diff --git a/test/unit.cpp b/test/unit.cpp
index 79f8bb411c0e9f5c26240be70ae150da78334e13..9e8db7fc2a9b9413c68fed7466e9a4fa76d9e429 100644
--- a/test/unit.cpp
+++ b/test/unit.cpp
@@ -3689,4 +3689,128 @@ TEST_CASE("modifiers")
             }
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("lexicographical comparison operators")
+{
+    json j_values =
+    {
+        nullptr, nullptr,
+        17, 42,
+        3.14159, 23.42,
+        "foo", "bar",
+        true, false,
+        {1, 2, 3}, {"one", "two", "three"},
+        {{"first", 1}, {"second", 2}}, {{"a", "A"}, {"b", {"B"}}}
+    };
+
+    SECTION("comparison: equal")
+    {
+        std::vector<std::vector<bool>> expected =
+        {
+            {true, true, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false},
+            {true, true, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false},
+            {false, false, true, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false},
+            {false, false, false, true, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false},
+            {false, false, false, false, true, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false},
+            {false, false, false, false, false, true, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false},
+            {false, false, false, false, false, false, true, false, false, false, false, false, false, false},
+            {false, false, false, false, false, false, false, true, false, false, false, false, false, false},
+            {false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, true, false, false, false, false, false},
+            {false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, true, false, false, false, false},
+            {false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, true, false, false, false},
+            {false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, true, false, false},
+            {false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, true, false},
+            {false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, true}
+        };
+
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < j_values.size(); ++i)
+        {
+            for (size_t j = 0; j < j_values.size(); ++j)
+            {
+                // check precomputed values
+                CHECK( (j_values[i] == j_values[j]) == expected[i][j] );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    SECTION("comparison: not equal")
+    {
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < j_values.size(); ++i)
+        {
+            for (size_t j = 0; j < j_values.size(); ++j)
+            {
+                // check definition
+                CHECK( (j_values[i] != j_values[j]) == not(j_values[i] == j_values[j]) );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    SECTION("comparison: less")
+    {
+        std::vector<std::vector<bool>> expected =
+        {
+            {false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false},
+            {false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false},
+            {false, false, false, true, false, true, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false},
+            {false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false},
+            {false, false, true, true, false, true, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false},
+            {false, false, false, true, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false},
+            {false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false},
+            {false, false, false, false, false, false, true, false, false, false, false, false, false, false},
+            {false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false},
+            {false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, true, false, false, false, false, false},
+            {false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false},
+            {false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false},
+            {false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false},
+            {false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, true, false}
+        };
+
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < j_values.size(); ++i)
+        {
+            for (size_t j = 0; j < j_values.size(); ++j)
+            {
+                CAPTURE(i);
+                CAPTURE(j);
+                // check precomputed values
+                CHECK( (j_values[i] < j_values[j]) == expected[i][j] );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    SECTION("comparison: less than or equal equal")
+    {
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < j_values.size(); ++i)
+        {
+            for (size_t j = 0; j < j_values.size(); ++j)
+            {
+                // check definition
+                CHECK( (j_values[i] <= j_values[j]) == not(j_values[j] < j_values[i]) );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    SECTION("comparison: greater than")
+    {
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < j_values.size(); ++i)
+        {
+            for (size_t j = 0; j < j_values.size(); ++j)
+            {
+                // check definition
+                CHECK( (j_values[i] > j_values[j]) == (j_values[j] < j_values[i]) );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    SECTION("comparison: greater than or equal")
+    {
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < j_values.size(); ++i)
+        {
+            for (size_t j = 0; j < j_values.size(); ++j)
+            {
+                // check definition
+                CHECK( (j_values[i] >= j_values[j]) == not(j_values[i] < j_values[j]) );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}