diff --git a/clap_builder/src/util/any_value.rs b/clap_builder/src/util/any_value.rs
index dc7a3e95394..6f1e3665e53 100644
--- a/clap_builder/src/util/any_value.rs
+++ b/clap_builder/src/util/any_value.rs
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ impl PartialOrd for AnyValueId {
     }
 }
 
+impl PartialEq<std::any::TypeId> for AnyValueId {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &std::any::TypeId) -> bool {
+        self.type_id == *other
+    }
+}
+
 impl Ord for AnyValueId {
     fn cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> std::cmp::Ordering {
         self.type_id.cmp(&other.type_id)
@@ -109,4 +115,13 @@ mod test {
 
         assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", AnyValue::new(5)), "AnyValue { inner: i32 }");
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn eq_to_type_id() {
+        use super::*;
+
+        let any_value_id = AnyValueId::of::<i32>();
+        let type_id = std::any::TypeId::of::<i32>();
+        assert_eq!(any_value_id, type_id);
+    }
 }