diff --git a/xs/src/libslic3r/Point.cpp b/xs/src/libslic3r/Point.cpp
index 465f78db8..d1ece5de5 100644
--- a/xs/src/libslic3r/Point.cpp
+++ b/xs/src/libslic3r/Point.cpp
@@ -438,6 +438,10 @@ Pointf3::scale(double factor)
     this->z *= factor;
 }
 
+bool Pointf::operator==(const Pointf& rhs) const { 
+    return Point::new_scale(*this) == Point::new_scale(rhs);
+}
+
 void
 Pointf3::translate(const Vectorf3 &vector)
 {
diff --git a/xs/src/libslic3r/Point.hpp b/xs/src/libslic3r/Point.hpp
index 3c0b5f299..097ea4c69 100644
--- a/xs/src/libslic3r/Point.hpp
+++ b/xs/src/libslic3r/Point.hpp
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ class Pointf
     static Pointf new_unscale(const Point &p) {
         return Pointf(unscale(p.x), unscale(p.y));
     };
+
+    // equality operator based on the scaled coordinates
+    bool operator==(const Pointf& rhs) const;
+
     std::string wkt() const;
     std::string dump_perl() const;
     void scale(double factor);