diff --git a/core/smn_string.cpp b/core/smn_string.cpp
index ca1bf21b..fbeb139f 100644
--- a/core/smn_string.cpp
+++ b/core/smn_string.cpp
@@ -74,6 +74,21 @@ static cell_t sm_strcmp(IPluginContext *pCtx, const cell_t *params)
 	return (func(str1, str2));
 }
 
+static cell_t sm_strncmp(IPluginContext *pCtx, const cell_t *params)
+{
+	char *str1, *str2;
+
+	pCtx->LocalToString(params[1], &str1);
+	pCtx->LocalToString(params[2], &str2);
+	
+	if  (params[4])
+	{
+		return strncmp(str1, str2, (size_t)params[3]);
+	} else {
+		return strncasecmp(str1, str2, (size_t)params[3]);
+	}
+}
+
 static cell_t sm_strcopy(IPluginContext *pCtx, const cell_t *params)
 {
 	char *dest, *src;
@@ -316,6 +331,7 @@ REGISTER_NATIVES(basicStrings)
 	{"StrBreak",			StrBreak},
 	{"StrContains",			sm_contain},
 	{"StrCompare",			sm_strcmp},
+	{"StrCompareN",			sm_strncmp},
 	{"StrCopy",				sm_strcopy},
 	{"StringToInt",			sm_strconvint},
 	{"IntToString",			sm_numtostr},
diff --git a/plugins/include/string.inc b/plugins/include/string.inc
index 4eef8021..5060a0bf 100644
--- a/plugins/include/string.inc
+++ b/plugins/include/string.inc
@@ -55,7 +55,29 @@ native StrContains(const String:str[], const String:substr[], bool:caseSensitive
  *						0 if str1 == str2
  *						1 if str1 > str2
  */
-native StrCompare(const String:str1[], const String:str2[], bool:caseSensitive=true);
+native strcmp(const String:str1[], const String:str2[], bool:caseSensitive=true);
+
+/**
+ * Compares two strings parts lexographically.
+ *
+ * @param str1			First string (left).
+ * @param str2			Second string (right).
+ * @param num			Number of characters to compare.
+ * @param caseSensitive	If true (default), comparison is case sensitive.
+ *						If false, comparison is case insensitive.
+ * @return				-1 if str1 < str2
+ *						0 if str1 == str2
+ *						1 if str1 > str2
+ */
+native strncmp(const String:str1[], const String:str2[], num, bool:caseSensitive=true);
+
+/**
+ * Backwards compatible stock - StrCompare is now strcmp
+ */
+stock StrCompare(const String:str1[], const String:str2[], bool:caseSensitive=true)
+{
+	return strcmp(str1, str2, caseSensitive);
+}
 
 /**
  * Returns whether two strings are equal.
diff --git a/public/sm_platform.h b/public/sm_platform.h
index 499050f3..d78b3c75 100644
--- a/public/sm_platform.h
+++ b/public/sm_platform.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #define stat _stat
 #endif
 #define strcasecmp strcmpi
+#define strncasecmp strnicmp
 #include <windows.h>
 #include <direct.h>
 #define PLATFORM_LIB_EXT		"dll"