diff --git a/src/string_func.h b/src/string_func.h
index 192ed6a8fb..06ca838cd1 100644
--- a/src/string_func.h
+++ b/src/string_func.h
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ void StrTrimInPlace(std::string &str);
 [[nodiscard]] bool StrEqualsIgnoreCase(const std::string_view str1, const std::string_view str2);
 [[nodiscard]] int StrNaturalCompare(std::string_view s1, std::string_view s2, bool ignore_garbage_at_front = false);
 
+/** Case insensitive comparator for strings, for example for use in std::map. */
+struct CaseInsensitiveComparator {
+	bool operator()(const std::string_view s1, const std::string_view s2) const { return StrCompareIgnoreCase(s1, s2) < 0; }
+};
+
 /**
  * Check if a string buffer is empty.
  *