diff --git a/lib/model-utils.js b/lib/model-utils.js
index 5d97d03a7..0ecce2daf 100644
--- a/lib/model-utils.js
+++ b/lib/model-utils.js
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ const operators = {
   ilike: 'ILIKE',
   nilike: 'NOT ILIKE',
   regexp: 'REGEXP',
+  contains: '@>',
 };
 
 /*
@@ -449,6 +450,7 @@ ModelUtils._coerce = function(where, options, modelDef) {
             case 'inq':
             case 'nin':
             case 'between':
+            case 'contains':
               try {
                 val = coerceArray(val);
               } catch (e) {