diff --git a/src/ol/format/filter.js b/src/ol/format/filter.js
index 49649869d6..de855e9ef8 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/filter.js
+++ b/src/ol/format/filter.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ goog.provide('ol.format.filter');
 
 goog.require('ol.format.filter.And');
 goog.require('ol.format.filter.Bbox');
+goog.require('ol.format.filter.Contains');
 goog.require('ol.format.filter.During');
 goog.require('ol.format.filter.EqualTo');
 goog.require('ol.format.filter.GreaterThan');
@@ -71,6 +72,21 @@ ol.format.filter.bbox = function(geometryName, extent, opt_srsName) {
   return new ol.format.filter.Bbox(geometryName, extent, opt_srsName);
 };
 
+/**
+ * Create a `<Contains>` operator to test whether a geometry-valued property
+ * contains a given geometry.
+ *
+ * @param {!string} geometryName Geometry name to use.
+ * @param {!ol.geom.Geometry} geometry Geometry.
+ * @param {string=} opt_srsName SRS name. No srsName attribute will be
+ *    set on geometries when this is not provided.
+ * @returns {!ol.format.filter.Contains} `<Contains>` operator.
+ * @api
+ */
+ol.format.filter.contains = function(geometryName, geometry, opt_srsName) {
+  return new ol.format.filter.Contains(geometryName, geometry, opt_srsName);
+};
+
 /**
  * Create a `<Intersects>` operator to test whether a geometry-valued property
  * intersects a given geometry.
diff --git a/src/ol/format/filter/contains.js b/src/ol/format/filter/contains.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dcfdaf4910
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ol/format/filter/contains.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+goog.provide('ol.format.filter.Contains');
+
+goog.require('ol');
+goog.require('ol.format.filter.Spatial');
+
+
+/**
+ * @classdesc
+ * Represents a `<Contains>` operator to test whether a geometry-valued property
+ * contains a given geometry.
+ *
+ * @constructor
+ * @param {!string} geometryName Geometry name to use.
+ * @param {!ol.geom.Geometry} geometry Geometry.
+ * @param {string=} opt_srsName SRS name. No srsName attribute will be
+ *    set on geometries when this is not provided.
+ * @extends {ol.format.filter.Spatial}
+ * @api
+ */
+ol.format.filter.Contains = function(geometryName, geometry, opt_srsName) {
+
+  ol.format.filter.Spatial.call(this, 'Contains', geometryName, geometry, opt_srsName);
+
+};
+ol.inherits(ol.format.filter.Contains, ol.format.filter.Spatial);
diff --git a/src/ol/format/wfs.js b/src/ol/format/wfs.js
index fd635e65b4..21c6cd7ee9 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/wfs.js
+++ b/src/ol/format/wfs.js
@@ -628,6 +628,21 @@ ol.format.WFS.writeBboxFilter_ = function(node, filter, objectStack) {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @param {Node} node Node.
+ * @param {ol.format.filter.Contains} filter Filter.
+ * @param {Array.<*>} objectStack Node stack.
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.format.WFS.writeContainsFilter_ = function(node, filter, objectStack) {
+  var context = objectStack[objectStack.length - 1];
+  context['srsName'] = filter.srsName;
+
+  ol.format.WFS.writeOgcPropertyName_(node, filter.geometryName);
+  ol.format.GML3.prototype.writeGeometryElement(node, filter.geometry, objectStack);
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @param {Node} node Node.
  * @param {ol.format.filter.Intersects} filter Filter.
@@ -846,6 +861,7 @@ ol.format.WFS.GETFEATURE_SERIALIZERS_ = {
     'Or': ol.xml.makeChildAppender(ol.format.WFS.writeLogicalFilter_),
     'Not': ol.xml.makeChildAppender(ol.format.WFS.writeNotFilter_),
     'BBOX': ol.xml.makeChildAppender(ol.format.WFS.writeBboxFilter_),
+    'Contains': ol.xml.makeChildAppender(ol.format.WFS.writeContainsFilter_),
     'Intersects': ol.xml.makeChildAppender(ol.format.WFS.writeIntersectsFilter_),
     'Within': ol.xml.makeChildAppender(ol.format.WFS.writeWithinFilter_),
     'PropertyIsEqualTo': ol.xml.makeChildAppender(ol.format.WFS.writeComparisonFilter_),
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/format/wfs.test.js b/test/spec/ol/format/wfs.test.js
index abfa61f67c..24d15bf9df 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/format/wfs.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/format/wfs.test.js
@@ -514,6 +514,43 @@ describe('ol.format.WFS', function() {
       expect(serialized.firstElementChild).to.xmleql(ol.xml.parse(text));
     });
 
+    it('creates a contains filter', function() {
+      var text =
+          '<wfs:Query xmlns:wfs="http://www.opengis.net/wfs" ' +
+          '    typeName="area" srsName="EPSG:4326" ' +
+          '    xmlns:topp="http://www.openplans.org/topp">' +
+          '  <ogc:Filter xmlns:ogc="http://www.opengis.net/ogc">' +
+          '    <ogc:Contains>' +
+          '      <ogc:PropertyName>the_geom</ogc:PropertyName>' +
+          '      <gml:Polygon xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml">' +
+          '        <gml:exterior>' +
+          '          <gml:LinearRing>' +
+          '            <gml:posList srsDimension="2">' +
+          '              10 20 10 25 15 25 15 20 10 20' +
+          '            </gml:posList>' +
+          '          </gml:LinearRing>' +
+          '        </gml:exterior>' +
+          '      </gml:Polygon>' +
+          '    </ogc:Contains>' +
+          '  </ogc:Filter>' +
+          '</wfs:Query>';
+      var serialized = new ol.format.WFS().writeGetFeature({
+        srsName: 'EPSG:4326',
+        featureTypes: ['area'],
+        filter: ol.format.filter.contains(
+            'the_geom',
+            new ol.geom.Polygon([[
+              [10, 20],
+              [10, 25],
+              [15, 25],
+              [15, 20],
+              [10, 20]
+            ]])
+        )
+      });
+      expect(serialized.firstElementChild).to.xmleql(ol.xml.parse(text));
+    });
+
     it('creates a intersects filter', function() {
       var text =
           '<wfs:Query xmlns:wfs="http://www.opengis.net/wfs" ' +