diff --git a/packages/native/src/lib/ElementAssertion.ts b/packages/native/src/lib/ElementAssertion.ts
index f30d78b..bc804fc 100644
--- a/packages/native/src/lib/ElementAssertion.ts
+++ b/packages/native/src/lib/ElementAssertion.ts
@@ -121,6 +121,47 @@ export class ElementAssertion extends Assertion<ReactTestInstance> {
     });
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Check if an element is contained within another element.
+   *
+   * @example
+   * ```
+   * expect(parent).toContainElement(child);
+   * ```
+   *
+   * @param element - The element to check for.
+   * @returns the assertion instance
+   */
+  public toContainElement(element: ReactTestInstance): this {
+    const error = new AssertionError({
+      actual: this.actual,
+      message: `Expected element ${this.toString()} to contain element ${instanceToString(element)}.`,
+    });
+    const invertedError = new AssertionError({
+      actual: this.actual,
+      message: `Expected element ${this.toString()} NOT to contain element ${instanceToString(element)}.`,
+    });
+
+    return this.execute({
+      assertWhen: this.isElementContained(this.actual, element),
+      error,
+      invertedError,
+    });
+  }
+
+  private isElementContained(parentElement: ReactTestInstance, childElement: ReactTestInstance): boolean {
+    if (parentElement === null || childElement === null) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    return (
+        parentElement.findAll(
+            node =>
+                node.type === childElement.type && node.props === childElement.props,
+        ).length > 0
+    );
+  }
+
   private isElementDisabled(element: ReactTestInstance): boolean {
     const { type } = element;
     const elementType = type.toString();
diff --git a/packages/native/src/lib/helpers/helpers.ts b/packages/native/src/lib/helpers/helpers.ts
index 631395c..6ab4db1 100644
--- a/packages/native/src/lib/helpers/helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/native/src/lib/helpers/helpers.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,27 @@
 import { ReactTestInstance } from "react-test-renderer";
 
+/**
+ * Checks if a value is empty.
+ *
+ * @param value - The value to check.
+ * @returns `true` if the value is empty, `false` otherwise.
+ */
+export function isEmpty(value: unknown): boolean {
+  if (!value) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+    return value.length === 0;
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
 /**
  * Converts a ReactTestInstance to a string representation.
  *
- * @param instance The ReactTestInstance to convert.
+ * @param instance - The ReactTestInstance to convert.
  * @returns A string representation of the instance.
  */
 export function instanceToString(instance: ReactTestInstance | null): string {
diff --git a/packages/native/test/lib/ElementAssertion.test.tsx b/packages/native/test/lib/ElementAssertion.test.tsx
index 575046d..155ec3b 100644
--- a/packages/native/test/lib/ElementAssertion.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/native/test/lib/ElementAssertion.test.tsx
@@ -311,4 +311,64 @@ describe("[Unit] ElementAssertion.test.ts", () => {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  describe (".toContainElement", () => {
+    const element = render(
+      <View testID="grandParentId">
+        <View testID="parentId">
+          <View testID="childId" />
+        </View>
+        <Text testID="textId" />
+      </View>,
+    );
+
+    const container = element.getByTestId("grandParentId");
+    const containerElementAssertion = new ElementAssertion(container);
+    const parent = element.getByTestId("parentId");
+    const parentElementAssertion = new ElementAssertion(parent);
+    const child = element.getByTestId("childId");
+    const text = element.getByTestId("textId");
+    const textElementAssertion = new ElementAssertion(text);
+
+    context("when the element has children", () => {
+      context("and the target element is found in the children's element", () => {
+        it("returns the assertion instance", () => {
+          expect(containerElementAssertion.toContainElement(parent)).toBe(containerElementAssertion);
+          expect(containerElementAssertion.toContainElement(child)).toBe(containerElementAssertion);
+          expect(containerElementAssertion.toContainElement(text)).toBe(containerElementAssertion);
+          expect(parentElementAssertion.toContainElement(child)).toBe(parentElementAssertion);
+        });
+
+        it("throws an error for negative assertion", () => {
+          expect(() => containerElementAssertion.not.toContainElement(parent))
+            .toThrowError(AssertionError)
+            .toHaveMessage("Expected element <View ... /> NOT to contain element <View ... />.");
+          expect(() => containerElementAssertion.not.toContainElement(text))
+            .toThrowError(AssertionError)
+            .toHaveMessage("Expected element <View ... /> NOT to contain element <Text ... />.");
+        });
+      });
+
+      context("and the target element is NOT found in the children's element", () => {
+        it("throws an error", () => {
+          expect(() => parentElementAssertion.toContainElement(text))
+            .toThrowError(AssertionError)
+            .toHaveMessage("Expected element <View ... /> to contain element <Text ... />.");
+        });
+
+        it("returns the assertion instance for negative assertion", () => {
+          expect(parentElementAssertion.not.toContainElement(text)).toBeEqual(parentElementAssertion);
+          expect(parentElementAssertion.not.toContainElement(container)).toBeEqual(parentElementAssertion);
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    context("when the element does NOT have children", () => {
+      it("throws an error", () => {
+        expect(() => textElementAssertion.toContainElement(parent))
+          .toThrowError(AssertionError)
+          .toHaveMessage("Expected element <Text ... /> to contain element <View ... />.");
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });