diff --git a/netbox/utilities/templatetags/helpers.py b/netbox/utilities/templatetags/helpers.py
index aa17728b7..cc0b3b2e4 100644
--- a/netbox/utilities/templatetags/helpers.py
+++ b/netbox/utilities/templatetags/helpers.py
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ def gfm(value):
     return mark_safe(html)
 
 
+@register.filter()
+def startswith(value, arg):
+    """
+    Test whether a string starts with the given argument
+    """
+    return str(value).startswith(arg)
+
+
 @register.filter()
 def user_can_add(model, user):
     perm_name = '{}:add_{}'.format(model._meta.app_label, model.__class__.__name__.lower())