diff --git a/hapi-fhir-base/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/rest/gclient/StringClientParam.java b/hapi-fhir-base/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/rest/gclient/StringClientParam.java
index 9aa120ff94f..47d79cd1bea 100644
--- a/hapi-fhir-base/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/rest/gclient/StringClientParam.java
+++ b/hapi-fhir-base/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/rest/gclient/StringClientParam.java
@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@ public class StringClientParam extends BaseClientParam implements IParam {
 		return new StringExactly();
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * The string contains given value
+	 */
+	public IStringMatch contains() {
+		return new StringContains();
+	}
+
 	public interface IStringMatch {
 
 		/**
@@ -109,6 +116,28 @@ public class StringClientParam extends BaseClientParam implements IParam {
 		}
 	}
 
+	private class StringContains implements IStringMatch {
+		@Override
+		public ICriterion<StringClientParam> value(String theValue) {
+			return new StringCriterion<StringClientParam>(getParamName() + Constants.PARAMQUALIFIER_STRING_CONTAINS, theValue);
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public ICriterion<StringClientParam> value(StringDt theValue) {
+			return new StringCriterion<StringClientParam>(getParamName() + Constants.PARAMQUALIFIER_STRING_CONTAINS, theValue.getValue());
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public ICriterion<StringClientParam> values(List<String> theValue) {
+			return new StringCriterion<StringClientParam>(getParamName() + Constants.PARAMQUALIFIER_STRING_CONTAINS, theValue);
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public ICriterion<?> values(String... theValues) {
+			return new StringCriterion<StringClientParam>(getParamName() + Constants.PARAMQUALIFIER_STRING_CONTAINS, Arrays.asList(theValues));
+		}
+	}
+
 	private class StringMatches implements IStringMatch {
 		@Override
 		public ICriterion<StringClientParam> value(String theValue) {
diff --git a/hapi-fhir-client/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/rest/client/method/SearchParameter.java b/hapi-fhir-client/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/rest/client/method/SearchParameter.java
index 930a3947c33..10423ae83da 100644
--- a/hapi-fhir-client/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/rest/client/method/SearchParameter.java
+++ b/hapi-fhir-client/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/rest/client/method/SearchParameter.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class SearchParameter extends BaseQueryParameter {
 		ourParamTypes.put(StringParam.class, RestSearchParameterTypeEnum.STRING);
 		ourParamTypes.put(StringOrListParam.class, RestSearchParameterTypeEnum.STRING);
 		ourParamTypes.put(StringAndListParam.class, RestSearchParameterTypeEnum.STRING);
-		ourParamQualifiers.put(RestSearchParameterTypeEnum.STRING, CollectionUtil.newSet(Constants.PARAMQUALIFIER_STRING_EXACT, Constants.PARAMQUALIFIER_MISSING, EMPTY_STRING));
+		ourParamQualifiers.put(RestSearchParameterTypeEnum.STRING, CollectionUtil.newSet(Constants.PARAMQUALIFIER_STRING_EXACT, Constants.PARAMQUALIFIER_STRING_CONTAINS, Constants.PARAMQUALIFIER_MISSING, EMPTY_STRING));
 
 		ourParamTypes.put(UriParam.class, RestSearchParameterTypeEnum.URI);
 		ourParamTypes.put(UriOrListParam.class, RestSearchParameterTypeEnum.URI);
diff --git a/hapi-fhir-server/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/rest/server/method/SearchParameter.java b/hapi-fhir-server/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/rest/server/method/SearchParameter.java
index 16dade4ee31..db0b19c5ff9 100644
--- a/hapi-fhir-server/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/rest/server/method/SearchParameter.java
+++ b/hapi-fhir-server/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/rest/server/method/SearchParameter.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class SearchParameter extends BaseQueryParameter {
 		ourParamTypes.put(StringParam.class, RestSearchParameterTypeEnum.STRING);
 		ourParamTypes.put(StringOrListParam.class, RestSearchParameterTypeEnum.STRING);
 		ourParamTypes.put(StringAndListParam.class, RestSearchParameterTypeEnum.STRING);
-		ourParamQualifiers.put(RestSearchParameterTypeEnum.STRING, CollectionUtil.newSet(Constants.PARAMQUALIFIER_STRING_EXACT, Constants.PARAMQUALIFIER_MISSING, EMPTY_STRING));
+		ourParamQualifiers.put(RestSearchParameterTypeEnum.STRING, CollectionUtil.newSet(Constants.PARAMQUALIFIER_STRING_EXACT, Constants.PARAMQUALIFIER_STRING_CONTAINS, Constants.PARAMQUALIFIER_MISSING, EMPTY_STRING));
 
 		ourParamTypes.put(UriParam.class, RestSearchParameterTypeEnum.URI);
 		ourParamTypes.put(UriOrListParam.class, RestSearchParameterTypeEnum.URI);