diff --git a/lib/liquid/utils.rb b/lib/liquid/utils.rb
index 38a406ef..4ec7d811 100644
--- a/lib/liquid/utils.rb
+++ b/lib/liquid/utils.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ module Liquid
 
       # Maintains Ruby 1.8.7 String#each behaviour on 1.9
       if collection.is_a?(String)
-        return collection.empty? ? [] : [collection]
+        return [] if collection.empty?
+        if from > 0 || to == 0
+          Usage.increment("string_slice_bug")
+        end
+        return [collection]
       end
       return [] unless collection.respond_to?(:each)
 
diff --git a/test/unit/tags/for_tag_unit_test.rb b/test/unit/tags/for_tag_unit_test.rb
index 5a52c71c..cbb68fcb 100644
--- a/test/unit/tags/for_tag_unit_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/tags/for_tag_unit_test.rb
@@ -12,4 +12,34 @@ class ForTagUnitTest < Minitest::Test
     template = Liquid::Template.parse('{% for item in items %}FOR{% else %}ELSE{% endfor %}')
     assert_equal(['FOR', 'ELSE'], template.root.nodelist[0].nodelist.map(&:nodelist).flatten)
   end
+
+  def test_for_string_slice_bug_usage
+    template = Liquid::Template.parse("{% for x in str, offset: 1 %}{{ x }},{% endfor %}")
+    assert_usage("string_slice_bug") do
+      assert_equal("abc,", template.render({ "str" => "abc" }))
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_for_string_0_limit_usage
+    template = Liquid::Template.parse("{% for x in str, limit: 0 %}{{ x }},{% endfor %}")
+    assert_usage("string_slice_bug") do
+      assert_equal("abc,", template.render({ "str" => "abc" }))
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_for_string_no_slice_usage
+    template = Liquid::Template.parse("{% for x in str, offset: 0, limit: 1 %}{{ x }},{% endfor %}")
+    assert_usage("string_slice_bug", times: 0) do
+      assert_equal("abc,", template.render({ "str" => "abc" }))
+    end
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def assert_usage(name, times: 1, &block)
+    count = 0
+    result = Liquid::Usage.stub(:increment, ->(n) { count += 1 if n == name }, &block)
+    assert_equal(times, count)
+    result
+  end
 end