diff --git a/library/core/src/str/pattern.rs b/library/core/src/str/pattern.rs
index ec2cb429e67..def11ca45c0 100644
--- a/library/core/src/str/pattern.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/str/pattern.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 )]
 
 use crate::cmp;
+use crate::cmp::Ordering;
 use crate::fmt;
 use crate::slice::memchr;
 
@@ -946,6 +947,27 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Pattern<'a> for &'b str {
         haystack.as_bytes().starts_with(self.as_bytes())
     }
 
+    /// Checks whether the pattern matches anywhere in the haystack
+    #[inline]
+    fn is_contained_in(self, haystack: &'a str) -> bool {
+        if self.len() == 0 {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        match self.len().cmp(&haystack.len()) {
+            Ordering::Less => {
+                #[cfg(all(target_arch = "x86_64", target_feature = "sse2"))]
+                if self.as_bytes().len() <= 8 {
+                    return simd_contains(self, haystack);
+                }
+
+                self.into_searcher(haystack).next_match().is_some()
+            }
+            Ordering::Equal => self == haystack,
+            Ordering::Greater => false,
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Removes the pattern from the front of haystack, if it matches.
     #[inline]
     fn strip_prefix_of(self, haystack: &'a str) -> Option<&'a str> {
@@ -1684,3 +1706,83 @@ impl TwoWayStrategy for RejectAndMatch {
         SearchStep::Match(a, b)
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(all(target_arch = "x86_64", target_feature = "sse2"))]
+#[inline]
+fn simd_contains(needle: &str, haystack: &str) -> bool {
+    let needle = needle.as_bytes();
+    let haystack = haystack.as_bytes();
+
+    if needle.len() == 1 {
+        return haystack.contains(&needle[0]);
+    }
+
+    const CHUNK: usize = 16;
+
+    // do a naive search if if the haystack is too small to fit
+    if haystack.len() < CHUNK + needle.len() - 1 {
+        return haystack.windows(needle.len()).any(|c| c == needle);
+    }
+
+    use crate::arch::x86_64::{
+        __m128i, _mm_and_si128, _mm_cmpeq_epi8, _mm_loadu_si128, _mm_movemask_epi8, _mm_set1_epi8,
+    };
+
+    // SAFETY: no preconditions other than sse2 being available
+    let first: __m128i = unsafe { _mm_set1_epi8(needle[0] as i8) };
+    // SAFETY: no preconditions other than sse2 being available
+    let last: __m128i = unsafe { _mm_set1_epi8(*needle.last().unwrap() as i8) };
+
+    let check_mask = #[cold]
+    |idx, mut mask: u32| -> bool {
+        while mask != 0 {
+            let trailing = mask.trailing_zeros();
+            let offset = idx + trailing as usize + 1;
+            let sub = &haystack[offset..][..needle.len() - 2];
+            let trimmed_needle = &needle[1..needle.len() - 1];
+
+            if sub == trimmed_needle {
+                return true;
+            }
+            mask &= !(1 << trailing);
+        }
+        return false;
+    };
+
+    let test_chunk = |i| -> bool {
+        // SAFETY: this requires at least CHUNK bytes being readable at offset i
+        // that is ensured by the loop ranges (see comments below)
+        let a: __m128i = unsafe { _mm_loadu_si128(haystack.as_ptr().add(i) as *const _) };
+        let b: __m128i =
+            // SAFETY: this requires CHUNK + needle.len() - 1 bytes being readable at offset i
+            unsafe { _mm_loadu_si128(haystack.as_ptr().add(i + needle.len() - 1) as *const _) };
+
+        // SAFETY: no preconditions other than sse2 being available
+        let eq_first: __m128i = unsafe { _mm_cmpeq_epi8(first, a) };
+        // SAFETY: no preconditions other than sse2 being available
+        let eq_last: __m128i = unsafe { _mm_cmpeq_epi8(last, b) };
+
+        // SAFETY: no preconditions other than sse2 being available
+        let mask: u32 = unsafe { _mm_movemask_epi8(_mm_and_si128(eq_first, eq_last)) } as u32;
+
+        if mask != 0 {
+            return check_mask(i, mask);
+        }
+        return false;
+    };
+
+    let mut i = 0;
+    let mut result = false;
+    while !result && i + CHUNK + needle.len() <= haystack.len() {
+        result |= test_chunk(i);
+        i += CHUNK;
+    }
+
+    // process the tail that didn't fit into CHUNK-sized steps
+    // this simply repeats the same procedure but as right-aligned chunk instead
+    // of a left-aligned one. The last byte must be exactly flush with the string end so
+    // we don't miss a single byte or read out of bounds.
+    result |= test_chunk(haystack.len() + 1 - needle.len() - CHUNK);
+
+    return result;
+}