diff --git a/include/common.inc.php b/include/common.inc.php
index 78ae39dcd..70d465d08 100644
--- a/include/common.inc.php
+++ b/include/common.inc.php
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ $filter = array();
 
 foreach(
   array(
-    'gzopen'
+    'gzopen',
+    'str_starts_with'
     ) as $func)
 {
   if (!function_exists($func))
diff --git a/include/php_compat/str_starts_with.php b/include/php_compat/str_starts_with.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4fe793749
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/php_compat/str_starts_with.php
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?php
+if (!function_exists('str_starts_with'))
+{
+  function str_starts_with(string $haystack, string $needle): bool
+  {
+    return strlen($needle) === 0 || strpos($haystack, $needle) === 0;
+  }
+}