diff --git a/crates/typst-library/src/foundations/content.rs b/crates/typst-library/src/foundations/content.rs
index 76cd6a222..424b4597e 100644
--- a/crates/typst-library/src/foundations/content.rs
+++ b/crates/typst-library/src/foundations/content.rs
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ impl Content {
     /// Queries the content tree for all elements that match the given selector.
     ///
     /// Elements produced in `show` rules will not be included in the results.
-    pub fn query(&self, selector: Selector) -> Vec<Content> {
+    pub fn query(&self, selector: &Selector) -> Vec<Content> {
         let mut results = Vec::new();
         self.traverse(&mut |element| {
             if selector.matches(&element, None) {
diff --git a/crates/typst-library/src/foundations/selector.rs b/crates/typst-library/src/foundations/selector.rs
index bf5449d94..1435465ab 100644
--- a/crates/typst-library/src/foundations/selector.rs
+++ b/crates/typst-library/src/foundations/selector.rs
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ pub enum Selector {
     Before { selector: Arc<Self>, end: Arc<Self>, inclusive: bool },
     /// Matches all matches of `selector` after `start`.
     After { selector: Arc<Self>, start: Arc<Self>, inclusive: bool },
+    /// Matches all children of `selector` matchin `c`
+    /// TODO: Better name
+    Contains { selector: Arc<Self>, c: Arc<Self> },
 }
 
 impl Selector {
@@ -139,7 +142,10 @@ impl Selector {
             }
             Self::Location(location) => target.location() == Some(*location),
             // Not supported here.
-            Self::Regex(_) | Self::Before { .. } | Self::After { .. } => false,
+            Self::Regex(_)
+            | Self::Before { .. }
+            | Self::After { .. }
+            | Self::Contains { .. } => false,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -221,6 +227,11 @@ impl Selector {
             inclusive,
         }
     }
+
+    #[func]
+    pub fn contains(self, c: LocatableSelector) -> Selector {
+        Self::Contains { selector: Arc::new(self), c: Arc::new(c.0) }
+    }
 }
 
 impl From<Location> for Selector {
@@ -266,6 +277,7 @@ impl Repr for Selector {
                     inclusive_arg
                 )
             }
+            Self::Contains { .. } => todo!(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -352,7 +364,8 @@ impl FromValue for LocatableSelector {
                     }
                 }
                 Selector::Before { selector, end: split, .. }
-                | Selector::After { selector, start: split, .. } => {
+                | Selector::After { selector, start: split, .. }
+                | Selector::Contains { selector, c: split } => {
                     for selector in [selector, split] {
                         validate(selector)?;
                     }
@@ -431,7 +444,8 @@ impl FromValue for ShowableSelector {
                 | Selector::Location(_)
                 | Selector::Can(_)
                 | Selector::Before { .. }
-                | Selector::After { .. } => {
+                | Selector::After { .. }
+                | Selector::Contains { .. } => {
                     bail!("this selector cannot be used with show")
                 }
             }
diff --git a/crates/typst-library/src/introspection/introspector.rs b/crates/typst-library/src/introspection/introspector.rs
index 8cbaea891..1b0f08fcb 100644
--- a/crates/typst-library/src/introspection/introspector.rs
+++ b/crates/typst-library/src/introspection/introspector.rs
@@ -185,6 +185,11 @@ impl Introspector {
                 }
                 list
             }
+            Selector::Contains { selector, c } => self
+                .query(selector)
+                .iter()
+                .flat_map(|children| children.query(c))
+                .collect(),
             // Not supported here.
             Selector::Can(_) | Selector::Regex(_) => EcoVec::new(),
         };