diff --git a/naff/client/utils/__init__.py b/naff/client/utils/__init__.py
index a3873878e..b28b4c02c 100644
--- a/naff/client/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/naff/client/utils/__init__.py
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 from .misc_utils import *
 from .serializer import *
 from .formatting import *
+from .text_utils import *
diff --git a/naff/client/utils/text_utils.py b/naff/client/utils/text_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d38adfcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/naff/client/utils/text_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import re
+import naff.models as models
+
+__all__ = ("mentions",)
+
+
+def mentions(
+    text: str,
+    query: "str | re.Pattern[str] | models.BaseUser | models.BaseChannel | models.Role",
+    *,
+    tag_as_mention: bool = False,
+) -> bool:
+    """Checks whether a query is present in a text.
+
+    Args:
+        text: The text to search in
+        query: The query to search for
+        tag_as_mention: Should `BaseUser.tag` be checked *(only if query is an instance of BaseUser)*
+
+    Returns:
+        Whether the query could be found in the text
+    """
+    if isinstance(query, str):
+        return query in text
+    elif isinstance(query, re.Pattern):
+        return query.match(text) is not None
+    elif isinstance(query, models.BaseUser):
+        # mentions with <@!ID> aren't detected without the replacement
+        return (query.mention in text.replace("@!", "@")) or (query.tag in text if tag_as_mention else False)
+    elif isinstance(query, (models.BaseChannel, models.Role)):
+        return query.mention in text
+    else:
+        return False
diff --git a/naff/models/discord/message.py b/naff/models/discord/message.py
index 08f41fe55..5c1075d3c 100644
--- a/naff/models/discord/message.py
+++ b/naff/models/discord/message.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 from naff.client.utils.attr_converters import optional as optional_c
 from naff.client.utils.attr_converters import timestamp_converter
 from naff.client.utils.serializer import dict_filter_none
+from naff.client.utils.text_utils import mentions
 from naff.models.discord.channel import BaseChannel
 from naff.models.discord.file import UPLOADABLE_TYPE
 from .base import DiscordObject
@@ -380,6 +381,24 @@ def get_referenced_message(self) -> Optional["Message"]:
             return None
         return self._client.cache.get_message(self._channel_id, self._referenced_message_id)
 
+    def contains_mention(
+        self,
+        query: "str | re.Pattern[str] | models.BaseUser | models.BaseChannel | models.Role",
+        *,
+        tag_as_mention: bool = False,
+    ) -> bool:
+        """
+        Check whether the message contains the query or not.
+
+        Args:
+            query: The query to search for
+            tag_as_mention: Should `BaseUser.tag` be checked *(only if query is an instance of BaseUser)*
+
+        Returns:
+            A boolean indicating whether the query could be found or not
+        """
+        return mentions(text=self.content or self.system_content, query=query, tag_as_mention=tag_as_mention)
+
     @classmethod
     def _process_dict(cls, data: dict, client: "Client") -> dict:
         if author_data := data.pop("author", None):