diff --git a/crates/integrations/datafusion/src/physical_plan/expr_to_predicate.rs b/crates/integrations/datafusion/src/physical_plan/expr_to_predicate.rs
index 2974dd2642..e7418f93b9 100644
--- a/crates/integrations/datafusion/src/physical_plan/expr_to_predicate.rs
+++ b/crates/integrations/datafusion/src/physical_plan/expr_to_predicate.rs
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
 use std::vec;
 
 use datafusion::arrow::datatypes::DataType;
-use datafusion::logical_expr::{Expr, Operator};
+use datafusion::logical_expr::{Expr, Like, Operator};
 use datafusion::scalar::ScalarValue;
 use iceberg::expr::{BinaryExpression, Predicate, PredicateOperator, Reference, UnaryExpression};
-use iceberg::spec::Datum;
+use iceberg::spec::{Datum, PrimitiveLiteral};
 
 // A datafusion expression could be an Iceberg predicate, column, or literal.
 enum TransformedResult {
@@ -128,6 +128,54 @@ fn to_iceberg_predicate(expr: &Expr) -> TransformedResult {
             }
             to_iceberg_predicate(&c.expr)
         }
+        Expr::Like(Like {
+            negated,
+            expr,
+            pattern,
+            escape_char,
+            case_insensitive,
+        }) => {
+            // Only support simple prefix patterns (e.g., 'prefix%')
+            // Escape characters and case-insensitive matching are not supported yet
+            if escape_char.is_some() || *case_insensitive {
+                return TransformedResult::NotTransformed;
+            }
+
+            // Extract the pattern string
+            let pattern_str = match to_iceberg_predicate(pattern) {
+                TransformedResult::Literal(d) => match d.literal() {
+                    PrimitiveLiteral::String(s) => s.clone(),
+                    _ => return TransformedResult::NotTransformed,
+                },
+                _ => return TransformedResult::NotTransformed,
+            };
+
+            // Check if it's a simple prefix pattern (ends with % and no other wildcards)
+            if pattern_str.ends_with('%')
+                && !pattern_str[..pattern_str.len() - 1].contains(['%', '_'])
+            {
+                // Extract the prefix (remove trailing %)
+                let prefix = pattern_str[..pattern_str.len() - 1].to_string();
+
+                // Get the column reference
+                let column = match to_iceberg_predicate(expr) {
+                    TransformedResult::Column(r) => r,
+                    _ => return TransformedResult::NotTransformed,
+                };
+
+                // Create the appropriate predicate
+                let predicate = if *negated {
+                    column.not_starts_with(Datum::string(prefix))
+                } else {
+                    column.starts_with(Datum::string(prefix))
+                };
+
+                TransformedResult::Predicate(predicate)
+            } else {
+                // Complex LIKE patterns cannot be pushed down
+                TransformedResult::NotTransformed
+            }
+        }
         _ => TransformedResult::NotTransformed,
     }
 }
@@ -429,4 +477,97 @@ mod tests {
         let predicate = convert_to_iceberg_predicate(sql);
         assert_eq!(predicate, None);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_predicate_conversion_with_like_starts_with() {
+        let sql = "bar LIKE 'test%'";
+        let predicate = convert_to_iceberg_predicate(sql).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            predicate,
+            Reference::new("bar").starts_with(Datum::string("test"))
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_predicate_conversion_with_not_like_starts_with() {
+        let sql = "bar NOT LIKE 'test%'";
+        let predicate = convert_to_iceberg_predicate(sql).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            predicate,
+            Reference::new("bar").not_starts_with(Datum::string("test"))
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_predicate_conversion_with_like_empty_prefix() {
+        let sql = "bar LIKE '%'";
+        let predicate = convert_to_iceberg_predicate(sql).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            predicate,
+            Reference::new("bar").starts_with(Datum::string(""))
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_predicate_conversion_with_like_complex_pattern() {
+        // Patterns with wildcards in the middle cannot be pushed down
+        let sql = "bar LIKE 'te%st'";
+        let predicate = convert_to_iceberg_predicate(sql);
+        assert_eq!(predicate, None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_predicate_conversion_with_like_underscore_wildcard() {
+        // Patterns with underscore wildcard cannot be pushed down
+        let sql = "bar LIKE 'test_'";
+        let predicate = convert_to_iceberg_predicate(sql);
+        assert_eq!(predicate, None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_predicate_conversion_with_like_no_wildcard() {
+        // Patterns without trailing % cannot be pushed down as StartsWith
+        let sql = "bar LIKE 'test'";
+        let predicate = convert_to_iceberg_predicate(sql);
+        assert_eq!(predicate, None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_predicate_conversion_with_ilike() {
+        // Case-insensitive LIKE (ILIKE) is not supported
+        let sql = "bar ILIKE 'test%'";
+        let predicate = convert_to_iceberg_predicate(sql);
+        assert_eq!(predicate, None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_predicate_conversion_with_like_and_other_conditions() {
+        let sql = "bar LIKE 'test%' AND foo > 1";
+        let predicate = convert_to_iceberg_predicate(sql).unwrap();
+        let expected_predicate = Predicate::and(
+            Reference::new("bar").starts_with(Datum::string("test")),
+            Reference::new("foo").greater_than(Datum::long(1)),
+        );
+        assert_eq!(predicate, expected_predicate);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_predicate_conversion_with_like_special_characters() {
+        // Test LIKE with special characters in prefix
+        let sql = "bar LIKE 'test-abc_123%'";
+        let predicate = convert_to_iceberg_predicate(sql);
+        // This should not be pushed down because it contains underscore
+        assert_eq!(predicate, None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_predicate_conversion_with_like_unicode() {
+        // Test LIKE with unicode characters in prefix
+        let sql = "bar LIKE '测试%'";
+        let predicate = convert_to_iceberg_predicate(sql).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            predicate,
+            Reference::new("bar").starts_with(Datum::string("测试"))
+        );
+    }
 }