diff --git a/src/main/java/com/basho/riak/client/api/commands/search/Search.java b/src/main/java/com/basho/riak/client/api/commands/search/Search.java
index 62512fc75..275269237 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/basho/riak/client/api/commands/search/Search.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/basho/riak/client/api/commands/search/Search.java
@@ -150,16 +150,48 @@ else if (option.getKey() == Option.DEFAULT_OPERATION)
         return builder.build();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o)
+    {
+        if (this == o)
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if (!(o instanceof Search))
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        Search search = (Search) o;
+
+        return start == search.start &&
+                rows == search.rows &&
+                Objects.equals(index, search.index) &&
+                Objects.equals(query, search.query) &&
+                presort == search.presort &&
+                Objects.equals(filterQuery, search.filterQuery) &&
+                Objects.equals(sortField, search.sortField) &&
+                Objects.equals(returnFields, search.returnFields) &&
+                Objects.equals(options, search.options);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode()
+    {
+        return Objects.hash(index, query, start, rows, presort, filterQuery, sortField, returnFields, options);
+    }
+
     /*
-    * Options For controlling how Riak performs the search operation.
-    * <p>
-    * These options can be supplied to the {@link Search.Builder} to change
-    * how Riak performs the operation. These override the defaults provided
-    * by Riak.
-    * </p>
-    * @author Dave Rusek <drusek at basho dot com>
-    * @since 2.0
-    */
+		* Options For controlling how Riak performs the search operation.
+		* <p>
+		* These options can be supplied to the {@link Search.Builder} to change
+		* how Riak performs the operation. These override the defaults provided
+		* by Riak.
+		* </p>
+		* @author Dave Rusek <drusek at basho dot com>
+		* @since 2.0
+		*/
    public static final class Option<T> extends RiakOption<T>
    {
        /**
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/basho/riak/client/api/commands/search/SearchTest.java b/src/test/java/com/basho/riak/client/api/commands/search/SearchTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b061c6948
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/com/basho/riak/client/api/commands/search/SearchTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package com.basho.riak.client.api.commands.search;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.equalTo;
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.is;
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.not;
+import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
+
+public class SearchTest
+{
+	@Test
+	public void equalsReturnsTrueForEqualNamespaces()
+	{
+		Search search1 = new Search.Builder("index", "query").filter("filter")
+				.withPresort(Search.Presort.KEY).sort("sort")
+				.returnFields("field1", "field2")
+				.withStart(10).withRows(10)
+				.withOption(Search.Option.DEFAULT_OPERATION, Search.Option.Operation.AND).build();
+		Search search2 = new Search.Builder("index", "query").filter("filter")
+				.withPresort(Search.Presort.KEY).sort("sort")
+				.returnFields("field1", "field2")
+				.withStart(10).withRows(10)
+				.withOption(Search.Option.DEFAULT_OPERATION, Search.Option.Operation.AND).build();
+
+		assertThat(search1, is(equalTo(search2)));
+		assertThat(search2, is(equalTo(search1)));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void equalsReturnsFalseForDifferentNamespaces()
+	{
+		Search search1 = new Search.Builder("index1", "query1").filter("filter1")
+				.withPresort(Search.Presort.KEY).sort("sort1")
+				.returnFields("field1")
+				.withStart(10).withRows(10)
+				.withOption(Search.Option.DEFAULT_OPERATION, Search.Option.Operation.AND).build();
+		Search search2 = new Search.Builder("index2", "query2").filter("filter2")
+				.withPresort(Search.Presort.SCORE).sort("sort2")
+				.returnFields("field2")
+				.withStart(5).withRows(5)
+				.withOption(Search.Option.DEFAULT_FIELD, "field2").build();
+
+		assertThat(search1, is(not(equalTo(search2))));
+		assertThat(search2, is(not(equalTo(search1))));
+	}
+}
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