diff --git a/tdns/dns-storage.hh b/tdns/dns-storage.hh
index a98efab..c4d79e9 100644
--- a/tdns/dns-storage.hh
+++ b/tdns/dns-storage.hh
@@ -84,7 +84,10 @@ struct DNSName
   auto size() { return d_name.size(); }
   void clear() { d_name.clear(); }
   bool makeRelative(const DNSName& root);
-  
+  bool operator==(const DNSName& rhs) const
+  {
+    return std::lexicographical_compare(begin(), end(), rhs.begin(), rhs.end())==0;
+  }
   std::deque<DNSLabel> d_name;
 };
 
diff --git a/tdns/tests.cc b/tdns/tests.cc
index d6d477d..e5a2184 100644
--- a/tdns/tests.cc
+++ b/tdns/tests.cc
@@ -28,3 +28,15 @@ TEST_CASE( "DNSName escaping", "[escapes]" ) {
   str<<test2;
   REQUIRE(str.str() == "p\\000werdns.com.");
 };
+
+TEST_CASE("DNSName operations", "[dnsname]") {
+  DNSName test({"www", "powerdns", "org"}), test2;
+  test2 = test;
+
+  REQUIRE(test2 == test);
+  test.pop_back();
+  REQUIRE(test == DNSName({"www", "powerdns"}));
+
+  REQUIRE(test2.makeRelative({"org"}));
+  REQUIRE(test2 == DNSName({"www", "powerdns"}));
+}