diff --git a/docs/style-spec/expressions.md b/docs/style-spec/expressions.md
index 609d5aadb6f..3988daf86c5 100644
--- a/docs/style-spec/expressions.md
+++ b/docs/style-spec/expressions.md
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ Convert the argument to the given type, producing a runtime error if the convers
 - `["has", key: String, obj: Object = ["properties"] ] -> Boolean`
 - `["at", index: Number, arr: Array<T, N>|Array<T>] -> T`
 - `["typeof", expr: Value] -> String`
-- `["length", e: Vector<T>|String] -> Number`
+- `["length", e: Array<T>|String] -> Number`
+- `["contains", arr: Array<T, N>|Array<T>, value: T] -> Boolean`
 
 ### Feature data:
 - `["properties"] -> Object` the feature's `properties` object
diff --git a/src/style-spec/function/definitions/contains.js b/src/style-spec/function/definitions/contains.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8ff30b4cf43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/style-spec/function/definitions/contains.js
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+// @flow
+
+const { parseExpression } = require('../expression');
+const {
+    array,
+    BooleanType,
+    ValueType
+} = require('../types');
+
+import type { Expression, ParsingContext } from '../expression';
+import type { Type, ArrayType } from '../types';
+
+class Contains implements Expression {
+    key: string;
+    type: Type;
+    value: Expression;
+    array: Expression;
+
+    constructor(key: string, value: Expression, array: Expression) {
+        this.key = key;
+        this.type = BooleanType;
+        this.value = value;
+        this.array = array;
+    }
+
+    static parse(args: Array<mixed>, context: ParsingContext) {
+        if (args.length !== 3)
+            return context.error(`Expected 2 arguments, but found ${args.length - 1} instead.`);
+
+        const arrayExpr = parseExpression(args[1], context.concat(1, array(ValueType)));
+        if (!arrayExpr) return null;
+
+        const t: ArrayType = (arrayExpr.type: any);
+        const value = parseExpression(args[2], context.concat(2, t.itemType));
+        if (!value) return null;
+
+        const itemType = value.type.kind;
+        if (itemType === 'Object' || itemType === 'Array' || itemType === 'Color') {
+            return context.error(`"contains" does not support values of type ${itemType}.`);
+        }
+
+        return new Contains(context.key, value, arrayExpr);
+    }
+
+    compile() {
+        return `this.contains(${this.array.compile()}, ${this.value.compile()})`;
+    }
+
+    serialize() {
+        return [ 'contains', this.array.serialize(), this.value.serialize() ];
+    }
+
+    accept(visitor: Visitor<Expression>) {
+        visitor.visit(this);
+        this.array.accept(visitor);
+        this.value.accept(visitor);
+    }
+}
+
+module.exports = Contains;
diff --git a/src/style-spec/function/definitions/index.js b/src/style-spec/function/definitions/index.js
index 8c242e58123..1d40bc0e99d 100644
--- a/src/style-spec/function/definitions/index.js
+++ b/src/style-spec/function/definitions/index.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ const Var = require('./var');
 const Literal = require('./literal');
 const ArrayAssertion = require('./array');
 const At = require('./at');
+const Contains = require('./contains');
 const Match = require('./match');
 const Case = require('./case');
 const Curve = require('./curve');
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ const expressions: { [string]: Class<Expression> } = {
     'literal': Literal,
     'array': ArrayAssertion,
     'at': At,
+    'contains': Contains,
     'case': Case,
     'match': Match,
     'coalesce': Coalesce,
diff --git a/src/style-spec/function/evaluation_context.js b/src/style-spec/function/evaluation_context.js
index bb3fe3a4c96..2cccc2be995 100644
--- a/src/style-spec/function/evaluation_context.js
+++ b/src/style-spec/function/evaluation_context.js
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ module.exports = () => ({
         return this.as(obj, ObjectType, name).hasOwnProperty(key);
     },
 
+    contains: function (array: Array<Value>, value: Value) {
+        const type = typeOf(value).kind;
+        ensure(type !== 'Object' && type !== 'Array' && type !== 'Color',
+            `"contains" does not support values of type ${type}`);
+        return array.indexOf(value) >= 0;
+    },
+
     typeOf: function (x: Value): string {
         assert(isValue(x), `Invalid value ${String(x)}`);
         return toString(typeOf(x));
diff --git a/test/integration/expression-tests/contains/array/test.json b/test/integration/expression-tests/contains/array/test.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8c63aa837f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/expression-tests/contains/array/test.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "expectExpressionType": null,
+  "expression": ["contains", ["array", ["get", "arr"]], ["literal", []]],
+  "inputs": [],
+  "expected": {
+    "compiled": {
+      "result": "error",
+      "errors": [
+        {
+          "key": "",
+          "error": "\"contains\" does not support values of type Array."
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/integration/expression-tests/contains/boolean/test.json b/test/integration/expression-tests/contains/boolean/test.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1d9ceb133a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/expression-tests/contains/boolean/test.json
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+  "expectExpressionType": null,
+  "expression": [
+    "contains",
+    ["literal", [false, false]],
+    ["boolean", ["get", "item"]]
+  ],
+  "inputs": [
+    [{}, {"properties": {"item": true}}],
+    [{}, {"properties": {"item": false}}]
+  ],
+  "expected": {
+    "compiled": {
+      "result": "success",
+      "isFeatureConstant": false,
+      "isZoomConstant": true,
+      "type": "Boolean"
+    },
+    "outputs": [false, true]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/integration/expression-tests/contains/color/test.json b/test/integration/expression-tests/contains/color/test.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..68c0bf8bce4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/expression-tests/contains/color/test.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "expectExpressionType": null,
+  "expression": ["contains", ["array", ["get", "arr"]], ["parse-color", "red"]],
+  "inputs": [],
+  "expected": {
+    "compiled": {
+      "result": "error",
+      "errors": [
+        {
+          "key": "",
+          "error": "\"contains\" does not support values of type Color."
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/integration/expression-tests/contains/number/test.json b/test/integration/expression-tests/contains/number/test.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5af395a435c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/expression-tests/contains/number/test.json
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{
+  "expectExpressionType": null,
+  "expression": [
+    "contains",
+    ["literal", [1, 2, 3, 4]],
+    ["number", ["get", "item"]]
+  ],
+  "inputs": [
+    [{}, {"properties": {"item": 3}}],
+    [{}, {"properties": {"item": 5}}],
+    [{}, {"properties": {"item": "3"}}]
+  ],
+  "expected": {
+    "compiled": {
+      "result": "success",
+      "isFeatureConstant": false,
+      "isZoomConstant": true,
+      "type": "Boolean"
+    },
+    "outputs": [
+      true,
+      false,
+      {
+        "error": "Expected value to be of type Number, but found String instead."
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/integration/expression-tests/contains/object/test.json b/test/integration/expression-tests/contains/object/test.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9d7261891a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/expression-tests/contains/object/test.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "expectExpressionType": null,
+  "expression": ["contains", ["array", ["get", "arr"]], ["literal", {}]],
+  "inputs": [],
+  "expected": {
+    "compiled": {
+      "result": "error",
+      "errors": [
+        {
+          "key": "",
+          "error": "\"contains\" does not support values of type Object."
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/integration/expression-tests/contains/string/test.json b/test/integration/expression-tests/contains/string/test.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fba27114798
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/expression-tests/contains/string/test.json
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+  "expectExpressionType": null,
+  "expression": [
+    "contains",
+    ["literal", ["a", "b", "c"]],
+    ["string", ["get", "item"]]
+  ],
+  "inputs": [
+    [{}, {"properties": {"item": "a"}}],
+    [{}, {"properties": {"item": "d"}}]
+  ],
+  "expected": {
+    "compiled": {
+      "result": "success",
+      "isFeatureConstant": false,
+      "isZoomConstant": true,
+      "type": "Boolean"
+    },
+    "outputs": [true, false]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/integration/expression-tests/contains/value/test.json b/test/integration/expression-tests/contains/value/test.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ab439b3bf6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/expression-tests/contains/value/test.json
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+{
+  "expectExpressionType": null,
+  "expression": ["contains", ["array", ["get", "arr"]], ["get", "item"]],
+  "inputs": [
+    [{}, {"properties": {"item": 3, "arr": [1, 2, 3, 4]}}],
+    [{}, {"properties": {"item": 5, "arr": [1, 2, 3, 4]}}],
+    [{}, {"properties": {"item": "3", "arr": [1, 2, 3, 4]}}],
+    [{}, {"properties": {"item": "a", "arr": ["a", "b", "c"]}}],
+    [{}, {"properties": {"item": "d", "arr": ["a", "b", "c"]}}],
+    [{}, {"properties": {"item": true, "arr": [true, true]}}],
+    [{}, {"properties": {"item": false, "arr": [true, true]}}],
+    [
+      {},
+      {
+        "properties": {
+          "item": ["nested", "array"],
+          "arr": [["nested", "array"]]
+        }
+      }
+    ]
+  ],
+  "expected": {
+    "compiled": {
+      "result": "success",
+      "isFeatureConstant": false,
+      "isZoomConstant": true,
+      "type": "Boolean"
+    },
+    "outputs": [
+      true,
+      false,
+      false,
+      true,
+      false,
+      true,
+      false,
+      {"error": "\"contains\" does not support values of type Array"}
+    ]
+  }
+}