diff --git a/base/some.jl b/base/some.jl
index a91c3cd3bb5c1..37a1a50a1d48a 100644
--- a/base/some.jl
+++ b/base/some.jl
@@ -147,4 +147,5 @@ macro something(args...)
 end
 
 ==(a::Some, b::Some) = a.value == b.value
+isequal(a::Some, b::Some) = isequal(a.value, b.value)
 hash(s::Some, h::UInt) = hash(s.value, hash(Some, h))
diff --git a/test/some.jl b/test/some.jl
index 3c3050584061f..4e2c006b404b2 100644
--- a/test/some.jl
+++ b/test/some.jl
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@
 
 # Two Somes forward to their wrapped things
 @test ==(Some([0x1]), Some([1]))
+@test ==(Some(1), missing) isa Missing
+@test ==(missing, Some(1)) isa Missing
+@test isequal(Some([0x1]), Some([1]))
+@test !isequal(Some(missing), Some([1]))
+@test !isequal(Some(1), Some(missing))
+@test isequal(Some(missing), Some(missing))
 
 # hashing implications
 @test hash(Some(0x1)) != hash(0x1)