diff --git a/tensorflow/python/kernel_tests/cwise_ops_binary_test.py b/tensorflow/python/kernel_tests/cwise_ops_binary_test.py
index 153d0e78fd7..1f4b570027f 100644
--- a/tensorflow/python/kernel_tests/cwise_ops_binary_test.py
+++ b/tensorflow/python/kernel_tests/cwise_ops_binary_test.py
@@ -948,6 +948,31 @@ class ComparisonOpTest(test.TestCase):
             "Incompatible shapes|Dimensions must be equal"):
           f(x.astype(t), y.astype(t))
 
+  def testEqualDType(self):
+    dtypes = [np.float16, np.float32, np.float64, np.int8, np.int16, np.int32, np.int64, np.uint8, np.uint16, np.uint32, np.uint64]
+    x = np.asarray([0, 1, 2, 3, 4])
+    y = np.asarray([0, 1, 2, 3, 4])
+    for dtype in dtypes:
+      xt = x.astype(dtype)
+      yt = y.astype(dtype)
+      cmp_eq = math_ops.equal(xt, yt)
+      cmp_ne = math_ops.not_equal(xt, yt)
+      values = self.evaluate([cmp_eq, cmp_ne])
+      self.assertAllEqual(
+          [[True, True, True, True, True],
+           [False, False, False, False, False]], values)
+    for dtype in [np.complex64, np.complex128]:
+      xt = x.astype(dtype)
+      xt -= 1j * xt
+      yt = y.astype(dtype)
+      yt -= 1j * yt
+      cmp_eq = math_ops.equal(xt, yt)
+      cmp_ne = math_ops.not_equal(xt, yt)
+      values = self.evaluate([cmp_eq, cmp_ne])
+      self.assertAllEqual(
+          [[True, True, True, True, True],
+           [False, False, False, False, False]], values)
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
   test.main()