diff --git a/include/boost/assert/source_location.hpp b/include/boost/assert/source_location.hpp
index dd1cfd7..9ab5c29 100644
--- a/include/boost/assert/source_location.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/assert/source_location.hpp
@@ -115,6 +115,15 @@ public:
 # pragma warning( pop )
 #endif
 
+    inline friend bool operator==( source_location const& s1, source_location const& s2 ) BOOST_NOEXCEPT
+    {
+        return std::strcmp( s1.file_, s2.file_ ) == 0 && std::strcmp( s1.function_, s2.function_ ) == 0 && s1.line_ == s2.line_ && s1.column_ == s2.column_;
+    }
+
+    inline friend bool operator!=( source_location const& s1, source_location const& s2 ) BOOST_NOEXCEPT
+    {
+        return !( s1 == s2 );
+    }
 };
 
 template<class E, class T> std::basic_ostream<E, T> & operator<<( std::basic_ostream<E, T> & os, source_location const & loc )
diff --git a/test/Jamfile.v2 b/test/Jamfile.v2
index c869ff9..ffe840e 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/test/Jamfile.v2
@@ -42,3 +42,4 @@ run source_location_test2.cpp ;
 run source_location_test3.cpp ;
 run source_location_test4.cpp ;
 run source_location_test5.cpp ;
+run source_location_test6.cpp ;
diff --git a/test/source_location_test6.cpp b/test/source_location_test6.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3153597
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/source_location_test6.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// Copyright 2019 Peter Dimov
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+
+#include <boost/assert/source_location.hpp>
+#include <boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp>
+
+int main()
+{
+    {
+        boost::source_location loc, loc2;
+
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ( loc, loc2 );
+
+        boost::source_location loc3 = BOOST_CURRENT_LOCATION;
+        boost::source_location loc4( loc3 );
+
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ( loc3, loc4 );
+        BOOST_TEST_NE( loc3, loc );
+    }
+
+    return boost::report_errors();
+}