diff --git a/gcloud/bigtable/cluster.py b/gcloud/bigtable/cluster.py
index 677ca72c8eb3..1589103eacbc 100644
--- a/gcloud/bigtable/cluster.py
+++ b/gcloud/bigtable/cluster.py
@@ -123,3 +123,19 @@ def from_pb(cls, cluster_pb, client):
         result = cls(match.group('zone'), match.group('cluster_id'), client)
         result._update_from_pb(cluster_pb)
         return result
+
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        if not isinstance(other, self.__class__):
+            return False
+        # NOTE: This does not compare the configuration values, such as
+        #       the serve_nodes or display_name. Instead, it only compares
+        #       identifying values zone, cluster ID and client. This is
+        #       intentional, since the same cluster can be in different states
+        #       if not synchronized. Clusters with similar zone/cluster
+        #       settings but different clients can't be used in the same way.
+        return (other.zone == self.zone and
+                other.cluster_id == self.cluster_id and
+                other._client == self._client)
+
+    def __ne__(self, other):
+        return not self.__eq__(other)
diff --git a/gcloud/bigtable/test_cluster.py b/gcloud/bigtable/test_cluster.py
index 6f19dadad1ff..44fe91b0edf6 100644
--- a/gcloud/bigtable/test_cluster.py
+++ b/gcloud/bigtable/test_cluster.py
@@ -121,6 +121,33 @@ def test_from_pb_project_mistmatch(self):
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
             klass.from_pb(cluster_pb, client)
 
+    def test___eq__(self):
+        zone = 'zone'
+        cluster_id = 'cluster_id'
+        client = object()
+        cluster1 = self._makeOne(zone, cluster_id, client)
+        cluster2 = self._makeOne(zone, cluster_id, client)
+        self.assertEqual(cluster1, cluster2)
+
+    def test___eq__type_differ(self):
+        cluster1 = self._makeOne('zone', 'cluster_id', 'client')
+        cluster2 = object()
+        self.assertNotEqual(cluster1, cluster2)
+
+    def test___ne__same_value(self):
+        zone = 'zone'
+        cluster_id = 'cluster_id'
+        client = object()
+        cluster1 = self._makeOne(zone, cluster_id, client)
+        cluster2 = self._makeOne(zone, cluster_id, client)
+        comparison_val = (cluster1 != cluster2)
+        self.assertFalse(comparison_val)
+
+    def test___ne__(self):
+        cluster1 = self._makeOne('zone1', 'cluster_id1', 'client1')
+        cluster2 = self._makeOne('zone2', 'cluster_id2', 'client2')
+        self.assertNotEqual(cluster1, cluster2)
+
 
 class Test__get_pb_property_value(unittest2.TestCase):