diff --git a/discord/emoji.py b/discord/emoji.py
index 46abcdcfe..101c861e5 100644
--- a/discord/emoji.py
+++ b/discord/emoji.py
@@ -75,6 +75,13 @@ class PartialEmoji(namedtuple('PartialEmoji', 'animated name id')):
             return '<a:%s:%s>' % (self.name, self.id)
         return '<:%s:%s>' % (self.name, self.id)
 
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        if self.is_unicode_emoji():
+            return isinstance(other, PartialEmoji) and self.name == other.name
+
+        if isinstance(other, (PartialEmoji, Emoji)):
+            return self.id == other.id
+
     def is_custom_emoji(self):
         """Checks if this is a custom non-Unicode emoji."""
         return self.id is not None
@@ -174,6 +181,9 @@ class Emoji(Hashable):
     def __repr__(self):
         return '<Emoji id={0.id} name={0.name!r}>'.format(self)
 
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        return isinstance(other, (PartialEmoji, Emoji)) and self.id == other.id
+
     @property
     def created_at(self):
         """Returns the emoji's creation time in UTC."""