diff --git a/SwiftGit2/References.swift b/SwiftGit2/References.swift
index 81229aa..72e13ca 100644
--- a/SwiftGit2/References.swift
+++ b/SwiftGit2/References.swift
@@ -169,4 +169,14 @@ public enum TagReference: ReferenceType {
 	}
 }
 
+extension TagReference: Hashable {
+	public var hashValue: Int {
+		return longName.hashValue ^ oid.hashValue
+	}
+}
+
+public func == (lhs: TagReference, rhs: TagReference) -> Bool {
+	return lhs.longName == rhs.longName
+		&& lhs.oid == rhs.oid
+}
 
diff --git a/SwiftGit2Tests/ReferencesSpec.swift b/SwiftGit2Tests/ReferencesSpec.swift
index 1564065..2962945 100644
--- a/SwiftGit2Tests/ReferencesSpec.swift
+++ b/SwiftGit2Tests/ReferencesSpec.swift
@@ -130,5 +130,30 @@ class TagReferenceSpec: QuickSpec {
 				expect(tag).to(beNil())
 			}
 		}
+		
+		describe("==") {
+			it("should be true with equal tag references") {
+				let repo = Fixtures.simpleRepository
+				let tag1 = from_git_reference(repo, "refs/tags/tag-2") { TagReference($0)! }
+				let tag2 = from_git_reference(repo, "refs/tags/tag-2") { TagReference($0)! }
+				expect(tag1).to(equal(tag2))
+			}
+			
+			it("should be false with unequal tag references") {
+				let repo = Fixtures.simpleRepository
+				let tag1 = from_git_reference(repo, "refs/tags/tag-1") { TagReference($0)! }
+				let tag2 = from_git_reference(repo, "refs/tags/tag-2") { TagReference($0)! }
+				expect(tag1).notTo(equal(tag2))
+			}
+		}
+
+		describe("hashValue") {
+			it("should be equal with equal references") {
+				let repo = Fixtures.simpleRepository
+				let tag1 = from_git_reference(repo, "refs/tags/tag-2") { TagReference($0)! }
+				let tag2 = from_git_reference(repo, "refs/tags/tag-2") { TagReference($0)! }
+				expect(tag1.hashValue).to(equal(tag2.hashValue))
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }