diff --git a/smithy-model/src/main/java/software/amazon/smithy/model/traits/ExamplesTrait.java b/smithy-model/src/main/java/software/amazon/smithy/model/traits/ExamplesTrait.java
index f3ac1a863a3..5dbac80172a 100644
--- a/smithy-model/src/main/java/software/amazon/smithy/model/traits/ExamplesTrait.java
+++ b/smithy-model/src/main/java/software/amazon/smithy/model/traits/ExamplesTrait.java
@@ -193,6 +193,25 @@ public Node toNode() {
             return builder.build();
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public boolean equals(Object o) {
+            if (this == o) {
+                return true;
+            }
+            if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            Example example = (Example) o;
+            return allowConstraintErrors == example.allowConstraintErrors && Objects.equals(title, example.title)
+                    && Objects.equals(documentation, example.documentation) && Objects.equals(input, example.input)
+                    && Objects.equals(output, example.output) && Objects.equals(error, example.error);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public int hashCode() {
+            return Objects.hash(title, documentation, input, output, error, allowConstraintErrors);
+        }
+
         @Override
         public Builder toBuilder() {
             return new Builder().documentation(documentation).title(title).input(input).output(output).error(error)
diff --git a/smithy-model/src/test/java/software/amazon/smithy/model/ModelTest.java b/smithy-model/src/test/java/software/amazon/smithy/model/ModelTest.java
index 0a780d5fd03..da572e985ac 100644
--- a/smithy-model/src/test/java/software/amazon/smithy/model/ModelTest.java
+++ b/smithy-model/src/test/java/software/amazon/smithy/model/ModelTest.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
@@ -38,13 +39,10 @@
 import software.amazon.smithy.model.knowledge.TopDownIndex;
 import software.amazon.smithy.model.node.ExpectationNotMetException;
 import software.amazon.smithy.model.node.Node;
-import software.amazon.smithy.model.shapes.EnumShape;
-import software.amazon.smithy.model.shapes.IntegerShape;
-import software.amazon.smithy.model.shapes.ListShape;
-import software.amazon.smithy.model.shapes.Shape;
-import software.amazon.smithy.model.shapes.ShapeId;
-import software.amazon.smithy.model.shapes.StringShape;
-import software.amazon.smithy.model.shapes.TimestampShape;
+import software.amazon.smithy.model.node.ObjectNode;
+import software.amazon.smithy.model.node.StringNode;
+import software.amazon.smithy.model.shapes.*;
+import software.amazon.smithy.model.traits.ExamplesTrait;
 import software.amazon.smithy.model.traits.TraitDefinition;
 import software.amazon.smithy.model.traits.synthetic.OriginalShapeIdTrait;
 
@@ -79,6 +77,26 @@ public void modelEquality() {
         assertThat(modelA, not(equalTo(null)));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void modelEqualityExamples() {
+        StructureShape opInput = StructureShape.builder().id(ShapeId.fromParts("foo", "FooInput")).addMember("test", ShapeId.from("smithy.api#String")).build();
+        Supplier<OperationShape> op = () -> {
+            ExamplesTrait.Example example = ExamplesTrait.Example.builder().title("anything").input(ObjectNode.builder().withMember("test", StringNode.from("something")).build()).build();
+            ExamplesTrait examples = ExamplesTrait.builder().addExample(example).build();
+            return OperationShape.builder().id(ShapeId.fromParts("foo", "Foo")).input(opInput).addTrait(examples).build();
+        };
+
+        Model modelA = Model.builder()
+                .addShape(op.get())
+                .build();
+        Model modelB = Model.builder()
+                .addShape(op.get())
+                .build();
+
+        assertThat(modelA, equalTo(modelA));
+        assertThat(modelA, equalTo(modelB));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void successfullyExpectsShapesOfType() {
         StringShape shape = StringShape.builder().id("ns.foo#A").build();