diff --git a/core/ustring.cpp b/core/ustring.cpp
index 730f7cfa3b9..1f0eadc03fa 100644
--- a/core/ustring.cpp
+++ b/core/ustring.cpp
@@ -2867,25 +2867,29 @@ CharType String::ord_at(int p_idx) const {
 	return operator[](p_idx);
 }
 
-String String::strip_edges() const {
+String String::strip_edges(bool left, bool right) const {
 
 	int len=length();
 	int beg=0,end=len;
 
-	for (int i=0;i<length();i++) {
+	if(left) {
+		for (int i=0;i<len;i++) {
 
-		if (operator[](i)<=32)
-			beg++;
-		else
-			break;
+			if (operator[](i)<=32)
+				beg++;
+			else
+				break;
+		}
 	}
 
-	for (int i=(int)(length()-1);i>=0;i--) {
+	if(right) {
+		for (int i=(int)(len-1);i>=0;i--) {
 
-		if (operator[](i)<=32)
-			end--;
-		else
-			break;
+			if (operator[](i)<=32)
+				end--;
+			else
+				break;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (beg==0 && end==len)
diff --git a/core/ustring.h b/core/ustring.h
index ec0932e54d5..78c041fb92b 100644
--- a/core/ustring.h
+++ b/core/ustring.h
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ public:
 
 	String left(int p_pos) const;
 	String right(int p_pos) const;
-	String strip_edges() const;
+	String strip_edges(bool left = true, bool right = true) const;
 	String strip_escapes() const;
 	String extension() const;
 	String basename() const;
diff --git a/core/variant_call.cpp b/core/variant_call.cpp
index 01550a15935..4be763a5112 100644
--- a/core/variant_call.cpp
+++ b/core/variant_call.cpp
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ static void _call_##m_type##_##m_method(Variant& r_ret,Variant& p_self,const Var
 	VCALL_LOCALMEM0R(String,to_lower);
 	VCALL_LOCALMEM1R(String,left);
 	VCALL_LOCALMEM1R(String,right);
-	VCALL_LOCALMEM0R(String,strip_edges);
+	VCALL_LOCALMEM2R(String,strip_edges);
 	VCALL_LOCALMEM0R(String,extension);
 	VCALL_LOCALMEM0R(String,basename);
 	VCALL_LOCALMEM1R(String,plus_file);
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@ _VariantCall::addfunc(Variant::m_vtype,Variant::m_ret,_SCS(#m_method),VCALL(m_cl
 
 	ADDFUNC1(STRING,STRING,String,left,INT,"pos",varray());
 	ADDFUNC1(STRING,STRING,String,right,INT,"pos",varray());
-	ADDFUNC0(STRING,STRING,String,strip_edges,varray());
+	ADDFUNC2(STRING,STRING,String,strip_edges,BOOL,"left",BOOL,"right",varray(true,true));
 	ADDFUNC0(STRING,STRING,String,extension,varray());
 	ADDFUNC0(STRING,STRING,String,basename,varray());
 	ADDFUNC1(STRING,STRING,String,plus_file,STRING,"file",varray());