diff --git a/.forge-snapshots/initialize.snap b/.forge-snapshots/initialize.snap
index 4cb1ffbaf..eadbd2654 100644
--- a/.forge-snapshots/initialize.snap
+++ b/.forge-snapshots/initialize.snap
@@ -1 +1 @@
-37964
+38123
diff --git a/contracts/PoolManager.sol b/contracts/PoolManager.sol
index eebe0458a..6b1f11ee4 100644
--- a/contracts/PoolManager.sol
+++ b/contracts/PoolManager.sol
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ contract PoolManager is IPoolManager, Fees, NoDelegateCall, ERC6909 {
         // see TickBitmap.sol for overflow conditions that can arise from tick spacing being too large
         if (key.tickSpacing > MAX_TICK_SPACING) revert TickSpacingTooLarge();
         if (key.tickSpacing < MIN_TICK_SPACING) revert TickSpacingTooSmall();
-        if (key.currency0 > key.currency1) revert CurrenciesInitializedOutOfOrder();
+        if (key.currency0 >= key.currency1) revert CurrenciesInitializedOutOfOrder();
         if (!key.hooks.isValidHookAddress(key.fee)) revert Hooks.HookAddressNotValid(address(key.hooks));
 
         if (key.hooks.shouldCallBeforeInitialize()) {
diff --git a/contracts/types/Currency.sol b/contracts/types/Currency.sol
index 9b28d2bca..5d04541c2 100644
--- a/contracts/types/Currency.sol
+++ b/contracts/types/Currency.sol
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {IERC20Minimal} from "../interfaces/external/IERC20Minimal.sol";
 
 type Currency is address;
 
-using {greaterThan as >, lessThan as <, equals as ==} for Currency global;
+using {greaterThan as >, lessThan as <, greaterThanOrEqualTo as >=, equals as ==} for Currency global;
 
 function equals(Currency currency, Currency other) pure returns (bool) {
     return Currency.unwrap(currency) == Currency.unwrap(other);
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ function lessThan(Currency currency, Currency other) pure returns (bool) {
     return Currency.unwrap(currency) < Currency.unwrap(other);
 }
 
+function greaterThanOrEqualTo(Currency currency, Currency other) pure returns (bool) {
+    return Currency.unwrap(currency) >= Currency.unwrap(other);
+}
+
 /// @title CurrencyLibrary
 /// @dev This library allows for transferring and holding native tokens and ERC20 tokens
 library CurrencyLibrary {
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/PoolManager.gas.spec.ts.snap b/test/__snapshots__/PoolManager.gas.spec.ts.snap
index a89a29cb4..bb054b010 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/PoolManager.gas.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/PoolManager.gas.spec.ts.snap
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 exports[`PoolManager gas tests ERC20 tokens #initialize initialize pool with no hooks and no protocol fee 1`] = `
 Object {
   "calldataByteLength": 292,
-  "gasUsed": 55267,
+  "gasUsed": 55264,
 }
 `;
 
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/PoolManager.spec.ts.snap b/test/__snapshots__/PoolManager.spec.ts.snap
index b2cef86a7..a9f9fa5c0 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/PoolManager.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/PoolManager.spec.ts.snap
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 // Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
 
-exports[`PoolManager bytecode size 1`] = `29268`;
+exports[`PoolManager bytecode size 1`] = `29267`;
diff --git a/test/foundry-tests/PoolManager.t.sol b/test/foundry-tests/PoolManager.t.sol
index a1246e70d..ef7b4361c 100644
--- a/test/foundry-tests/PoolManager.t.sol
+++ b/test/foundry-tests/PoolManager.t.sol
@@ -224,6 +224,19 @@ contract PoolManagerTest is Test, Deployers, TokenFixture, GasSnapshot {
         assertEq(slot0.sqrtPriceX96, sqrtPriceX96);
     }
 
+    function testPoolManagerInitializeRevertsWithIdenticalTokens(uint160 sqrtPriceX96) public {
+        // Assumptions tested in Pool.t.sol
+        vm.assume(sqrtPriceX96 >= TickMath.MIN_SQRT_RATIO);
+        vm.assume(sqrtPriceX96 < TickMath.MAX_SQRT_RATIO);
+
+        // Both currencies are currency0
+        PoolKey memory key =
+            PoolKey({currency0: currency0, currency1: currency0, fee: 3000, hooks: IHooks(address(0)), tickSpacing: 60});
+
+        vm.expectRevert(IPoolManager.CurrenciesInitializedOutOfOrder.selector);
+        manager.initialize(key, sqrtPriceX96, ZERO_BYTES);
+    }
+
     function testPoolManagerInitializeRevertsWithSameTokenCombo(uint160 sqrtPriceX96) public {
         // Assumptions tested in Pool.t.sol
         vm.assume(sqrtPriceX96 >= TickMath.MIN_SQRT_RATIO);