diff --git a/conversion/stringconversion.h b/conversion/stringconversion.h
index b9e4a6e..65659cd 100644
--- a/conversion/stringconversion.h
+++ b/conversion/stringconversion.h
@@ -241,6 +241,39 @@ template <typename StringType> bool startsWith(const StringType &str, const type
     return false;
 }
 
+/*!
+ * \brief Returns whether \a str ends with \a phrase.
+ */
+template <typename StringType> bool endsWith(const StringType &str, const StringType &phrase)
+{
+    if (str.size() < phrase.size()) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    for (auto stri = str.cend() - phrase.size(), strend = str.cend(), phrasei = phrase.cbegin();  stri != strend; ++stri, ++phrasei) {
+        if (*stri != *phrasei) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Returns whether \a str ends with \a phrase.
+ */
+template <typename StringType> bool endsWith(const StringType &str, const typename StringType::value_type *phrase)
+{
+    const auto phraseSize = std::strlen(phrase);
+    if (str.size() < phraseSize) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    for (auto stri = str.cend() - phraseSize, strend = str.cend();  stri != strend; ++stri, ++phrase) {
+        if (*stri != *phrase) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
 /*!
  * \brief Returns whether \a str contains the specified \a substrings.
  * \remarks The \a substrings must occur in the specified order.
diff --git a/tests/conversiontests.cpp b/tests/conversiontests.cpp
index 0a33b74..6aa8a23 100644
--- a/tests/conversiontests.cpp
+++ b/tests/conversiontests.cpp
@@ -311,14 +311,24 @@ void ConversionTests::testStringConversions()
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL("findOrReplace()"s, findReplaceTest);
 
     // startsWith()
-    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(!startsWith<string>(findReplaceTest, "findAnd"));
-    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(startsWith<string>(findReplaceTest, "findOr"));
-    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(!startsWith<string>(findReplaceTest, "findAnd"s));
-    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(startsWith<string>(findReplaceTest, "findOr"s));
-    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(startsWith<string>("test"s, "test"s));
-    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(startsWith<string>("test"s, "test"));
-    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(!startsWith<string>("test"s, "tests"s));
-    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(!startsWith<string>("test"s, "tests"));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(!startsWith(findReplaceTest, "findAnd"));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(startsWith(findReplaceTest, "findOr"));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(!startsWith(findReplaceTest, "findAnd"s));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(startsWith(findReplaceTest, "findOr"s));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(startsWith("test"s, "test"s));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(startsWith("test"s, "test"));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(!startsWith("test"s, "tests"s));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(!startsWith("test"s, "tests"));
+
+    // endsWith()
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(!endsWith(findReplaceTest, "AndReplace()"));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(endsWith(findReplaceTest, "OrReplace()"));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(!endsWith(findReplaceTest, "AndReplace()"s));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(endsWith(findReplaceTest, "OrReplace()"s));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(endsWith("test"s, "test"s));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(endsWith("test"s, "test"));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(!endsWith("test"s, " test"s));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(!endsWith("test"s, " test"));
 
     // containsSubstrings()
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT(containsSubstrings<string>("this string contains foo and bar", { "foo", "bar" }));