diff --git a/py/selenium/webdriver/remote/webelement.py b/py/selenium/webdriver/remote/webelement.py
index 3d0d777c617e7..cd6f3f34a11d5 100755
--- a/py/selenium/webdriver/remote/webelement.py
+++ b/py/selenium/webdriver/remote/webelement.py
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ def id(self):
         return self._id
 
     def __eq__(self, element):
-        return self._id == element.id
+        return hasattr(element, 'id') and self._id == element.id
 
     def __ne__(self, element):
         return not self.__eq__(element)