diff --git a/mongoengine/base/document.py b/mongoengine/base/document.py
index f5eae8ff..a7666efd 100644
--- a/mongoengine/base/document.py
+++ b/mongoengine/base/document.py
@@ -214,8 +214,9 @@ class BaseDocument(object):
 
     def __eq__(self, other):
         if isinstance(other, self.__class__) and hasattr(other, 'id'):
-            if self.id == other.id:
-                return True
+            return self.id == other.id
+        if isinstance(other, DBRef):
+            return self.id == other.id
         return False
 
     def __ne__(self, other):
diff --git a/mongoengine/document.py b/mongoengine/document.py
index 114778eb..60ecfe9e 100644
--- a/mongoengine/document.py
+++ b/mongoengine/document.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class EmbeddedDocument(BaseDocument):
 
     def __eq__(self, other):
         if isinstance(other, self.__class__):
-            return self.to_mongo() == other.to_mongo()
+            return self._data == other._data
         return False
 
     def __ne__(self, other):
diff --git a/tests/document/instance.py b/tests/document/instance.py
index 07db85a0..a842a221 100644
--- a/tests/document/instance.py
+++ b/tests/document/instance.py
@@ -2452,5 +2452,31 @@ class InstanceTest(unittest.TestCase):
         f1.ref  # Dereferences lazily
         self.assertEqual(f1, f2)
 
+    def test_dbref_equality(self):
+        class Test2(Document):
+            name = StringField()
+
+        class Test(Document):
+            name = StringField()
+            test2 = ReferenceField('Test2')
+
+        Test.drop_collection()
+        Test2.drop_collection()
+
+        t2 = Test2(name='a')
+        t2.save()
+
+        t = Test(name='b', test2 = t2)
+
+        f = Test._from_son(t.to_mongo())
+
+        dbref = f._data['test2']
+        obj = f.test2
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(dbref, DBRef))
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(obj, Test2))
+        self.assertTrue(obj.id == dbref.id)
+        self.assertTrue(obj == dbref)
+        self.assertTrue(dbref == obj)
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()