diff --git a/nova/objects/pci_device.py b/nova/objects/pci_device.py
index 96ff27b602f2..01050fbe36f7 100644
--- a/nova/objects/pci_device.py
+++ b/nova/objects/pci_device.py
@@ -26,6 +26,21 @@ from nova import utils
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+def compare_pci_device_attributes(obj_a, obj_b):
+    pci_ignore_fields = base.NovaPersistentObject.fields.keys()
+    for name in obj_a.obj_fields:
+        if name in pci_ignore_fields:
+            continue
+        is_set_a = obj_a.obj_attr_is_set(name)
+        is_set_b = obj_b.obj_attr_is_set(name)
+        if is_set_a != is_set_b:
+            return False
+        if is_set_a:
+            if getattr(obj_a, name) != getattr(obj_b, name):
+                return False
+    return True
+
+
 # TODO(berrange): Remove NovaObjectDictCompat
 class PciDevice(base.NovaPersistentObject, base.NovaObject,
                 base.NovaObjectDictCompat):
@@ -127,6 +142,12 @@ class PciDevice(base.NovaPersistentObject, base.NovaObject,
         self.obj_reset_changes()
         self.extra_info = {}
 
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        return compare_pci_device_attributes(self, other)
+
+    def __ne__(self, other):
+        return not (self == other)
+
     @staticmethod
     def _from_db_object(context, pci_device, db_dev):
         for key in pci_device.fields:
diff --git a/nova/pci/stats.py b/nova/pci/stats.py
index 4a065ba5d727..cedd11561a43 100644
--- a/nova/pci/stats.py
+++ b/nova/pci/stats.py
@@ -248,3 +248,9 @@ class PciDeviceStats(object):
     def clear(self):
         """Clear all the stats maintained."""
         self.pools = []
+
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        return cmp(self.pools, other.pools) == 0
+
+    def __ne__(self, other):
+        return not (self == other)
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/objects/test_pci_device.py b/nova/tests/unit/objects/test_pci_device.py
index d6386bfc90ad..7c6224b70939 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/objects/test_pci_device.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/objects/test_pci_device.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 import copy
 
+from oslo_utils import timeutils
+
 from nova import context
 from nova import db
 from nova.objects import instance
@@ -213,6 +215,37 @@ class _TestPciDeviceObject(object):
         self.pci_device = pci_device.PciDevice.create(self.dev_dict)
         self.assertEqual(1, self.pci_device.numa_node)
 
+    def test_pci_device_equivalent(self):
+        pci_device1 = pci_device.PciDevice.create(dev_dict)
+        pci_device2 = pci_device.PciDevice.create(dev_dict)
+        self.assertEqual(pci_device1, pci_device2)
+
+    def test_pci_device_equivalent_with_ignore_field(self):
+        pci_device1 = pci_device.PciDevice.create(dev_dict)
+        pci_device2 = pci_device.PciDevice.create(dev_dict)
+        pci_device2.updated_at = timeutils.utcnow()
+        self.assertEqual(pci_device1, pci_device2)
+
+    def test_pci_device_not_equivalent1(self):
+        pci_device1 = pci_device.PciDevice.create(dev_dict)
+        dev_dict2 = copy.copy(dev_dict)
+        dev_dict2['address'] = 'b'
+        pci_device2 = pci_device.PciDevice.create(dev_dict2)
+        self.assertNotEqual(pci_device1, pci_device2)
+
+    def test_pci_device_not_equivalent2(self):
+        pci_device1 = pci_device.PciDevice.create(dev_dict)
+        pci_device2 = pci_device.PciDevice.create(dev_dict)
+        delattr(pci_device2, 'address')
+        self.assertNotEqual(pci_device1, pci_device2)
+
+    def test_pci_device_not_equivalent_with_none(self):
+        pci_device1 = pci_device.PciDevice.create(dev_dict)
+        pci_device2 = pci_device.PciDevice.create(dev_dict)
+        pci_device1.instance_uuid = 'aaa'
+        pci_device2.instance_uuid = None
+        self.assertNotEqual(pci_device1, pci_device2)
+
 
 class TestPciDeviceObject(test_objects._LocalTest,
                           _TestPciDeviceObject):
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/pci/test_stats.py b/nova/tests/unit/pci/test_stats.py
index cfc9c3779cfa..8685415eb0fa 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/pci/test_stats.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/pci/test_stats.py
@@ -96,6 +96,21 @@ class PciDeviceStatsTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
                           self.pci_stats.remove_device,
                           self.fake_dev_2)
 
+    def test_pci_stats_equivalent(self):
+        pci_stats2 = stats.PciDeviceStats()
+        map(pci_stats2.add_device, [self.fake_dev_1,
+                                    self.fake_dev_2,
+                                    self.fake_dev_3,
+                                    self.fake_dev_4])
+        self.assertEqual(self.pci_stats, pci_stats2)
+
+    def test_pci_stats_not_equivalent(self):
+        pci_stats2 = stats.PciDeviceStats()
+        map(pci_stats2.add_device, [self.fake_dev_1,
+                                    self.fake_dev_2,
+                                    self.fake_dev_3])
+        self.assertNotEqual(self.pci_stats, pci_stats2)
+
     def test_object_create(self):
         m = objects.pci_device_pool.from_pci_stats(self.pci_stats.pools)
         new_stats = stats.PciDeviceStats(m)