diff --git a/builtins.go b/builtins.go
index 875fd5f2..85315cf9 100644
--- a/builtins.go
+++ b/builtins.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"crypto/md5"
 	"encoding/base64"
+	"encoding/csv"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
@@ -1425,6 +1426,143 @@ func builtinParseYAML(i *interpreter, str value) (value, error) {
 	return jsonToValue(i, elems[0])
 }
 
+func builtinParseCSV(i *interpreter, str value) (value, error) {
+	sval, err := i.getString(str)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	s := sval.getGoString()
+
+	json := make([]interface{}, 0)
+	var keys []string
+
+	reader := csv.NewReader(strings.NewReader(s))
+	for row := 0; ; row++ {
+		record, err := reader.Read()
+		if err == io.EOF {
+			break
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, i.Error(fmt.Sprintf("failed to parse JSON: %s", err.Error()))
+		}
+
+		if row == 0 { // consider first row as header
+			keys = record
+		} else {
+			j := make(map[string]interface{})
+			for i, k := range keys {
+				j[k] = record[i]
+			}
+			json = append(json, j)
+		}
+	}
+	return jsonToValue(i, json)
+}
+
+func builtinManifestCsv(i *interpreter, arguments []value) (value, error) {
+	arrv := arguments[0]
+	hv := arguments[1]
+
+	arr, err := i.getArray(arrv)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var headers []string
+	if hv.getType() == nullType {
+		if len(arr.elements) == 0 { // no elements to select headers
+			return makeValueString(""), nil
+		}
+
+		// default to all headers
+		obj, err := i.evaluateObject(arr.elements[0])
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		simpleObj := obj.uncached.(*simpleObject)
+		for fieldName := range simpleObj.fields {
+			headers = append(headers, fieldName)
+		}
+	} else {
+		// headers are provided
+		ha, err := i.getArray(hv)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		for _, elem := range ha.elements {
+			header, err := i.evaluateString(elem)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			headers = append(headers, header.getGoString())
+		}
+	}
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	w := csv.NewWriter(&buf)
+
+	// Write headers
+	w.Write(headers)
+
+	// Write rest of the rows
+	for _, elem := range arr.elements {
+		obj, err := i.evaluateObject(elem)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		record := make([]string, len(headers))
+		for c, h := range headers {
+			val, err := obj.index(i, h)
+			if err != nil { // no corresponding column
+				// skip to next column
+				continue
+			}
+
+			s, err := stringFromValue(i, val)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			record[c] = s
+		}
+		w.Write(record)
+	}
+
+	w.Flush()
+
+	return makeValueString(buf.String()), nil
+}
+
+func stringFromValue(i *interpreter, v value) (string, error) {
+	switch v.getType() {
+	case stringType:
+		s, err := i.getString(v)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		return s.getGoString(), nil
+	case numberType:
+		n, err := i.getNumber(v)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		return fmt.Sprint(n.value), nil
+	case booleanType:
+		b, err := i.getBoolean(v)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		return fmt.Sprint(b.value), nil
+	case nullType:
+		return "", nil
+	default:
+		// for functionType, objectType and arrayType
+		return "", i.Error("invalid string conversion")
+	}
+}
+
 func jsonEncode(v interface{}) (string, error) {
 	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	enc := json.NewEncoder(buf)
@@ -2290,6 +2428,8 @@ var funcBuiltins = buildBuiltinMap([]builtin{
 	&unaryBuiltin{name: "parseInt", function: builtinParseInt, params: ast.Identifiers{"str"}},
 	&unaryBuiltin{name: "parseJson", function: builtinParseJSON, params: ast.Identifiers{"str"}},
 	&unaryBuiltin{name: "parseYaml", function: builtinParseYAML, params: ast.Identifiers{"str"}},
+	&unaryBuiltin{name: "parseCsv", function: builtinParseCSV, params: ast.Identifiers{"str"}},
+	&generalBuiltin{name: "manifestCsv", function: builtinManifestCsv, params: []generalBuiltinParameter{{name: "json"}, {name: "headers", defaultValue: &nullValue}}},
 	&generalBuiltin{name: "manifestJsonEx", function: builtinManifestJSONEx, params: []generalBuiltinParameter{{name: "value"}, {name: "indent"},
 		{name: "newline", defaultValue: &valueFlatString{value: []rune("\n")}},
 		{name: "key_val_sep", defaultValue: &valueFlatString{value: []rune(": ")}}}},
diff --git a/linter/internal/types/stdlib.go b/linter/internal/types/stdlib.go
index dee12b27..d8c5ae42 100644
--- a/linter/internal/types/stdlib.go
+++ b/linter/internal/types/stdlib.go
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ func prepareStdlib(g *typeGraph) {
 		"parseHex":   g.newSimpleFuncType(numberType, "str"),
 		"parseJson":  g.newSimpleFuncType(jsonType, "str"),
 		"parseYaml":  g.newSimpleFuncType(jsonType, "str"),
+		"parseCsv":   g.newSimpleFuncType(jsonType, "str"),
 		"encodeUTF8": g.newSimpleFuncType(numberArrayType, "str"),
 		"decodeUTF8": g.newSimpleFuncType(stringType, "arr"),
 
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ func prepareStdlib(g *typeGraph) {
 		"manifestJsonMinified": g.newSimpleFuncType(stringType, "value"),
 		"manifestYamlDoc":      g.newSimpleFuncType(stringType, "value"),
 		"manifestYamlStream":   g.newSimpleFuncType(stringType, "value"),
+		"manifestCsv":          g.newFuncType(stringType, []ast.Parameter{required("json"), optional("headers")}),
 		"manifestXmlJsonml":    g.newSimpleFuncType(stringType, "value"),
 
 		// Arrays
diff --git a/testdata/builtinManifestCsv.golden b/testdata/builtinManifestCsv.golden
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b87af8a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/builtinManifestCsv.golden
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+"head1,head2\nval1,val2\n,1\nval3,\n"
diff --git a/testdata/builtinManifestCsv.jsonnet b/testdata/builtinManifestCsv.jsonnet
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..24a8c075
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/builtinManifestCsv.jsonnet
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+std.manifestCsv([{ "head1": "val1", "head2": "val2", "head3": "foo" }, { "head2": 1, "head3": "bar" }, { "head1": "val3" }], ["head1", "head2"])
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testdata/builtinManifestCsv.linter.golden b/testdata/builtinManifestCsv.linter.golden
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/testdata/builtinManifestCsv2.golden b/testdata/builtinManifestCsv2.golden
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..17dbafb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/builtinManifestCsv2.golden
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+"head1\nval1\nval2\n"
diff --git a/testdata/builtinManifestCsv2.jsonnet b/testdata/builtinManifestCsv2.jsonnet
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..724e6b60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/builtinManifestCsv2.jsonnet
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+std.manifestCsv([{ "head1": "val1" }, { "head1": "val2" }])
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testdata/builtinManifestCsv2.linter.golden b/testdata/builtinManifestCsv2.linter.golden
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/testdata/builtinParseCsv.golden b/testdata/builtinParseCsv.golden
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..468a887a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/builtinParseCsv.golden
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[
+   {
+      "head1": "val1",
+      "head2": "val2"
+   }
+]
diff --git a/testdata/builtinParseCsv.jsonnet b/testdata/builtinParseCsv.jsonnet
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..986f9fdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/builtinParseCsv.jsonnet
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+std.parseCsv("head1,head2\nval1,val2")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testdata/builtinParseCsv.linter.golden b/testdata/builtinParseCsv.linter.golden
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b