diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/underscore/U.java b/src/main/java/com/github/underscore/U.java
index eabf7d8..96c6d86 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/underscore/U.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/underscore/U.java
@@ -660,6 +660,19 @@ public boolean contains(final T elem) {
         return contains(iterable, elem);
     }
 
+    public static <E> boolean containsWith(final Iterable<E> iterable, final E elem) {
+        return some(iterable, new Predicate<E>() {
+            @Override
+            public boolean test(E e) {
+                return elem == null ? e == null : String.valueOf(e).contains(String.valueOf(elem));
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    public boolean containsWith(final T elem) {
+        return containsWith(iterable, elem);
+    }
+
     public static <E> boolean contains(final Iterable<E> iterable, final E elem, final int fromIndex) {
         final List<E> list = newArrayList(iterable);
         return contains(list.subList(fromIndex, list.size()), elem);
@@ -2957,6 +2970,10 @@ public Chain<Boolean> contains(final T elem) {
             return new Chain<Boolean>(U.contains(list, elem));
         }
 
+        public Chain<Boolean> containsWith(final T elem) {
+            return new Chain<Boolean>(U.containsWith(list, elem));
+        }
+
         public Chain<T> invoke(final String methodName, final List<Object> args) {
             return new Chain<T>(U.invoke(list, methodName, args));
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/underscore/lodash/U.java b/src/main/java/com/github/underscore/lodash/U.java
index 92210e0..29d3cb4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/underscore/lodash/U.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/underscore/lodash/U.java
@@ -315,6 +315,10 @@ public Chain<Boolean> contains(final T elem) {
             return new Chain<Boolean>(U.contains(value(), elem));
         }
 
+        public Chain<Boolean> containsWith(final T elem) {
+            return new Chain<Boolean>(U.containsWith(value(), elem));
+        }
+
         public Chain<T> invoke(final String methodName, final List<Object> args) {
             return new Chain<T>(U.invoke(value(), methodName, args));
         }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/github/underscore/CollectionsTest.java b/src/test/java/com/github/underscore/CollectionsTest.java
index 6500c38..fd04b0e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/github/underscore/CollectionsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/github/underscore/CollectionsTest.java
@@ -1042,6 +1042,24 @@ public void contains() {
         assertTrue(result4);
     }
 
+/*
+_.containsWith(["abc", "bcd", "cde"], "bc");
+=> true
+*/
+    @Test
+    public void containsWith() {
+        final boolean result = U.containsWith(asList(1, 2, 3), 3);
+        assertTrue(result);
+        final boolean resultObj = new U<Integer>(asList(1, 2, 3)).containsWith(3);
+        assertTrue(resultObj);
+        final boolean resultChain = U.chain(asList(1, 2, 3)).containsWith(3).item();
+        assertTrue(resultChain);
+        final boolean result2 = U.containsWith(asList(1, 2, null), null);
+        assertTrue(result2);
+        final boolean result3 = U.containsWith(asList("abc", "bcd", "cde"), "bc");
+        assertTrue(result3);
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void containsAtLeast() {
         final boolean result = U.containsAtLeast(asList(1, 2, 2), 2, 2);
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/github/underscore/lodash/LodashTest.java b/src/test/java/com/github/underscore/lodash/LodashTest.java
index b3a9ef8..437dea6 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/github/underscore/lodash/LodashTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/github/underscore/lodash/LodashTest.java
@@ -934,6 +934,7 @@ public void accept(String str) {
         U.chain(new String[] {""}).count(new Predicate<String>() {
             public boolean test(String str) { return true; } });
         U.chain(new String[] {""}).contains("");
+        U.chain(new String[] {""}).containsWith("");
         U.chain(new String[] {""}).invoke("toString", Collections.emptyList());
         U.chain(new String[] {""}).invoke("toString");
         U.chain(new String[] {""}).pluck("toString");