diff --git a/src/pabot/execution_items.py b/src/pabot/execution_items.py
index 1810adaf..89f94b73 100644
--- a/src/pabot/execution_items.py
+++ b/src/pabot/execution_items.py
@@ -158,6 +158,20 @@ def contains(self, other):
             return True
         return other.name.startswith(self.name + ".")
 
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        if not isinstance(other, SuiteItem):
+            return False
+        if self.name == other.name:
+            return True
+        if other.name.endswith('.'+self.name):
+            return True
+        if self.name.endswith('.'+other.name):
+            return True
+        return False
+
+    def __hash__(self):
+        return RunnableItem.__hash__(self)
+
     def tags(self):
         # TODO Make this happen
         return []