diff --git a/lib/deep-equal.js b/lib/deep-equal.js
index 4a94191..c4760de 100644
--- a/lib/deep-equal.js
+++ b/lib/deep-equal.js
@@ -191,6 +191,19 @@ function deepEqualCyclic(actual, expectation, match) {
             return mapsDeeplyEqual;
         }
 
+        // jQuery objects have iteration protocols
+        // see: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Iteration_protocols
+        // But, they don't work well with the implementation concerning iterables below,
+        // so we will detect them and use jQuery's own equality function
+        /* istanbul ignore next -- this can only be tested in the `test-headless` script */
+        if (
+            actualObj.constructor &&
+            actualObj.constructor.name === "jQuery" &&
+            typeof actualObj.is === "function"
+        ) {
+            return actualObj.is(expectationObj);
+        }
+
         var isActualNonArrayIterable =
             isIterable(actualObj) &&
             !isArrayType(actualObj) &&