diff --git a/cli/src/tests/query_test.rs b/cli/src/tests/query_test.rs
index 9206cc05..70808a30 100644
--- a/cli/src/tests/query_test.rs
+++ b/cli/src/tests/query_test.rs
@@ -596,6 +596,41 @@ fn test_query_captures_with_text_conditions() {
     });
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_query_pattern_after_source_byte() {
+    let language = get_language("javascript");
+
+    let patterns_1 = r#"
+        "+" @operator
+        "-" @operator
+        "*" @operator
+        "=" @operator
+        "=>" @operator
+    "#.trim_start();
+
+    let patterns_2 = "
+        (identifier) @a
+        (string) @b
+    ".trim_start();
+
+    let patterns_3 = "
+        ((identifier) @b (match? @b i))
+        (function_declaration name: (identifier) @c)
+        (method_definition name: (identifier) @d)
+    ".trim_start();
+
+    let mut source = String::new();
+    source += patterns_1;
+    source += patterns_2;
+    source += patterns_3;
+
+    let query = Query::new(language, &source).unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(query.start_byte_for_pattern(0), 0);
+    assert_eq!(query.start_byte_for_pattern(5), patterns_1.len());
+    assert_eq!(query.start_byte_for_pattern(7), patterns_1.len() + patterns_2.len());
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_query_capture_names() {
     allocations::record(|| {
diff --git a/lib/binding_rust/bindings.rs b/lib/binding_rust/bindings.rs
index 1be6472d..210a6f57 100644
--- a/lib/binding_rust/bindings.rs
+++ b/lib/binding_rust/bindings.rs
@@ -601,25 +601,43 @@ extern "C" {
     pub fn ts_query_delete(arg1: *mut TSQuery);
 }
 extern "C" {
-    #[doc = " Get the number of patterns in the query."]
+    #[doc = " Get the number of patterns, captures, or string literals in the query."]
     pub fn ts_query_pattern_count(arg1: *const TSQuery) -> u32;
 }
 extern "C" {
-    #[doc = " Get the predicates for the given pattern in the query."]
+    pub fn ts_query_capture_count(arg1: *const TSQuery) -> u32;
+}
+extern "C" {
+    pub fn ts_query_string_count(arg1: *const TSQuery) -> u32;
+}
+extern "C" {
+    #[doc = " Get the byte offset where the given pattern starts in the query\'s source."]
+    #[doc = ""]
+    #[doc = " This can be useful when combining queries by concatenating their source"]
+    #[doc = " code strings."]
+    pub fn ts_query_start_byte_for_pattern(arg1: *const TSQuery, arg2: u32) -> u32;
+}
+extern "C" {
+    #[doc = " Get all of the predicates for the given pattern in the query."]
+    #[doc = ""]
+    #[doc = " The predicates are represented as a single array of steps. There are three"]
+    #[doc = " types of steps in this array, which correspond to the three legal values for"]
+    #[doc = " the `type` field:"]
+    #[doc = " - `TSQueryPredicateStepTypeCapture` - Steps with this type represent names"]
+    #[doc = "    of captures. Their `value_id` can be used with the"]
+    #[doc = "   `ts_query_capture_name_for_id` function to obtain the name of the capture."]
+    #[doc = " - `TSQueryPredicateStepTypeString` - Steps with this type represent literal"]
+    #[doc = "    strings. Their `value_id` can be used with the"]
+    #[doc = "    `ts_query_string_value_for_id` function to obtain their string value."]
+    #[doc = " - `TSQueryPredicateStepTypeDone` - Steps with this type are *sentinels*"]
+    #[doc = "    that represent the end of an individual predicate. If a pattern has two"]
+    #[doc = "    predicates, then there will be two steps with this `type` in the array."]
     pub fn ts_query_predicates_for_pattern(
         self_: *const TSQuery,
         pattern_index: u32,
         length: *mut u32,
     ) -> *const TSQueryPredicateStep;
 }
-extern "C" {
-    #[doc = " Get the number of distinct capture names in the query, or the number of"]
-    #[doc = " distinct string literals in the query."]
-    pub fn ts_query_capture_count(arg1: *const TSQuery) -> u32;
-}
-extern "C" {
-    pub fn ts_query_string_count(arg1: *const TSQuery) -> u32;
-}
 extern "C" {
     #[doc = " Get the name and length of one of the query\'s captures, or one of the"]
     #[doc = " query\'s string literals. Each capture and string is associated with a"]
@@ -637,22 +655,6 @@ extern "C" {
         length: *mut u32,
     ) -> *const ::std::os::raw::c_char;
 }
-extern "C" {
-    #[doc = " Get the numeric id of the capture with the given name, or string with the"]
-    #[doc = " given value."]
-    pub fn ts_query_capture_id_for_name(
-        self_: *const TSQuery,
-        name: *const ::std::os::raw::c_char,
-        length: u32,
-    ) -> ::std::os::raw::c_int;
-}
-extern "C" {
-    pub fn ts_query_string_id_for_value(
-        self_: *const TSQuery,
-        value: *const ::std::os::raw::c_char,
-        length: u32,
-    ) -> ::std::os::raw::c_int;
-}
 extern "C" {
     #[doc = " Create a new cursor for executing a given query."]
     #[doc = ""]
diff --git a/lib/binding_rust/lib.rs b/lib/binding_rust/lib.rs
index 2e0cfa0e..ee457b5f 100644
--- a/lib/binding_rust/lib.rs
+++ b/lib/binding_rust/lib.rs
@@ -1124,6 +1124,17 @@ impl Query {
         Ok(result)
     }
 
+    pub fn start_byte_for_pattern(&self, pattern_index: usize) -> usize {
+        if pattern_index >= self.predicates.len() {
+            panic!(
+                "Pattern index is {} but the pattern count is {}",
+                pattern_index,
+                self.predicates.len(),
+            );
+        }
+        unsafe { ffi::ts_query_start_byte_for_pattern(self.ptr, pattern_index as u32) as usize }
+    }
+
     pub fn capture_names(&self) -> &[String] {
         &self.capture_names
     }
diff --git a/lib/include/tree_sitter/api.h b/lib/include/tree_sitter/api.h
index 70215e36..f04370e4 100644
--- a/lib/include/tree_sitter/api.h
+++ b/lib/include/tree_sitter/api.h
@@ -670,6 +670,14 @@ uint32_t ts_query_pattern_count(const TSQuery *);
 uint32_t ts_query_capture_count(const TSQuery *);
 uint32_t ts_query_string_count(const TSQuery *);
 
+/**
+ * Get the byte offset where the given pattern starts in the query's source.
+ *
+ * This can be useful when combining queries by concatenating their source
+ * code strings.
+ */
+uint32_t ts_query_start_byte_for_pattern(const TSQuery *, uint32_t);
+
 /**
  * Get all of the predicates for the given pattern in the query.
  *
diff --git a/lib/src/query.c b/lib/src/query.c
index 6be60956..975e3cef 100644
--- a/lib/src/query.c
+++ b/lib/src/query.c
@@ -102,12 +102,13 @@ typedef struct {
  * query is stored in a `TSQueryCursor`.
  */
 struct TSQuery {
-  Array(QueryStep) steps;
   SymbolTable captures;
   SymbolTable predicate_values;
+  Array(QueryStep) steps;
   Array(PatternEntry) pattern_map;
   Array(TSQueryPredicateStep) predicate_steps;
   Array(Slice) predicates_by_pattern;
+  Array(uint32_t) start_bytes_by_pattern;
   const TSLanguage *language;
   uint16_t max_capture_count;
   uint16_t wildcard_root_pattern_count;
@@ -743,6 +744,7 @@ TSQuery *ts_query_new(
   for (;;) {
     start_step_index = self->steps.size;
     uint32_t capture_count = 0;
+    array_push(&self->start_bytes_by_pattern, stream.input - source);
     array_push(&self->predicates_by_pattern, ((Slice) {
       .offset = self->predicate_steps.size,
       .length = 0,
@@ -787,6 +789,7 @@ void ts_query_delete(TSQuery *self) {
     array_delete(&self->pattern_map);
     array_delete(&self->predicate_steps);
     array_delete(&self->predicates_by_pattern);
+    array_delete(&self->start_bytes_by_pattern);
     symbol_table_delete(&self->captures);
     symbol_table_delete(&self->predicate_values);
     ts_free(self);
@@ -831,6 +834,13 @@ const TSQueryPredicateStep *ts_query_predicates_for_pattern(
   return &self->predicate_steps.contents[slice.offset];
 }
 
+uint32_t ts_query_start_byte_for_pattern(
+  const TSQuery *self,
+  uint32_t pattern_index
+) {
+  return self->start_bytes_by_pattern.contents[pattern_index];
+}
+
 /***************
  * QueryCursor
  ***************/