diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Builder.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Builder.php
index cd1c75b52bdf..b6ace2aedd46 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Builder.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Builder.php
@@ -1433,6 +1433,39 @@ public function orWhereRowValues($columns, $operator, $values)
         return $this->whereRowValues($columns, $operator, $values, 'or');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Add a "where JSON contains" clause to the query.
+     *
+     * @param  string  $column
+     * @param  mixed  $value
+     * @param  string  $boolean
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function whereJsonContains($column, $value, $boolean = 'and')
+    {
+        $type = 'JsonContains';
+
+        $this->wheres[] = compact('type', 'column', 'value', 'boolean');
+
+        if (! $value instanceof Expression) {
+            $this->addBinding(json_encode($value));
+        }
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add a "or where JSON contains" clause to the query.
+     *
+     * @param  string  $column
+     * @param  mixed  $value
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function orWhereJsonContains($column, $value)
+    {
+        return $this->whereJsonContains($column, $value, 'or');
+    }
+
     /**
      * Handles dynamic "where" clauses to the query.
      *
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/Grammar.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/Grammar.php
index b3742b0f6ad2..f15bfff4bcdc 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/Grammar.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/Grammar.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Illuminate\Database\Query\Grammars;
 
+use RuntimeException;
 use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
 use Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder;
 use Illuminate\Database\Query\JoinClause;
@@ -489,6 +490,35 @@ protected function whereRowValues(Builder $query, $where)
         return '('.implode(', ', $where['columns']).') '.$where['operator'].' ('.$values.')';
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Compile a "where JSON contains" clause.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder  $query
+     * @param  array  $where
+     * @return string
+     */
+    protected function whereJsonContains(Builder $query, $where)
+    {
+        $column = $this->wrap($where['column']);
+
+        $value = $this->parameter($where['value']);
+
+        return $this->compileJsonContains($column, $value);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Compile a "JSON contains" statement into SQL.
+     *
+     * @param  string  $column
+     * @param  string  $value
+     * @return string
+     * @throws \RuntimeException
+     */
+    protected function compileJsonContains($column, $value)
+    {
+        throw new RuntimeException('The database engine in use is not yet suppported.');
+    }
+
     /**
      * Compile the "group by" portions of the query.
      *
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/MySqlGrammar.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/MySqlGrammar.php
index e4333896198e..c577bbc04acd 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/MySqlGrammar.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/MySqlGrammar.php
@@ -52,6 +52,18 @@ public function compileSelect(Builder $query)
         return $sql;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Compile a "JSON contains" statement into SQL.
+     *
+     * @param  string  $column
+     * @param  string  $value
+     * @return string
+     */
+    protected function compileJsonContains($column, $value)
+    {
+        return 'json_contains('.$column.', '.$value.')';
+    }
+
     /**
      * Compile a single union statement.
      *
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/PostgresGrammar.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/PostgresGrammar.php
index b72d2299e95c..d7c06f5478ba 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/PostgresGrammar.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/PostgresGrammar.php
@@ -64,6 +64,20 @@ protected function dateBasedWhere($type, Builder $query, $where)
         return 'extract('.$type.' from '.$this->wrap($where['column']).') '.$where['operator'].' '.$value;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Compile a "JSON contains" statement into SQL.
+     *
+     * @param  string  $column
+     * @param  string  $value
+     * @return string
+     */
+    protected function compileJsonContains($column, $value)
+    {
+        $column = str_replace('->>', '->', $column);
+
+        return '('.$column.')::jsonb @> '.$value;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Compile the lock into SQL.
      *
diff --git a/tests/Database/DatabaseQueryBuilderTest.php b/tests/Database/DatabaseQueryBuilderTest.php
index 411bb356234a..dc683c04dcb9 100755
--- a/tests/Database/DatabaseQueryBuilderTest.php
+++ b/tests/Database/DatabaseQueryBuilderTest.php
@@ -2612,6 +2612,50 @@ public function testWhereRowValuesArityMismatch()
         $builder->select('*')->from('orders')->whereRowValues(['last_update'], '<', [1, 2]);
     }
 
+    public function testWhereJsonContainsMySql()
+    {
+        $builder = $this->getMySqlBuilder();
+        $builder->select('*')->from('users')->whereJsonContains('options->languages', ['en']);
+        $this->assertEquals('select * from `users` where json_contains(`options`->\'$."languages"\', ?)', $builder->toSql());
+        $this->assertEquals(['["en"]'], $builder->getBindings());
+
+        $builder = $this->getMySqlBuilder();
+        $builder->select('*')->from('users')->where('id', '=', 1)->orWhereJsonContains('options->languages', new Raw("'[\"en\"]'"));
+        $this->assertEquals('select * from `users` where `id` = ? or json_contains(`options`->\'$."languages"\', \'["en"]\')', $builder->toSql());
+        $this->assertEquals([1], $builder->getBindings());
+    }
+
+    public function testWhereJsonContainsPostgres()
+    {
+        $builder = $this->getPostgresBuilder();
+        $builder->select('*')->from('users')->whereJsonContains('options->languages', ['en']);
+        $this->assertEquals('select * from "users" where ("options"->\'languages\')::jsonb @> ?', $builder->toSql());
+        $this->assertEquals(['["en"]'], $builder->getBindings());
+
+        $builder = $this->getPostgresBuilder();
+        $builder->select('*')->from('users')->where('id', '=', 1)->orWhereJsonContains('options->languages', new Raw("'[\"en\"]'"));
+        $this->assertEquals('select * from "users" where "id" = ? or ("options"->\'languages\')::jsonb @> \'["en"]\'', $builder->toSql());
+        $this->assertEquals([1], $builder->getBindings());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @expectedException \RuntimeException
+     */
+    public function testWhereJsonContainsSqlite()
+    {
+        $builder = $this->getSQLiteBuilder();
+        $builder->select('*')->from('users')->whereJsonContains('options->languages', ['en'])->toSql();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @expectedException \RuntimeException
+     */
+    public function testWhereJsonContainsSqlServer()
+    {
+        $builder = $this->getSqlServerBuilder();
+        $builder->select('*')->from('users')->whereJsonContains('options->languages', ['en'])->toSql();
+    }
+
     public function testFromSub()
     {
         $builder = $this->getBuilder();