diff --git a/BAN/BAN/String.cpp b/BAN/BAN/String.cpp
index 07dc26577d..dfe9bc7b9e 100644
--- a/BAN/BAN/String.cpp
+++ b/BAN/BAN/String.cpp
@@ -134,6 +134,16 @@ namespace BAN
 		data()[m_size] = '\0';
 	}
 
+	bool String::operator==(const String& str) const
+	{
+		if (size() != str.size())
+			return false;
+		for (size_type i = 0; i < m_size; i++)
+			if (data()[i] != str.data()[i])
+				return false;
+		return true;
+	}
+
 	bool String::operator==(StringView str) const
 	{
 		if (size() != str.size())
diff --git a/BAN/include/BAN/String.h b/BAN/include/BAN/String.h
index 3eecccd8ee..a0c4717112 100644
--- a/BAN/include/BAN/String.h
+++ b/BAN/include/BAN/String.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ namespace BAN
 		char operator[](size_type index) const	{ ASSERT(index < m_size); return data()[index]; }
 		char& operator[](size_type index)		{ ASSERT(index < m_size); return data()[index]; }
 
+		bool operator==(const String&) const;
 		bool operator==(StringView) const;
 		bool operator==(const char*) const;