diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Collection/CollectionData.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Collection/CollectionData.hpp
index dd08bb77..354d38dc 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Collection/CollectionData.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Collection/CollectionData.hpp
@@ -58,5 +58,7 @@ bool arrayEquals(const detail::CollectionData* lhs,
                  const detail::CollectionData* rhs);
 bool objectEquals(const detail::CollectionData& lhs,
                   const detail::CollectionData& rhs);
+bool objectEquals(const detail::CollectionData* lhs,
+                  const detail::CollectionData* rhs);
 
 ARDUINOJSON_END_PRIVATE_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Collection/CollectionImpl.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Collection/CollectionImpl.hpp
index 20f2f759..45433568 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Collection/CollectionImpl.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Collection/CollectionImpl.hpp
@@ -138,4 +138,14 @@ inline bool objectEquals(const CollectionData& lhs, const CollectionData& rhs) {
   return count == rhs.size();
 }
 
+inline bool objectEquals(const CollectionData* lhs, const CollectionData* rhs) {
+  if (lhs == rhs)
+    return true;
+
+  if (!lhs || !rhs)
+    return false;
+
+  return objectEquals(*lhs, *rhs);
+}
+
 ARDUINOJSON_END_PRIVATE_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Object/JsonObject.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Object/JsonObject.hpp
index 345819e2..7b528f83 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Object/JsonObject.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Object/JsonObject.hpp
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class JsonObject : public detail::VariantOperators<JsonObject> {
 
   // Compares the content of two objects.
   FORCE_INLINE bool operator==(JsonObject rhs) const {
-    return JsonObjectConst(data_) == JsonObjectConst(rhs.data_);
+    return objectEquals(data_, rhs.data_);
   }
 
   // Gets or sets the member with specified key.
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Object/JsonObjectConst.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Object/JsonObjectConst.hpp
index 1b0ae09d..8759b935 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Object/JsonObjectConst.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Object/JsonObjectConst.hpp
@@ -108,13 +108,7 @@ class JsonObjectConst : public detail::VariantOperators<JsonObjectConst> {
 
   // Compares objects.
   FORCE_INLINE bool operator==(JsonObjectConst rhs) const {
-    if (data_ == rhs.data_)
-      return true;
-
-    if (!data_ || !rhs.data_)
-      return false;
-
-    return objectEquals(*data_, *rhs.data_);
+    return objectEquals(data_, rhs.data_);
   }
 
  private: