diff --git a/ql/src/go.qll b/ql/src/go.qll
index b6b4f339420..b7d8af964a1 100644
--- a/ql/src/go.qll
+++ b/ql/src/go.qll
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import semmle.go.Locations
 import semmle.go.Packages
 import semmle.go.Scopes
 import semmle.go.Stmt
-import semmle.go.StringConcatenation
+import semmle.go.StringOps
 import semmle.go.Types
 import semmle.go.controlflow.BasicBlocks
 import semmle.go.controlflow.ControlFlowGraph
diff --git a/ql/src/semmle/go/StringConcatenation.qll b/ql/src/semmle/go/StringConcatenation.qll
deleted file mode 100644
index e7020e9d190..00000000000
--- a/ql/src/semmle/go/StringConcatenation.qll
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Provides predicates for analyzing string concatenations and their operands.
- */
-
-import go
-
-module StringConcatenation {
-  /** Gets the `n`th operand to the string concatenation defining `node`. */
-  DataFlow::Node getOperand(DataFlow::Node node, int n) {
-    node.getType() instanceof StringType and
-    exists(DataFlow::BinaryOperationNode add | add = node and add.getOperator() = "+" |
-      n = 0 and result = add.getLeftOperand()
-      or
-      n = 1 and result = add.getRightOperand()
-    )
-  }
-
-  /** Gets an operand to the string concatenation defining `node`. */
-  DataFlow::Node getAnOperand(DataFlow::Node node) { result = getOperand(node, _) }
-
-  /** Gets the number of operands to the given concatenation. */
-  int getNumOperand(DataFlow::Node node) { result = strictcount(getAnOperand(node)) }
-
-  /** Gets the first operand to the string concatenation defining `node`. */
-  DataFlow::Node getFirstOperand(DataFlow::Node node) { result = getOperand(node, 0) }
-
-  /** Gets the last operand to the string concatenation defining `node`. */
-  DataFlow::Node getLastOperand(DataFlow::Node node) {
-    result = getOperand(node, getNumOperand(node) - 1)
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Holds if `src` flows to `dst` through the `n`th operand of the given concatenation operator.
-   */
-  predicate taintStep(DataFlow::Node src, DataFlow::Node dst, DataFlow::Node operator, int n) {
-    src = getOperand(dst, n) and
-    operator = dst
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Holds if there is a taint step from `src` to `dst` through string concatenation.
-   */
-  predicate taintStep(DataFlow::Node src, DataFlow::Node dst) { taintStep(src, dst, _, _) }
-
-  /**
-   * Holds if `node` is the root of a concatenation tree, that is,
-   * it is a concatenation operator that is not itself the immediate operand to
-   * another concatenation operator.
-   */
-  predicate isRoot(DataFlow::Node node) {
-    exists(getAnOperand(node)) and
-    not node = getAnOperand(_)
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Gets the root of the concatenation tree in which `node` is an operand or operator.
-   */
-  DataFlow::Node getRoot(DataFlow::Node node) { isRoot(result) and node = getAnOperand*(result) }
-}
diff --git a/ql/src/semmle/go/StringOps.qll b/ql/src/semmle/go/StringOps.qll
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..17b310a4210
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ql/src/semmle/go/StringOps.qll
@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+/**
+ * Provides predicates and classes for working with string operations.
+ */
+
+import go
+
+module StringConcatenation {
+  /** Gets the `n`th operand to the string concatenation defining `node`. */
+  DataFlow::Node getOperand(DataFlow::Node node, int n) {
+    node.getType() instanceof StringType and
+    exists(DataFlow::BinaryOperationNode add | add = node and add.getOperator() = "+" |
+      n = 0 and result = add.getLeftOperand()
+      or
+      n = 1 and result = add.getRightOperand()
+    )
+  }
+
+  /** Gets an operand to the string concatenation defining `node`. */
+  DataFlow::Node getAnOperand(DataFlow::Node node) { result = getOperand(node, _) }
+
+  /** Gets the number of operands to the given concatenation. */
+  int getNumOperand(DataFlow::Node node) { result = strictcount(getAnOperand(node)) }
+
+  /** Gets the first operand to the string concatenation defining `node`. */
+  DataFlow::Node getFirstOperand(DataFlow::Node node) { result = getOperand(node, 0) }
+
+  /** Gets the last operand to the string concatenation defining `node`. */
+  DataFlow::Node getLastOperand(DataFlow::Node node) {
+    result = getOperand(node, getNumOperand(node) - 1)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Holds if `src` flows to `dst` through the `n`th operand of the given concatenation operator.
+   */
+  predicate taintStep(DataFlow::Node src, DataFlow::Node dst, DataFlow::Node operator, int n) {
+    src = getOperand(dst, n) and
+    operator = dst
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Holds if there is a taint step from `src` to `dst` through string concatenation.
+   */
+  predicate taintStep(DataFlow::Node src, DataFlow::Node dst) { taintStep(src, dst, _, _) }
+
+  /**
+   * Holds if `node` is the root of a concatenation tree, that is,
+   * it is a concatenation operator that is not itself the immediate operand to
+   * another concatenation operator.
+   */
+  predicate isRoot(DataFlow::Node node) {
+    exists(getAnOperand(node)) and
+    not node = getAnOperand(_)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the root of the concatenation tree in which `node` is an operand or operator.
+   */
+  DataFlow::Node getRoot(DataFlow::Node node) { isRoot(result) and node = getAnOperand*(result) }
+}
+
+module StringOps {
+  /**
+   * A expression that is equivalent to `strings.HasPrefix(A, B)` or `!strings.HasPrefix(A, B)`.
+   *
+   * Extends this class to refine existing API models. If you want to model new APIs,
+   * extend `StringOps::HasPrefix::Range` instead.
+   */
+  class HasPrefix extends DataFlow::Node {
+    HasPrefix::Range range;
+
+    HasPrefix() { range = this }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the `A` in `strings.HasPrefix(A, B)`.
+     */
+    DataFlow::Node getBaseString() { result = range.getBaseString() }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the `B` in `strings.HasPrefix(A, B)`.
+     */
+    DataFlow::Node getSubstring() { result = range.getSubstring() }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the polarity of the check.
+     *
+     * If the polarity is `false` the check returns `true` if the string does not start
+     * with the given substring.
+     */
+    boolean getPolarity() { result = range.getPolarity() }
+  }
+
+  class StartsWith = HasPrefix;
+
+  module HasPrefix {
+    /**
+     * A expression that is equivalent to `strings.HasPrefix(A, B)` or `!strings.HasPrefix(A, B)`.
+     *
+     * Extends this class to model new APIs. If you want to refine existing API models, extend
+     * `StringOps::HasPrefix` instead.
+     */
+    abstract class Range extends DataFlow::Node {
+      /**
+       * Gets the `A` in `strings.HasPrefix(A, B)`.
+       */
+      abstract DataFlow::Node getBaseString();
+
+      /**
+       * Gets the `B` in `strings.HasPrefix(A, B)`.
+       */
+      abstract DataFlow::Node getSubstring();
+
+      /**
+       * Gets the polarity of the check.
+       *
+       * If the polarity is `false` the check returns `true` if the string does not start
+       * with the given substring.
+       */
+      boolean getPolarity() { result = true }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * An expression of form `strings.HasPrefix(A, B)`.
+     */
+    private class StringsHasPrefix extends Range, DataFlow::CallNode {
+      StringsHasPrefix() { getTarget().hasQualifiedName("strings", "HasPrefix") }
+
+      override DataFlow::Node getBaseString() { result = getArgument(0) }
+
+      override DataFlow::Node getSubstring() { result = getArgument(1) }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * An expression of form `strings.Index(A, B) === 0`.
+     */
+    private class HasPrefix_IndexOfEquals extends Range, DataFlow::EqualityTestNode {
+      DataFlow::CallNode indexOf;
+
+      HasPrefix_IndexOfEquals() {
+        indexOf.getTarget().hasQualifiedName("strings", "Index") and
+        getAnOperand() = globalValueNumber(indexOf).getANode() and
+        getAnOperand().getIntValue() = 0
+      }
+
+      override DataFlow::Node getBaseString() { result = indexOf.getArgument(0) }
+
+      override DataFlow::Node getSubstring() { result = indexOf.getArgument(1) }
+
+      override boolean getPolarity() { result = expr.getPolarity() }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * A comparison of form `x[0] === 'k'` for some rune literal `k`.
+     */
+    private class HasPrefix_FirstCharacter extends Range, DataFlow::EqualityTestNode {
+      DataFlow::ElementReadNode read;
+      DataFlow::Node runeLiteral;
+
+      HasPrefix_FirstCharacter() {
+        read.getBase().getType().getUnderlyingType() instanceof StringType and
+        read.getIndex().getIntValue() = 0 and
+        eq(_, globalValueNumber(read).getANode(), runeLiteral)
+      }
+
+      override DataFlow::Node getBaseString() { result = read.getBase() }
+
+      override DataFlow::Node getSubstring() { result = runeLiteral }
+
+      override boolean getPolarity() { result = expr.getPolarity() }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * A comparison of form `x[:len(y)] === y`.
+     */
+    private class HasPrefix_Substring extends Range, DataFlow::EqualityTestNode {
+      DataFlow::SliceNode slice;
+      DataFlow::Node substring;
+
+      HasPrefix_Substring() {
+        eq(_, slice, substring) and
+        slice.getLow().getIntValue() = 0 and
+        (
+          exists(DataFlow::CallNode len |
+            len = Builtin::len().getACall() and
+            len.getArgument(0) = globalValueNumber(substring).getANode() and
+            slice.getHigh() = globalValueNumber(len).getANode()
+          )
+          or
+          substring.getStringValue().length() = slice.getHigh().getIntValue()
+        )
+      }
+
+      override DataFlow::Node getBaseString() { result = slice.getBase() }
+
+      override DataFlow::Node getSubstring() { result = substring }
+
+      override boolean getPolarity() { result = expr.getPolarity() }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/StringOps/HasPrefix.expected b/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/StringOps/HasPrefix.expected
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..24fb68401ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/StringOps/HasPrefix.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+| main.go:7:9:7:33 | call to HasPrefix | main.go:7:27:7:28 | s1 | main.go:7:31:7:32 | s2 | true |
+| main.go:8:3:8:10 | ...==... | main.go:6:23:6:24 | s1 | main.go:6:27:6:28 | s2 | true |
+| main.go:9:3:9:14 | ...!=... | main.go:9:3:9:4 | s1 | main.go:9:12:9:14 | 'x' | false |
+| main.go:10:3:10:21 | ...==... | main.go:10:3:10:4 | s1 | main.go:10:20:10:21 | s2 | true |
+| main.go:11:3:11:20 | ...==... | main.go:11:3:11:4 | s1 | main.go:11:19:11:20 | s2 | true |
+| main.go:12:3:12:18 | ...==... | main.go:12:3:12:4 | s1 | main.go:12:14:12:18 | "hi!" | true |
diff --git a/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/StringOps/HasPrefix.ql b/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/StringOps/HasPrefix.ql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0bf1cf03a47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/StringOps/HasPrefix.ql
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import go
+
+from StringOps::HasPrefix hp
+select hp, hp.getBaseString(), hp.getSubstring(), hp.getPolarity()
diff --git a/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/StringOps/main.go b/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/StringOps/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7e482c7d20e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/StringOps/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package main
+
+import "strings"
+
+func test(s1, s2 string) bool {
+	idx := strings.Index(s1, s2)
+	return strings.HasPrefix(s1, s2) ||
+		idx == 0 ||
+		s1[0] != 'x' ||
+		s1[0:len(s2)] == s2 ||
+		s1[:len(s2)] == s2 ||
+		s1[0:3] == "hi!"
+}