diff --git a/contrib/namespace-type-lib/index.d.ts b/contrib/namespace-type-lib/index.d.ts
index bb159ee35..99addf362 100644
--- a/contrib/namespace-type-lib/index.d.ts
+++ b/contrib/namespace-type-lib/index.d.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,14 @@ declare interface Boolean {}
 declare interface String {}
 declare interface Number {}
 declare interface Function {}
-declare interface Object {}
+declare interface Object {
+  /**
+   * Placeholder to support `this.equals(ctx.subject)`
+   *
+   * @param element essentially `ctx.subject`
+   */
+  equals(element: never): boolean
+}
 declare interface IArguments {}
 declare interface RegExp {}
 
diff --git a/internal/check/rewrites.go b/internal/check/rewrites.go
index 9b2008af5..12b89a966 100644
--- a/internal/check/rewrites.go
+++ b/internal/check/rewrites.go
@@ -122,6 +122,11 @@ func (e *Engine) checkSubjectSetRewrite(
 				Tuple: *tuple,
 				Type:  ketoapi.TreeNodeNot,
 			}, e.checkInverted(ctx, tuple, c, restDepth)))
+		case *ast.SubjectEqualsObject:
+			checks = append(checks, checkgroup.WithEdge(checkgroup.Edge{
+				Tuple: *tuple,
+				Type:  ketoapi.TreeNodeLeaf,
+			}, e.checkSubjectEqualsObject(ctx, tuple, restDepth)))
 
 		default:
 			return checkNotImplemented
@@ -175,6 +180,11 @@ func (e *Engine) checkInverted(
 			Tuple: *tuple,
 			Type:  ketoapi.TreeNodeNot,
 		}, e.checkInverted(ctx, tuple, c, restDepth))
+	case *ast.SubjectEqualsObject:
+		check = checkgroup.WithEdge(checkgroup.Edge{
+			Tuple: *tuple,
+			Type:  ketoapi.TreeNodeLeaf,
+		}, e.checkSubjectEqualsObject(ctx, tuple, restDepth))
 
 	default:
 		return checkNotImplemented
@@ -199,6 +209,49 @@ func (e *Engine) checkInverted(
 	}
 }
 
+// checkSubjectEqualsObject verifies that the subject and object are the same.
+//
+// Checks that the subject and object refer to the same entity. The check
+// is performed by creating a subject from the object based on what the tuple subject type is.
+// If the tuple subject is a SubjectSet, the subject's Namespace is used with the object. If the
+// tuple subject is a SubjectID, the object's ID is used as a SubjectID.
+// The object-subject and tuple subject are compared using Subject.Equals. This was added to support
+// `this == ctx.subject` for identity permission cases. See https://github.com/ory/keto/issues/1204
+func (e *Engine) checkSubjectEqualsObject(
+	_ context.Context,
+	r *relationTuple,
+	restDepth int,
+) checkgroup.CheckFunc {
+	if restDepth < 0 {
+		e.d.Logger().Debug("reached max-depth, therefore this query will not be further expanded")
+		return checkgroup.UnknownMemberFunc
+	}
+
+	e.d.Logger().
+		WithField("request", r.String()).
+		Trace("check subject equals object")
+
+	var objAsSubj relationtuple.Subject
+	switch r.Subject.(type) {
+	case *relationtuple.SubjectSet:
+		objAsSubj = &relationtuple.SubjectSet{
+			Namespace: r.Namespace,
+			Object:    r.Object,
+		}
+	case *relationtuple.SubjectID:
+		objAsSubj = &relationtuple.SubjectID{
+			ID: r.Object,
+		}
+	default:
+		return checkgroup.UnknownMemberFunc
+	}
+	if r.Subject.Equals(objAsSubj) {
+		return checkgroup.IsMemberFunc
+	}
+
+	return checkgroup.NotMemberFunc
+}
+
 // checkComputedSubjectSet rewrites the relation tuple to use the subject-set relation
 // instead of the relation from the tuple.
 //
diff --git a/internal/check/rewrites_test.go b/internal/check/rewrites_test.go
index ba629338c..a0e6a69ad 100644
--- a/internal/check/rewrites_test.go
+++ b/internal/check/rewrites_test.go
@@ -61,20 +61,29 @@ var namespaces = []*namespace.Namespace{
 			{Name: "read",
 				SubjectSetRewrite: &ast.SubjectSetRewrite{
 					Children: ast.Children{
+						&ast.SubjectEqualsObject{},
 						&ast.ComputedSubjectSet{Relation: "viewer"},
 						&ast.ComputedSubjectSet{Relation: "owner"}}}},
 			{Name: "update",
 				SubjectSetRewrite: &ast.SubjectSetRewrite{
 					Children: ast.Children{
+						&ast.SubjectEqualsObject{},
 						&ast.ComputedSubjectSet{Relation: "owner"}}}},
 			{Name: "delete",
 				SubjectSetRewrite: &ast.SubjectSetRewrite{
-					Operation: ast.OperatorAnd,
+					Operation: ast.OperatorOr,
 					Children: ast.Children{
-						&ast.ComputedSubjectSet{Relation: "owner"},
-						&ast.TupleToSubjectSet{
-							Relation:                   "level",
-							ComputedSubjectSetRelation: "member"}}}},
+						&ast.SubjectSetRewrite{
+							Operation: ast.OperatorAnd,
+							Children: ast.Children{
+								&ast.ComputedSubjectSet{Relation: "owner"},
+								&ast.TupleToSubjectSet{
+									Relation:                   "level",
+									ComputedSubjectSetRelation: "member"},
+							},
+						},
+						&ast.SubjectEqualsObject{},
+					}}},
 		}},
 	{Name: "acl",
 		Relations: []ast.Relation{
@@ -192,9 +201,18 @@ func TestUsersetRewrites(t *testing.T) {
 		query:    "resource:topsecret#delete@mark",
 		expected: checkgroup.ResultIsMember, // mark is both editor and has correct level
 		expectedPaths: []path{
-			{"*", "resource:topsecret#delete@mark", "level:superadmin#member@mark"},
-			{"*", "resource:topsecret#delete@mark", "resource:topsecret#owner@mark", "group:editors#member@mark"},
+			{"*", "*", "resource:topsecret#delete@mark", "level:superadmin#member@mark"},
+			{"*", "*", "resource:topsecret#delete@mark", "resource:topsecret#owner@mark", "group:editors#member@mark"},
 		},
+	}, {
+		query:    "resource:topsecret#delete@topsecret",
+		expected: checkgroup.ResultIsMember, // topsecret may delete topsecret
+	}, {
+		query:    "resource:topsecret#update@topsecret",
+		expected: checkgroup.ResultIsMember, // topsecret may update topsecret
+	}, {
+		query:    "resource:topsecret#read@topsecret",
+		expected: checkgroup.ResultIsMember, // topsecret may read topsecret
 	}, {
 		query:    "resource:topsecret#update@mike",
 		expected: checkgroup.ResultIsMember, // mike owns the resource
diff --git a/internal/namespace/ast/ast_definitions.go b/internal/namespace/ast/ast_definitions.go
index cb7200ffb..61ec9af1d 100644
--- a/internal/namespace/ast/ast_definitions.go
+++ b/internal/namespace/ast/ast_definitions.go
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ type (
 		AsRewrite() *SubjectSetRewrite
 	}
 
+	SubjectEqualsObject struct{}
+
 	ComputedSubjectSet struct {
 		Relation string `json:"relation"`
 	}
@@ -69,3 +71,6 @@ func (t *TupleToSubjectSet) AsRewrite() *SubjectSetRewrite {
 func (i *InvertResult) AsRewrite() *SubjectSetRewrite {
 	return &SubjectSetRewrite{Children: []Child{i}}
 }
+func (e *SubjectEqualsObject) AsRewrite() *SubjectSetRewrite {
+	return &SubjectSetRewrite{Children: []Child{e}}
+}
diff --git a/internal/schema/.snapshots/TestParser-suite=snapshots-this.equals(ctx.subject).json b/internal/schema/.snapshots/TestParser-suite=snapshots-this.equals(ctx.subject).json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..164036cb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/schema/.snapshots/TestParser-suite=snapshots-this.equals(ctx.subject).json
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+{
+  "AccessToken": null,
+  "Account": [
+    {
+      "name": "token",
+      "types": [
+        {
+          "namespace": "AccessToken"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "admin_token",
+      "types": [
+        {
+          "namespace": "AccessToken"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "edit",
+      "rewrite": {
+        "operator": "or",
+        "children": [
+          {},
+          {
+            "relation": "admin_token"
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "view",
+      "rewrite": {
+        "operator": "or",
+        "children": [
+          {
+            "relation": "edit"
+          },
+          {
+            "relation": "token"
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/internal/schema/.snapshots/TestParser-suite=snapshots-this_==_ctx.subject.json b/internal/schema/.snapshots/TestParser-suite=snapshots-this_==_ctx.subject.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..164036cb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/schema/.snapshots/TestParser-suite=snapshots-this_==_ctx.subject.json
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+{
+  "AccessToken": null,
+  "Account": [
+    {
+      "name": "token",
+      "types": [
+        {
+          "namespace": "AccessToken"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "admin_token",
+      "types": [
+        {
+          "namespace": "AccessToken"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "edit",
+      "rewrite": {
+        "operator": "or",
+        "children": [
+          {},
+          {
+            "relation": "admin_token"
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "view",
+      "rewrite": {
+        "operator": "or",
+        "children": [
+          {
+            "relation": "edit"
+          },
+          {
+            "relation": "token"
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/internal/schema/itemtype_string.go b/internal/schema/itemtype_string.go
index c38fa384f..b268c1267 100644
--- a/internal/schema/itemtype_string.go
+++ b/internal/schema/itemtype_string.go
@@ -24,25 +24,26 @@ func _() {
 	_ = x[itemOperatorOr-10]
 	_ = x[itemOperatorNot-11]
 	_ = x[itemOperatorAssign-12]
-	_ = x[itemOperatorArrow-13]
-	_ = x[itemOperatorDot-14]
-	_ = x[itemOperatorColon-15]
-	_ = x[itemOperatorComma-16]
-	_ = x[itemSemicolon-17]
-	_ = x[itemTypeUnion-18]
-	_ = x[itemParenLeft-19]
-	_ = x[itemParenRight-20]
-	_ = x[itemBraceLeft-21]
-	_ = x[itemBraceRight-22]
-	_ = x[itemBracketLeft-23]
-	_ = x[itemBracketRight-24]
-	_ = x[itemAngledLeft-25]
-	_ = x[itemAngledRight-26]
+	_ = x[itemOperatorEquals-13]
+	_ = x[itemOperatorArrow-14]
+	_ = x[itemOperatorDot-15]
+	_ = x[itemOperatorColon-16]
+	_ = x[itemOperatorComma-17]
+	_ = x[itemSemicolon-18]
+	_ = x[itemTypeUnion-19]
+	_ = x[itemParenLeft-20]
+	_ = x[itemParenRight-21]
+	_ = x[itemBraceLeft-22]
+	_ = x[itemBraceRight-23]
+	_ = x[itemBracketLeft-24]
+	_ = x[itemBracketRight-25]
+	_ = x[itemAngledLeft-26]
+	_ = x[itemAngledRight-27]
 }
 
-const _itemType_name = "ErrorEOFIdentifierCommentStringLiteralKeywordClassKeywordImplementsKeywordThisKeywordCtx\"&&\"\"||\"\"!\"\"=\"\"=>\"\".\"\":\"\",\"\";\"\"|\"\"(\"\")\"\"{\"\"}\"\"[\"\"]\"\"<\"\">\""
+const _itemType_name = "ErrorEOFIdentifierCommentStringLiteralKeywordClassKeywordImplementsKeywordThisKeywordCtx\"&&\"\"||\"\"!\"\"=\"\"==\"\"=>\"\".\"\":\"\",\"\";\"\"|\"\"(\"\")\"\"{\"\"}\"\"[\"\"]\"\"<\"\">\""
 
-var _itemType_index = [...]uint8{0, 5, 8, 18, 25, 38, 50, 67, 78, 88, 92, 96, 99, 102, 106, 109, 112, 115, 118, 121, 124, 127, 130, 133, 136, 139, 142, 145}
+var _itemType_index = [...]uint8{0, 5, 8, 18, 25, 38, 50, 67, 78, 88, 92, 96, 99, 102, 106, 110, 113, 116, 119, 122, 125, 128, 131, 134, 137, 140, 143, 146, 149}
 
 func (i itemType) String() string {
 	if i < 0 || i >= itemType(len(_itemType_index)-1) {
diff --git a/internal/schema/lexer.go b/internal/schema/lexer.go
index 7a365d9a1..1153925e3 100644
--- a/internal/schema/lexer.go
+++ b/internal/schema/lexer.go
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ const (
 	itemOperatorOr     // "||"
 	itemOperatorNot    // "!"
 	itemOperatorAssign // "="
+	itemOperatorEquals // "=="
 	itemOperatorArrow  // "=>"
 	itemOperatorDot    // "."
 	itemOperatorColon  // ":"
@@ -236,6 +237,7 @@ var oneRuneTokens = map[rune]itemType{
 }
 
 var multiRuneTokens = map[string]itemType{
+	"==": itemOperatorEquals,
 	"=>": itemOperatorArrow,
 	"||": itemOperatorOr,
 	"&&": itemOperatorAnd,
diff --git a/internal/schema/parser.go b/internal/schema/parser.go
index 36e8dcd04..2b5f93147 100644
--- a/internal/schema/parser.go
+++ b/internal/schema/parser.go
@@ -423,14 +423,23 @@ func (p *parser) matchPropertyAccess(propertyName any) bool {
 func (p *parser) parsePermissionExpression() (child ast.Child) {
 	var name, verb item
 
-	if !p.match("this", ".", &verb) {
+	switch {
+	case !p.match("this"):
+		return
+	case p.matchIf(is(itemOperatorEquals), "==", "ctx", ".", "subject"):
+		return &ast.SubjectEqualsObject{}
+	case !p.match(".", &verb):
 		return
 	}
-	if !p.matchPropertyAccess(&name) {
+	// failfast if verb.Val == "equals" so the matchPropertyAccess does not happen
+	if verb.Val != "equals" && !p.matchPropertyAccess(&name) {
 		return
 	}
 
 	switch verb.Val {
+	case "equals":
+		p.match("(", "ctx", ".", "subject", ")")
+		return &ast.SubjectEqualsObject{}
 	case "related":
 		if !p.match(".") {
 			return
diff --git a/internal/schema/parser_test.go b/internal/schema/parser_test.go
index 4a21d8d92..6a8380486 100644
--- a/internal/schema/parser_test.go
+++ b/internal/schema/parser_test.go
@@ -167,6 +167,48 @@ class Resource implements Namespace {
     "scope.action_1": (ctx: Context) => this.related["scope.relation"].traverse((r) => r.related["scope.relation"].includes(ctx.subject)),
     "scope.action_2": (ctx: Context) => this.permits["scope.action_0"](ctx),
   }
+}`}, {"this == ctx.subject", `
+import {Context, Namespace} from "@ory/keto-namespace-types"
+
+class AccessToken implements Namespace {
+}
+
+class Account implements Namespace {
+  related: {
+    token: AccessToken[]
+    admin_token: AccessToken[]
+  }
+
+  permits = {
+    edit: (ctx: Context): boolean =>
+      this == ctx.subject ||
+      this.related.admin_token.includes(ctx.subject),
+
+    view: (ctx: Context): boolean =>
+      this.permits.edit(ctx) ||
+      this.related.token.includes(ctx.subject),
+  }
+}`}, {"this.equals(ctx.subject)", `
+import {Context, Namespace} from "@ory/keto-namespace-types"
+
+class AccessToken implements Namespace {
+}
+
+class Account implements Namespace {
+  related: {
+    token: AccessToken[]
+    admin_token: AccessToken[]
+  }
+
+  permits = {
+    edit: (ctx: Context): boolean =>
+      this.equals(ctx.subject) ||
+      this.related.admin_token.includes(ctx.subject),
+
+    view: (ctx: Context): boolean =>
+      this.permits.edit(ctx) ||
+      this.related.token.includes(ctx.subject),
+  }
 }`},
 }