diff --git a/__tests__/series.test.ts b/__tests__/series.test.ts
index e5a73329c..5ade5301e 100644
--- a/__tests__/series.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/series.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,41 @@
 import pl, { DataType } from "@polars";
 import Chance from "chance";
 
+describe("mapElements", () => {
+  test("mapElements string", () => {
+    const mapping: Record<string, string> = {
+      A: "AA",
+      B: "BB",
+      C: "CC",
+      D: "OtherD",
+    };
+    const funcMap = (k: string): string => mapping[k] ?? "";
+    const actual = pl
+      .Series("foo", ["A", "B", "C", "D", "F", null], pl.String)
+      .mapElements(funcMap);
+    const expected = pl.Series(
+      "foo",
+      ["AA", "BB", "CC", "OtherD", "", ""],
+      pl.String,
+    );
+    expect(actual).toSeriesEqual(expected);
+  });
+  test("mapElements int", () => {
+    const mapping: Record<number, number> = { 1: 11, 2: 22, 3: 33, 4: 44 };
+    const funcMap = (k: number): number => mapping[k] ?? "";
+    let actual = pl.Series("foo", [1, 2, 3, 5], pl.Int32).mapElements(funcMap);
+    let expected = pl.Series("foo", [11, 22, 33, null], pl.Int32);
+    expect(actual).toSeriesEqual(expected);
+    const multiFunc = (k: number): number => k * 2;
+    actual = pl.Series("foo", [1, 2, 3, 5], pl.Int32).mapElements(multiFunc);
+    expected = pl.Series("foo", [2, 4, 6, 10], pl.Int32);
+    expect(actual).toSeriesEqual(expected);
+    const funcStr = (k: number): string => `${k}x`;
+    actual = pl.Series("foo", [1, 2, 3, 5], pl.Int32).mapElements(funcStr);
+    expected = pl.Series("foo", ["1x", "2x", "3x", "5x"], pl.String);
+    expect(actual).toSeriesEqual(expected);
+  });
+});
 describe("from lists", () => {
   test("bool", () => {
     const expected = [[true, false], [true], [null], []];
diff --git a/polars/series/index.ts b/polars/series/index.ts
index 9234966a1..5ff942117 100644
--- a/polars/series/index.ts
+++ b/polars/series/index.ts
@@ -628,6 +628,28 @@ export interface Series<T extends DataType = any, Name extends string = string>
    * ```
    */
   limit(n?: number): Series;
+  /**
+   * Map a custom/user-defined function (UDF) over elements in this Series.
+   * @param fn - Custom function to call
+   * 
+   * @example
+   * ```
+   * > const mapping: Record<string, string> = { A: 'AA', B: 'BB', C: 'CC', D: 'OtherD', };
+   * > const funcMap = (k: string): string => mapping[k] ?? '';
+   * > pl.Series("foo", ["A", "B", "C", "D", "F", null], pl.String).mapElements(funcMap);
+  shape: (6,)
+  Series: 'foo' [str]
+  [
+    "AA"
+    "BB"
+    "CC"
+    "OtherD"
+    ""
+    ""
+  ]
+  * ```
+  */
+  mapElements(fn: (v: any) => any): Series;
   /**
    * Get the maximum value in this Series.
    * @example
@@ -1612,6 +1634,9 @@ export function _Series(_s: any): Series {
     limit(n = 10) {
       return wrap("limit", n);
     },
+    mapElements(fn: (v: any) => any) {
+      return Series(this.name, [...this.values()].map(fn));
+    },
     max() {
       return _s.max() as any;
     },