diff --git a/base/tuple.jl b/base/tuple.jl
index 2b94d1d946e44..e614a89518223 100644
--- a/base/tuple.jl
+++ b/base/tuple.jl
@@ -268,12 +268,16 @@ function ==(t1::Tuple, t2::Tuple)
     if length(t1) != length(t2)
         return false
     end
+    anymissing = false
     for i = 1:length(t1)
-        if !(t1[i] == t2[i])
-            return false
-        end
+        eq = (t1[i] == t2[i])
+        if ismissing(eq)
+            anymissing = true
+        elseif !eq
+           return false
+       end
     end
-    return true
+    return anymissing ? missing : true
 end
 
 const tuplehash_seed = UInt === UInt64 ? 0x77cfa1eef01bca90 : 0xf01bca90
diff --git a/test/missing.jl b/test/missing.jl
index a2ea8e3b1eaba..81b09667dd1d0 100644
--- a/test/missing.jl
+++ b/test/missing.jl
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ end
     @test Union{Int, Missing}[1] == Union{Float64, Missing}[1.0]
     @test Union{Int, Missing}[1] == [1.0]
     @test Union{Bool, Missing}[true] == BitArray([true])
+    @test !([missing, 1] == [missing, 2])
     @test !(Union{Int, Missing}[1] == [2])
     @test !([1] == Union{Int, Missing}[2])
     @test !(Union{Int, Missing}[1] == Union{Int, Missing}[2])
@@ -217,11 +218,26 @@ end
     @test !(Union{Int, Missing}[1] != Union{Float64, Missing}[1.0])
     @test !(Union{Int, Missing}[1] != [1.0])
     @test !(Union{Bool, Missing}[true] != BitArray([true]))
+    @test [missing, 1] != [missing, 2]
     @test Union{Int, Missing}[1] != [2]
     @test [1] != Union{Int, Missing}[2]
     @test Union{Int, Missing}[1] != Union{Int, Missing}[2]
 end
 
+@testset "== and != on tuples" begin
+    @test ismissing((1, missing) == (1, missing))
+    @test ismissing(("a", missing) == ("a", missing))
+    @test ismissing((missing,) == (missing,))
+    @test ismissing((missing, 2) == (1, missing))
+    @test !((missing, 1) == (missing, 2))
+
+    @test ismissing((1, missing) != (1, missing))
+    @test ismissing(("a", missing) != ("a", missing))
+    @test ismissing((missing,) != (missing,))
+    @test ismissing((missing, 2) != (1, missing))
+    @test (missing, 1) != (missing, 2)
+end
+
 @testset "any & all" begin
     @test any([true, missing])
     @test any(x -> x == 1, [1, missing])