diff --git a/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_DynamicObject.cpp b/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_DynamicObject.cpp
index eb9d0c10ac..fa7b3fb7a4 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_DynamicObject.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_DynamicObject.cpp
@@ -151,6 +151,11 @@ void DynamicObject::writeAsJSON (OutputStream& out, const JSON::FormatOptions& f
     out << '}';
 }
 
+bool DynamicObject::equals (const DynamicObject& other) const
+{
+    return properties == other.properties;
+}
+
 //==============================================================================
 //==============================================================================
 
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_DynamicObject.h b/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_DynamicObject.h
index 0bac0b023a..69b782bb42 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_DynamicObject.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_DynamicObject.h
@@ -125,6 +125,19 @@ public:
     */
     virtual void writeAsJSON (OutputStream&, const JSON::FormatOptions&);
 
+    /** Returns true if the properties of this object match the properties of the specified object,
+        or false otherwise.
+    */
+    bool equals (const DynamicObject& other) const;
+
+    /** Returns true if the properties of this object match the properties of the specified object,
+        or false otherwise.
+    */
+    bool operator== (const DynamicObject& other) const { return equals (other); }
+
+    /** The inverse of operator==() */
+    bool operator!= (const DynamicObject& other) const { return ! operator== (other); }
+
 private:
     /** Derived classes may override this function to take additional actions after
         properties are assigned or removed.