diff --git a/exposed-json/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/json/JsonConditions.kt b/exposed-json/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/json/JsonConditions.kt
index 1a9f8a8ec7..0003b0590f 100644
--- a/exposed-json/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/json/JsonConditions.kt
+++ b/exposed-json/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/json/JsonConditions.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.IColumnType
 import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.Op
 import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.QueryBuilder
 import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.SqlExpressionBuilder.asLiteral
+import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.stringLiteral
 import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.vendors.currentDialect
 
 // Operator Classes
@@ -66,8 +67,10 @@ fun ExpressionWithColumnType<*>.contains(candidate: Expression<*>, path: String?
  * **Note:** Optional [path] argument is not supported by all vendors; please check the documentation.
  * @sample org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.json.JsonColumnTests.testJsonContains
  */
-fun <T> ExpressionWithColumnType<*>.contains(candidate: T, path: String? = null): Contains =
-    Contains(this, asLiteral(candidate), path, columnType)
+fun <T> ExpressionWithColumnType<*>.contains(candidate: T, path: String? = null): Contains = when (candidate) {
+    is Iterable<*>, is Array<*> -> Contains(this, stringLiteral(asLiteral(candidate).toString()), path, columnType)
+    else -> Contains(this, asLiteral(candidate), path, columnType)
+}
 
 /**
  * Checks whether data exists within [this] JSON expression at the specified [path].
diff --git a/exposed-json/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/json/JsonColumnTests.kt b/exposed-json/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/json/JsonColumnTests.kt
index 5702734104..b46b0295d6 100644
--- a/exposed-json/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/json/JsonColumnTests.kt
+++ b/exposed-json/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/json/JsonColumnTests.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import kotlinx.serialization.builtins.ArraySerializer
 import kotlinx.serialization.builtins.ListSerializer
 import kotlinx.serialization.encodeToString
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.Json
+import org.jetbrains.exposed.dao.id.EntityID
+import org.jetbrains.exposed.dao.id.IntIdTable
 import org.jetbrains.exposed.exceptions.UnsupportedByDialectException
 import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.*
 import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.SqlExpressionBuilder.eq
@@ -14,6 +16,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.tests.DatabaseTestsBase
 import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.tests.TestDB
 import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.tests.currentDialectTest
 import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.tests.shared.assertEqualCollections
+import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.tests.shared.assertEqualLists
 import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.tests.shared.assertEquals
 import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.tests.shared.assertTrue
 import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.tests.shared.expectException
@@ -267,6 +270,39 @@ class JsonColumnTests : DatabaseTestsBase() {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun testJsonContainsWithIterables() {
+        val iterables = object : IntIdTable("iterables") {
+            val userList = json<List<User>>("user_list", Json.Default)
+            val userSet = json<Set<User>>("user_set", Json.Default)
+            val userArray = json<Array<User>>("user_array", Json.Default)
+        }
+
+        fun selectIdWhere(condition: SqlExpressionBuilder.() -> Op<Boolean>): List<EntityID<Int>> {
+            val query = iterables.select(iterables.id).where(SqlExpressionBuilder.condition())
+            return query.map { it[iterables.id] }
+        }
+
+        withTables(excludeSettings = jsonContainsNotSupported, iterables) {
+            val user1 = User("A", "Team A")
+            val user2 = User("B", "Team B")
+            val id1 = iterables.insertAndGetId {
+                it[userList] = listOf(user1, user2)
+                it[userSet] = setOf(user1)
+                it[userArray] = arrayOf(user1, user2)
+            }
+            val id2 = iterables.insertAndGetId {
+                it[userList] = listOf(user2)
+                it[userSet] = setOf(user2)
+                it[userArray] = arrayOf(user1, user2)
+            }
+
+            assertEqualLists(listOf(id1), selectIdWhere { iterables.userList.contains(listOf(user1)) })
+            assertEqualLists(listOf(id2), selectIdWhere { iterables.userSet.contains(setOf(user2)) })
+            assertEqualLists(listOf(id1, id2), selectIdWhere { iterables.userArray.contains(arrayOf(user1, user2)) })
+        }
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun testJsonWithDefaults() {
         val defaultUser = User("UNKNOWN", "UNASSIGNED")