diff --git a/assert/assertions.go b/assert/assertions.go
index 44b854da6..c5619f636 100644
--- a/assert/assertions.go
+++ b/assert/assertions.go
@@ -174,6 +174,17 @@ func ObjectsAreEqualValues(expected, actual interface{}) bool {
 
 	expectedType := expectedValue.Type()
 	actualType := actualValue.Type()
+
+	if expectedType.Kind() == actualType.Kind() {
+		// Test when object type is array/slice/map
+		switch actualType.Kind() {
+		case reflect.Array, reflect.Slice:
+			return listsAreEqualValues(expected, actual)
+		case reflect.Map:
+			return mapsAreEqualValues(expected, actual)
+		}
+	}
+
 	if !expectedType.ConvertibleTo(actualType) {
 		return false
 	}
@@ -202,6 +213,68 @@ func isNumericType(t reflect.Type) bool {
 	return t.Kind() >= reflect.Int && t.Kind() <= reflect.Complex128
 }
 
+// listsAreEqualValues gets whether two lists(arrays, slices) are equal, or if their
+// values are equal.
+//
+// This function should only be used by ObjectsAreEqualValues.
+func listsAreEqualValues(expected, actual interface{}) bool {
+	expectedValue := reflect.ValueOf(expected)
+	actualValue := reflect.ValueOf(actual)
+
+	// Assure two objects have the same length
+	expectedLen, expectedOK := getLen(expected)
+	actualLen, actualOK := getLen(actual)
+	if !expectedOK || !actualOK {
+		return false
+	}
+	if expectedLen != actualLen {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// Iterate over elements and compare
+	for i := 0; i < expectedLen; i++ {
+		if !ObjectsAreEqualValues(expectedValue.Index(i).Interface(), actualValue.Index(i).Interface()) {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+// mapsAreEqualValues gets whether two maps are equal, or if their
+// values are equal.
+//
+// This function should only be used by ObjectsAreEqualValues.
+func mapsAreEqualValues(expected, actual interface{}) bool {
+	expectedValue := reflect.ValueOf(expected)
+	actualValue := reflect.ValueOf(actual)
+
+	expectedKeys := expectedValue.MapKeys()
+	actualKeys := actualValue.MapKeys()
+	if len(expectedKeys) != len(actualKeys) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// Key types should be convertible
+	expectedKeyType := expectedValue.Type().Key()
+	actualKeyType := actualValue.Type().Key()
+	if !expectedKeyType.ConvertibleTo(actualKeyType) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	for _, expectedKey := range expectedKeys {
+		actualKey := expectedKey.Convert(actualKeyType)
+		expectedElem := expectedValue.MapIndex(expectedKey)
+		actualElem := actualValue.MapIndex(actualKey)
+		if !actualElem.IsValid() { // if key doesn't exist
+			return false
+		}
+		if !ObjectsAreEqualValues(expectedElem.Interface(), actualElem.Interface()) {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
 /* CallerInfo is necessary because the assert functions use the testing object
 internally, causing it to print the file:line of the assert method, rather than where
 the problem actually occurred in calling code.*/
diff --git a/assert/assertions_test.go b/assert/assertions_test.go
index e158688f2..228450731 100644
--- a/assert/assertions_test.go
+++ b/assert/assertions_test.go
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ func TestObjectsAreEqual(t *testing.T) {
 		{123.5, 123.5, true},
 		{[]byte("Hello World"), []byte("Hello World"), true},
 		{nil, nil, true},
+		{[]interface{}{1}, []interface{}{1}, true},
 
 		// cases that are expected not to be equal
 		{map[int]int{5: 10}, map[int]int{10: 20}, false},
@@ -160,6 +161,9 @@ func TestObjectsAreEqualValues(t *testing.T) {
 		{3.14, complex128(1e+100 + 1e+100i), false},
 		{complex128(1e+10 + 1e+10i), complex64(1e+10 + 1e+10i), true},
 		{complex64(1e+10 + 1e+10i), complex128(1e+10 + 1e+10i), true},
+		{map[string]interface{}{"1": int32(1)}, map[string]interface{}{"1": int64(1)}, true},
+		{map[int]interface{}{1: int32(1)}, map[int64]interface{}{1: int64(1)}, true},
+		{map[interface{}]interface{}{1: int32(1)}, map[interface{}]interface{}{"1": int64(1)}, false},
 	}
 
 	for _, c := range cases {