diff --git a/picard/script.py b/picard/script.py
index 1fca623c0..487d99b52 100644
--- a/picard/script.py
+++ b/picard/script.py
@@ -387,9 +387,33 @@ def func_in(parser, text, needle):
         return ""
 
 
-def func_inmulti(parser, text, value, separator=MULTI_VALUED_JOINER):
-    """Splits ``text`` by ``separator``, and returns true if the resulting list contains ``value``."""
-    return func_in(parser, text.split(separator) if separator else [text], value)
+def func_inmulti(parser, haystack, needle, separator=MULTI_VALUED_JOINER):
+    """Searches for ``needle`` in ``haystack``, supporting a list variable for
+       ``haystack``. If a string is used instead, then a ``separator`` can be
+       used to split it. In both cases, it returns true if the resulting list
+       contains ``needle``."""
+
+    needle = needle.eval(parser)
+    if (isinstance(haystack, ScriptExpression) and
+            len(haystack) == 1 and
+            isinstance(haystack[0], ScriptVariable)):
+        haystack = haystack[0]
+
+    if isinstance(haystack, ScriptVariable):
+        if haystack.name.startswith(u"_"):
+            name = u"~" + haystack.name[1:]
+        else:
+            name = haystack.name
+        values = parser.context.getall(name)
+
+        return func_in(parser, values, needle)
+
+    # I'm not sure if it is actually possible to continue in this code path,
+    # but just in case, it's better to have a fallback to correct behaviour
+    haystack = haystack.eval(parser)
+    return func_in(parser,
+                   haystack.split(separator) if separator else [haystack],
+                   needle)
 
 
 def func_rreplace(parser, text, old, new):
@@ -819,7 +843,7 @@ register_script_function(func_lte, "lte")
 register_script_function(func_gt, "gt")
 register_script_function(func_gte, "gte")
 register_script_function(func_in, "in")
-register_script_function(func_inmulti, "inmulti")
+register_script_function(func_inmulti, "inmulti", eval_args=False)
 register_script_function(func_copy, "copy")
 register_script_function(func_copymerge, "copymerge")
 register_script_function(func_len, "len")
diff --git a/test/test_script.py b/test/test_script.py
index 35e45cffd..c7102c581 100644
--- a/test/test_script.py
+++ b/test/test_script.py
@@ -6,15 +6,19 @@ from picard.script import ScriptParser, ScriptError, register_script_function
 from picard.metadata import Metadata
 from picard.ui.options.renaming import _DEFAULT_FILE_NAMING_FORMAT
 
+
 class ScriptParserTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         config.setting = {
             'enabled_plugins': '',
         }
+
         self.parser = ScriptParser()
+
         def func_noargstest(parser):
             return ""
+
         register_script_function(func_noargstest, "noargstest")
 
     def test_cmd_noop(self):
@@ -370,3 +374,33 @@ class ScriptParserTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.parser.eval("$unset(performer:*)", context)
         self.assertNotIn('performer:bar', context)
         self.assertNotIn('performer:foo', context)
+
+    def test_cmd_inmulti(self):
+        context = Metadata()
+        self.parser.eval("$set(foo,First; Second; Third)", context)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.parser.eval("$in(%foo%,Second)", context), "1")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.parser.eval("$in(%foo%,irst; Second; Thi)", context), "1")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.parser.eval("$in(%foo%,First; Second; Third)", context), "1")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.parser.eval("$inmulti(%foo%,Second)", context), "")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.parser.eval("$inmulti(%foo%,irst; Second; Thi)", context), "")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.parser.eval("$inmulti(%foo%,First; Second; Third)", context), "1")
+
+        self.parser.eval("$setmulti(foo,First; Second; Third)", context)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.parser.eval("$in(%foo%,Second)", context), "1")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.parser.eval("$in(%foo%,irst; Second; Thi)", context), "1")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.parser.eval("$in(%foo%,First; Second; Third)", context), "1")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.parser.eval("$inmulti(%foo%,Second)", context), "1")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.parser.eval("$inmulti(%foo%,irst; Second; Thi)", context), "")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.parser.eval("$inmulti(%foo%,First; Second; Third)", context), "")