diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 68a02fc..e1619b6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ if a file:
 - [x] content matches value
 - [x] content matches regex
 - [ ] content matches template
+- [ ] content contains a value
 - [ ] is gitignored
 - [ ] is gitcrypted
 
diff --git a/internal/arch/file/should/contain_value.go b/internal/arch/file/should/contain_value.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73f1a4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/arch/file/should/contain_value.go
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package should
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"goarkitect/internal/arch/rule"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+)
+
+func ContainValue(value []byte, opts ...Option) *containValueExpression {
+	expr := &containValueExpression{
+		value: value,
+	}
+
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		opt.apply(&expr.options)
+	}
+
+	return expr
+}
+
+type containValueExpression struct {
+	baseExpression
+
+	value []byte
+}
+
+func (e containValueExpression) Evaluate(rb rule.Builder) []rule.Violation {
+	return e.evaluate(rb, e.doEvaluate, e.getViolation)
+}
+
+func (e containValueExpression) doEvaluate(rb rule.Builder, filePath string) bool {
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(filePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		rb.AddError(err)
+
+		return true
+	}
+
+	if e.options.ignoreCase {
+		data = bytes.ToLower(data)
+		e.value = bytes.ToLower(e.value)
+	}
+
+	return !bytes.Contains(data, e.value)
+}
+
+func (e containValueExpression) getViolation(filePath string) rule.Violation {
+	format := "file '%s' does not contain the value '%s'"
+
+	if e.options.negated {
+		format = "file '%s' does contain the value '%s'"
+	}
+
+	return rule.NewViolation(
+		fmt.Sprintf(format, filepath.Base(filePath), e.value),
+	)
+}
diff --git a/internal/arch/file/should/contain_value_test.go b/internal/arch/file/should/contain_value_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fab9eaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/arch/file/should/contain_value_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package should_test
+
+import (
+	"goarkitect/internal/arch/file"
+	"goarkitect/internal/arch/file/should"
+	"goarkitect/internal/arch/rule"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp/cmpopts"
+)
+
+func Test_ContainValue(t *testing.T) {
+	basePath, err := os.Getwd()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		desc        string
+		ruleBuilder *file.RuleBuilder
+		value       string
+		options     []should.Option
+		want        []rule.Violation
+	}{
+		{
+			desc:        "file 'foobar.txt' contains the value 'bar'",
+			ruleBuilder: file.One(filepath.Join(basePath, "test/foobar.txt")),
+			value:       "bar",
+			want:        nil,
+		},
+		{
+			desc:        "file 'foobar.txt' contains the value 'bar', ignoring case",
+			ruleBuilder: file.One(filepath.Join(basePath, "test/foobar.txt")),
+			value:       "BAR",
+			options: []should.Option{
+				should.IgnoreCase{},
+			},
+			want: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			desc:        "file 'foobar.txt' does not contain the value 'something else'",
+			ruleBuilder: file.One(filepath.Join(basePath, "test/foobar.txt")),
+			value:       "something else",
+			want: []rule.Violation{
+				rule.NewViolation("file 'foobar.txt' does not contain the value 'something else'"),
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tC := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tC.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
+			hcm := should.ContainValue([]byte(tC.value), tC.options...)
+			got := hcm.Evaluate(tC.ruleBuilder)
+
+			if !cmp.Equal(got, tC.want, cmp.AllowUnexported(rule.Violation{}), cmpopts.EquateEmpty()) {
+				t.Errorf("want = %+v, got = %+v", tC.want, got)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}