diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a06b392b4c..bf64ec7bd4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ You can find its changes [documented below](#070---2021-01-01).
 - Expose `RawWindowHandle` for `WindowHandle` under the `raw-win-handle` feature ([#1828] by [@djeedai])
 - `Slider` widget now warns if max < min and swaps the values ([#1882] by [@Maan2003])
 - Widget/Slider: Add stepping functionality ([#1875] by [@raymanfx])
+- Add #[data(eq)] shorthand attribute for Data derive macro ([#1884] by [@Maan2003])
 
 ### Changed
 
@@ -771,6 +772,7 @@ Last release without a changelog :(
 [#1873]: https://github.com/linebender/druid/pull/1873
 [#1876]: https://github.com/linebender/druid/pull/1876
 [#1882]: https://github.com/linebender/druid/pull/1882
+[#1884]: https://github.com/linebender/druid/pull/1884
 [#1885]: https://github.com/linebender/druid/pull/1885
 [#1886]: https://github.com/linebender/druid/pull/1886
 
diff --git a/druid-derive/src/attr.rs b/druid-derive/src/attr.rs
index 5c0b392eeb..659dabad35 100644
--- a/druid-derive/src/attr.rs
+++ b/druid-derive/src/attr.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ const BASE_DATA_ATTR_PATH: &str = "data";
 const BASE_LENS_ATTR_PATH: &str = "lens";
 const IGNORE_ATTR_PATH: &str = "ignore";
 const DATA_SAME_FN_ATTR_PATH: &str = "same_fn";
+const DATA_EQ_ATTR_PATH: &str = "eq";
 const LENS_NAME_OVERRIDE_ATTR_PATH: &str = "name";
 
 /// The fields for a struct or an enum variant.
@@ -67,11 +68,12 @@ pub struct Field<Attrs> {
     pub attrs: Attrs,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct DataAttrs {
-    /// `true` if this field should be ignored.
-    pub ignore: bool,
-    pub same_fn: Option<ExprPath>,
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub enum DataAttr {
+    Empty,
+    Ignore,
+    SameFn(ExprPath),
+    Eq,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ pub struct LensAttrs {
     pub lens_name_override: Option<Ident>,
 }
 
-impl Fields<DataAttrs> {
+impl Fields<DataAttr> {
     pub fn parse_ast(fields: &syn::Fields) -> Result<Self, Error> {
         let kind = match fields {
             syn::Fields::Named(_) => FieldKind::Named,
@@ -91,7 +93,7 @@ impl Fields<DataAttrs> {
         let fields = fields
             .iter()
             .enumerate()
-            .map(|(i, field)| Field::<DataAttrs>::parse_ast(field, i))
+            .map(|(i, field)| Field::<DataAttr>::parse_ast(field, i))
             .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;
 
         Ok(Fields { kind, fields })
@@ -125,7 +127,7 @@ impl<Attrs> Fields<Attrs> {
     }
 }
 
-impl Field<DataAttrs> {
+impl Field<DataAttr> {
     pub fn parse_ast(field: &syn::Field, index: usize) -> Result<Self, Error> {
         let ident = match field.ident.as_ref() {
             Some(ident) => FieldIdent::Named(ident.to_string().trim_start_matches("r#").to_owned()),
@@ -134,9 +136,7 @@ impl Field<DataAttrs> {
 
         let ty = field.ty.clone();
 
-        let mut ignore = false;
-        let mut same_fn = None;
-
+        let mut data_attr = DataAttr::Empty;
         for attr in field.attrs.iter() {
             if attr.path.is_ident(BASE_DRUID_DEPRECATED_ATTR_PATH) {
                 panic!(
@@ -146,28 +146,27 @@ impl Field<DataAttrs> {
             } else if attr.path.is_ident(BASE_DATA_ATTR_PATH) {
                 match attr.parse_meta()? {
                     Meta::List(meta) => {
-                        for nested in meta.nested.iter() {
+                        assert!(
+                            meta.nested.len() <= 1,
+                            "only single data attribute is allowed"
+                        );
+                        if let Some(nested) = meta.nested.first() {
                             match nested {
                                 NestedMeta::Meta(Meta::Path(path))
                                     if path.is_ident(IGNORE_ATTR_PATH) =>
                                 {
-                                    if ignore {
-                                        return Err(Error::new(
-                                            nested.span(),
-                                            "Duplicate attribute",
-                                        ));
-                                    }
-                                    ignore = true;
+                                    data_attr = DataAttr::Ignore;
                                 }
                                 NestedMeta::Meta(Meta::NameValue(meta))
                                     if meta.path.is_ident(DATA_SAME_FN_ATTR_PATH) =>
                                 {
-                                    if same_fn.is_some() {
-                                        return Err(Error::new(meta.span(), "Duplicate attribute"));
-                                    }
-
                                     let path = parse_lit_into_expr_path(&meta.lit)?;
-                                    same_fn = Some(path);
+                                    data_attr = DataAttr::SameFn(path);
+                                }
+                                NestedMeta::Meta(Meta::Path(path))
+                                    if path.is_ident(DATA_EQ_ATTR_PATH) =>
+                                {
+                                    data_attr = DataAttr::Eq;
                                 }
                                 other => return Err(Error::new(other.span(), "Unknown attribute")),
                             }
@@ -185,15 +184,18 @@ impl Field<DataAttrs> {
         Ok(Field {
             ident,
             ty,
-            attrs: DataAttrs { ignore, same_fn },
+            attrs: data_attr,
         })
     }
 
     /// The tokens to be used as the function for 'same'.
     pub fn same_fn_path_tokens(&self) -> TokenStream {
-        match self.attrs.same_fn {
-            Some(ref f) => quote!(#f),
-            None => {
+        match &self.attrs {
+            DataAttr::SameFn(f) => quote!(#f),
+            DataAttr::Eq => quote!(::core::cmp::PartialEq::eq),
+            // this should not be called for DataAttr::Ignore
+            DataAttr::Ignore => quote!(compiler_error!),
+            DataAttr::Empty => {
                 let span = Span::call_site();
                 quote_spanned!(span=> druid::Data::same)
             }
diff --git a/druid-derive/src/data.rs b/druid-derive/src/data.rs
index 5cc9a41dc2..a126786df0 100644
--- a/druid-derive/src/data.rs
+++ b/druid-derive/src/data.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 //! The implementation for #[derive(Data)]
 
-use crate::attr::{DataAttrs, Field, FieldKind, Fields};
+use crate::attr::{DataAttr, Field, FieldKind, Fields};
 
 use quote::{quote, quote_spanned};
 use syn::{spanned::Spanned, Data, DataEnum, DataStruct};
@@ -40,16 +40,16 @@ fn derive_struct(
     let impl_generics = generics_bounds(&input.generics);
     let (_, ty_generics, where_clause) = &input.generics.split_for_impl();
 
-    let fields = Fields::<DataAttrs>::parse_ast(&s.fields)?;
+    let fields = Fields::<DataAttr>::parse_ast(&s.fields)?;
 
     let diff = if fields.len() > 0 {
         let same_fns = fields
             .iter()
-            .filter(|f| !f.attrs.ignore)
+            .filter(|f| f.attrs != DataAttr::Ignore)
             .map(Field::same_fn_path_tokens);
         let fields = fields
             .iter()
-            .filter(|f| !f.attrs.ignore)
+            .filter(|f| f.attrs != DataAttr::Ignore)
             .map(Field::ident_tokens);
         quote!( #( #same_fns(&self.#fields, &other.#fields) )&&* )
     } else {
@@ -100,13 +100,13 @@ fn derive_enum(
         .variants
         .iter()
         .map(|variant| {
-            let fields = Fields::<DataAttrs>::parse_ast(&variant.fields)?;
+            let fields = Fields::<DataAttr>::parse_ast(&variant.fields)?;
             let variant = &variant.ident;
 
             // the various inner `same()` calls, to the right of the match arm.
             let tests: Vec<_> = fields
                 .iter()
-                .filter(|field| !field.attrs.ignore)
+                .filter(|f| f.attrs != DataAttr::Ignore)
                 .map(|field| {
                     let same_fn = field.same_fn_path_tokens();
                     let var_left = ident_from_str(&format!("__self_{}", field.ident_string()));
diff --git a/druid-derive/src/lib.rs b/druid-derive/src/lib.rs
index 32faf55ca1..4099a6edaf 100644
--- a/druid-derive/src/lib.rs
+++ b/druid-derive/src/lib.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ use syn::parse_macro_input;
 /// - `#[data(same_fn="foo")]` uses the function `foo` for comparing this field. `foo` should
 ///    be the name of a function with signature `fn(&T, &T) -> bool`, where `T` is the type of
 ///    the field.
+/// - `#[data(eq)]` is shorthand for `#[data(same_fn = "PartialEq::eq")]`
 ///
 /// # Example
 ///
@@ -43,7 +44,8 @@ use syn::parse_macro_input;
 /// struct State {
 ///     number: f64,
 ///     // `Vec` doesn't implement `Data`, so we need to either ignore it or supply a `same_fn`.
-///     #[data(same_fn="PartialEq::eq")]
+///     #[data(eq)]
+///     // same as #[data(same_fn="PartialEq::eq")]
 ///     indices: Vec<usize>,
 ///     // This is just some sort of cache; it isn't important for sameness comparison.
 ///     #[data(ignore)]
diff --git a/druid-derive/tests/data.rs b/druid-derive/tests/data.rs
index aff85906db..1b5232d8e2 100644
--- a/druid-derive/tests/data.rs
+++ b/druid-derive/tests/data.rs
@@ -102,3 +102,28 @@ fn test_data_derive_same() {
     assert!(v.same(&v));
     assert!(!v.same(&TypeParamForUserTraitAndLifetimeEnum::V1(Value(12))));
 }
+
+#[derive(Data, Clone)]
+struct DataAttrEq {
+    #[data(eq)]
+    f: PanicOnPartialEq,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+struct PanicOnPartialEq;
+impl PartialEq for PanicOnPartialEq {
+    fn eq(&self, _other: &Self) -> bool {
+        panic!("PartialEq::eq called");
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[should_panic = "PartialEq::eq called"]
+fn data_attr_eq() {
+    DataAttrEq {
+        f: PanicOnPartialEq,
+    }
+    .same(&DataAttrEq {
+        f: PanicOnPartialEq,
+    });
+}
diff --git a/druid-derive/tests/with_same.rs b/druid-derive/tests/with_same.rs
index d36f6eb46d..7bff721981 100644
--- a/druid-derive/tests/with_same.rs
+++ b/druid-derive/tests/with_same.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ fn same_fn() {
     #[derive(Clone, Data)]
     struct Nanana {
         bits: f64,
-        #[data(same_fn = "PartialEq::eq")]
+        #[data(eq)]
         peq: f64,
     }
 
diff --git a/druid/examples/invalidation.rs b/druid/examples/invalidation.rs
index 9f62d43dbe..9ecadf5bba 100644
--- a/druid/examples/invalidation.rs
+++ b/druid/examples/invalidation.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ struct CircleView;
 #[derive(Clone, Data)]
 struct Circle {
     pos: Point,
-    #[data(same_fn = "PartialEq::eq")]
+    #[data(eq)]
     time: Instant,
 }
 
diff --git a/druid/src/data.rs b/druid/src/data.rs
index 042e6d055b..f04197adfc 100644
--- a/druid/src/data.rs
+++ b/druid/src/data.rs
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ use piet::ImageBuf;
 /// #[derive(Clone, Data)]
 /// struct PathEntry {
 ///     // There's no Data impl for PathBuf, but no problem
-///     #[data(same_fn = "PartialEq::eq")]
+///     #[data(eq)]
 ///     path: PathBuf,
 ///     priority: usize,
 ///     // This field is not part of our data model.