diff --git a/Lib/UserList.py b/Lib/UserList.py
index 1146060..aab5119 100644
--- a/Lib/UserList.py
+++ b/Lib/UserList.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
             return cmp(self.data, other.data)
         else:
             return cmp(self.data, other)
+    def __contains__(self, item): return item in self.data
     def __len__(self): return len(self.data)
     def __getitem__(self, i): return self.data[i]
     def __setitem__(self, i, item): self.data[i] = item