diff --git a/kitty/cursor.c b/kitty/cursor.c
index 4f433b439..fac35ab95 100644
--- a/kitty/cursor.c
+++ b/kitty/cursor.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ dealloc(Cursor* self) {
 
 #define EQ(x) (a->x == b->x)
 #define PEQ(x) (PyObject_RichCompareBool(a->x, b->x, Py_EQ) == 1)
-int is_eq(Cursor *a, Cursor *b) {
+static int __eq__(Cursor *a, Cursor *b) {
     return EQ(bold) && EQ(italic) && EQ(strikethrough) && EQ(reverse) && EQ(decoration) && EQ(fg) && EQ(bg) && EQ(decoration_fg) && PEQ(x) && PEQ(y) && PEQ(shape) && PEQ(blink) && PEQ(color) && PEQ(hidden);
 }
 
@@ -103,25 +103,10 @@ PyTypeObject Cursor_Type = {
     .tp_new = new,                
 };
 
+RICHCMP(Cursor)
 
 // }}}
  
-static PyObject *
-richcmp(PyObject *obj1, PyObject *obj2, int op)
-{
-    PyObject *result = NULL;
-    int eq;
-
-    if (op != Py_EQ && op != Py_NE) { Py_RETURN_NOTIMPLEMENTED; }
-    if (!PyObject_TypeCheck(obj1, &Cursor_Type)) { Py_RETURN_FALSE; }
-    if (!PyObject_TypeCheck(obj2, &Cursor_Type)) { Py_RETURN_FALSE; }
-    eq = is_eq((Cursor*)obj1, (Cursor*)obj2);
-    if (op == Py_NE) result = eq ? Py_False : Py_True;
-    else result = eq ? Py_True : Py_False;
-    Py_INCREF(result);
-    return result;
-}
-
 static PyObject*
 copy(Cursor *self, PyObject UNUSED *args) {
 #define CPY(x) ans->x = self->x; Py_XINCREF(self->x);
diff --git a/kitty/data-types.h b/kitty/data-types.h
index 122d3fee7..49d3b6b90 100644
--- a/kitty/data-types.h
+++ b/kitty/data-types.h
@@ -69,6 +69,22 @@ typedef unsigned int index_type;
         return 1; \
     }
 
+#define RICHCMP(type) \
+    static PyObject * richcmp(PyObject *obj1, PyObject *obj2, int op) { \
+        PyObject *result = NULL; \
+        int eq; \
+        if (op != Py_EQ && op != Py_NE) { Py_RETURN_NOTIMPLEMENTED; } \
+        if (!PyObject_TypeCheck(obj1, &type##_Type)) { Py_RETURN_FALSE; } \
+        if (!PyObject_TypeCheck(obj2, &type##_Type)) { Py_RETURN_FALSE; } \
+        eq = __eq__((type*)obj1, (type*)obj2); \
+        if (op == Py_NE) result = eq ? Py_False : Py_True; \
+        else result = eq ? Py_True : Py_False; \
+        Py_INCREF(result); \
+        return result; \
+    }
+
+
+
 typedef struct {
     PyObject_HEAD
 
diff --git a/kitty/line.c b/kitty/line.c
index 96f47966e..dbc9b999e 100644
--- a/kitty/line.c
+++ b/kitty/line.c
@@ -250,11 +250,22 @@ __len__(PyObject *self) {
     return (Py_ssize_t)(((Line*)self)->ynum);
 }
 
+static int __eq__(Line *a, Line *b) {
+    return a->xnum == b->xnum && \
+                    memcmp(a->chars, b->chars, sizeof(char_type) * a->xnum) == 0 && \
+                    memcmp(a->colors, b->colors, sizeof(color_type) * a->xnum) == 0 && \
+                    memcmp(a->decoration_fg, b->decoration_fg, sizeof(decoration_type) * a->xnum) == 0 && \
+                    memcmp(a->combining_chars, b->combining_chars, sizeof(combining_type) * a->xnum) == 0;
+}
+
 // Boilerplate {{{
 static PyObject*
 copy_char(Line* self, PyObject *args);
 #define copy_char_doc "copy_char(src, to, dest) -> Copy the character at src to to the character dest in the line `to`"
 
+static PyObject *
+richcmp(PyObject *obj1, PyObject *obj2, int op);
+
 
 static PySequenceMethods sequence_methods = {
     .sq_length = __len__,                  
@@ -282,6 +293,7 @@ static PyTypeObject Line_Type = {
     .tp_repr = (reprfunc)as_unicode,
     .tp_as_sequence = &sequence_methods,
     .tp_flags = Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT,
+    .tp_richcompare = richcmp,                   
     .tp_doc = "Lines",
     .tp_methods = methods,
     .tp_new = new
@@ -290,6 +302,8 @@ static PyTypeObject Line_Type = {
 Line *alloc_line() {
     return (Line*)PyType_GenericAlloc(&Line_Type, 0);
 }
+
+RICHCMP(Line)
 // }}
  
 static PyObject*
diff --git a/kitty_tests/__init__.py b/kitty_tests/__init__.py
index e7cd2be96..c935c6749 100644
--- a/kitty_tests/__init__.py
+++ b/kitty_tests/__init__.py
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@ def filled_line_buf(ynum=5, xnum=5, cursor=Cursor()):
     return ans
 
 
+def filled_cursor():
+    ans = Cursor()
+    ans.bold = ans.italic = ans.reverse = ans.strikethrough = True
+    ans.fg = 0x101
+    ans.bg = 0x201
+    ans.decoration_fg = 0x301
+    return ans
+
+
 class BaseTest(TestCase):
 
     ae = TestCase.assertEqual
diff --git a/kitty_tests/datatypes.py b/kitty_tests/datatypes.py
index 726207eb8..591bd1d83 100644
--- a/kitty_tests/datatypes.py
+++ b/kitty_tests/datatypes.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 import codecs
 
-from . import BaseTest, filled_line_buf
+from . import BaseTest, filled_line_buf, filled_cursor
 
 from kitty.utils import is_simple_string, wcwidth, sanitize_title
 from kitty.fast_data_types import LineBuf, Cursor as C
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ from kitty.fast_data_types import LineBuf, Cursor as C
 class TestDataTypes(BaseTest):
 
     def test_linebuf(self):
-        old = filled_line_buf(2, 3)
+        old = filled_line_buf(2, 3, filled_cursor())
         new = LineBuf(1, 3)
         new.copy_old(old)
-        self.ae(str(new.line(0)), str(old.line(1)))
+        self.ae(new.line(0), old.line(1))
 
     def test_line(self):
         lb = LineBuf(2, 3)