diff --git a/src/QueryExpressionFilter.php b/src/QueryExpressionFilter.php
index b848b4d..df63256 100644
--- a/src/QueryExpressionFilter.php
+++ b/src/QueryExpressionFilter.php
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ private function matchValue($data, $column, $expectation)
             return ($actualValue === $expectedValue);
         } elseif ($comparator === '$in') {
             return in_array($actualValue, $expectedValue, true);
+        } elseif ($comparator === '$contains') {
+            return (strpos($actualValue, $expectedValue) !== false);
         } elseif ($comparator === '$lt') {
             return ($actualValue < $expectedValue);
         } elseif ($comparator === '$lte') {
diff --git a/tests/QueryExpressionFilterTest.php b/tests/QueryExpressionFilterTest.php
index 46ba0d9..33488ef 100644
--- a/tests/QueryExpressionFilterTest.php
+++ b/tests/QueryExpressionFilterTest.php
@@ -363,4 +363,23 @@ public function testInvalidOr()
 
         $filter->doesMatch(array('id' => 100));
     }
+
+    public function testAttributeContains()
+    {
+        $filter = new QueryExpressionFilter(array(
+            'name' => array(
+                '$contains' => 'Fried'
+            )
+        ));
+
+        $this->assertFalse($filter->doesMatch(array(
+            'id' => 100,
+            'name' => 'Smith, George'
+        )));
+        $this->assertTrue($filter->doesMatch(array(
+            'id' => 300,
+            'name' => 'Smith, Friedrich'
+        )));
+    }
+
 }