diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Linq/tests/OfTypeTests.cs b/src/libraries/System.Linq/tests/OfTypeTests.cs
index 9c4464f2bf6ce0..9fcfdd8efeb82b 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Linq/tests/OfTypeTests.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Linq/tests/OfTypeTests.cs
@@ -228,5 +228,35 @@ public void MultipleIterations()
                 Assert.Equal(i + 1, count);
             }
         }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void MultiDimArray_OfType_Succeeds()
+        {
+            var array = new string[3, 4];
+            for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
+            {
+                for (int j = 0; j < 4; j++)
+                {
+                    array[i, j] = $"{i}{j}";
+                }
+            }
+
+            // ToArray
+            var result = array.OfType<string>().ToArray();
+            Assert.Equal(12, result.Length);
+            for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
+            {
+                for (int j = 0; j < 4; j++)
+                {
+                    Assert.Equal($"{i}{j}", result[i * 4 + j]);
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Contains
+            foreach (string s in array)
+            {
+                Assert.True(array.OfType<string>().Contains(s));
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Array.cs b/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Array.cs
index a98f5b0256c122..c1157d432be238 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Array.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Array.cs
@@ -1039,7 +1039,22 @@ int IList.Add(object? value)
 
         bool IList.Contains(object? value)
         {
-            return IndexOf(this, value) >= this.GetLowerBound(0);
+            // IndexOf only works for single-dimensional arrays.
+            if (Rank == 1)
+            {
+                return IndexOf(this, value) >= GetLowerBound(0);
+            }
+
+            // For multi-dimensional arrays, fall back to enumeration.
+            foreach (object? element in this)
+            {
+                if (Equals(element, value))
+                {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return false;
         }
 
         void IList.Clear()
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Runtime/tests/System.Runtime.Tests/System/ArrayTests.cs b/src/libraries/System.Runtime/tests/System.Runtime.Tests/System/ArrayTests.cs
index 96856a698c8888..db98f2fb37ee9f 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Runtime/tests/System.Runtime.Tests/System/ArrayTests.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Runtime/tests/System.Runtime.Tests/System/ArrayTests.cs
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public static void CastAs_IListOfT()
         [Fact]
         public static void Construction()
         {
-            // Check a number of the simple APIs on Array for dimensions up to 4.
+            // Check a number of the simple APIs on Array for dimensions up to 4, first with value types, then reference types.
             Array array = new int[] { 1, 2, 3 };
             VerifyArray(array, typeof(int), new int[] { 3 }, new int[1]);
 
@@ -93,6 +93,18 @@ public static void Construction()
 
             array = new int[2, 3, 4, 5];
             VerifyArray(array, typeof(int), new int[] { 2, 3, 4, 5 }, new int[4]);
+
+            array = new string[] { "1", "2", "3" };
+            VerifyArray(array, typeof(string), new int[] { 3 }, new int[1]);
+
+            array = new string[,] { { "1", "2", "3" }, { "4", null, "6" } };
+            VerifyArray(array, typeof(string), new int[] { 2, 3 }, new int[2]);
+
+            array = new string[2, 3, 4];
+            VerifyArray(array, typeof(string), new int[] { 2, 3, 4 }, new int[3]);
+
+            array = new string[2, 3, 4, 5];
+            VerifyArray(array, typeof(string), new int[] { 2, 3, 4, 5 }, new int[4]);
         }
 
         [Fact]
@@ -4682,10 +4694,19 @@ private static void VerifyArrayAsIList(Array array)
             }
             else
             {
-                Assert.Throws<RankException>(() => iList.Contains(null));
                 Assert.Throws<RankException>(() => iList.IndexOf(null));
                 AssertExtensions.Throws<ArgumentException>(null, () => iList[0]);
                 AssertExtensions.Throws<ArgumentException>(null, () => iList[0] = 1);
+
+                bool containsNull = false;
+                foreach (object? obj in array)
+                {
+                    containsNull |= obj is null;
+                    Assert.True(iList.Contains(obj), $"{obj} not found in {string.Join(",", array.Cast<object?>())}");
+                }
+
+                Assert.False(iList.Contains(new object()));
+                Assert.Equal(containsNull, iList.Contains(null));
             }
         }