diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/QueryExpressionVisitor.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/QueryExpressionVisitor.php
index 775d70019..2da6fb412 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/QueryExpressionVisitor.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Query/QueryExpressionVisitor.php
@@ -154,6 +154,11 @@ class QueryExpressionVisitor extends ExpressionVisitor
                 $this->parameters[] = $parameter;
                 return $this->expr->neq($comparison->getField(), $placeholder);
 
+            case Comparison::CONTAINS:
+                $parameter->setValue('%' . $parameter->getValue() . '%', $parameter->getType());
+                $this->parameters[] = $parameter;
+                return $this->expr->like($comparison->getField(), $placeholder);
+
             default:
                 $operator = self::convertComparisonOperator($comparison->getOperator());
                 if ($operator) {
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Query/QueryExpressionVisitorTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Query/QueryExpressionVisitorTest.php
index 5eaeb7646..5c7a5b776 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Query/QueryExpressionVisitorTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Query/QueryExpressionVisitorTest.php
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ class QueryExpressionVisitorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             array($cb->in('field', array('value')), $qb->in('field', ':field'), new Parameter('field', array('value'))),
             array($cb->notIn('field', array('value')), $qb->notIn('field', ':field'), new Parameter('field', array('value'))),
 
+            array($cb->contains('field', 'value'), $qb->like('field', ':field'), new Parameter('field', '%value%')),
+
             // Test parameter conversion
             array($cb->eq('object.field', 'value'), $qb->eq('object.field', ':object_field'), new Parameter('object_field', 'value')),
         );