diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/Leadership.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/Leadership.java
index dbf36a527e..cf247f57f2 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/Leadership.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/Leadership.java
@@ -48,6 +48,20 @@ public class Leadership {
         return Objects.hash(topic, leader, epoch);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+        if (this == obj) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (obj instanceof Leadership) {
+            final Leadership other = (Leadership) obj;
+            return Objects.equals(this.topic, other.topic) &&
+                    Objects.equals(this.leader, other.leader) &&
+                    Objects.equals(this.epoch, other.epoch);
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String toString() {
         return MoreObjects.toStringHelper(this.getClass())
@@ -56,4 +70,4 @@ public class Leadership {
             .add("epoch", epoch)
             .toString();
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/LeadershipEvent.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/LeadershipEvent.java
index 246f0fce6d..bf202704b6 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/LeadershipEvent.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/LeadershipEvent.java
@@ -76,6 +76,20 @@ public class LeadershipEvent extends AbstractEvent<LeadershipEvent.Type, Leaders
         return Objects.hash(type(), subject(), time());
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+        if (this == obj) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (obj instanceof LeadershipEvent) {
+            final LeadershipEvent other = (LeadershipEvent) obj;
+            return Objects.equals(this.type(), other.type()) &&
+                    Objects.equals(this.subject(), other.subject()) &&
+                    Objects.equals(this.time(), other.time());
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String toString() {
         return MoreObjects.toStringHelper(this.getClass())