diff --git a/autotests/udsentrytest.h b/autotests/udsentrytest.h
--- a/autotests/udsentrytest.h
+++ b/autotests/udsentrytest.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 private Q_SLOTS:
     void testSaveLoad();
     void testMove();
+    void testEquality();
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/autotests/udsentrytest.cpp b/autotests/udsentrytest.cpp
--- a/autotests/udsentrytest.cpp
+++ b/autotests/udsentrytest.cpp
@@ -261,4 +261,74 @@
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Test to verify that equal semantics work.
+ */
+void UDSEntryTest::testEquality()
+{
+    KIO::UDSEntry entry;
+    entry.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_SIZE, 1);
+    entry.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_USER, QStringLiteral("user1"));
+    entry.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_GROUP, QStringLiteral("group1"));
+    entry.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_NAME, QStringLiteral("filename1"));
+    entry.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_MODIFICATION_TIME, 123456);
+    entry.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_CREATION_TIME, 12345);
+    entry.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_DEVICE_ID, 2);
+    entry.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_INODE, 56);
+
+    // Same as entry
+    KIO::UDSEntry entry2;
+    entry2.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_SIZE, 1);
+    entry2.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_USER, QStringLiteral("user1"));
+    entry2.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_GROUP, QStringLiteral("group1"));
+    entry2.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_NAME, QStringLiteral("filename1"));
+    entry2.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_MODIFICATION_TIME, 123456);
+    entry2.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_CREATION_TIME, 12345);
+    entry2.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_DEVICE_ID, 2);
+    entry2.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_INODE, 56);
+
+    // 3nd entry: different user.
+    KIO::UDSEntry entry3;
+    entry3.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_SIZE, 1);
+    entry3.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_USER, QStringLiteral("other user"));
+    entry3.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_GROUP, QStringLiteral("group1"));
+    entry3.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_NAME, QStringLiteral("filename1"));
+    entry3.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_MODIFICATION_TIME, 123456);
+    entry3.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_CREATION_TIME, 12345);
+    entry3.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_DEVICE_ID, 2);
+    entry3.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_INODE, 56);
+
+    // 4th entry : an additional field
+    KIO::UDSEntry entry4;
+    entry4.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_SIZE, 1);
+    entry4.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_USER, QStringLiteral("user1"));
+    entry4.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_GROUP, QStringLiteral("group1"));
+    entry4.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_NAME, QStringLiteral("filename1"));
+    entry4.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_ICON_NAME, QStringLiteral("home"));
+    entry4.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_MODIFICATION_TIME, 123456);
+    entry4.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_CREATION_TIME, 12345);
+    entry4.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_DEVICE_ID, 2);
+    entry4.fastInsert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_INODE, 56);
+
+    // ==
+    QVERIFY(entry == entry2);
+    QVERIFY(!(entry == entry3));
+    QVERIFY(!(entry == entry4));
+    QVERIFY(!(entry2 == entry3));
+
+    // !=
+    QVERIFY(!(entry != entry2));
+    QVERIFY(entry != entry3);
+    QVERIFY(entry != entry4);
+    QVERIFY(entry2 != entry3);
+
+    // make entry3 == entry
+    entry3.replace(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_USER, QStringLiteral("user1"));
+
+    QVERIFY(entry == entry3);
+    QVERIFY(entry2 == entry3);
+    QVERIFY(!(entry != entry3));
+    QVERIFY(!(entry2 != entry3));
+}
+
 QTEST_MAIN(UDSEntryTest)
diff --git a/src/core/udsentry.h b/src/core/udsentry.h
--- a/src/core/udsentry.h
+++ b/src/core/udsentry.h
@@ -44,6 +44,18 @@
  */
 KIOCORE_EXPORT QDebug operator<<(QDebug stream, const KIO::UDSEntry &entry);
 
+/**
+ * Returns true if the entry contains the same data as the other
+ * @since 5.63
+ */
+KIOCORE_EXPORT bool operator== (const KIO::UDSEntry &entry, const KIO::UDSEntry &other);
+
+/**
+ * Returns true if the entry does not contain the same data as the other
+ * @since 5.63
+ */
+KIOCORE_EXPORT bool operator!= (const KIO::UDSEntry &entry, const KIO::UDSEntry &other);
+
 namespace KIO
 {
 class UDSEntryPrivate;
@@ -337,6 +349,7 @@
     friend KIOCORE_EXPORT QDataStream& ::operator<< (QDataStream &s, const KIO::UDSEntry &a);
     friend KIOCORE_EXPORT QDataStream& ::operator>> (QDataStream &s, KIO::UDSEntry &a);
     friend KIOCORE_EXPORT QDebug (::operator<<) (QDebug stream, const KIO::UDSEntry &entry);
+
 public:
     /**
      * Replace or insert field with string value
diff --git a/src/core/udsentry.cpp b/src/core/udsentry.cpp
--- a/src/core/udsentry.cpp
+++ b/src/core/udsentry.cpp
@@ -463,3 +463,34 @@
     a.d->load(s);
     return s;
 }
+
+KIOCORE_EXPORT bool operator==(const KIO::UDSEntry &entry, const KIO::UDSEntry &other)
+{
+    if (entry.count() != other.count()) {
+         return false;
+     }
+
+     const QVector<uint> fields = entry.fields();
+     for (uint field : fields) {
+         if (!other.contains(field)) {
+             return false;
+         }
+
+         if (field & UDSEntry::UDS_STRING) {
+             if (entry.stringValue(field) != other.stringValue(field)) {
+                 return false;
+             }
+         } else {
+             if (entry.numberValue(field) != other.numberValue(field)) {
+                 return false;
+             }
+         }
+     }
+
+     return true;
+}
+
+KIOCORE_EXPORT bool operator!=(const KIO::UDSEntry &entry, const KIO::UDSEntry &other)
+{
+    return !(entry == other);
+}
diff --git a/tests/udsentrybenchmark.cpp b/tests/udsentrybenchmark.cpp
--- a/tests/udsentrybenchmark.cpp
+++ b/tests/udsentrybenchmark.cpp
@@ -263,33 +263,6 @@
         stream << m_largeEntries;
     }
 }
-namespace KIO {
-static bool operator==(const UDSEntry &a, const UDSEntry &b)
-{
-    if (a.count() != b.count()) {
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    const QVector<uint> fields = a.fields();
-    for (uint field : fields) {
-        if (!b.contains(field)) {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        if (field & UDSEntry::UDS_STRING) {
-            if (a.stringValue(field) != b.stringValue(field)) {
-                return false;
-            }
-        } else {
-            if (a.numberValue(field) != b.numberValue(field)) {
-                return false;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    return true;
-}
-}
 void UDSEntryBenchmark::loadSmallEntries()
 {
     // Save the entries if that has not been done yet.