diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/BaseItemsByNameService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/BaseItemsByNameService.cs
index 5c2c9967e3..12b3fd0154 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/BaseItemsByNameService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/BaseItemsByNameService.cs
@@ -174,6 +174,10 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.UserLibrary
             {
                 items = items.Where(i => string.Compare(request.NameStartsWithOrGreater, i.SortName, StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase) < 1);
             }
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(request.NameStartsWith))
+            {
+               items = items.Where(i => string.Compare(request.NameStartsWith, i.SortName.Substring(0, 1), StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase) == 0);
+            }
 
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(request.NameLessThan))
             {
@@ -313,6 +317,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.UserLibrary
         [ApiMember(Name = "NameStartsWithOrGreater", Description = "Optional filter by items whose name is sorted equally or greater than a given input string.", IsRequired = false, DataType = "string", ParameterType = "query", Verb = "GET")]
         public string NameStartsWithOrGreater { get; set; }
 
+        [ApiMember(Name = "NameStartsWith", Description = "Optional filter by items whose name is sorted equally than a given input string.", IsRequired = false, DataType = "string", ParameterType = "query", Verb = "GET")]
+        public string NameStartsWith { get; set; }
+
         [ApiMember(Name = "NameLessThan", Description = "Optional filter by items whose name is sorted less than a given input string.", IsRequired = false, DataType = "string", ParameterType = "query", Verb = "GET")]
         public string NameLessThan { get; set; }
         
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/ItemsService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/ItemsService.cs
index 871c9aecb4..b040d3dd81 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/ItemsService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/ItemsService.cs
@@ -111,6 +111,12 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.UserLibrary
         [ApiMember(Name = "NameStartsWithOrGreater", Description = "Optional filter by items whose name is sorted equally or greater than a given input string.", IsRequired = false, DataType = "string", ParameterType = "query", Verb = "GET")]
         public string NameStartsWithOrGreater { get; set; }
 
+        [ApiMember(Name = "NameStartsWith", Description = "Optional filter by items whose name is sorted equally than a given input string.", IsRequired = false, DataType = "string", ParameterType = "query", Verb = "GET")]
+        public string NameStartsWith { get; set; }
+        
+        [ApiMember(Name = "NameLessThan", Description = "Optional filter by items whose name is equally or lesser than a given input string.", IsRequired = false, DataType = "string", ParameterType = "query", Verb = "GET")]
+        public string NameLessThan { get; set; }
+
         [ApiMember(Name = "AlbumArtistStartsWithOrGreater", Description = "Optional filter by items whose album artist is sorted equally or greater than a given input string.", IsRequired = false, DataType = "string", ParameterType = "query", Verb = "GET")]
         public string AlbumArtistStartsWithOrGreater { get; set; }
 
@@ -768,6 +774,15 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.UserLibrary
             {
                 items = items.Where(i => string.Compare(request.NameStartsWithOrGreater, i.SortName, StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase) < 1);
             }
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(request.NameStartsWith))
+            {
+                items = items.Where(i => string.Compare(request.NameStartsWith, i.SortName.Substring(0, 1), StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase) == 0);
+            }
+            
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(request.NameLessThan))
+            {
+                items = items.Where(i => string.Compare(request.NameLessThan, i.SortName, StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase) == 1);
+            }
 
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(request.AlbumArtistStartsWithOrGreater))
             {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Querying/ItemQuery.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Querying/ItemQuery.cs
index bc769b786a..aee1ca947b 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Querying/ItemQuery.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Querying/ItemQuery.cs
@@ -218,6 +218,18 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Querying
         /// <value>The name starts with or greater.</value>
         public string NameStartsWithOrGreater { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the name starts with.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>The name starts with or greater.</value>
+        public string NameStartsWith { get; set; }
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the name starts with.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>The name lessthan.</value>
+        public string NameLessThan { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the album artist starts with or greater.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Querying/ItemsByNameQuery.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Querying/ItemsByNameQuery.cs
index eafc322abd..4227dc0c59 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Querying/ItemsByNameQuery.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Querying/ItemsByNameQuery.cs
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Querying
         public string NameStartsWithOrGreater { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the name starts with
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>The name starts with or greater.</value>
+        public string NameStartsWith { get; set; }
         /// Gets or sets the name less than.
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The name less than.</value>