diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/cel/mutation/common/val.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/cel/mutation/common/val.go
index 0055623dda8..16cca9dd261 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/cel/mutation/common/val.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/cel/mutation/common/val.go
@@ -77,7 +77,10 @@ func (v *ObjectVal) ConvertToType(typeValue ref.Type) ref.Val {
 
 // Equal returns true if the `other` value has the same type and content as the implementing struct.
 func (v *ObjectVal) Equal(other ref.Val) ref.Val {
-	return types.Bool(v == other)
+	if rhs, ok := other.(*ObjectVal); ok {
+		return types.Bool(reflect.DeepEqual(v.fields, rhs.fields))
+	}
+	return types.Bool(false)
 }
 
 // Type returns the TypeValue of the value.
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/cel/mutation/unstructured/typeresolver_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/cel/mutation/unstructured/typeresolver_test.go
index d249d53d3f2..b46fc273eaf 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/cel/mutation/unstructured/typeresolver_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/cel/mutation/unstructured/typeresolver_test.go
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ func TestTypeProvider(t *testing.T) {
 			}.intList.sum()`,
 			expectedValue: int64(6),
 		},
+		{
+			name:          "equality check",
+			expression:    "Object{spec: Object.spec{replicas: 3}} == Object{spec: Object.spec{replicas: 1 + 2}}",
+			expectedValue: true,
+		},
 	} {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			_, option := mutation.NewTypeProviderAndEnvOption(&TypeResolver{})