diff --git a/lib/postgresql.js b/lib/postgresql.js
index c850a51c..0a744fe2 100644
--- a/lib/postgresql.js
+++ b/lib/postgresql.js
@@ -584,6 +584,43 @@ PostgreSQL.prototype.buildExpression = function(columnName, operator,
       operatorValue);
     case 'match':
       return new ParameterizedSQL(`to_tsvector(${columnName}) @@ to_tsquery(?)`, [operatorValue]);
+    // Map the abstract 'jsonContains' operator to PostgreSQL's JSONB containment operator (@>),
+    // parsing or normalizing string/array inputs to build parameterized clauses connected with OR.
+    case 'jsonContains':
+      let values = operatorValue;
+      if (typeof values === 'string') {
+        try {
+          values = JSON.parse(values);
+        } catch (error) {
+          values = [values];
+        }
+      }
+      if (!Array.isArray(values)) { values = [values]; }
+
+      const itemType = propertyDefinition.type[0];
+      const postgresTypeMap = new Map([
+        [Number, 'INTEGER'],
+        [String, 'TEXT'],
+      ]);
+      const arrayItemType = postgresTypeMap.get(itemType);
+
+      if (!arrayItemType) {
+        throw new Error(`Unsupported array item type: ${itemType ? itemType.name : 'unknown'}`);
+      }
+      const isArray = propertyDefinition.postgresql.dataType === 'ARRAY';
+      const conditions = [];
+      const params = [];
+
+      values.forEach(value => {
+        if (isArray) {
+          conditions.push(`${columnName} @> ARRAY[?]::${arrayItemType}[]`);
+          params.push(value);
+        } else {
+          conditions.push(`${columnName} @> CAST(? AS JSONB)`);
+          params.push(JSON.stringify([value]));
+        }
+      });
+      return new ParameterizedSQL(`(${conditions.join(' OR ')})`, params);
     default:
       // invoke the base implementation of `buildExpression`
       return this.invokeSuper('buildExpression', columnName, operator,
diff --git a/test/postgresql.test.js b/test/postgresql.test.js
index 01a637cb..b63d7355 100644
--- a/test/postgresql.test.js
+++ b/test/postgresql.test.js
@@ -983,6 +983,91 @@ describe('postgresql connector', function() {
       done();
     });
   });
+
+  context('jsonContains operator', function() {
+    let ItemWithJson, ItemWithIntegerArray, ItemWithStringArray;
+
+    before(function(done) {
+      db = global.getDataSource();
+      // Define a test model utilizing a jsonb column type to test JSON containment filters.
+      ItemWithJson = db.define('ItemWithJson', {
+        name: {type: String},
+        tags: {
+          type: [String],
+          postgresql: {
+            dataType: 'jsonb',
+          },
+        },
+      });
+      ItemWithIntegerArray = db.define('ItemWithIntegerArray', {
+        name: {type: String},
+        tags: {
+          type: [Number],
+          postgresql: {
+            dataType: 'jsonb',
+          },
+        },
+      });
+      ItemWithStringArray = db.define('ItemWithStringArray', {
+        name: {type: String},
+        tags: {
+          type: [String],
+          postgresql: {
+            dataType: 'jsonb',
+          },
+        },
+      });
+      db.automigrate(['ItemWithJson', 'ItemWithIntegerArray', 'ItemWithStringArray'], done);
+    });
+
+    beforeEach(function(done) {
+      ItemWithJson.destroyAll();
+      ItemWithIntegerArray.destroyAll();
+      ItemWithStringArray.destroyAll(done);
+    });
+
+    after(function(done) {
+      ItemWithJson.destroyAll();
+      ItemWithIntegerArray.destroyAll();
+      ItemWithStringArray.destroyAll(done);
+    });
+
+    it('should support unit-level SQL building verification for jsonContains', function() {
+      const where = db.connector.buildWhere(
+        'ItemWithJson',
+        {tags: {jsonContains: ['bar', 'foo']}},
+      );
+
+      where.toJSON().should.eql({
+        sql: 'WHERE ("tags" @> CAST(? AS JSONB) OR "tags" @> CAST(? AS JSONB))',
+        params: ['["bar"]', '["foo"]'],
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should support unit-level SQL building verification for jsonContains with integer array', function() {
+      const where = db.connector.buildWhere(
+        'ItemWithIntegerArray',
+        {tags: {jsonContains: [1, 2]}},
+      );
+
+      where.toJSON().should.eql({
+        sql: 'WHERE ("tags" @> CAST(? AS JSONB) OR "tags" @> CAST(? AS JSONB))',
+        params: ['[1]', '[2]'],
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should support unit-level SQL building verification for jsonContains with string array', function() {
+      const where = db.connector.buildWhere(
+        'ItemWithStringArray',
+        {tags: {jsonContains: ['bar', 'foo']}},
+      );
+
+      where.toJSON().should.eql({
+        sql: 'WHERE ("tags" @> CAST(? AS JSONB) OR "tags" @> CAST(? AS JSONB))',
+        params: ['["bar"]', '["foo"]'],
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });
 
 describe('Serial properties', function() {