diff --git a/api/sixtyfps-cpp/include/sixtyfps_interpreter.h b/api/sixtyfps-cpp/include/sixtyfps_interpreter.h
index e3778d733..3df11ab1b 100644
--- a/api/sixtyfps-cpp/include/sixtyfps_interpreter.h
+++ b/api/sixtyfps-cpp/include/sixtyfps_interpreter.h
@@ -232,6 +232,13 @@ public:
 
     Type type() const { return cbindgen_private::sixtyfps_interpreter_value_type(&inner); }
 
+    friend bool operator==(const Value &a, const Value &b) {
+        return cbindgen_private::sixtyfps_interpreter_value_eq(&a.inner, &b.inner);
+    }
+    friend bool operator!=(const Value &a, const Value &b) {
+        return !cbindgen_private::sixtyfps_interpreter_value_eq(&a.inner, &b.inner);
+    }
+
 private:
     using ValueOpaque = sixtyfps::cbindgen_private::ValueOpaque;
     ValueOpaque inner;
diff --git a/api/sixtyfps-cpp/tests/tests.cpp b/api/sixtyfps-cpp/tests/tests.cpp
index b8eb39dce..18f125657 100644
--- a/api/sixtyfps-cpp/tests/tests.cpp
+++ b/api/sixtyfps-cpp/tests/tests.cpp
@@ -155,6 +155,29 @@ SCENARIO("Value API")
         }
         REQUIRE(destroyed);
     }
+
+
+    SECTION("Compare Values")
+    {
+        Value str1{sixtyfps::SharedString("Hello1")};
+        Value str2{sixtyfps::SharedString("Hello2")};
+        Value fl1{10.};
+        Value fl2{12.};
+
+        REQUIRE(str1 == str1);
+        REQUIRE(str1 != str2);
+        REQUIRE(str1 != fl2);
+        REQUIRE(fl1 == fl1);
+        REQUIRE(fl1 != fl2);
+        REQUIRE(Value() == Value());
+        REQUIRE(Value() != str1);
+        REQUIRE(str1 == sixtyfps::SharedString("Hello1"));
+        REQUIRE(str1 != sixtyfps::SharedString("Hello2"));
+        REQUIRE(sixtyfps::SharedString("Hello2") == str2);
+        REQUIRE(fl1 != sixtyfps::SharedString("Hello2"));
+        REQUIRE(fl2 == 12.);
+    }
+
 }
 
 SCENARIO("Struct API")
diff --git a/sixtyfps_runtime/interpreter/api.rs b/sixtyfps_runtime/interpreter/api.rs
index 00b3be450..45b7d6650 100644
--- a/sixtyfps_runtime/interpreter/api.rs
+++ b/sixtyfps_runtime/interpreter/api.rs
@@ -783,6 +783,11 @@ pub(crate) mod ffi {
         drop(std::ptr::read(val as *mut Value))
     }
 
+    #[no_mangle]
+    pub extern "C" fn sixtyfps_interpreter_value_eq(a: &ValueOpaque, b: &ValueOpaque) -> bool {
+        a.as_value() == b.as_value()
+    }
+
     /// Construct a new Value in the given memory location as string
     #[no_mangle]
     pub unsafe extern "C" fn sixtyfps_interpreter_value_new_string(