diff --git a/CHANGES/1096.feature b/CHANGES/1096.feature
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6e354255
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGES/1096.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Added the `contains` filter to `name` and `author` fields for the Content endpoint.
diff --git a/pulp_python/app/viewsets.py b/pulp_python/app/viewsets.py
index a14f1fe3..c9c9c314 100644
--- a/pulp_python/app/viewsets.py
+++ b/pulp_python/app/viewsets.py
@@ -337,8 +337,8 @@ class PythonPackageContentFilter(core_viewsets.ContentFilter):
     class Meta:
         model = python_models.PythonPackageContent
         fields = {
-            "name": ["exact", "in"],
-            "author": ["exact", "in"],
+            "name": ["exact", "in", "contains"],
+            "author": ["exact", "in", "contains"],
             "packagetype": ["exact", "in"],
             "requires_python": ["exact", "in", "contains"],
             "filename": ["exact", "in", "contains"],