diff --git a/postgrest_py/base_request_builder.py b/postgrest_py/base_request_builder.py
index 5853c0cc..ac7591cc 100644
--- a/postgrest_py/base_request_builder.py
+++ b/postgrest_py/base_request_builder.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import json
 from re import search
 from typing import Any, Dict, Iterable, Optional, Tuple, Type, Union
 
@@ -209,6 +210,27 @@ def cd(self, column: str, values: Iterable[Any]):
         values = ",".join(values)
         return self.filter(column, Filters.CD, f"{{{values}}}")
 
+    def contains(self, column: str, value: Union[Iterable[Any], str, Dict[Any, Any]]):
+        if isinstance(value, str):
+            # range types can be inclusive '[', ']' or exclusive '(', ')' so just
+            # keep it simple and accept a string
+            return self.filter(column, Filters.CS, value)
+        if not isinstance(value, dict) and isinstance(value, Iterable):
+            # Expected to be some type of iterable
+            stringified_values = ",".join(value)
+            return self.filter(column, Filters.CS, f"{{{stringified_values}}}")
+
+        return self.filter(column, Filters.CS, json.dumps(value))
+
+    def contained_by(self, column: str, value: Union[Iterable[Any], str, Dict[Any, Any]]):
+        if isinstance(value, str):
+            # range
+            return self.filter(column, Filters.CD, value)
+        if not isinstance(value, dict) and isinstance(value, Iterable):
+            stringified_values = ",".join(value)
+            return self.filter(column, Filters.CD, f"{{{stringified_values}}}")
+        return self.filter(column, Filters.CD, json.dumps(value))
+
     def ov(self, column: str, values: Iterable[Any]):
         values = map(sanitize_param, values)
         values = ",".join(values)
diff --git a/tests/_async/test_filter_request_builder.py b/tests/_async/test_filter_request_builder.py
index 28554271..78c2054a 100644
--- a/tests/_async/test_filter_request_builder.py
+++ b/tests/_async/test_filter_request_builder.py
@@ -40,3 +40,37 @@ def test_multivalued_param(filter_request_builder):
 def test_match(filter_request_builder):
     builder = filter_request_builder.match({"id": "1", "done": "false"})
     assert str(builder.session.params) == "id=eq.1&done=eq.false"
+
+
+def test_contains(filter_request_builder):
+    builder = filter_request_builder.contains("x", "a")
+
+    assert str(builder.session.params) == "x=cs.a"
+
+
+def test_contains_dictionary(filter_request_builder):
+    builder = filter_request_builder.contains("x", {"a": "b"})
+
+    # {"a":"b"}
+    assert str(builder.session.params) == "x=cs.%7B%22a%22%3A+%22b%22%7D"
+
+
+def test_contains_any_item(filter_request_builder):
+    builder = filter_request_builder.contains("x", ["a", "b"])
+
+    # {a,b}
+    assert str(builder.session.params) == "x=cs.%7Ba%2Cb%7D"
+
+
+def test_contains_in_list(filter_request_builder):
+    builder = filter_request_builder.contains("x", '[{"a": "b"}]')
+
+    # [{"a":+"b"}] (the + represents the space)
+    assert str(builder.session.params) == "x=cs.%5B%7B%22a%22%3A+%22b%22%7D%5D"
+
+
+def test_contained_by_mixed_items(filter_request_builder):
+    builder = filter_request_builder.contained_by("x", ["a", '["b", "c"]'])
+
+    # {a,["b",+"c"]}
+    assert str(builder.session.params) == "x=cd.%7Ba%2C%5B%22b%22%2C+%22c%22%5D%7D"
diff --git a/tests/_sync/test_filter_request_builder.py b/tests/_sync/test_filter_request_builder.py
index a5a4c6ca..6d06d44e 100644
--- a/tests/_sync/test_filter_request_builder.py
+++ b/tests/_sync/test_filter_request_builder.py
@@ -40,3 +40,37 @@ def test_multivalued_param(filter_request_builder):
 def test_match(filter_request_builder):
     builder = filter_request_builder.match({"id": "1", "done": "false"})
     assert str(builder.session.params) == "id=eq.1&done=eq.false"
+
+
+def test_contains(filter_request_builder):
+    builder = filter_request_builder.contains("x", "a")
+
+    assert str(builder.session.params) == "x=cs.a"
+
+
+def test_contains_dictionary(filter_request_builder):
+    builder = filter_request_builder.contains("x", {"a": "b"})
+
+    # {"a":"b"}
+    assert str(builder.session.params) == "x=cs.%7B%22a%22%3A+%22b%22%7D"
+
+
+def test_contains_any_item(filter_request_builder):
+    builder = filter_request_builder.contains("x", ["a", "b"])
+
+    # {a,b}
+    assert str(builder.session.params) == "x=cs.%7Ba%2Cb%7D"
+
+
+def test_contains_in_list(filter_request_builder):
+    builder = filter_request_builder.contains("x", '[{"a": "b"}]')
+
+    # [{"a":+"b"}] (the + represents the space)
+    assert str(builder.session.params) == "x=cs.%5B%7B%22a%22%3A+%22b%22%7D%5D"
+
+
+def test_contained_by_mixed_items(filter_request_builder):
+    builder = filter_request_builder.contained_by("x", ["a", '["b", "c"]'])
+
+    # {a,["b",+"c"]}
+    assert str(builder.session.params) == "x=cd.%7Ba%2C%5B%22b%22%2C+%22c%22%5D%7D"