diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1e54469..059d180 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "azure-odata-sql",
-  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "version": "0.2.4",
   "description": "Convert OData queries into SQL statements",
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "author": "Microsoft",
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@
     "test": "npm run lint & mocha",
     "lint": "jshint src"
   },
-  "dependencies": {
-  },
+  "dependencies": {},
   "devDependencies": {
     "chai": "^3.0.0",
     "jshint": "^2.9.1",
diff --git a/src/booleanize.js b/src/booleanize.js
index faef242..4181753 100644
--- a/src/booleanize.js
+++ b/src/booleanize.js
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ function isBooleanExpression(expr) {
         switch (expr.memberInfo.memberName) {
             case 'startswith':
             case 'endswith':
+            case 'contains':
             case 'substringof':
                 return true;
             default:
diff --git a/src/format.js b/src/format.js
index f677392..946f88c 100644
--- a/src/format.js
+++ b/src/format.js
@@ -491,6 +491,19 @@ var SqlFormatter = types.deriveClass(ExpressionVisitor, ctor, {
             this.visit(args[0]);
             this.statement.sql += " + '%')";
 
+            this.statement.sql += ')';
+        } 
+        else if (functionName == 'contains') {
+            this.statement.sql += '(';
+            this.visit(instance);
+
+            this.statement.sql += ' LIKE ';
+
+            // form '%' + <arg> + '%'
+            this.statement.sql += "('%' + ";
+            this.visit(args[0]);
+            this.statement.sql += " + '%')";
+
             this.statement.sql += ')';
         }
         else if (functionName == 'startswith') {
diff --git a/src/parseOData.js b/src/parseOData.js
index 38df82a..0ec81ee 100644
--- a/src/parseOData.js
+++ b/src/parseOData.js
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ var ODataParser = types.defineClass(ctor, {
                 this._validateFunctionParameters(functionName, functionArgs, 1);
                 break;
             case 'substringof':
+            case 'contains':
             case 'startswith':
             case 'endswith':
             case 'concat':
@@ -371,6 +372,9 @@ var ODataParser = types.defineClass(ctor, {
         else if (functionName == 'endswith') {
             return new expressions.MappedMemberInfo('string', functionName, false, true);
         }
+        else if (functionName == 'contains') {
+            return new expressions.MappedMemberInfo('string', functionName, false, true);
+        }
         else if (functionName == 'length') {
             return new expressions.MappedMemberInfo('string', functionName, false, false);
         }