diff --git a/pkg/vm/context.go b/pkg/vm/context.go
index b934b2ba3..64817e4b4 100644
--- a/pkg/vm/context.go
+++ b/pkg/vm/context.go
@@ -175,6 +175,11 @@ func (c *Context) TryBytes() ([]byte, error) {
 	return nil, errors.New("can't convert Context to ByteArray")
 }
 
+// Equals implements StackItem interface.
+func (c *Context) Equals(s StackItem) bool {
+	return c == s
+}
+
 // ToContractParameter implements StackItem interface.
 func (c *Context) ToContractParameter(map[StackItem]bool) smartcontract.Parameter {
 	return smartcontract.Parameter{
diff --git a/pkg/vm/stack_item.go b/pkg/vm/stack_item.go
index 188b11de6..0a03fe20f 100644
--- a/pkg/vm/stack_item.go
+++ b/pkg/vm/stack_item.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package vm
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/json"
@@ -21,6 +22,8 @@ type StackItem interface {
 	Dup() StackItem
 	// TryBytes converts StackItem to a byte slice.
 	TryBytes() ([]byte, error)
+	// Equals checks if 2 StackItems are equal.
+	Equals(s StackItem) bool
 	// ToContractParameter converts StackItem to smartcontract.Parameter
 	ToContractParameter(map[StackItem]bool) smartcontract.Parameter
 }
@@ -126,6 +129,25 @@ func (i *StructItem) TryBytes() ([]byte, error) {
 	return nil, errors.New("can't convert Struct to ByteArray")
 }
 
+// Equals implements StackItem interface.
+func (i *StructItem) Equals(s StackItem) bool {
+	if i == s {
+		return true
+	} else if s == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	val, ok := s.(*StructItem)
+	if !ok || len(i.value) != len(val.value) {
+		return false
+	}
+	for j := range i.value {
+		if !i.value[j].Equals(val.value[j]) {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
 // ToContractParameter implements StackItem interface.
 func (i *StructItem) ToContractParameter(seen map[StackItem]bool) smartcontract.Parameter {
 	var value []smartcontract.Parameter
@@ -180,6 +202,21 @@ func (i *BigIntegerItem) TryBytes() ([]byte, error) {
 	return i.Bytes(), nil
 }
 
+// Equals implements StackItem interface.
+func (i *BigIntegerItem) Equals(s StackItem) bool {
+	if i == s {
+		return true
+	} else if s == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	val, ok := s.(*BigIntegerItem)
+	if ok {
+		return i.value.Cmp(val.value) == 0
+	}
+	bs, err := s.TryBytes()
+	return err == nil && bytes.Equal(i.Bytes(), bs)
+}
+
 // Value implements StackItem interface.
 func (i *BigIntegerItem) Value() interface{} {
 	return i.value
@@ -254,6 +291,21 @@ func (i *BoolItem) TryBytes() ([]byte, error) {
 	return i.Bytes(), nil
 }
 
+// Equals implements StackItem interface.
+func (i *BoolItem) Equals(s StackItem) bool {
+	if i == s {
+		return true
+	} else if s == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	val, ok := s.(*BoolItem)
+	if ok {
+		return i.value == val.value
+	}
+	bs, err := s.TryBytes()
+	return err == nil && bytes.Equal(i.Bytes(), bs)
+}
+
 // ToContractParameter implements StackItem interface.
 func (i *BoolItem) ToContractParameter(map[StackItem]bool) smartcontract.Parameter {
 	return smartcontract.Parameter{
@@ -293,6 +345,17 @@ func (i *ByteArrayItem) TryBytes() ([]byte, error) {
 	return i.value, nil
 }
 
+// Equals implements StackItem interface.
+func (i *ByteArrayItem) Equals(s StackItem) bool {
+	if i == s {
+		return true
+	} else if s == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	bs, err := s.TryBytes()
+	return err == nil && bytes.Equal(i.value, bs)
+}
+
 // Dup implements StackItem interface.
 func (i *ByteArrayItem) Dup() StackItem {
 	a := make([]byte, len(i.value))
@@ -339,6 +402,11 @@ func (i *ArrayItem) TryBytes() ([]byte, error) {
 	return nil, errors.New("can't convert Array to ByteArray")
 }
 
+// Equals implements StackItem interface.
+func (i *ArrayItem) Equals(s StackItem) bool {
+	return i == s
+}
+
 // Dup implements StackItem interface.
 func (i *ArrayItem) Dup() StackItem {
 	// reference type
@@ -384,6 +452,11 @@ func (i *MapItem) TryBytes() ([]byte, error) {
 	return nil, errors.New("can't convert Map to ByteArray")
 }
 
+// Equals implements StackItem interface.
+func (i *MapItem) Equals(s StackItem) bool {
+	return i == s
+}
+
 func (i *MapItem) String() string {
 	return "Map"
 }
@@ -486,6 +559,17 @@ func (i *InteropItem) TryBytes() ([]byte, error) {
 	return nil, errors.New("can't convert Interop to ByteArray")
 }
 
+// Equals implements StackItem interface.
+func (i *InteropItem) Equals(s StackItem) bool {
+	if i == s {
+		return true
+	} else if s == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	val, ok := s.(*InteropItem)
+	return ok && i.value == val.value
+}
+
 // ToContractParameter implements StackItem interface.
 func (i *InteropItem) ToContractParameter(map[StackItem]bool) smartcontract.Parameter {
 	return smartcontract.Parameter{
diff --git a/pkg/vm/vm.go b/pkg/vm/vm.go
index 4ec5b603f..9bb0ba675 100644
--- a/pkg/vm/vm.go
+++ b/pkg/vm/vm.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"math/big"
 	"os"
-	"reflect"
 	"text/tabwriter"
 	"unicode/utf8"
 
@@ -703,18 +702,7 @@ func (v *VM) execute(ctx *Context, op opcode.Opcode, parameter []byte) (err erro
 		if a == nil {
 			panic("no second-to-the-top element found")
 		}
-		if ta, ok := a.value.(*ArrayItem); ok {
-			if tb, ok := b.value.(*ArrayItem); ok {
-				v.estack.PushVal(ta == tb)
-				break
-			}
-		} else if ma, ok := a.value.(*MapItem); ok {
-			if mb, ok := b.value.(*MapItem); ok {
-				v.estack.PushVal(ma == mb)
-				break
-			}
-		}
-		v.estack.PushVal(reflect.DeepEqual(a, b))
+		v.estack.PushVal(a.value.Equals(b.value))
 
 	// Bit operations.
 	case opcode.INVERT:
diff --git a/pkg/vm/vm_test.go b/pkg/vm/vm_test.go
index c8488d189..bbc654a9a 100644
--- a/pkg/vm/vm_test.go
+++ b/pkg/vm/vm_test.go
@@ -1006,6 +1006,16 @@ func TestEQUALGoodInteger(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, &BoolItem{true}, vm.estack.Pop().value)
 }
 
+func TestEQUALIntegerByteArray(t *testing.T) {
+	prog := makeProgram(opcode.EQUAL)
+	vm := load(prog)
+	vm.estack.PushVal([]byte{16})
+	vm.estack.PushVal(16)
+	runVM(t, vm)
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, vm.estack.Len())
+	assert.Equal(t, &BoolItem{true}, vm.estack.Pop().value)
+}
+
 func TestEQUALArrayTrue(t *testing.T) {
 	prog := makeProgram(opcode.DUP, opcode.EQUAL)
 	vm := load(prog)