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 fc95be5db5..2468606b48 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 +128,56 @@ 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%')
+            // Note: Iceberg's StartsWith operator is case-sensitive, so we cannot
+            // push down case-insensitive LIKE (ILIKE) patterns
+            // Escape characters are also not supported for pushdown
+            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,
     }
 }
@@ -458,4 +508,97 @@ mod tests {
             .and(Reference::new("bar").equal_to(Datum::binary(vec![1u8, 2u8])));
         assert_eq!(predicate, expected_predicate);
     }
+
+    #[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"))
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/sqllogictest/testdata/schedules/df_test.toml b/crates/sqllogictest/testdata/schedules/df_test.toml
index 1a1a0ad334..8f4860043b 100644
--- a/crates/sqllogictest/testdata/schedules/df_test.toml
+++ b/crates/sqllogictest/testdata/schedules/df_test.toml
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ slt = "df_test/insert_into.slt"
 engine = "df"
 slt = "df_test/binary_predicate_pushdown.slt"
 
+[[steps]]
+engine = "df"
+slt = "df_test/like_predicate_pushdown.slt"
+
 [[steps]]
 engine = "df"
 slt = "df_test/drop_table.slt"
diff --git a/crates/sqllogictest/testdata/slts/df_test/like_predicate_pushdown.slt b/crates/sqllogictest/testdata/slts/df_test/like_predicate_pushdown.slt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..41d8ec0276
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/sqllogictest/testdata/slts/df_test/like_predicate_pushdown.slt
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+# Test LIKE predicate pushdown for StartsWith patterns
+# This validates that LIKE 'prefix%' patterns are converted to StartsWith operator
+# Note: Iceberg's StartsWith operator is case-sensitive
+
+# Note: test_unpartitioned_table already contains data from insert_into.slt:
+# (1, 'Alice'), (2, 'Bob'), (3, 'Charlie'), (4, NULL)
+# We'll insert additional test data for LIKE testing
+query I
+INSERT INTO default.default.test_unpartitioned_table VALUES (5, 'alice'), (6, 'Albert'), (7, 'Bobby'), (8, 'Carol')
+----
+4
+
+# Test basic LIKE prefix pattern pushdown - verify predicate is pushed to IcebergTableScan
+query TT
+EXPLAIN SELECT * FROM default.default.test_unpartitioned_table WHERE name LIKE 'Al%'
+----
+logical_plan
+01)Filter: default.default.test_unpartitioned_table.name LIKE Utf8("Al%")
+02)--TableScan: default.default.test_unpartitioned_table projection=[id, name], partial_filters=[default.default.test_unpartitioned_table.name LIKE Utf8("Al%")]
+physical_plan
+01)CoalesceBatchesExec: target_batch_size=8192
+02)--FilterExec: name@1 LIKE Al%
+03)----RepartitionExec: partitioning=RoundRobinBatch(4), input_partitions=1
+04)------CooperativeExec
+05)--------IcebergTableScan projection:[id,name] predicate:[name STARTS WITH "Al"]
+
+# Test LIKE filtering with case-sensitive match
+query IT rowsort
+SELECT * FROM default.default.test_unpartitioned_table WHERE name LIKE 'Al%'
+----
+1 Alice
+6 Albert
+
+# Test NOT LIKE prefix pattern pushdown
+query TT
+EXPLAIN SELECT * FROM default.default.test_unpartitioned_table WHERE name NOT LIKE 'Al%'
+----
+logical_plan
+01)Filter: default.default.test_unpartitioned_table.name NOT LIKE Utf8("Al%")
+02)--TableScan: default.default.test_unpartitioned_table projection=[id, name], partial_filters=[default.default.test_unpartitioned_table.name NOT LIKE Utf8("Al%")]
+physical_plan
+01)CoalesceBatchesExec: target_batch_size=8192
+02)--FilterExec: name@1 NOT LIKE Al%
+03)----RepartitionExec: partitioning=RoundRobinBatch(4), input_partitions=1
+04)------CooperativeExec
+05)--------IcebergTableScan projection:[id,name] predicate:[name NOT STARTS WITH "Al"]
+
+# Test NOT LIKE filtering
+query IT rowsort
+SELECT * FROM default.default.test_unpartitioned_table WHERE name NOT LIKE 'Al%'
+----
+2 Bob
+3 Charlie
+5 alice
+7 Bobby
+8 Carol
+
+# Test case sensitivity - lowercase 'al%' should not match 'Alice' or 'Albert'
+query IT rowsort
+SELECT * FROM default.default.test_unpartitioned_table WHERE name LIKE 'al%'
+----
+5 alice
+
+# Test LIKE with empty prefix (matches everything except NULL)
+query IT rowsort
+SELECT * FROM default.default.test_unpartitioned_table WHERE name LIKE '%'
+----
+1 Alice
+2 Bob
+3 Charlie
+5 alice
+6 Albert
+7 Bobby
+8 Carol
+
+# Test LIKE with single character prefix
+query IT rowsort
+SELECT * FROM default.default.test_unpartitioned_table WHERE name LIKE 'B%'
+----
+2 Bob
+7 Bobby
+
+# Test LIKE combined with other predicates
+query IT rowsort
+SELECT * FROM default.default.test_unpartitioned_table WHERE name LIKE 'Al%' AND id > 1
+----
+6 Albert
+
+# Test LIKE in OR expression
+query IT rowsort
+SELECT * FROM default.default.test_unpartitioned_table WHERE name LIKE 'Al%' OR name LIKE 'Bo%'
+----
+1 Alice
+2 Bob
+6 Albert
+7 Bobby