diff --git a/gitlab/base.py b/gitlab/base.py
index 7324c31bb..c3da0775a 100644
--- a/gitlab/base.py
+++ b/gitlab/base.py
@@ -96,6 +96,16 @@ def __repr__(self):
         else:
             return '<%s>' % self.__class__.__name__
 
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        if self.get_id() and other.get_id():
+            return self.get_id() == other.get_id()
+        return super().__eq__(other)
+
+    def __hash__(self):
+        if not self.get_id():
+            return super().__hash__()
+        return hash(self.get_id())
+
     def _create_managers(self):
         managers = getattr(self, '_managers', None)
         if managers is None:
@@ -112,7 +122,7 @@ def _update_attrs(self, new_attrs):
 
     def get_id(self):
         """Returns the id of the resource."""
-        if self._id_attr is None:
+        if self._id_attr is None or not hasattr(self, self._id_attr):
             return None
         return getattr(self, self._id_attr)
 
diff --git a/gitlab/tests/test_base.py b/gitlab/tests/test_base.py
index 36cb63b8a..b29d423f4 100644
--- a/gitlab/tests/test_base.py
+++ b/gitlab/tests/test_base.py
@@ -134,3 +134,26 @@ class ObjectWithManager(FakeObject):
         self.assertIsInstance(obj.fakes, FakeManager)
         self.assertEqual(obj.fakes.gitlab, self.gitlab)
         self.assertEqual(obj.fakes._parent, obj)
+
+    def test_equality(self):
+        obj1 = FakeObject(self.manager, {'id': 'foo'})
+        obj2 = FakeObject(self.manager, {'id': 'foo', 'other_attr': 'bar'})
+        self.assertEqual(obj1, obj2)
+
+    def test_equality_custom_id(self):
+        class OtherFakeObject(FakeObject):
+            _id_attr = 'foo'
+
+        obj1 = OtherFakeObject(self.manager, {'foo': 'bar'})
+        obj2 = OtherFakeObject(self.manager, {'foo': 'bar', 'other_attr': 'baz'})
+        self.assertEqual(obj1, obj2)
+
+    def test_inequality(self):
+        obj1 = FakeObject(self.manager, {'id': 'foo'})
+        obj2 = FakeObject(self.manager, {'id': 'bar'})
+        self.assertNotEqual(obj1, obj2)
+
+    def test_inequality_no_id(self):
+        obj1 = FakeObject(self.manager, {'attr1': 'foo'})
+        obj2 = FakeObject(self.manager, {'attr1': 'bar'})
+        self.assertNotEqual(obj1, obj2)