diff --git a/ibis/backends/datafusion/compiler/values.py b/ibis/backends/datafusion/compiler/values.py
index d59822fc0abd..0df4a1ef8867 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/datafusion/compiler/values.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/datafusion/compiler/values.py
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ def translate_val(op, **_):
     ops.ArrayContains: "array_contains",
     ops.ArrayLength: "array_length",
     ops.ArrayRemove: "array_remove_all",
+    ops.StringLength: "length",
 }
 
 for _op, _name in _simple_ops.items():
@@ -303,7 +304,7 @@ def round(op, *, arg, digits, **_):
 
 @translate_val.register(ops.Substring)
 def substring(op, *, arg, start, length, **_):
-    start += 1
+    start = if_(start < 0, F.length(arg) + start + 1, start + 1)
     if length is not None:
         return F.substr(arg, start, length)
     return F.substr(arg, start)
@@ -776,3 +777,13 @@ def is_null(op, *, arg, **_):
 @translate_val.register(ops.IsNan)
 def is_nan(op, *, arg, **_):
     return F.isnan(F.coalesce(arg, sg.exp.Literal.number("'NaN'::double")))
+
+
+@translate_val.register(ops.ArrayStringJoin)
+def array_string_join(op, *, sep, arg):
+    return F.array_join(arg, sep)
+
+
+@translate_val.register(ops.FindInSet)
+def array_string_find(op, *, needle, values):
+    return F.coalesce(F.array_position(F.make_array(*values), needle), 0)
diff --git a/ibis/backends/datafusion/tests/test_string.py b/ibis/backends/datafusion/tests/test_string.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1a927e3fede3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ibis/backends/datafusion/tests/test_string.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import ibis
+
+
+def test_string_length(con):
+    t = ibis.memtable({"s": ["aaa", "a", "aa"]})
+    assert con.execute(t.s.length()).gt(0).all()
diff --git a/ibis/backends/tests/test_string.py b/ibis/backends/tests/test_string.py
index e2dea996bed1..884afe0b2cbc 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/tests/test_string.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/tests/test_string.py
@@ -466,7 +466,6 @@ def uses_java_re(t):
                 pytest.mark.notimpl(
                     [
                         "bigquery",
-                        "datafusion",
                         "pyspark",
                         "sqlite",
                         "snowflake",
@@ -493,7 +492,6 @@ def uses_java_re(t):
                 pytest.mark.notimpl(
                     [
                         "bigquery",
-                        "datafusion",
                         "pyspark",
                         "sqlite",
                         "snowflake",
@@ -703,9 +701,7 @@ def uses_java_re(t):
             id="negative-index",
             marks=[
                 pytest.mark.broken(["druid"], raises=sa.exc.ProgrammingError),
-                pytest.mark.broken(
-                    ["datafusion", "impala", "flink"], raises=AssertionError
-                ),
+                pytest.mark.broken(["impala", "flink"], raises=AssertionError),
                 pytest.mark.notimpl(["pyspark"], raises=NotImplementedError),
             ],
         ),
@@ -1012,7 +1008,7 @@ def test_capitalize(con):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.notimpl(
-    ["dask", "datafusion", "pandas", "polars", "druid", "oracle", "flink"],
+    ["dask", "pandas", "polars", "druid", "oracle", "flink"],
     raises=OperationNotDefinedError,
 )
 @pytest.mark.notyet(