diff --git a/src/libqof/qof/gnc-datetime.cpp b/src/libqof/qof/gnc-datetime.cpp
index 6191cf72f2..2a193ae084 100644
--- a/src/libqof/qof/gnc-datetime.cpp
+++ b/src/libqof/qof/gnc-datetime.cpp
@@ -213,6 +213,12 @@ private:
     Date m_greg;
 
     friend GncDateTimeImpl::GncDateTimeImpl(const GncDateImpl&, DayPart);
+    friend bool operator<(const GncDateImpl&, const GncDateImpl&);
+    friend bool operator>(const GncDateImpl&, const GncDateImpl&);
+    friend bool operator==(const GncDateImpl&, const GncDateImpl&);
+    friend bool operator<=(const GncDateImpl&, const GncDateImpl&);
+    friend bool operator>=(const GncDateImpl&, const GncDateImpl&);
+    friend bool operator!=(const GncDateImpl&, const GncDateImpl&);
 };
 
 /* Member function definitions for GncDateTimeImpl.
@@ -427,6 +433,13 @@ GncDateImpl::format(const char* format) const
     return ss.str();
 }
 
+bool operator<(const GncDateImpl& a, const GncDateImpl& b) { return a.m_greg < b.m_greg; }
+bool operator>(const GncDateImpl& a, const GncDateImpl& b) { return a.m_greg > b.m_greg; }
+bool operator==(const GncDateImpl& a, const GncDateImpl& b) { return a.m_greg == b.m_greg; }
+bool operator<=(const GncDateImpl& a, const GncDateImpl& b) { return a.m_greg <= b.m_greg; }
+bool operator>=(const GncDateImpl& a, const GncDateImpl& b) { return a.m_greg >= b.m_greg; }
+bool operator!=(const GncDateImpl& a, const GncDateImpl& b) { return a.m_greg != b.m_greg; }
+
 /* =================== Presentation-class Implementations ====================*/
 /* GncDateTime */
 
@@ -519,3 +532,10 @@ GncDate::year_month_day() const
 {
     return m_impl->year_month_day();
 }
+
+bool operator<(const GncDate& a, const GncDate& b) { return *(a.m_impl) < *(b.m_impl); }
+bool operator>(const GncDate& a, const GncDate& b) { return *(a.m_impl) > *(b.m_impl); }
+bool operator==(const GncDate& a, const GncDate& b) { return *(a.m_impl) == *(b.m_impl); }
+bool operator<=(const GncDate& a, const GncDate& b) { return *(a.m_impl) <= *(b.m_impl); }
+bool operator>=(const GncDate& a, const GncDate& b) { return *(a.m_impl) >= *(b.m_impl); }
+bool operator!=(const GncDate& a, const GncDate& b) { return *(a.m_impl) != *(b.m_impl); }
diff --git a/src/libqof/qof/gnc-datetime.hpp b/src/libqof/qof/gnc-datetime.hpp
index 59fb0594b3..2d879d6b6d 100644
--- a/src/libqof/qof/gnc-datetime.hpp
+++ b/src/libqof/qof/gnc-datetime.hpp
@@ -270,6 +270,23 @@ private:
     std::unique_ptr<GncDateImpl> m_impl;
 
     friend GncDateTime::GncDateTime(const GncDate&, DayPart);
+    friend bool operator<(const GncDate&, const GncDate&);
+    friend bool operator>(const GncDate&, const GncDate&);
+    friend bool operator==(const GncDate&, const GncDate&);
+    friend bool operator<=(const GncDate&, const GncDate&);
+    friend bool operator>=(const GncDate&, const GncDate&);
+    friend bool operator!=(const GncDate&, const GncDate&);
 };
 
+/**@{
+ *  Standard comparison operators working on GncDate objects.
+ */
+bool operator<(const GncDate& a, const GncDate& b);
+bool operator>(const GncDate& a, const GncDate& b);
+bool operator==(const GncDate& a, const GncDate& b);
+bool operator<=(const GncDate& a, const GncDate& b);
+bool operator>=(const GncDate& a, const GncDate& b);
+bool operator!=(const GncDate& a, const GncDate& b);
+/**@}*/
+
 #endif // __GNC_DATETIME_HPP__
diff --git a/src/libqof/qof/test/gtest-gnc-datetime.cpp b/src/libqof/qof/test/gtest-gnc-datetime.cpp
index 0730bd3999..b914896eb7 100644
--- a/src/libqof/qof/test/gtest-gnc-datetime.cpp
+++ b/src/libqof/qof/test/gtest-gnc-datetime.cpp
@@ -183,6 +183,38 @@ TEST(gnc_date_constructors, test_str_format_constructor)
     }
 }
 
+TEST(gnc_date_operators, test_equality)
+{
+    GncDate a(2017, 1, 6);
+    GncDate b(2017, 1, 6);
+    GncDate c(2015, 6, 13);
+    EXPECT_TRUE (a == b);
+    EXPECT_FALSE (a == c);
+    EXPECT_TRUE (a != c);
+    EXPECT_FALSE (a != b);
+}
+
+TEST(gnc_date_operators, test_more_less_than)
+{
+    GncDate a(2017, 1, 6);
+    GncDate b(2017, 1, 6);
+    GncDate c(2015, 6, 13);
+    EXPECT_TRUE (a >= b);
+    EXPECT_TRUE (a <= b);
+    EXPECT_FALSE (a > b);
+    EXPECT_FALSE (a < b);
+
+    EXPECT_TRUE (a > c);
+    EXPECT_TRUE (a >= c);
+    EXPECT_FALSE (a < c);
+    EXPECT_FALSE (a <= c);
+
+    EXPECT_TRUE (c < a);
+    EXPECT_TRUE (c <= a);
+    EXPECT_FALSE (c > a);
+    EXPECT_FALSE (c >= a);
+}
+
 TEST(gnc_datetime_constructors, test_default_constructor)
 {
     GncDateTime atime;