diff --git a/lib/elixir/lib/string.ex b/lib/elixir/lib/string.ex
index 6de7a20b1f0..0ca14c3c07f 100644
--- a/lib/elixir/lib/string.ex
+++ b/lib/elixir/lib/string.ex
@@ -3066,74 +3066,13 @@ defmodule String do
   @spec jaro_distance(t, t) :: float
   def jaro_distance(string1, string2)
 
-  def jaro_distance(string, string), do: 1.0
+  def jaro_distance(string, string) when is_binary(string), do: 1.0
   def jaro_distance(_string, ""), do: 0.0
   def jaro_distance("", _string), do: 0.0
 
   def jaro_distance(string1, string2) when is_binary(string1) and is_binary(string2) do
-    {chars1, len1} = graphemes_and_length(string1)
-    {chars2, len2} = graphemes_and_length(string2)
-
-    case match(chars1, len1, chars2, len2) do
-      {0, _trans} ->
-        0.0
-
-      {comm, trans} ->
-        (comm / len1 + comm / len2 + (comm - trans) / comm) / 3
-    end
-  end
-
-  defp match(chars1, len1, chars2, len2) do
-    if len1 < len2 do
-      match(chars1, chars2, div(len2, 2) - 1)
-    else
-      match(chars2, chars1, div(len1, 2) - 1)
-    end
-  end
-
-  defp match(chars1, chars2, lim) do
-    match(chars1, chars2, {0, lim}, {0, 0, -1}, 0)
-  end
-
-  defp match([char | rest], chars, range, state, idx) do
-    {chars, state} = submatch(char, chars, range, state, idx)
-
-    case range do
-      {lim, lim} -> match(rest, tl(chars), range, state, idx + 1)
-      {pre, lim} -> match(rest, chars, {pre + 1, lim}, state, idx + 1)
-    end
-  end
-
-  defp match([], _, _, {comm, trans, _}, _), do: {comm, trans}
-
-  defp submatch(char, chars, {pre, _} = range, state, idx) do
-    case detect(char, chars, range) do
-      nil ->
-        {chars, state}
-
-      {subidx, chars} ->
-        {chars, proceed(state, idx - pre + subidx)}
-    end
-  end
-
-  defp detect(char, chars, {pre, lim}) do
-    detect(char, chars, pre + 1 + lim, 0, [])
-  end
-
-  defp detect(_char, _chars, 0, _idx, _acc), do: nil
-  defp detect(_char, [], _lim, _idx, _acc), do: nil
-
-  defp detect(char, [char | rest], _lim, idx, acc), do: {idx, Enum.reverse(acc, [nil | rest])}
-
-  defp detect(char, [other | rest], lim, idx, acc),
-    do: detect(char, rest, lim - 1, idx + 1, [other | acc])
-
-  defp proceed({comm, trans, former}, current) do
-    if current < former do
-      {comm + 1, trans + 1, current}
-    else
-      {comm + 1, trans, current}
-    end
+    # TODO: Replace by :string.jaro_similarity/2 when we require Erlang/OTP 27+
+    :elixir_utils.jaro_similarity(string1, string2)
   end
 
   @doc """
@@ -3168,7 +3107,6 @@ defmodule String do
             codepoint_byte_size: 1,
             grapheme_byte_size: 1,
             grapheme_to_binary: 1,
-            graphemes_and_length: 1,
             reverse_characters_to_binary: 1}
 
   defp byte_size_unicode(binary) when is_binary(binary), do: byte_size(binary)
@@ -3205,22 +3143,6 @@ defmodule String do
   defp grapheme_byte_size([], acc),
     do: acc
 
-  defp graphemes_and_length(string),
-    do: graphemes_and_length(string, [], 0)
-
-  defp graphemes_and_length(string, acc, length) do
-    case :unicode_util.gc(string) do
-      [gc | rest] ->
-        graphemes_and_length(rest, [gc | acc], length + 1)
-
-      [] ->
-        {:lists.reverse(acc), length}
-
-      {:error, <<byte, rest::bits>>} ->
-        graphemes_and_length(rest, [<<byte>> | acc], length + 1)
-    end
-  end
-
   defp reverse_characters_to_binary(acc),
     do: acc |> :lists.reverse() |> :unicode.characters_to_binary()
 end
diff --git a/lib/elixir/src/elixir_utils.erl b/lib/elixir/src/elixir_utils.erl
index 69e80c2a54e..539300f2bea 100644
--- a/lib/elixir/src/elixir_utils.erl
+++ b/lib/elixir/src/elixir_utils.erl
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   read_file_type/1, read_file_type/2, read_link_type/1, read_posix_mtime_and_size/1,
   change_posix_time/2, change_universal_time/2,
   guard_op/2, extract_splat_guards/1, extract_guards/1,
-  erlang_comparison_op_to_elixir/1, erl_fa_to_elixir_fa/2]).
+  erlang_comparison_op_to_elixir/1, erl_fa_to_elixir_fa/2, jaro_similarity/2]).
 -include("elixir.hrl").
 -include_lib("kernel/include/file.hrl").
 
@@ -223,3 +223,86 @@ returns_boolean({'__block__', _, Exprs}) ->
   returns_boolean(lists:last(Exprs));
 
 returns_boolean(_) -> false.
+
+
+% TODO: Remove me when we require Erlang/OTP 27+
+% This is a polyfill for older versions, copying the code from
+% https://github.com/erlang/otp/pull/7879
+-spec jaro_similarity(String1, String2) -> Similarity when
+      String1 :: unicode:chardata(),
+      String2 :: unicode:chardata(),
+      Similarity :: float(). %% Between +0.0 and 1.0
+jaro_similarity(A0, B0) ->
+    {A, ALen} = str_to_gcl_and_length(A0),
+    {B, BLen} = str_to_indexmap(B0),
+    Dist = max(ALen, BLen) div 2,
+    {AM, BM} = jaro_match(A, B, -Dist, Dist, [], []),
+    if
+        ALen =:= 0 andalso BLen =:= 0 ->
+            1.0;
+        ALen =:= 0 orelse BLen =:= 0 ->
+            0.0;
+        AM =:= [] ->
+            0.0;
+        true ->
+            {M,T} = jaro_calc_mt(AM, BM, 0, 0),
+            (M/ALen + M/BLen + (M-T/2)/M) / 3
+    end.
+
+jaro_match([A|As], B0, Min, Max, AM, BM) ->
+    case jaro_detect(maps:get(A, B0, []), Min, Max) of
+        false ->
+            jaro_match(As, B0, Min+1, Max+1, AM, BM);
+        {J, Remain} ->
+            B = B0#{A => Remain},
+            jaro_match(As, B, Min+1, Max+1, [A|AM], add_rsorted({J,A},BM))
+    end;
+jaro_match(_A, _B, _Min, _Max, AM, BM) ->
+    {AM, BM}.
+
+jaro_detect([Idx|Rest], Min, Max) when Min < Idx, Idx < Max ->
+    {Idx, Rest};
+jaro_detect([Idx|Rest], Min, Max) when Idx < Max ->
+    jaro_detect(Rest, Min, Max);
+jaro_detect(_, _, _) ->
+    false.
+
+jaro_calc_mt([CharA|AM], [{_, CharA}|BM], M, T) ->
+    jaro_calc_mt(AM, BM, M+1, T);
+jaro_calc_mt([_|AM], [_|BM], M, T) ->
+    jaro_calc_mt(AM, BM, M+1, T+1);
+jaro_calc_mt([], [], M, T) ->
+    {M, T}.
+
+
+%% Returns GC list and length
+str_to_gcl_and_length(S0) ->
+    gcl_and_length(unicode_util:gc(S0), [], 0).
+
+gcl_and_length([C|Str], Acc, N) ->
+    gcl_and_length(unicode_util:gc(Str), [C|Acc], N+1);
+gcl_and_length([], Acc, N) ->
+    {lists:reverse(Acc), N};
+gcl_and_length({error, Err}, _, _) ->
+    error({badarg, Err}).
+
+%% Returns GC map with index and length
+str_to_indexmap(S) ->
+    [M|L] = str_to_map(unicode_util:gc(S), 0),
+    {M,L}.
+
+str_to_map([], L) -> [#{}|L];
+str_to_map([G | Gs], I) ->
+    [M|L] = str_to_map(unicode_util:gc(Gs), I+1),
+    [maps:put(G, [I | maps:get(G, M, [])], M)| L];
+str_to_map({error,Error}, _) ->
+    error({badarg, Error}).
+
+%% Add in decreasing order
+add_rsorted(A, [H|_]=BM) when A > H ->
+    [A|BM];
+add_rsorted(A, [H|BM]) ->
+    [H|add_rsorted(A,BM)];
+add_rsorted(A, []) ->
+    [A].
+
diff --git a/lib/elixir/test/elixir/string_test.exs b/lib/elixir/test/elixir/string_test.exs
index 9339aae765c..1980fbffe29 100644
--- a/lib/elixir/test/elixir/string_test.exs
+++ b/lib/elixir/test/elixir/string_test.exs
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ defmodule StringTest do
     assert String.jaro_distance("marhha", "martha") == 0.888888888888889
     assert String.jaro_distance("dwayne", "duane") == 0.8222222222222223
     assert String.jaro_distance("dixon", "dicksonx") == 0.7666666666666666
-    assert String.jaro_distance("xdicksonx", "dixon") == 0.7851851851851852
+    assert String.jaro_distance("xdicksonx", "dixon") == 0.7518518518518519
     assert String.jaro_distance("shackleford", "shackelford") == 0.9696969696969697
     assert String.jaro_distance("dunningham", "cunnigham") == 0.8962962962962964
     assert String.jaro_distance("nichleson", "nichulson") == 0.9259259259259259
@@ -999,6 +999,7 @@ defmodule StringTest do
     assert String.jaro_distance("jon", "john") == 0.9166666666666666
     assert String.jaro_distance("jon", "jan") == 0.7777777777777777
     assert String.jaro_distance("семена", "стремя") == 0.6666666666666666
+    assert String.jaro_distance("Sunday", "Saturday") == 0.7194444444444444
   end
 
   test "myers_difference/2" do