diff --git a/openstack/common/messaging/target.py b/openstack/common/messaging/target.py
index 5f3d23e8e..21b7d36cd 100644
--- a/openstack/common/messaging/target.py
+++ b/openstack/common/messaging/target.py
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ class Target(object):
         kwargs.setdefault('fanout', self.fanout)
         return Target(**kwargs)
 
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        return vars(self) == vars(other)
+
     def __repr__(self):
         attrs = []
         for a in ['exchange', 'topic', 'namespace',
diff --git a/tests/unit/messaging/test_rpc_client.py b/tests/unit/messaging/test_rpc_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4f0c2fe93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/messaging/test_rpc_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+
+# Copyright 2013 Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+