diff --git a/py/mpconfig.h b/py/mpconfig.h
index f2a8c98cbb..b8a96f0b0a 100644
--- a/py/mpconfig.h
+++ b/py/mpconfig.h
@@ -787,6 +787,14 @@ typedef double mp_float_t;
 #define MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_RANGE_ATTRS (1)
 #endif
 
+// Whether to support binary ops [only (in)equality is defined] between range
+// objects.  With this option disabled all range objects that are not exactly
+// the same object will compare as not-equal.  With it enabled the semantics
+// match CPython and ranges are equal if they yield the same sequence of items.
+#ifndef MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_RANGE_BINOP
+#define MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_RANGE_BINOP (0)
+#endif
+
 // Whether to support timeout exceptions (like socket.timeout)
 #ifndef MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_TIMEOUTERROR
 #define MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_TIMEOUTERROR (0)
diff --git a/py/objrange.c b/py/objrange.c
index 3874adb11c..86aa0ccfe6 100644
--- a/py/objrange.c
+++ b/py/objrange.c
@@ -138,6 +138,24 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t range_unary_op(mp_unary_op_t op, mp_obj_t self_in) {
     }
 }
 
+#if MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_RANGE_BINOP
+STATIC mp_obj_t range_binary_op(mp_binary_op_t op, mp_obj_t lhs_in, mp_obj_t rhs_in) {
+    if (!MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(rhs_in, &mp_type_range) || op != MP_BINARY_OP_EQUAL) {
+        return MP_OBJ_NULL; // op not supported
+    }
+    mp_obj_range_t *lhs = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(lhs_in);
+    mp_obj_range_t *rhs = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(rhs_in);
+    mp_int_t lhs_len = range_len(lhs);
+    mp_int_t rhs_len = range_len(rhs);
+    return mp_obj_new_bool(
+        lhs_len == rhs_len
+        && (lhs_len == 0
+            || (lhs->start == rhs->start
+                && (lhs_len == 1 || lhs->step == rhs->step)))
+    );
+}
+#endif
+
 STATIC mp_obj_t range_subscr(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t index, mp_obj_t value) {
     if (value == MP_OBJ_SENTINEL) {
         // load
@@ -195,6 +213,9 @@ const mp_obj_type_t mp_type_range = {
     .print = range_print,
     .make_new = range_make_new,
     .unary_op = range_unary_op,
+    #if MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_RANGE_BINOP
+    .binary_op = range_binary_op,
+    #endif
     .subscr = range_subscr,
     .getiter = range_getiter,
 #if MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_RANGE_ATTRS
diff --git a/tests/basics/builtin_range_binop.py b/tests/basics/builtin_range_binop.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e4e054c276
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/basics/builtin_range_binop.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# test binary operations on range objects; (in)equality only
+
+# this "feature test" actually tests the implementation but is the best we can do
+if range(1) != range(1):
+    print("SKIP")
+    raise SystemExit
+
+# basic (in)equality
+print(range(1) == range(1))
+print(range(1) != range(1))
+print(range(1) != range(2))
+
+# empty range
+print(range(0) == range(0))
+print(range(1, 0) == range(0))
+print(range(1, 4, -1) == range(6, 3))
+
+# 1 element range
+print(range(1, 4, 10) == range(1, 4, 10))
+print(range(1, 4, 10) == range(1, 4, 20))
+print(range(1, 4, 10) == range(1, 8, 20))
+
+# more than 1 element
+print(range(0, 3, 2) == range(0, 3, 2))
+print(range(0, 3, 2) == range(0, 4, 2))
+print(range(0, 3, 2) == range(0, 5, 2))
+
+# unsupported binary op
+try:
+    range(1) + 10
+except TypeError:
+    print('TypeError')