diff --git a/tree/cursor.go b/tree/cursor.go
index fb88256..e056f9c 100644
--- a/tree/cursor.go
+++ b/tree/cursor.go
@@ -103,6 +103,21 @@ func (c *Cursor) Copy() *Cursor {
 	return other
 }
 
+// Contains ...
+func (c *Cursor) Contains(other *Cursor) bool {
+	if len(other.Nodes) < len(c.Nodes) {
+		return false
+	}
+	match := false
+	for i := range c.Nodes {
+		if c.Nodes[i] != other.Nodes[i] {
+			return false
+		}
+		match = true
+	}
+	return match
+}
+
 // Under ...
 func (c *Cursor) Under(other *Cursor) bool {
 	if len(c.Nodes) <= len(other.Nodes) {
diff --git a/tree/cursor_test.go b/tree/cursor_test.go
index 764416d..62b224e 100644
--- a/tree/cursor_test.go
+++ b/tree/cursor_test.go
@@ -267,6 +267,52 @@ var _ = Describe("Cursors", func() {
 		})
 	})
 
+	Context("Contains()", func() {
+		It("handles equivalent paths", func() {
+			a, e1 := tree.ParseCursor("x.y.z")
+			b, e2 := tree.ParseCursor("x.y.z")
+
+			Ω(e1).Should(BeNil())
+			Ω(e2).Should(BeNil())
+
+			Ω(a.Contains(b)).Should(BeTrue())
+			Ω(b.Contains(a)).Should(BeTrue())
+		})
+
+		It("handles disparate paths", func() {
+			a, e1 := tree.ParseCursor("A.B.C")
+			b, e2 := tree.ParseCursor("w.x.y.z")
+
+			Ω(e1).Should(BeNil())
+			Ω(e2).Should(BeNil())
+
+			Ω(a.Contains(b)).Should(BeFalse())
+			Ω(b.Contains(a)).Should(BeFalse())
+		})
+
+		It("handles empty paths", func() {
+			a, e1 := tree.ParseCursor("")
+			b, e2 := tree.ParseCursor("a.b.c")
+
+			Ω(e1).Should(BeNil())
+			Ω(e2).Should(BeNil())
+
+			Ω(a.Contains(b)).Should(BeFalse())
+			Ω(b.Contains(a)).Should(BeFalse())
+		})
+
+		It("correctly identifies subtree relationships", func() {
+			a, e1 := tree.ParseCursor("meta.templates")
+			b, e2 := tree.ParseCursor("meta.templates.0.job")
+
+			Ω(e1).Should(BeNil())
+			Ω(e2).Should(BeNil())
+
+			Ω(a.Contains(b)).Should(BeTrue())
+			Ω(b.Contains(a)).Should(BeFalse())
+		})
+	})
+
 	Context("Resolve()", func() {
 		TestResolve := func(fn func() interface{}) {
 			var T interface{}