diff --git a/python/pyspark/streaming/kafka.py b/python/pyspark/streaming/kafka.py
index b35bbaf404cc5..06e159172ab51 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/streaming/kafka.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/streaming/kafka.py
@@ -254,6 +254,16 @@ def __init__(self, topic, partition):
     def _jTopicAndPartition(self, helper):
         return helper.createTopicAndPartition(self._topic, self._partition)
 
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        if isinstance(other, self.__class__):
+            return (self._topic == other._topic
+                    and self._partition == other._partition)
+        else:
+            return False
+
+    def __ne__(self, other):
+        return not self.__eq__(other)
+
 
 class Broker(object):
     """
diff --git a/python/pyspark/streaming/tests.py b/python/pyspark/streaming/tests.py
index 2c908daa8b214..f7fa481d50235 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/streaming/tests.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/streaming/tests.py
@@ -898,6 +898,16 @@ def transformWithOffsetRanges(rdd):
 
         self.assertEqual(offsetRanges, [OffsetRange(topic, 0, long(0), long(6))])
 
+    def test_topic_and_partition_equality(self):
+        topic_and_partition_a = TopicAndPartition("foo", 0)
+        topic_and_partition_b = TopicAndPartition("foo", 0)
+        topic_and_partition_c = TopicAndPartition("bar", 0)
+        topic_and_partition_d = TopicAndPartition("foo", 1)
+
+        self.assertEqual(topic_and_partition_a, topic_and_partition_b)
+        self.assertNotEqual(topic_and_partition_a, topic_and_partition_c)
+        self.assertNotEqual(topic_and_partition_a, topic_and_partition_d)
+
 
 class FlumeStreamTests(PySparkStreamingTestCase):
     timeout = 20  # seconds