diff --git a/src/inventory.cpp b/src/inventory.cpp
index 3bc67da1b..2335136b1 100644
--- a/src/inventory.cpp
+++ b/src/inventory.cpp
@@ -508,14 +508,9 @@ bool InventoryList::operator == (const InventoryList &other) const
 		return false;
 	if(m_name != other.m_name)
 		return false;
-	for(u32 i=0; i<m_items.size(); i++)
-	{
-		ItemStack s1 = m_items[i];
-		ItemStack s2 = other.m_items[i];
-		if(s1.name != s2.name || s1.wear!= s2.wear || s1.count != s2.count ||
-				s1.metadata != s2.metadata)
+	for (u32 i = 0; i < m_items.size(); i++)
+		if (m_items[i] != other.m_items[i])
 			return false;
-	}
 
 	return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/inventory.h b/src/inventory.h
index 465aa66db..95a0bb43e 100644
--- a/src/inventory.h
+++ b/src/inventory.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ struct ItemStack
 
 	// Serialization
 	void serialize(std::ostream &os) const;
-	// Deserialization.  Pass itemdef unless you don't want aliases resolved.
+	// Deserialization. Pass itemdef unless you don't want aliases resolved.
 	void deSerialize(std::istream &is, IItemDefManager *itemdef = NULL);
 	void deSerialize(const std::string &s, IItemDefManager *itemdef = NULL);
 
@@ -161,6 +161,19 @@ struct ItemStack
 	// Similar to takeItem, but keeps this ItemStack intact.
 	ItemStack peekItem(u32 peekcount) const;
 
+	bool operator ==(const ItemStack &s) const
+	{
+		return (this->name     == s.name &&
+				this->count    == s.count &&
+				this->wear     == s.wear &&
+				this->metadata == s.metadata);
+	}
+
+	bool operator !=(const ItemStack &s) const
+	{
+		return !(*this == s);
+	}
+
 	/*
 		Properties
 	*/