diff --git a/src/ast/rewriter/seq_rewriter.cpp b/src/ast/rewriter/seq_rewriter.cpp
index 7eb7f0888..9c9e45e6c 100644
--- a/src/ast/rewriter/seq_rewriter.cpp
+++ b/src/ast/rewriter/seq_rewriter.cpp
@@ -909,6 +909,18 @@ bool seq_rewriter::is_suffix(expr* s, expr* offset, expr* len) {
          lens.contains(s));
 }
 
+bool seq_rewriter::is_prefix(expr* s, expr* offset, expr* len) {
+    expr_ref_vector lens(m());
+    rational a, b;
+    return 
+        get_lengths(len, lens, a) &&
+        a < 0 && 
+        m_autil.is_numeral(offset, b) && 
+        b == 0 && 
+        lens.size() == 1 && 
+        lens.contains(s);
+}
+
 bool seq_rewriter::sign_is_determined(expr* e, sign& s) {
     s = sign_zero;
     if (m_autil.is_add(e)) {
@@ -965,6 +977,27 @@ expr_ref seq_rewriter::mk_len(rational const& p, expr_ref_vector const& xs) {
     return r;
 }
 
+bool seq_rewriter::extract_pop_suffix(expr_ref_vector const& as, expr* b, expr* c, expr_ref& result) {
+    unsigned len_a1 = 0, len_a2 = 0;
+    min_length(as, len_a1);
+    rational pos, len;
+    if (!as.empty() && m_autil.is_numeral(b, pos) && 
+        m_autil.is_numeral(c, len) && len_a1 >= pos + len && pos >= 0 && len >= 0) {
+        unsigned i = 0;
+        len_a1 = 0;
+        for ( ; i < as.size() && len_a1 < pos + len; ++i) {
+            min_length(as.get(i), len_a2);
+            len_a1 += len_a2;
+        }
+        if (i < as.size()) {
+            expr* a = str().mk_concat(i, as.c_ptr(), as[0]->get_sort());
+            result = str().mk_substr(a, b, c);
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 
 bool seq_rewriter::extract_push_offset(expr_ref_vector const& as, expr* b, expr* c, expr_ref& result) {
     expr_ref_vector lens(m());
@@ -1049,7 +1082,7 @@ br_status seq_rewriter::mk_seq_extract(expr* a, expr* b, expr* c, expr_ref& resu
         return BR_DONE;
     }
     
-    // case 1: pos<0 or len<=0
+    // case 1: pos < 0 or len <= 0
     // rewrite to ""
     if ( (constantPos && pos.is_neg()) || (constantLen && !len.is_pos()) ) {
         result = str().mk_empty(a_sort);
@@ -1057,42 +1090,41 @@ br_status seq_rewriter::mk_seq_extract(expr* a, expr* b, expr* c, expr_ref& resu
     }
     // case 1.1: pos >= length(base)
     // rewrite to ""
-    if (constantPos && constantBase && pos >= rational(s.length())) {
+    if (constantPos && constantBase && pos >= s.length()) {
         result = str().mk_empty(a_sort);
         return BR_DONE;
     }
 
     rational len_a;
-    if (constantPos && max_length(a, len_a) && rational(len_a) <= pos) {
+    if (constantPos && max_length(a, len_a) && len_a <= pos) {
         result = str().mk_empty(a_sort);
         return BR_DONE;
     }
-
+    
     constantPos &= pos.is_unsigned();
     constantLen &= len.is_unsigned();
 
     if (constantPos && constantLen && constantBase) {
         unsigned _pos = pos.get_unsigned();
         unsigned _len = len.get_unsigned();
-        if (_pos + _len >= s.length()) {
-            // case 2: pos+len goes past the end of the string
-            unsigned _len = s.length() - _pos + 1;
+        if (pos + len >= s.length()) 
+            result = str().mk_string(s.extract(_pos, s.length()));
+        else 
             result = str().mk_string(s.extract(_pos, _len));
-        } else {
-            // case 3: pos+len still within string
-            result = str().mk_string(s.extract(_pos, _len));
-        }
         return BR_DONE;
     }
 
 
-    expr_ref_vector as(m()), bs(m());
+    expr_ref_vector as(m());
     str().get_concat_units(a, as);
     if (as.empty()) {
         result = str().mk_empty(a->get_sort());
         return BR_DONE;
     }
 
+    if (extract_pop_suffix(as, b, c, result))
+        return BR_REWRITE1;
+
     // extract(a + b + c, len(a + b), s) -> extract(c, 0, s)
     // extract(a + b + c, len(a) + len(b), s) -> extract(c, 0, s)
     if (extract_push_offset(as, b, c, result))
@@ -1109,6 +1141,12 @@ br_status seq_rewriter::mk_seq_extract(expr* a, expr* b, expr* c, expr_ref& resu
         return BR_REWRITE3;
     }
 
+    if (str().is_extract(a, a1, b1, c1) && 
+        is_prefix(a1, b1, c1) && is_prefix(a, b, c)) {
+        result = str().mk_substr(a1, b, m_autil.mk_sub(c1, m_autil.mk_sub(str().mk_length(a), c)));
+        return BR_REWRITE3;
+    }
+
     if (!constantPos) 
         return BR_FAILED;
 
@@ -4522,23 +4560,42 @@ bool seq_rewriter::set_empty(unsigned sz, expr* const* es, bool all, expr_ref_pa
     maximal length (the sequence is bounded).
 */
 
-bool seq_rewriter::min_length(expr_ref_vector const& es, unsigned& len) {
+bool seq_rewriter::min_length(expr* e, unsigned& len) {
     zstring s;
+    len = 0;
+    if (str().is_unit(e)) {
+        len = 1;
+        return true;
+    }
+    else if (str().is_empty(e)) {
+        len = 0;
+        return true;
+    }
+    else if (str().is_string(e, s)) {
+        len = s.length();
+        return true;
+    }
+    else if (str().is_concat(e)) {
+        unsigned min_l = 0;
+        bool bounded = true;
+        for (expr* arg : *to_app(e)) {
+            if (!min_length(arg, min_l))
+                bounded = false;
+            len += min_l;
+        }
+        return bounded;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+bool seq_rewriter::min_length(expr_ref_vector const& es, unsigned& len) {
+    unsigned min_l = 0;
     bool bounded = true;
     len = 0;
-    for (expr* e : es) {
-        if (str().is_unit(e)) {
-            ++len;
-        }
-        else if (str().is_empty(e)) {
-            continue;
-        }
-        else if (str().is_string(e, s)) {
-            len += s.length();
-        }
-        else {
+    for (expr* arg : es) {
+        if (!min_length(arg, min_l))
             bounded = false;
-        }
+        len += min_l;
     }
     return bounded;
 }
diff --git a/src/ast/rewriter/seq_rewriter.h b/src/ast/rewriter/seq_rewriter.h
index 38bf6c836..c45177552 100644
--- a/src/ast/rewriter/seq_rewriter.h
+++ b/src/ast/rewriter/seq_rewriter.h
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ class seq_rewriter {
     br_status mk_seq_concat(expr* a, expr* b, expr_ref& result);
     br_status mk_seq_length(expr* a, expr_ref& result);
     expr_ref mk_len(rational const& offset, expr_ref_vector const& xs);
+    bool extract_pop_suffix(expr_ref_vector const& as, expr* b, expr* c, expr_ref& result);
     bool extract_push_offset(expr_ref_vector const& as, expr* b, expr* c, expr_ref& result);
     bool extract_push_length(expr_ref_vector& as, expr* b, expr* c, expr_ref& result);
     br_status mk_seq_extract(expr* a, expr* b, expr* c, expr_ref& result);
@@ -276,6 +277,7 @@ class seq_rewriter {
     expr_ref minus_one() { return expr_ref(m_autil.mk_int(-1), m()); }
 
     bool is_suffix(expr* s, expr* offset, expr* len);
+    bool is_prefix(expr* s, expr* offset, expr* len);
     bool sign_is_determined(expr* len, sign& s);
 
     bool set_empty(unsigned sz, expr* const* es, bool all, expr_ref_pair_vector& eqs);
@@ -285,6 +287,7 @@ class seq_rewriter {
     bool reduce_itos(expr_ref_vector& ls, expr_ref_vector& rs, expr_ref_pair_vector& eqs);
     bool reduce_eq_empty(expr* l, expr* r, expr_ref& result);    
     bool min_length(expr_ref_vector const& es, unsigned& len);
+    bool min_length(expr* e, unsigned& len);
     bool max_length(expr* e, rational& len);
     expr* concat_non_empty(expr_ref_vector& es);
 
diff --git a/src/smt/seq_axioms.cpp b/src/smt/seq_axioms.cpp
index 940d81fe0..82b71f9a0 100644
--- a/src/smt/seq_axioms.cpp
+++ b/src/smt/seq_axioms.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,17 @@ literal seq_axioms::mk_literal(expr* _e) {
 }
 
 void seq_axioms::add_clause(expr_ref_vector const& clause) {
+    expr* a = nullptr, *b = nullptr;
+    if (clause.size() == 1 && m.is_eq(clause[0], a, b)) {
+        enode* n1 = th.ensure_enode(a);
+        enode* n2 = th.ensure_enode(b);
+        justification* js =
+            ctx().mk_justification(
+                ext_theory_eq_propagation_justification(
+                    th.get_id(), ctx().get_region(), 0, nullptr, 0, nullptr, n1, n2));
+        ctx().assign_eq(n1, n2, eq_justification(js));
+        return;
+    }
     literal lits[5] = { null_literal, null_literal, null_literal, null_literal, null_literal };
     unsigned idx = 0;
     for (expr* e : clause) {