diff --git a/src/macros.rs b/src/macros.rs
index 8289823d..06f32306 100644
--- a/src/macros.rs
+++ b/src/macros.rs
@@ -80,5 +80,29 @@ macro_rules! common_impls {
                 crate::deserialize_id(deserializer, $desc)
             }
         }
+
+        impl ::std::cmp::PartialEq<str> for $id {
+            fn eq(&self, other: &str) -> bool {
+                self.full_id == other
+            }
+        }
+
+        impl ::std::cmp::PartialEq<$id> for str {
+            fn eq(&self, other: &$id) -> bool {
+                self == other.full_id
+            }
+        }
+
+        impl ::std::cmp::PartialEq<::std::string::String> for $id {
+            fn eq(&self, other: &::std::string::String) -> bool {
+                &self.full_id == other
+            }
+        }
+
+        impl ::std::cmp::PartialEq<$id> for ::string::String {
+            fn eq(&self, other: &$id) -> bool {
+                self == &other.full_id
+            }
+        }
     };
 }
diff --git a/src/room_version_id.rs b/src/room_version_id.rs
index 77de552e..5e8d8d35 100644
--- a/src/room_version_id.rs
+++ b/src/room_version_id.rs
@@ -215,6 +215,30 @@ impl TryFrom<String> for RoomVersionId {
     }
 }
 
+impl PartialEq<str> for RoomVersionId {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &str) -> bool {
+        self.as_ref() == other
+    }
+}
+
+impl PartialEq<RoomVersionId> for str {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &RoomVersionId) -> bool {
+        self == other.as_ref()
+    }
+}
+
+impl PartialEq<String> for RoomVersionId {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &String) -> bool {
+        self.as_ref() == other
+    }
+}
+
+impl PartialEq<RoomVersionId> for String {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &RoomVersionId) -> bool {
+        self == other.as_ref()
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use std::convert::TryFrom;