diff --git a/melior/src/context.rs b/melior/src/context.rs
index addd690976..0bc2a34002 100644
--- a/melior/src/context.rs
+++ b/melior/src/context.rs
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ impl Context {
         unsafe { mlirContextDetachDiagnosticHandler(self.to_raw(), id.to_raw()) }
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn to_ref(&self) -> ContextRef {
+        unsafe { ContextRef::from_raw(self.to_raw()) }
+    }
+
     pub(crate) fn string_cache(&self) -> &DashMap<CString, ()> {
         &self.string_cache
     }
@@ -150,6 +154,12 @@ impl PartialEq for Context {
     }
 }
 
+impl<'a> PartialEq<ContextRef<'a>> for Context {
+    fn eq(&self, &other: &ContextRef<'a>) -> bool {
+        self.to_ref() == other
+    }
+}
+
 impl Eq for Context {}
 
 /// A reference to a context.
@@ -173,13 +183,19 @@ impl<'c> ContextRef<'c> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> PartialEq for ContextRef<'a> {
+impl<'c> PartialEq for ContextRef<'c> {
     fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
         unsafe { mlirContextEqual(self.raw, other.raw) }
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> Eq for ContextRef<'a> {}
+impl<'c> PartialEq<Context> for ContextRef<'c> {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &Context) -> bool {
+        self == &other.to_ref()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'c> Eq for ContextRef<'c> {}
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
@@ -266,4 +282,36 @@ mod tests {
 
         context.detach_diagnostic_handler(id);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn compare_contexts() {
+        let one = Context::new();
+        let other = Context::new();
+
+        assert_eq!(&one, &one);
+        assert_ne!(&one, &other);
+        assert_ne!(&other, &one);
+        assert_eq!(&other, &other);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn compare_context_refs() {
+        let one = Context::new();
+        let other = Context::new();
+
+        let one_ref = one.to_ref();
+        let other_ref = other.to_ref();
+
+        assert_eq!(&one, &one_ref);
+        assert_eq!(&one_ref, &one);
+
+        assert_eq!(&other, &other_ref);
+        assert_eq!(&other_ref, &other);
+
+        assert_ne!(&one, &other_ref);
+        assert_ne!(&other_ref, &one);
+
+        assert_ne!(&other, &one_ref);
+        assert_ne!(&one_ref, &other);
+    }
 }