diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f1bb5d7..dd7410b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,7 +63,11 @@ with the value first in order to work with the `Filterer`.  It also defaults to
 $value = \TraderInteractive\Filter\Strings::explode('abc,def,ghi');
 assert($value === ['abc', 'def', 'ghi']);
 ```
-
+This filter can also be given padding settings to ensure the result has a specific number of elements. For example:
+```php
+$value = Strings::explode('a-b-c', '-', 5, null, Strings::EXPLODE_PAD_FRONT);
+assert($value === [null, null, 'a', 'b', 'c']);
+```
 #### Strings::compress
 This filter trims and remove superfluous whitespace from a given string.
 ```php
diff --git a/src/Filter/Strings.php b/src/Filter/Strings.php
index 3f3c345..f2f8d53 100644
--- a/src/Filter/Strings.php
+++ b/src/Filter/Strings.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace TraderInteractive\Filter;
 
+use InvalidArgumentException;
 use TraderInteractive\Exceptions\FilterException;
 use TypeError;
 
@@ -10,6 +11,16 @@
  */
 final class Strings
 {
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    const EXPLODE_PAD_FRONT = 'front';
+
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    const EXPLODE_PAD_END = 'end';
+
     /**
      * Filter a string.
      *
@@ -52,14 +63,23 @@ public static function filter(
      *
      * For example, given the string 'foo,bar,baz', this would return the array ['foo', 'bar', 'baz'].
      *
-     * @param string $value The string to explode.
-     * @param string $delimiter The non-empty delimiter to explode on.
+     * @param string     $value     The string to explode.
+     * @param string     $delimiter The non-empty delimiter to explode on.
+     * @param int|null   $padLength The number of elements to be returned in the result.
+     * @param mixed      $padValue  The value to use when padding the resulting array.
+     * @param string     $padType   Argument to specify if the resulting array should be padded on the left or right.
+     *
      * @return array The exploded values.
      *
      * @throws \InvalidArgumentException if the delimiter does not pass validation.
      */
-    public static function explode($value, string $delimiter = ',')
-    {
+    public static function explode(
+        $value,
+        string $delimiter = ',',
+        int $padLength = null,
+        $padValue = null,
+        string $padType = self::EXPLODE_PAD_END
+    ) : array {
         self::validateIfObjectIsAString($value);
 
         if (empty($delimiter)) {
@@ -68,7 +88,25 @@ public static function explode($value, string $delimiter = ',')
             );
         }
 
-        return explode($delimiter, $value);
+        if ($padType !== self::EXPLODE_PAD_FRONT && $padType !== self::EXPLODE_PAD_END) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException('Invalid $padType value provided');
+        }
+
+        $values = explode($delimiter, $value);
+        $valueCount = count($values);
+        $padLength = $padLength ?? $valueCount;
+        if ($padLength <= $valueCount) {
+            return $values;
+        }
+
+        $padding = array_fill(0, $padLength - $valueCount, $padValue);
+        if ($padType === self::EXPLODE_PAD_END) {
+            array_push($values, ...$padding);
+            return $values;
+        }
+
+        array_unshift($values, ...$padding);
+        return $values;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Filter/StringsTest.php b/tests/Filter/StringsTest.php
index 871298c..276c4e9 100644
--- a/tests/Filter/StringsTest.php
+++ b/tests/Filter/StringsTest.php
@@ -224,25 +224,72 @@ public function translateValueNotFoundInMap()
     }
 
     /**
-     * Verifies basic explode functionality.
+     * @param string   $value          The value to be filtered.
+     * @param array    $expectedResult The expected filter result.
+     * @param string   $delimiter      The delimiter to use.
+     * @param int|null $padLength      The array length of the result.
+     * @param mixed    $padValue       The value to use when padding.
+     * @param string   $padType        The direction to pad the resulting array.
      *
      * @test
      * @covers ::explode
+     * @dataProvider provideExplodeData
      */
-    public function explode()
+    public function explode(
+        string $value,
+        array $expectedResult,
+        string $delimiter = ',',
+        int $padLength = null,
+        $padValue = null,
+        string $padType = Strings::EXPLODE_PAD_END
+    ) {
+        $actualResult = Strings::explode($value, $delimiter, $padLength, $padValue, $padType);
+        $this->assertSame($expectedResult, $actualResult);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function provideExplodeData() : array
     {
-        $this->assertSame(['a', 'bcd', 'e'], Strings::explode('a,bcd,e'));
+        return [
+            [
+                'value' => 'a,bcd,e',
+                'result' => ['a', 'bcd', 'e'],
+            ],
+            [
+                'value' => 'a b c d,e',
+                'result' => ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd,e'],
+                'delimiter' => ' ',
+            ],
+            [
+                'value' => 'a-b-c',
+                'result' => ['a', 'b', 'c', null, null],
+                'delimiter' => '-',
+                'padLength' => 5,
+                'padValue' => null,
+                'padType' => Strings::EXPLODE_PAD_END,
+            ],
+            [
+                'value' => 'a-b-c',
+                'result' => [null, null, 'a', 'b', 'c'],
+                'delimiter' => '-',
+                'padLength' => 5,
+                'padValue' => null,
+                'padType' => Strings::EXPLODE_PAD_FRONT,
+            ],
+        ];
     }
 
     /**
-     * Verifies explode with a custom delimiter.
-     *
      * @test
      * @covers ::explode
      */
-    public function explodeCustomDelimiter()
+    public function explodeWithInvalidPadType()
     {
-        $this->assertSame(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd,e'], Strings::explode('a b c d,e', ' '));
+        $this->expectException(InvalidArgumentException::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage('Invalid $padType value provided');
+        Strings::explode('a,b,c', ',', 4, null, 'invalid');
     }
 
     /**