diff --git a/src/seraphis_core/jamtis_payment_proposal.cpp b/src/seraphis_core/jamtis_payment_proposal.cpp
index 74b7d862f86..667396d00a2 100644
--- a/src/seraphis_core/jamtis_payment_proposal.cpp
+++ b/src/seraphis_core/jamtis_payment_proposal.cpp
@@ -99,6 +99,19 @@ static void get_output_proposal_address_parts_v1(const rct::key &q,
 }
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------    
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/// equality operators
+bool operator==(const JamtisPaymentProposalV1 a, const JamtisPaymentProposalV1 b)
+{
+    return a.destination == b.destination && a.amount == b.amount &&
+        a.enote_ephemeral_privkey == b.enote_ephemeral_privkey && a.partial_memo == b.partial_memo;
+}
+//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool operator==(const JamtisPaymentProposalSelfSendV1 a, const JamtisPaymentProposalSelfSendV1 b)
+{
+    return a.destination == b.destination && a.amount == b.amount && a.type == b.type &&
+        a.enote_ephemeral_privkey == b.enote_ephemeral_privkey && a.partial_memo == b.partial_memo;
+}
+//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void get_enote_ephemeral_pubkey(const JamtisPaymentProposalV1 &proposal,
     crypto::x25519_pubkey &enote_ephemeral_pubkey_out)
 {
diff --git a/src/seraphis_core/jamtis_payment_proposal.h b/src/seraphis_core/jamtis_payment_proposal.h
index 6d737a1224f..06ea329aef7 100644
--- a/src/seraphis_core/jamtis_payment_proposal.h
+++ b/src/seraphis_core/jamtis_payment_proposal.h
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ struct JamtisPaymentProposalSelfSendV1 final
     TxExtra partial_memo;
 };
 
+/// equality operators
+bool operator==(const JamtisPaymentProposalV1 a, const JamtisPaymentProposalV1 b);
+bool operator==(const JamtisPaymentProposalSelfSendV1 a, const JamtisPaymentProposalSelfSendV1 b);
+
 /**
 * brief: get_enote_ephemeral_pubkey - get the proposal's enote ephemeral pubkey xK_e
 * param: proposal -