diff --git a/jobspec/parse.go b/jobspec/parse.go
index 7d01f09e6..f9910e4b5 100644
--- a/jobspec/parse.go
+++ b/jobspec/parse.go
@@ -407,6 +407,7 @@ func parseConstraints(result *[]*structs.Constraint, list *ast.ObjectList) error
 			"version",
 			"regexp",
 			"distinct_hosts",
+			"set_contains",
 		}
 		if err := checkHCLKeys(o.Val, valid); err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -435,6 +436,13 @@ func parseConstraints(result *[]*structs.Constraint, list *ast.ObjectList) error
 			m["RTarget"] = constraint
 		}
 
+		// If "set_contains" is provided, set the operand
+		// to "set_contains" and the value to the "RTarget"
+		if constraint, ok := m[structs.ConstraintSetContains]; ok {
+			m["Operand"] = structs.ConstraintSetContains
+			m["RTarget"] = constraint
+		}
+
 		if value, ok := m[structs.ConstraintDistinctHosts]; ok {
 			enabled, err := parseBool(value)
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/jobspec/parse_test.go b/jobspec/parse_test.go
index 66996adc7..1e2a282a0 100644
--- a/jobspec/parse_test.go
+++ b/jobspec/parse_test.go
@@ -282,6 +282,25 @@ func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
 			false,
 		},
 
+		{
+			"set-contains-constraint.hcl",
+			&structs.Job{
+				ID:       "foo",
+				Name:     "foo",
+				Priority: 50,
+				Region:   "global",
+				Type:     "service",
+				Constraints: []*structs.Constraint{
+					&structs.Constraint{
+						LTarget: "$meta.data",
+						RTarget: "foo,bar,baz",
+						Operand: structs.ConstraintSetContains,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			false,
+		},
+
 		{
 			"distinctHosts-constraint.hcl",
 			&structs.Job{
diff --git a/jobspec/test-fixtures/set-contains-constraint.hcl b/jobspec/test-fixtures/set-contains-constraint.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..170f72118
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jobspec/test-fixtures/set-contains-constraint.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+job "foo" {
+    constraint {
+        attribute = "$meta.data"
+        set_contains = "foo,bar,baz"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/nomad/structs/structs.go b/nomad/structs/structs.go
index b6d3e2581..7459b88fd 100644
--- a/nomad/structs/structs.go
+++ b/nomad/structs/structs.go
@@ -2729,6 +2729,7 @@ const (
 	ConstraintDistinctHosts = "distinct_hosts"
 	ConstraintRegex         = "regexp"
 	ConstraintVersion       = "version"
+	ConstraintSetContains   = "set_contains"
 )
 
 // Constraints are used to restrict placement options.
diff --git a/scheduler/feasible.go b/scheduler/feasible.go
index 9ff2d2b36..2ca75ee17 100644
--- a/scheduler/feasible.go
+++ b/scheduler/feasible.go
@@ -344,6 +344,8 @@ func checkConstraint(ctx Context, operand string, lVal, rVal interface{}) bool {
 		return checkVersionConstraint(ctx, lVal, rVal)
 	case structs.ConstraintRegex:
 		return checkRegexpConstraint(ctx, lVal, rVal)
+	case structs.ConstraintSetContains:
+		return checkSetContainsConstraint(ctx, lVal, rVal)
 	default:
 		return false
 	}
@@ -451,6 +453,38 @@ func checkRegexpConstraint(ctx Context, lVal, rVal interface{}) bool {
 	return re.MatchString(lStr)
 }
 
+// checkSetContainsConstraint is used to see if the left hand side contains the
+// string on the right hand side
+func checkSetContainsConstraint(ctx Context, lVal, rVal interface{}) bool {
+	// Ensure left-hand is string
+	lStr, ok := lVal.(string)
+	if !ok {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// Regexp must be a string
+	rStr, ok := rVal.(string)
+	if !ok {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	input := strings.Split(lStr, ",")
+	lookup := make(map[string]struct{}, len(input))
+	for _, in := range input {
+		cleaned := strings.TrimSpace(in)
+		lookup[cleaned] = struct{}{}
+	}
+
+	for _, r := range strings.Split(rStr, ",") {
+		cleaned := strings.TrimSpace(r)
+		if _, ok := lookup[cleaned]; !ok {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
+
 // FeasibilityWrapper is a FeasibleIterator which wraps both job and task group
 // FeasibilityCheckers in which feasibility checking can be skipped if the
 // computed node class has previously been marked as eligible or ineligible.
diff --git a/scheduler/feasible_test.go b/scheduler/feasible_test.go
index a6e4126c4..e6fe430e4 100644
--- a/scheduler/feasible_test.go
+++ b/scheduler/feasible_test.go
@@ -304,6 +304,16 @@ func TestCheckConstraint(t *testing.T) {
 			lVal: "foo", rVal: "bar",
 			result: false,
 		},
+		{
+			op:   structs.ConstraintSetContains,
+			lVal: "foo,bar,baz", rVal: "foo,  bar  ",
+			result: true,
+		},
+		{
+			op:   structs.ConstraintSetContains,
+			lVal: "foo,bar,baz", rVal: "foo,bam",
+			result: false,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range cases {
diff --git a/website/source/docs/jobspec/index.html.md b/website/source/docs/jobspec/index.html.md
index 3c0dc33ac..20b9c5b4f 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/jobspec/index.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/jobspec/index.html.md
@@ -419,6 +419,12 @@ The `constraint` object supports the following keys:
   the attribute. This sets the operator to "regexp" and the `value`
   to the regular expression.
 
+* `set_contains` - Specifies a set contains constraint against
+  the attribute. This sets the operator to "set_contains" and the `value`
+  to the what is specified. This will check that the given attribute contains
+  each of the specified elements. The attribute and the list being checked are
+  split using commas.
+
 * `distinct_hosts` - `distinct_hosts` accepts a boolean value and defaults to
   `false`. If set, the scheduler will not co-locate any task groups on the same
   machine. This can be specified as a job constraint which applies the
diff --git a/website/source/docs/jobspec/json.html.md b/website/source/docs/jobspec/json.html.md
index 458e43663..d15770cb7 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/jobspec/json.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/jobspec/json.html.md
@@ -443,6 +443,9 @@ The `Constraint` object supports the following keys:
 
   * `regexp` - Allows the `RTarget` to be a regular expression to be matched.
 
+  * `set_contains` - Allows the `RTarget` to be a comma separated list of values
+    that should be contained in the LTarget's value.
+
   * `distinct_host` - If set, the scheduler will not co-locate any task groups on the same
         machine. This can be specified as a job constraint which applies the
         constraint to all task groups in the job, or as a task group constraint which