diff --git a/tools/src/wyvern/stdlib/Globals.java b/tools/src/wyvern/stdlib/Globals.java
index 54410c5bb..dd79233a2 100644
--- a/tools/src/wyvern/stdlib/Globals.java
+++ b/tools/src/wyvern/stdlib/Globals.java
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ public static ValueType getSystemType() {
         boolDeclTypes.add(new DefDeclType("&&", Util.booleanType(), Arrays.asList(new FormalArg("other", Util.booleanType()))));
         boolDeclTypes.add(new DefDeclType("||", Util.booleanType(), Arrays.asList(new FormalArg("other", Util.booleanType()))));
         boolDeclTypes.add(new DefDeclType("!", Util.booleanType(), Arrays.asList()));
+        boolDeclTypes.add(new DefDeclType("==", Util.booleanType(), Arrays.asList(new FormalArg("other", Util.booleanType()))));
+        boolDeclTypes.add(new DefDeclType("!=", Util.booleanType(), Arrays.asList(new FormalArg("other", Util.booleanType()))));
 
         // construct a type for the system object
         // N.B.: Operations here are built-in and performed on an instance of a type.
diff --git a/tools/src/wyvern/target/corewyvernIL/expression/BooleanLiteral.java b/tools/src/wyvern/target/corewyvernIL/expression/BooleanLiteral.java
index c61587721..29b591558 100644
--- a/tools/src/wyvern/target/corewyvernIL/expression/BooleanLiteral.java
+++ b/tools/src/wyvern/target/corewyvernIL/expression/BooleanLiteral.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 import wyvern.tools.errors.FileLocation;
 
 public class BooleanLiteral extends Literal implements Invokable {
-    private boolean value;
+    private Boolean value;
 
     @Override
     public int hashCode() {
@@ -118,7 +118,12 @@ public ValueType typeCheck(TypeContext ctx, EffectAccumulator effectAccumulator)
             return new BooleanLiteral(this.value || ((BooleanLiteral) args.get(0)).value);
         case "!":
             return new BooleanLiteral(!this.value);
-        default: throw new RuntimeException();
+        case "==":
+            return new BooleanLiteral(this.value.compareTo(((BooleanLiteral) args.get(0)).getValue()) == 0);
+        case "!=":
+            return new BooleanLiteral(this.value.compareTo(((BooleanLiteral) args.get(0)).getValue()) != 0);
+        default:
+            throw new RuntimeException();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/tools/src/wyvern/tools/tests/OIRTests.java b/tools/src/wyvern/tools/tests/OIRTests.java
index f50102c9b..e25c5c1d6 100644
--- a/tools/src/wyvern/tools/tests/OIRTests.java
+++ b/tools/src/wyvern/tools/tests/OIRTests.java
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ public void testTypecheckingLoop() throws ParseException {
                       + "\"typechecked!\"";
         testPyFromInput(input, "typechecked!");
     }
-    
+
     @Test
     public void testComparisonOperator() throws ParseException {
       String input =
@@ -711,8 +711,13 @@ public void testComparisonOperator() throws ParseException {
             + "stdout.printBoolean(\"a\" > \"b\")\n"
             + "stdout.printBoolean(\"a\" < \"b\")\n"
             + "stdout.printBoolean(\"a\" != \"b\")\n"
+            + "stdout.printBoolean(true == true)\n"
+            + "stdout.printBoolean(false == true)\n"
+            + "stdout.printBoolean(false != true)\n"
+            + "stdout.printBoolean((1 > 2) == (2 > 3))\n"
             + "stdout.println()\n"
             + "0";
-      testPyFromInput(input, "FalseTrueFalseFalseTrueTrueFalseTrueFalseFalseTrueTrue\n0");
+      testPyFromInput(input, "FalseTrueFalseFalseTrueTrueFalseTrueFalseFalseTrueTrueTrueFalseTrueTrue\n0");
     }
 }
+