diff --git a/src/librustc_lint/unused.rs b/src/librustc_lint/unused.rs
index 439cc3a4b844eafe0860a84c02e7d3e2545e03f2..b97920dd18b77a1caccc3a9f2256c23393298573 100644
--- a/src/librustc_lint/unused.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_lint/unused.rs
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ fn check_stmt(&mut self, cx: &LateContext, s: &hir::Stmt) {
         };
 
         let mut fn_warned = false;
+        let mut op_warned = false;
         if cx.tcx.sess.features.borrow().fn_must_use {
             let maybe_def = match expr.node {
                 hir::ExprCall(ref callee, _) => {
@@ -172,9 +173,24 @@ fn check_stmt(&mut self, cx: &LateContext, s: &hir::Stmt) {
                 let def_id = def.def_id();
                 fn_warned = check_must_use(cx, def_id, s.span, "return value of ");
             }
+
+            if let hir::ExprBinary(bin_op, ..) = expr.node {
+                match bin_op.node {
+                    // Hardcoding the comparison operators here seemed more
+                    // expedient than the refactoring that would be needed to
+                    // look up the `#[must_use]` attribute which does exist on
+                    // the comparison trait methods
+                    hir::BiEq | hir::BiLt | hir::BiLe | hir::BiNe | hir::BiGe | hir::BiGt => {
+                        let msg = "unused comparison which must be used";
+                        cx.span_lint(UNUSED_MUST_USE, expr.span, msg);
+                        op_warned = true;
+                    },
+                    _ => {},
+                }
+            }
         }
 
-        if !(ty_warned || fn_warned) {
+        if !(ty_warned || fn_warned || op_warned) {
             cx.span_lint(UNUSED_RESULTS, s.span, "unused result");
         }
 
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/feature_gate.rs b/src/libsyntax/feature_gate.rs
index 1fef382c83a34ca66d7c26e6285e317db90b2c42..5c730aaa8d0fa0df92fae453addf2d7097433b06 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/feature_gate.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/feature_gate.rs
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ pub fn new() -> Features {
     // #[doc(masked)]
     (active, doc_masked, "1.21.0", None),
 
-    // allow `#[must_use]` on functions (RFC 1940)
+    // allow `#[must_use]` on functions and comparison operators (RFC 1940)
     (active, fn_must_use, "1.21.0", Some(43302)),
 
     // allow '|' at beginning of match arms (RFC 1925)
diff --git a/src/test/ui/rfc_1940-must_use_on_functions/fn_must_use.rs b/src/test/ui/rfc_1940-must_use_on_functions/fn_must_use.rs
index 7eb4c32972a25ec329f8c1ef405f8b0af4df9bc3..3741ba4f3ae7a3a97dd02600f4935093d4ae3f31 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/rfc_1940-must_use_on_functions/fn_must_use.rs
+++ b/src/test/ui/rfc_1940-must_use_on_functions/fn_must_use.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #![feature(fn_must_use)]
 #![warn(unused_must_use)]
 
+#[derive(PartialEq, Eq)]
 struct MyStruct {
     n: usize,
 }
@@ -58,13 +59,18 @@ fn main() {
     need_to_use_this_value();
 
     let mut m = MyStruct { n: 2 };
+    let n = MyStruct { n: 3 };
+
     m.need_to_use_this_method_value();
     m.is_even(); // trait method!
 
-    m.replace(3);
+    m.replace(3); // won't warn (annotation needs to be in trait definition)
 
+    // comparison methods are `must_use`
     2.eq(&3);
+    m.eq(&n);
 
-    // FIXME: operators should probably be `must_use` if underlying method is
+    // lint includes comparison operators
     2 == 3;
+    m == n;
 }
diff --git a/src/test/ui/rfc_1940-must_use_on_functions/fn_must_use.stderr b/src/test/ui/rfc_1940-must_use_on_functions/fn_must_use.stderr
index 69755c89b484935af6012380a61bd2a83bda3e07..fdd0a591bc78da13b4c6c6a94014e4756911ec2d 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/rfc_1940-must_use_on_functions/fn_must_use.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/rfc_1940-must_use_on_functions/fn_must_use.stderr
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 warning: unused return value of `need_to_use_this_value` which must be used: it's important
-  --> $DIR/fn_must_use.rs:58:5
+  --> $DIR/fn_must_use.rs:59:5
    |
-58 |     need_to_use_this_value();
+59 |     need_to_use_this_value();
    |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    |
 note: lint level defined here
@@ -11,20 +11,38 @@ note: lint level defined here
    |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 warning: unused return value of `MyStruct::need_to_use_this_method_value` which must be used
-  --> $DIR/fn_must_use.rs:61:5
+  --> $DIR/fn_must_use.rs:64:5
    |
-61 |     m.need_to_use_this_method_value();
+64 |     m.need_to_use_this_method_value();
    |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 warning: unused return value of `EvenNature::is_even` which must be used: no side effects
-  --> $DIR/fn_must_use.rs:62:5
+  --> $DIR/fn_must_use.rs:65:5
    |
-62 |     m.is_even(); // trait method!
+65 |     m.is_even(); // trait method!
    |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 warning: unused return value of `std::cmp::PartialEq::eq` which must be used
-  --> $DIR/fn_must_use.rs:66:5
+  --> $DIR/fn_must_use.rs:70:5
    |
-66 |     2.eq(&3);
+70 |     2.eq(&3);
    |     ^^^^^^^^^
 
+warning: unused return value of `std::cmp::PartialEq::eq` which must be used
+  --> $DIR/fn_must_use.rs:71:5
+   |
+71 |     m.eq(&n);
+   |     ^^^^^^^^^
+
+warning: unused comparison which must be used
+  --> $DIR/fn_must_use.rs:74:5
+   |
+74 |     2 == 3;
+   |     ^^^^^^
+
+warning: unused comparison which must be used
+  --> $DIR/fn_must_use.rs:75:5
+   |
+75 |     m == n;
+   |     ^^^^^^
+