diff --git a/src/libavrdude.h b/src/libavrdude.h
index e63cbcae..48fe6f09 100644
--- a/src/libavrdude.h
+++ b/src/libavrdude.h
@@ -1220,6 +1220,10 @@ int str_caseends(const char *str, const char *ends);
 int str_caseeq(const char *str1, const char *str2);
 int str_casematch(const char *pattern, const char *string);
 char *str_sprintf(const char *fmt, ...);
+char *str_lc(char *s);
+char *str_uc(char *s);
+char *str_lcfirst(char *s);
+char *str_ucfirst(char *s);
 bool is_bigendian();
 void change_endian(void *p, int size);
 int memall(const void *p, char c, size_t n);
diff --git a/src/strutil.c b/src/strutil.c
index 17cfabbb..3342ae7b 100644
--- a/src/strutil.c
+++ b/src/strutil.c
@@ -224,6 +224,33 @@ char *str_sprintf(const char *fmt, ...) {
 }
 
 
+// Changes string to be all lowercase and returns original pointer
+char *str_lc(char *s) {
+  for(char *t = s; *t; t++)
+    *t = tolower(*t & 0xff);
+  return s;
+}
+
+// Changes string to be all uppercase and returns original pointer
+char *str_uc(char *s) {
+  for(char *t = s; *t; t++)
+    *t = toupper(*t & 0xff);
+  return s;
+}
+
+// Changes first character in a string to be lowercase and returns original pointer
+char *str_lcfirst(char *s) {
+  *s = tolower(*s & 0xff);
+  return s;
+}
+
+// Changes first character in a string to be uppercase and returns original pointer
+char *str_ucfirst(char *s) {
+  *s = toupper(*s & 0xff);
+  return s;
+}
+
+
 bool is_bigendian() {
   union {char a[2]; int16_t i;} u = {.i = 1};
   return u.a[1] == 1;