diff --git a/src/fsharp/FSharp.Core.Unittests/FSharp.Core/PrimTypes.fs b/src/fsharp/FSharp.Core.Unittests/FSharp.Core/PrimTypes.fs
index 8f23db3a41e..a1dde2fbde8 100644
--- a/src/fsharp/FSharp.Core.Unittests/FSharp.Core/PrimTypes.fs
+++ b/src/fsharp/FSharp.Core.Unittests/FSharp.Core/PrimTypes.fs
@@ -683,3 +683,55 @@ type UnboxAndOptionStuff() =
         Assert.IsTrue( not (isNull [| |]))
         Assert.IsTrue( not (isNull ""))
         Assert.IsTrue( not (isNull "1"))
+
+
+type EnumA =
+| A0 = 0
+| A1 = 1
+| A2 = 2
+
+module EnumEqualityTestHelper =
+    let equals<'a when 'a : equality> (lhs:'a) (rhs:'a) =
+        // we are needlessly complex here to avoid the compiler from inlining this function
+        let r = System.Random ()
+        let n = r.Next ()
+        let mutable result = Unchecked.defaultof<_>
+        for i = n to n do
+            result <- lhs = rhs
+        result           
+
+    let equals2<'a when 'a : equality> (lhs:'a) (rhs:'a) =
+        LanguagePrimitives.FastGenericEqualityComparer.Equals (lhs, rhs)
+
+[<TestFixture>]
+type EnumEqualityTest() =
+    [<Test>]
+    member this.EqualityCheck () =
+        Assert.IsTrue  (EnumEqualityTestHelper.equals EnumA.A0 EnumA.A0)
+        Assert.IsFalse (EnumEqualityTestHelper.equals EnumA.A0 EnumA.A1)
+        Assert.IsFalse (EnumEqualityTestHelper.equals EnumA.A0 EnumA.A2)
+
+        Assert.IsFalse (EnumEqualityTestHelper.equals EnumA.A1 EnumA.A0)
+        Assert.IsTrue  (EnumEqualityTestHelper.equals EnumA.A1 EnumA.A1)
+        Assert.IsFalse (EnumEqualityTestHelper.equals EnumA.A1 EnumA.A2)
+
+        Assert.IsFalse (EnumEqualityTestHelper.equals EnumA.A2 EnumA.A0)
+        Assert.IsFalse (EnumEqualityTestHelper.equals EnumA.A2 EnumA.A1)
+        Assert.IsTrue  (EnumEqualityTestHelper.equals EnumA.A2 EnumA.A2)
+
+    [<Test>]
+    member this.EqualityCheck2 () =
+        Assert.IsTrue  (EnumEqualityTestHelper.equals2 EnumA.A0 EnumA.A0)
+        Assert.IsFalse (EnumEqualityTestHelper.equals2 EnumA.A0 EnumA.A1)
+        Assert.IsFalse (EnumEqualityTestHelper.equals2 EnumA.A0 EnumA.A2)
+
+        Assert.IsFalse (EnumEqualityTestHelper.equals2 EnumA.A1 EnumA.A0)
+        Assert.IsTrue  (EnumEqualityTestHelper.equals2 EnumA.A1 EnumA.A1)
+        Assert.IsFalse (EnumEqualityTestHelper.equals2 EnumA.A1 EnumA.A2)
+
+        Assert.IsFalse (EnumEqualityTestHelper.equals2 EnumA.A2 EnumA.A0)
+        Assert.IsFalse (EnumEqualityTestHelper.equals2 EnumA.A2 EnumA.A1)
+        Assert.IsTrue  (EnumEqualityTestHelper.equals2 EnumA.A2 EnumA.A2)
+
+
+
diff --git a/src/fsharp/FSharp.Core/prim-types.fs b/src/fsharp/FSharp.Core/prim-types.fs
index bf1168b597d..7086c4dadd7 100644
--- a/src/fsharp/FSharp.Core/prim-types.fs
+++ b/src/fsharp/FSharp.Core/prim-types.fs
@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.FSharp.Core
         type System.Type with
             member inline this.IsGenericType = this.GetTypeInfo().IsGenericType
             member inline this.IsValueType = this.GetTypeInfo().IsValueType
+            member inline this.IsEnum = this.GetTypeInfo().IsEnum
             member inline this.IsSealed = this.GetTypeInfo().IsSealed
             member inline this.IsAssignableFrom(otherTy : Type) = this.GetTypeInfo().IsAssignableFrom(otherTy.GetTypeInfo())
             member inline this.GetGenericArguments() = this.GetTypeInfo().GenericTypeArguments
@@ -1793,6 +1794,16 @@ namespace Microsoft.FSharp.Core
                                 if x.HasValue then x.Value.GetHashCode ()
                                 else 0
 
+                module EqualityComparerDefault =
+                    [<Struct; NoComparison; NoEquality>]
+                    type Impl<'a> =
+                        interface IEssenceOfEquals<'a> with
+                            member __.Ensorcel (_:IEqualityComparer, x:'a, y:'a) =
+                                System.Collections.Generic.EqualityComparer.Default.Equals (x, y)
+                        interface IEssenceOfGetHashCode<'a> with
+                            member __.Ensorcel (_:IEqualityComparer, x:'a) =
+                                System.Collections.Generic.EqualityComparer.Default.GetHashCode x
+
                 module ValueType =
                     [<Struct; NoComparison; NoEquality>]
                     type StructuralEquatable<'a when 'a : struct and 'a :> IStructuralEquatable> =
@@ -2628,6 +2639,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.FSharp.Core
                     elif t.Equals typeof<decimal>    then typeof<EqualsTypes.Decimal>
                     else null
 
+                let enumTypes (t:Type) : Type =
+                    if t.IsEnum
+                    then mos.makeType t typedefof<CommonEqualityTypes.EqualityComparerDefault.Impl<_>>
+                    else null
+
                 let compilerGenerated tyRelation ty =
                     // if we are using the ER comparer, and we are a standard f# record or value type with compiler generated
                     // equality operators, then we can avoid the boxing of IStructuralEquatable and just call the
@@ -2699,6 +2715,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.FSharp.Core
                         fun () -> tuples tyRelation ty
                         fun () -> floatingPointTypes tyRelation ty
                         fun () -> standardTypes ty
+                        fun () -> enumTypes ty
                         fun () -> compilerGenerated tyRelation ty
                         fun () -> arrays tyRelation ty
                         fun () -> nullableType ty
@@ -3052,6 +3069,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.FSharp.Core
                     elif t.Equals typeof<float32>    then typeof<GetHashCodeTypes.Float32>
                     else null
 
+                let enumTypes (t:Type) : Type =
+                    if t.IsEnum
+                    then mos.makeType t typedefof<CommonEqualityTypes.EqualityComparerDefault.Impl<_>>
+                    else null
+
                 [<Struct;NoComparison;NoEquality>]
                 type GenericHashParamObject<'a> =
                     interface IEssenceOfGetHashCode<'a> with
@@ -3093,6 +3115,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.FSharp.Core
                     mos.takeFirstNonNull [|
                         fun () -> tuples t
                         fun () -> standardTypes t
+                        fun () -> enumTypes t
                         fun () -> arrays t
                         fun () -> nullableType t
                         fun () -> structualEquatable t