diff --git a/history.md b/history.md
index 9261320..fdfd2b6 100644
--- a/history.md
+++ b/history.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   * Validation callbacks now support context (thanks kostia)
   * Document comparisons now performed using database and document ID (pointer by neocsr)
   * Automatic config generation now supported (thanks lucasrenan)
+  * Comparing documents resorts to Hash comparison if both IDs are nil. (pointer by kostia)
 
 ## 1.1.0.rc1 - 2011-06-08
 
diff --git a/lib/couchrest/model/base.rb b/lib/couchrest/model/base.rb
index 66f3b66..53cdc42 100644
--- a/lib/couchrest/model/base.rb
+++ b/lib/couchrest/model/base.rb
@@ -99,7 +99,12 @@ module CouchRest
       # a Hash comparison on the attributes.
       def == other
         return false unless other.is_a?(Base)
-        database == other.database && id == other.id
+        if id.nil? && other.id.nil?
+          # no ids? assume comparing nested and revert to hash comparison
+          to_hash == other.to_hash
+        else
+          database == other.database && id == other.id
+        end
       end
       alias :eql? :==
 
diff --git a/spec/unit/base_spec.rb b/spec/unit/base_spec.rb
index 59ed673..1454a1f 100644
--- a/spec/unit/base_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/base_spec.rb
@@ -154,19 +154,38 @@ describe "Model Base" do
 
   describe "comparisons" do
     describe "#==" do
-      it "should be true on same document" do
-        p = Project.create
-        p.should eql(p)
+      context "on saved document" do
+        it "should be true on same document" do
+          p = Project.create
+          p.should eql(p)
+        end
+        it "should be true after loading" do
+          p = Project.create
+          p.should eql(Project.get(p.id))
+        end
+        it "should not be true if databases do not match" do
+          p = Project.create
+          p2 = p.dup
+          p2.stub!(:database).and_return('other')
+          p.should_not eql(p2)
+        end
+        it "should always be false if one document not saved" do
+          p = Project.create(:name => 'test')
+          o = Project.new(:name => 'test')
+          p.should_not eql(o)
+        end
       end
-      it "should be true after loading" do
-        p = Project.create
-        p.should eql(Project.get(p.id))
-      end
-      it "should not be true if databases do not match" do
-        p = Project.create
-        p2 = p.dup
-        p2.stub!(:database).and_return('other')
-        p.should_not eql(p2)
+      context "with new documents" do
+        it "should be true when attributes match" do
+          p = Project.new(:name => 'test')
+          o = Project.new(:name => 'test')
+          p.should eql(o)
+        end
+        it "should not be true when attributes don't match" do
+          p = Project.new(:name => 'test')
+          o = Project.new(:name => 'testing')
+          p.should_not eql(o)
+        end
       end
     end
   end