diff --git a/lib/delegate.rb b/lib/delegate.rb
index 863c63f..a09fcf9 100644
--- a/lib/delegate.rb
+++ b/lib/delegate.rb
@@ -122,6 +122,22 @@ class Delegator < BasicObject
     self.__getobj__ == obj
   end
 
+  def eql?(obj)
+   if obj.equal? self
+     __getobj__.eql? obj.__getobj__
+   else
+     __getobj__.eql?(obj)
+   end
+  end
+
+  def <=>(obj)
+   if obj.equal? self
+     __getobj__ <=> obj.__getobj__
+   else
+     __getobj__ <=> obj
+   end
+  end
+
   #
   # Returns true if two objects are not considered of equal value.
   #
diff --git a/test/test_delegate.rb b/test/test_delegate.rb
index a09451b..d3e663e 100644
--- a/test/test_delegate.rb
+++ b/test/test_delegate.rb
@@ -134,3 +134,34 @@ class TestDelegateClass < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_raise(NoMethodError, '[ruby-dev:40314]#5') {d.send(:delegate_test_private)}
   end
 end
+
+class WidgetWrapperTests < MiniTest::Unit::TestCase
+  class Widget
+  end
+
+  class WidgetWrapper < DelegateClass(Widget)
+  end
+
+  attr_reader :widget, :wrapper
+
+  def setup
+    @widget = Widget.new
+    @wrapper = WidgetWrapper.new @widget
+  end
+
+  def test_equal_operator
+    assert_equal(widget == widget, wrapper == wrapper)
+  end
+
+  def test_equal
+    assert_equal(widget.equal?(widget), wrapper.equal?(wrapper))
+  end
+
+  def test_comparison
+    assert_equal(widget <=> widget, wrapper <=> wrapper)
+  end
+
+  def test_eql
+    assert_equal(widget.eql?(widget), wrapper.eql?(wrapper))
+  end
+end