diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 70f4da3..bc83a79 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ Easily handle JSON in RSpec and Cucumber
 RSpec
 --------------
 
-json_spec defines five new RSpec matchers:
+json_spec defines six new RSpec matchers:
 
 * `be_json_eql`
 * `include_json`
+# `include_nested_json`
 * `have_json_path`
 * `have_json_type`
 * `have_json_size`
@@ -40,6 +41,12 @@ describe User do
       user.to_json.should have_json_size(1).at_path("friends")
       user.to_json.should include_json(friend.to_json)
     end
+
+    it "includes user id within response" do
+      new_user = User.create!(first_name: "Catie", last_name: "Richert")
+      users_json = User.page(1).to_json
+      users_json.should include_nested_json("{id: #{new_user.id}}")
+    end
   end
 end
 ```
diff --git a/lib/json_spec/matchers.rb b/lib/json_spec/matchers.rb
index cf58e89..6d9a8ba 100644
--- a/lib/json_spec/matchers.rb
+++ b/lib/json_spec/matchers.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 require "json_spec/matchers/be_json_eql"
 require "json_spec/matchers/include_json"
+require "json_spec/matchers/include_nested_json"
 require "json_spec/matchers/have_json_path"
 require "json_spec/matchers/have_json_type"
 require "json_spec/matchers/have_json_size"
@@ -14,6 +15,10 @@ def include_json(json = nil)
       JsonSpec::Matchers::IncludeJson.new(json)
     end
 
+    def include_nested_json(json = nil)
+      JsonSpec::Matchers::IncludeNestedJson.new(json)
+    end
+
     def have_json_path(path)
       JsonSpec::Matchers::HaveJsonPath.new(path)
     end
diff --git a/lib/json_spec/matchers/include_nested_json.rb b/lib/json_spec/matchers/include_nested_json.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3c527e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/json_spec/matchers/include_nested_json.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+module JsonSpec
+  module Matchers
+    class IncludeNestedJson < IncludeJson
+
+      def matches?(actual_json)
+        raise "Expected included JSON not provided" if @expected_json.nil?
+        actual = parse_json(actual_json)
+        matches_nested?(actual)
+      end
+
+      def matches_nested?(parsed_json)
+        case parsed_json
+        when Hash
+          parsed_json.values.map{|v| exclude_keys(v) }.include?(expected) ||
+          test_contained_enumerables(parsed_json.values)
+        when Array
+          parsed_json.map{|e| exclude_keys(e) }.include?(expected) ||
+          test_contained_enumerables(parsed_json)
+        when String then parsed_json.include?(expected)
+        else false
+        end
+      end
+
+      def test_contained_enumerables(values)
+        values.map do |value|
+          value.respond_to?(:each) && matches_nested?(value)
+        end.detect {|test| !!test }
+      end
+
+      def expected
+        @expected ||= exclude_keys(parse_json(@expected_json))
+      end
+
+      def failure_message_for_should
+        message_with_path("Expected 'actual' to include nested 'expected' JSON")
+      end
+
+      def failure_message_for_should_not
+        message_with_path("Expected 'actual' to not include nested 'expected' JSON")
+      end
+
+      undef at_path
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/json_spec/matchers/include_nested_json_spec.rb b/spec/json_spec/matchers/include_nested_json_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd5f7f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/json_spec/matchers/include_nested_json_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+require "spec_helper"
+
+describe JsonSpec::Matchers::IncludeNestedJson do
+
+  describe "matching nested values" do
+    json_strings = [
+        %({"fname":"jolly", "lname":"roger", "partners": [{"fname": "dread pirate", "lname": "roberts"}]}),
+        %({"fname":"jolly", "lname":"roger", "partner": {"fname": "dread pirate", "lname": "roberts"}}),
+        %({"fname":"jolly", "lname":"roger", "connections": {"partners": [{"fname": "dread pirate", "lname": "roberts"}]}})
+      ]
+
+    it "matches values regardless of path depth" do
+      json_strings.each do |json_string|
+        json_string.should include_nested_json '{"fname": "dread pirate", "lname": "roberts"}'
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "does not match value split across depths" do
+      json_strings.each do |json_string|
+        json_string.should_not include_nested_json '{"fname": "dread pirate", "lname": "roger"}'
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end