLongestCommonPrefix
+     */
+    public function testLongestCommonPrefix($expected, $str, $otherString,
+                                            $encoding = null)
+    {
+        $result = S::create($str, $encoding)
+                   ->longestCommonPrefix($otherString);
+        $this->assertEquals($expected, $result);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider stringsForLongestCommonSuffix
+     */
+    public function testLongestCommonSuffix($expected, $str, $otherString,
+                                            $encoding = null)
+    {
+        $result = S::create($str, $encoding)
+                   ->longestCommonSuffix($otherString);
+        $this->assertEquals($expected, $result);
+    }
 }