diff --git a/classes/Profile.php b/classes/Profile.php
index f78cd34e36..f628965a74 100644
--- a/classes/Profile.php
+++ b/classes/Profile.php
@@ -1571,6 +1571,11 @@ class Profile extends Managed_DataObject
         return $this;
     }
 
+    public function sameAs(Profile $other)
+    {
+        return $this->getID() === $other->getID();
+    }
+
     /**
      * This will perform shortenLinks with the connected User object.
      *
diff --git a/classes/User.php b/classes/User.php
index 9ae0cba804..72510f162c 100644
--- a/classes/User.php
+++ b/classes/User.php
@@ -132,6 +132,11 @@ class User extends Managed_DataObject
         return $this->_profile[$this->id];
     }
 
+    public function sameAs(Profile $other)
+    {
+        return $this->getProfile()->sameAs($other);
+    }
+
     public function getUri()
     {
         return $this->uri;