diff --git a/src/backend/access/gin/ginarrayproc.c b/src/backend/access/gin/ginarrayproc.c
index cc7435e030..14fedc8066 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/gin/ginarrayproc.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/gin/ginarrayproc.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #define GinContainsStrategy		2
 #define GinContainedStrategy	3
 #define GinEqualStrategy		4
+#define GinContainsElemStrategy		5
 
 
 /*
@@ -110,7 +111,8 @@ ginqueryarrayextract(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 		case GinOverlapStrategy:
 			*searchMode = GIN_SEARCH_MODE_DEFAULT;
 			break;
+		case GinContainsElemStrategy:
 		case GinContainsStrategy:
 			if (nelems > 0)
 				*searchMode = GIN_SEARCH_MODE_DEFAULT;
 			else	/* everything contains the empty set */
@@ -171,6 +173,7 @@ ginarrayconsistent(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				}
 			}
 			break;
+		case GinContainsElemStrategy:
 		case GinContainsStrategy:
 			/* result is not lossy */
 			*recheck = false;
@@ -258,7 +261,8 @@ ginarraytriconsistent(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				}
 			}
 			break;
-		case GinContainsStrategy:
+		case GinContainsElemStrategy:
 		case GinContainsStrategy:
 			/* must have all elements in check[] true, and no nulls */
 			res = GIN_TRUE;
 			for (i = 0; i < nkeys; i++)
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/arrayfuncs.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/arrayfuncs.c
index d9c8aa569c..e1ff6d33b5 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/arrayfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/arrayfuncs.c
@@ -4215,6 +4215,40 @@ arraycontains(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 }
 
 Datum
+arraycontainselem(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
+{
+		Datum *elem = PG_GETARG_DATUM(0);
+		AnyArrayType *array1;
+		AnyArrayType *array2 = PG_GETARG_ANY_ARRAY(1);
+		Oid collation = PG_GET_COLLATION();
+		bool result;
+
+		int16 typlen;
+		bool typbyval;
+		char typalign;
+		int nelems;
+
+		/* we have one element */
+		nelems= 1;
+
+		/* get required info about the element type */
+		get_typlenbyvalalign(ARR_ELEMTYPE(array),
+							 &typlen, &typbyval, &typalign);
+
+		/* now build the array */
+		array1 =  construct_array(&elem, nelems,collation, &typlen, &typbyval, &typalign);
+
+		result = array_contain_compare(array2, array1, collation, true,
+			&fcinfo->flinfo->fn_extra);
+
+		/* Avoid leaking memory when handed toasted input. */
+		PG_FREE_IF_COPY(elem,0);
+		AARR_FREE_IF_COPY(array, 1);
+
+		PG_RETURN_BOOL(result);
+}
+
+Datum
 arraycontained(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 {
 	AnyArrayType *array1 = PG_GETARG_ANY_ARRAY(0);
diff --git a/src/include/catalog/pg_amop.h b/src/include/catalog/pg_amop.h
index da0228de6b..2da9002577 100644
--- a/src/include/catalog/pg_amop.h
+++ b/src/include/catalog/pg_amop.h
@@ -687,6 +687,8 @@ DATA(insert (	2595   718 600 15 o 3291 783 1970 ));
  */
 DATA(insert (	2745   2277 2277 1 s 2750 2742 0 ));
 DATA(insert (	2745   2277 2277 2 s 2751 2742 0 ));
+//TODO link the operator's pg_operator OID
+DATA(insert ( 2745   2277 2283 5 s 2753 2742 0 ));
 DATA(insert (	2745   2277 2277 3 s 2752 2742 0 ));
 DATA(insert (	2745   2277 2277 4 s 1070 2742 0 ));
 
diff --git a/src/include/catalog/pg_operator.h b/src/include/catalog/pg_operator.h
index ccbb17efec..626a0b1c49 100644
--- a/src/include/catalog/pg_operator.h
+++ b/src/include/catalog/pg_operator.h
@@ -1567,6 +1567,9 @@ DESCR("overlaps");
 DATA(insert OID = 2751 (  "@>"	   PGNSP PGUID b f f 2277 2277	16 2752  0 arraycontains arraycontsel arraycontjoinsel ));
 DESCR("contains");
 #define OID_ARRAY_CONTAINS_OP	2751
+DATA(insert OID = 2753 (  "@>"	   PGNSP PGUID b f f 2277 2283	16 2753  0 arraycontainselem 0 0 ));
+DESCR("containselem");
+#define OID_ARRAY_CONTAINS_ELEM_OP	2753
 DATA(insert OID = 2752 (  "<@"	   PGNSP PGUID b f f 2277 2277	16 2751  0 arraycontained arraycontsel arraycontjoinsel ));
 DESCR("is contained by");
 #define OID_ARRAY_CONTAINED_OP	2752