diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 5c0bf5958..780105f3b 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "require": {
         "php": "^7.0",
         "ext-pdo": "*",
-        "doctrine/collections": "~1.3",
+        "doctrine/collections": "^1.4",
         "doctrine/dbal": ">=2.5-dev,<2.7-dev",
         "doctrine/instantiator": "~1.0.1",
         "doctrine/common": "^2.7.1",
diff --git a/docs/en/reference/working-with-associations.rst b/docs/en/reference/working-with-associations.rst
index df7dd5955..e115efbc9 100644
--- a/docs/en/reference/working-with-associations.rst
+++ b/docs/en/reference/working-with-associations.rst
@@ -716,6 +716,8 @@ methods:
 * ``in($field, array $values)``
 * ``notIn($field, array $values)``
 * ``contains($field, $value)``
+* ``startsWith($field, $value)``
+* ``endsWith($field, $value)``
 
 
 .. note::
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/Entity/BasicEntityPersister.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/Entity/BasicEntityPersister.php
index e3d0a165f..5cccadbe2 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/Entity/BasicEntityPersister.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/Entity/BasicEntityPersister.php
@@ -87,16 +87,18 @@ class BasicEntityPersister implements EntityPersister
      * @var array
      */
     static private $comparisonMap = [
-        Comparison::EQ       => '= %s',
-        Comparison::IS       => '= %s',
-        Comparison::NEQ      => '!= %s',
-        Comparison::GT       => '> %s',
-        Comparison::GTE      => '>= %s',
-        Comparison::LT       => '< %s',
-        Comparison::LTE      => '<= %s',
-        Comparison::IN       => 'IN (%s)',
-        Comparison::NIN      => 'NOT IN (%s)',
-        Comparison::CONTAINS => 'LIKE %s',
+        Comparison::EQ          => '= %s',
+        Comparison::IS          => '= %s',
+        Comparison::NEQ         => '!= %s',
+        Comparison::GT          => '> %s',
+        Comparison::GTE         => '>= %s',
+        Comparison::LT          => '< %s',
+        Comparison::LTE         => '<= %s',
+        Comparison::IN          => 'IN (%s)',
+        Comparison::NIN         => 'NOT IN (%s)',
+        Comparison::CONTAINS    => 'LIKE %s',
+        Comparison::STARTS_WITH => 'LIKE %s',
+        Comparison::ENDS_WITH   => 'LIKE %s',
     ];
 
     /**
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/SqlValueVisitor.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/SqlValueVisitor.php
index 2b3bdedc4..c8df1919d 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/SqlValueVisitor.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/SqlValueVisitor.php
@@ -111,8 +111,18 @@ class SqlValueVisitor extends ExpressionVisitor
     {
         $value = $comparison->getValue()->getValue();
 
-        return $comparison->getOperator() == Comparison::CONTAINS
-            ? "%{$value}%"
-            : $value;
+        switch ($comparison->getOperator()) {
+            case Comparison::CONTAINS:
+                return "%{$value}%";
+
+            case Comparison::STARTS_WITH:
+                return "{$value}%";
+
+            case Comparison::ENDS_WITH:
+                return "%{$value}";
+
+            default:
+                return $value;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/QueryExpressionVisitor.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/QueryExpressionVisitor.php
index dbdaeb40c..8b00d998e 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/QueryExpressionVisitor.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/QueryExpressionVisitor.php
@@ -185,6 +185,16 @@ class QueryExpressionVisitor extends ExpressionVisitor
                 $parameter->setValue('%' . $parameter->getValue() . '%', $parameter->getType());
                 $this->parameters[] = $parameter;
 
+                return $this->expr->like($field, $placeholder);
+            case Comparison::STARTS_WITH:
+                $parameter->setValue($parameter->getValue() . '%', $parameter->getType());
+                $this->parameters[] = $parameter;
+
+                return $this->expr->like($field, $placeholder);
+            case Comparison::ENDS_WITH:
+                $parameter->setValue('%' . $parameter->getValue(), $parameter->getType());
+                $this->parameters[] = $parameter;
+
                 return $this->expr->like($field, $placeholder);
             default:
                 $operator = self::convertComparisonOperator($comparison->getOperator());
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/EntityRepositoryTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/EntityRepositoryTest.php
index d329b8556..ebc7acee9 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/EntityRepositoryTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/EntityRepositoryTest.php
@@ -910,6 +910,38 @@ class EntityRepositoryTest extends OrmFunctionalTestCase
         $this->assertEquals(2, count($users));
     }
 
+    public function testMatchingCriteriaStartsWithComparison()
+    {
+        $this->loadFixture();
+
+        $repository = $this->_em->getRepository(CmsUser::class);
+
+        $users = $repository->matching(new Criteria(Criteria::expr()->startsWith('name', 'Foo')));
+        $this->assertCount(0, $users);
+
+        $users = $repository->matching(new Criteria(Criteria::expr()->startsWith('name', 'R')));
+        $this->assertCount(1, $users);
+
+        $users = $repository->matching(new Criteria(Criteria::expr()->startsWith('status', 'de')));
+        $this->assertCount(2, $users);
+    }
+
+    public function testMatchingCriteriaEndsWithComparison()
+    {
+        $this->loadFixture();
+
+        $repository = $this->_em->getRepository(CmsUser::class);
+
+        $users = $repository->matching(new Criteria(Criteria::expr()->endsWith('name', 'foo')));
+        $this->assertCount(0, $users);
+
+        $users = $repository->matching(new Criteria(Criteria::expr()->endsWith('name', 'oman')));
+        $this->assertCount(1, $users);
+
+        $users = $repository->matching(new Criteria(Criteria::expr()->endsWith('status', 'ev')));
+        $this->assertCount(2, $users);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @group DDC-2478
      */
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Query/QueryExpressionVisitorTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Query/QueryExpressionVisitorTest.php
index 4e7434c85..0e306ab06 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Query/QueryExpressionVisitorTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Query/QueryExpressionVisitorTest.php
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ class QueryExpressionVisitorTest extends TestCase
 
             [$cb->contains('field', 'value'), $qb->like('o.field', ':field'), new Parameter('field', '%value%')],
 
+            [$cb->startsWith('field', 'value'), $qb->like('o.field', ':field'), new Parameter('field', 'value%')],
+            [$cb->endsWith('field', 'value'), $qb->like('o.field', ':field'), new Parameter('field', '%value')],
+
             // Test parameter conversion
             [$cb->eq('object.field', 'value'), $qb->eq('o.object.field', ':object_field'), new Parameter('object_field', 'value')],