diff --git a/discord/permissions.py b/discord/permissions.py
index 4c2d5f700f..a72a6290f4 100644
--- a/discord/permissions.py
+++ b/discord/permissions.py
@@ -526,6 +526,10 @@ class PermissionOverwrite:
     +-----------+------------------------------------------+
     | Operation |               Description                |
     +===========+==========================================+
+    | x == y    | Checks if two overwrites are equal.      |
+    +-----------+------------------------------------------+
+    | x != y    | Checks if two overwrites are not equal.  |
+    +-----------+------------------------------------------+
     | iter(x)   | Returns an iterator of (perm, value)     |
     |           | pairs. This allows this class to be used |
     |           | as an iterable in e.g. set/list/dict     |
@@ -549,6 +553,9 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs):
 
             setattr(self, key, value)
 
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        return self._values == other._values
+
     def _set(self, key, value):
         if value not in (True, None, False):
             raise TypeError('Expected bool or NoneType, received {0.__class__.__name__}'.format(value))