diff --git a/Lib/test/test_ast.py b/Lib/test/test_ast.py
index 2f59527cb8a450..05becb64a3f1b2 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_ast.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_ast.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 import weakref
 
 from test import support
+from test.support import findfile
+
 
 def to_tuple(t):
     if t is None or isinstance(t, (str, int, complex)):
@@ -432,6 +434,80 @@ def test_empty_yield_from(self):
         self.assertIn("field value is required", str(cm.exception))
 
 
+class ASTCompareTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        import imp
+        imp.reload(ast)
+
+    def test_normal_compare(self):
+        self.assertEqual(ast.parse('x = 10'), ast.parse('x = 10'))
+        self.assertNotEqual(ast.parse('x = 10'), ast.parse(''))
+        self.assertNotEqual(ast.parse('x = 10'), ast.parse('x'))
+        self.assertNotEqual(ast.parse('x = 10;y = 20'), ast.parse('class C:pass'))
+
+    def test_literals_compare(self):
+        self.assertEqual(ast.Num(), ast.Num())
+        self.assertEqual(ast.Num(-20), ast.Num(-20))
+        self.assertEqual(ast.Num(10), ast.Num(10))
+        self.assertEqual(ast.Num(2048), ast.Num(2048))
+        self.assertEqual(ast.Str(), ast.Str())
+        self.assertEqual(ast.Str("ABCD"), ast.Str("ABCD"))
+        self.assertEqual(ast.Str("中文字"), ast.Str("中文字"))
+
+        self.assertNotEqual(ast.Num(10), ast.Num(20))
+        self.assertNotEqual(ast.Num(-10), ast.Num(10))
+        self.assertNotEqual(ast.Str("AAAA"), ast.Str("BBBB"))
+        self.assertNotEqual(ast.Str("一二三"), ast.Str("中文字"))
+
+        self.assertNotEqual(ast.Num(10), ast.Num())
+        self.assertNotEqual(ast.Str("AB"), ast.Str())
+
+    def test_operator_compare(self):
+        self.assertEqual(ast.Add(), ast.Add())
+        self.assertEqual(ast.Sub(), ast.Sub())
+
+        self.assertNotEqual(ast.Add(), ast.Sub())
+        self.assertNotEqual(ast.Add(), ast.Num())
+
+    def test_complex_ast(self):
+        fps = [findfile('test_asyncgen.py'),
+               findfile('test_generators.py'),
+               findfile('test_unicode.py')]
+
+        for fp in fps:
+            with open(fp) as f:
+                try:
+                    source = f.read()
+                except UnicodeDecodeError:
+                    continue
+
+            a = ast.parse(source)
+            b = ast.parse(source)
+            self.assertEqual(a, b, "%s != %s" % (ast.dump(a), ast.dump(b)))
+            self.assertFalse(a != b)
+
+    def test_exec_compare(self):
+        for source in exec_tests:
+            a = ast.parse(source, mode='exec')
+            b = ast.parse(source, mode='exec')
+            self.assertEqual(a, b, "%s != %s" % (ast.dump(a), ast.dump(b)))
+            self.assertFalse(a != b)
+
+    def test_single_compare(self):
+        for source in single_tests:
+            a = ast.parse(source, mode='single')
+            b = ast.parse(source, mode='single')
+            self.assertEqual(a, b, "%s != %s" % (ast.dump(a), ast.dump(b)))
+            self.assertFalse(a != b)
+
+    def test_eval_compare(self):
+        for source in eval_tests:
+            a = ast.parse(source, mode='eval')
+            b = ast.parse(source, mode='eval')
+            self.assertEqual(a, b, "%s != %s" % (ast.dump(a), ast.dump(b)))
+            self.assertFalse(a != b)
+
+
 class ASTHelpers_Test(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_parse(self):
diff --git a/Python/Python-ast.c b/Python/Python-ast.c
index 2759b2fe9c4b33..b5bf1283054b7c 100644
--- a/Python/Python-ast.c
+++ b/Python/Python-ast.c
@@ -607,6 +607,63 @@ ast_type_reduce(PyObject *self, PyObject *unused)
     return Py_BuildValue("O()", Py_TYPE(self));
 }
 
+static PyObject *
+ast_richcompare(PyObject *self, PyObject *other, int op)
+{
+    int i, len;
+    PyObject *fields, *key, *a = Py_None, *b = Py_None;
+
+    /* Check operator */
+    if ((op != Py_EQ && op != Py_NE) ||
+         !PyAST_Check(self) ||
+         !PyAST_Check(other)) {
+        Py_RETURN_NOTIMPLEMENTED;
+    }
+
+    /* Compare types */
+    if (Py_TYPE(self) != Py_TYPE(other)) {
+        if (op == Py_EQ)
+            Py_RETURN_FALSE;
+        else
+            Py_RETURN_TRUE;
+    }
+
+    /* Compare fields */
+    fields = PyObject_GetAttrString(self, "_fields");
+    len = PySequence_Size(fields);
+    for (i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
+        key = PySequence_GetItem(fields, i);
+
+        if (PyObject_HasAttr(self, key))
+            a = PyObject_GetAttr(self, key);
+        if (PyObject_HasAttr(other, key))
+            b = PyObject_GetAttr(other, key);
+
+
+        if (Py_TYPE(a) != Py_TYPE(b)) {
+            if (op == Py_EQ) {
+                Py_RETURN_FALSE;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (op == Py_EQ) {
+            if (!PyObject_RichCompareBool(a, b, Py_EQ)) {
+                Py_RETURN_FALSE;
+            }
+        }
+        else if (op == Py_NE) {
+            if (PyObject_RichCompareBool(a, b, Py_NE)) {
+                Py_RETURN_TRUE;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (op == Py_EQ)
+        Py_RETURN_TRUE;
+    else
+        Py_RETURN_FALSE;
+}
+
 static PyMethodDef ast_type_methods[] = {
     {"__reduce__", ast_type_reduce, METH_NOARGS, NULL},
     {NULL}
@@ -641,7 +698,7 @@ static PyTypeObject AST_type = {
     0,                       /* tp_doc */
     (traverseproc)ast_traverse, /* tp_traverse */
     (inquiry)ast_clear,      /* tp_clear */
-    0,                       /* tp_richcompare */
+    ast_richcompare,         /* tp_richcompare */
     0,                       /* tp_weaklistoffset */
     0,                       /* tp_iter */
     0,                       /* tp_iternext */