diff --git a/docs/sophia_stdlib.md b/docs/sophia_stdlib.md
index ab31beb..6554810 100644
--- a/docs/sophia_stdlib.md
+++ b/docs/sophia_stdlib.md
@@ -700,6 +700,13 @@ List.last(l : list('a)) : option('a)
 Returns `Some` of the last element of a list or `None` if the list is empty.
 
 
+### contains
+```
+List.contains(e : 'a, l : list('a)) : bool
+```
+Checks if list `l` contains element `e`. Equivalent to `List.find(x => x == e, l) != None`.
+
+
 ### find
 ```
 List.find(p : 'a => bool, l : list('a)) : option('a)
@@ -1040,6 +1047,13 @@ Option.force(o : option('a)) : 'a
 Forcefully escapes `option` wrapping assuming it is `Some`. Throws error on `None`.
 
 
+### contains
+```
+Option.contains(e : 'a, o : option('a)) : bool
+```
+Returns `true` if and only if `o` contains element equal to `e`. Equivalent to `Option.match(false, x => x == e, o)`.
+
+
 ### on_elem
 ```
 Option.on_elem(o : option('a), f : 'a => unit) : unit
diff --git a/priv/stdlib/List.aes b/priv/stdlib/List.aes
index 3405035..3a56856 100644
--- a/priv/stdlib/List.aes
+++ b/priv/stdlib/List.aes
@@ -15,10 +15,14 @@ namespace List =
     _::t => Some(t)
 
   function last(l : list('a)) : option('a) = switch(l)
-    []  => None
-    [x] => Some(x)
+    []   => None
+    [x]  => Some(x)
     _::t => last(t)
 
+  function contains(e : 'a, l : list('a)) = switch(l)
+    []   => false
+    h::t => h == e || contains(e, t)
+
 /** Finds first element of `l` fulfilling predicate `p` as `Some` or `None`
  * if no such element exists.
  */
diff --git a/priv/stdlib/Option.aes b/priv/stdlib/Option.aes
index 4895e18..e364363 100644
--- a/priv/stdlib/Option.aes
+++ b/priv/stdlib/Option.aes
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ namespace Option =
     None    => abort("Forced None value")
     Some(x) => x
 
+  function contains(e : 'a, o : option('a)) = o == Some(e)
+
   function on_elem(o : option('a), f : 'a => unit) : unit = match((), f, o)
 
   function map(f : 'a => 'b, o : option('a)) : option('b) = switch(o)
diff --git a/test/aeso_compiler_tests.erl b/test/aeso_compiler_tests.erl
index e8f5931..208839d 100644
--- a/test/aeso_compiler_tests.erl
+++ b/test/aeso_compiler_tests.erl
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ simple_compile_test_() ->
                    error(ErrBin)
            end
        end} || ContractName <- compilable_contracts(), Backend <- [aevm, fate],
-               not lists:member(ContractName, not_yet_compilable(Backend))] ++
+               not lists:member(ContractName, not_compilable_on(Backend))] ++
     [ {"Test file not found error",
        fun() ->
            {error, Errors} = aeso_compiler:file("does_not_exist.aes"),
@@ -168,8 +168,11 @@ compilable_contracts() ->
      "lhs_matching"
     ].
 
-not_yet_compilable(fate) -> [];
-not_yet_compilable(aevm) -> [].
+not_compilable_on(fate) -> [];
+not_compilable_on(aevm) ->
+    ["stdlib_include",
+     "manual_stdlib_include"
+    ].
 
 %% Contracts that should produce type errors