diff --git a/lib/capybara/node/matchers.rb b/lib/capybara/node/matchers.rb
index b665a7251..b8e2492f3 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/node/matchers.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/node/matchers.rb
@@ -416,6 +416,10 @@ def has_no_table?(locator, options={})
         has_no_selector?(:table, locator, options)
       end
 
+      def ==(other)
+        native == other.native if other.respond_to?(:native)
+      end
+
     private
 
       ##
diff --git a/lib/capybara/spec/session/find_spec.rb b/lib/capybara/spec/session/find_spec.rb
index f04c6c8bb..ec55163a0 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/spec/session/find_spec.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/spec/session/find_spec.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@
       @session.find("//input[@id='test_field']")[:value].should == 'monkey'
     end
 
+    it "preserve object identity", :focus => true do
+      (@session.find('//h1') == @session.find('//h1')).should be_true
+      (@session.find('//h1') === @session.find('//h1')).should be_true
+      (@session.find('//h1').eql? @session.find('//h1')).should be_false
+    end
+
     it "should find the first element using the given locator and options" do
       @session.find('//a', :text => 'Redirect')[:id].should == 'red'
       @session.find(:css, 'a', :text => 'A link came first')[:title].should == 'twas a fine link'