diff --git a/IPython/Extensions/ipipe.py b/IPython/Extensions/ipipe.py
index 164daca..6dc92bf 100644
--- a/IPython/Extensions/ipipe.py
+++ b/IPython/Extensions/ipipe.py
@@ -1290,6 +1290,12 @@ class ipwdentry(object):
         self._id = id
         self._entry = None
 
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        return self.__class__ is other.__class__ and self._id == other._id
+
+    def __ne__(self, other):
+        return self.__class__ is not other.__class__ or self._id != other._id
+
     def _getentry(self):
         if self._entry is None:
             if isinstance(self._id, basestring):
@@ -1371,6 +1377,12 @@ class igrpentry(object):
         self._id = id
         self._entry = None
 
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        return self.__class__ is other.__class__ and self._id == other._id
+
+    def __ne__(self, other):
+        return self.__class__ is not other.__class__ or self._id != other._id
+
     def _getentry(self):
         if self._entry is None:
             if isinstance(self._id, basestring):
diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog
index 1df7023..fd47a7b 100644
--- a/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 	"refreshfind" (mapped to "R") does the same but tries to go back to the same
 	object the cursor was on before the refresh. The command "markrange" is
 	mapped to "%" now.
+	* IPython/Extensions/ibrowse.py: Make igrpentry and ipwdentry comparable.
 
 2006-11-29  Fernando Perez  <Fernando.Perez@colorado.edu>