diff --git a/src/channels.py b/src/channels.py
index 27abc0a..4d392fc 100644
--- a/src/channels.py
+++ b/src/channels.py
@@ -91,6 +91,16 @@ class Channel(IRCContext):
     def __repr__(self):
         return "{self.__class__.__name__}({self.name!r})".format(self=self)
 
+    def __hash__(self):
+        return hash(self.name)
+
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        return self._compare(other, Channel, "name", "key", "client", "state", "modes", "timestamp")
+
+    @property
+    def key(self):
+        return self._key
+
     def queue(self, name, params, args):
         if self._pending is None:
             Event(name, params).dispatch(*args)
diff --git a/src/context.py b/src/context.py
index 7caf654..15ca3d3 100644
--- a/src/context.py
+++ b/src/context.py
@@ -121,6 +121,24 @@ class IRCContext:
             return self.name
         raise ValueError("Format specificer {0} has undefined semantics".format(format_spec))
 
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        return self._compare(other, __class__) # This will always return False
+
+    def _compare(self, other, cls, *attributes):
+        """Compare two instances and return a proper value."""
+        if not isinstance(other, cls):
+            return NotImplemented
+
+        done = False
+        for attr in attributes:
+            if getattr(self, attr) is None or getattr(other, attr) is None:
+                continue
+            done = True
+            if getattr(self, attr) != getattr(other, attr):
+                return False
+
+        return done
+
     def lower(self):
         temp = type(self)(lower(name), client)
         temp.ref = self.ref or self
diff --git a/src/users.py b/src/users.py
index eef3145..7293c00 100644
--- a/src/users.py
+++ b/src/users.py
@@ -262,18 +262,7 @@ class User(IRCContext):
         return hash((self.ident, self.host))
 
     def __eq__(self, other):
-        if not isinstance(other, User):
-            return NotImplemented
-
-        done = False
-        for a, b in ((self.nick, other.nick), (self.ident, other.ident), (self.host, other.host), (self.realname, other.realname), (self.account, other.account)):
-            if a is None or b is None:
-                continue
-            done = True
-            if a != b:
-                return False
-
-        return done
+        return self._compare(other, __class__, "nick", "ident", "host", "realname", "account")
 
     def lower(self):
         temp = type(self)(self.client, lower(self.nick), lower(self.ident), lower(self.host), lower(self.realname), lower(self.account))