diff --git a/pkg/container/id.go b/pkg/container/id.go
index dae7bf40..795f6447 100644
--- a/pkg/container/id.go
+++ b/pkg/container/id.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package container
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"crypto/sha256"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/v2/refs"
@@ -30,3 +31,11 @@ func (id *ID) SetSHA256(v [sha256.Size]byte) {
 func (id *ID) ToV2() *refs.ContainerID {
 	return (*refs.ContainerID)(id)
 }
+
+// Equal returns true if identifiers are identical.
+func (id *ID) Equal(id2 *ID) bool {
+	return bytes.Equal(
+		(*refs.ContainerID)(id).GetValue(),
+		(*refs.ContainerID)(id2).GetValue(),
+	)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/container/id_test.go b/pkg/container/id_test.go
index a5ae05e4..36037718 100644
--- a/pkg/container/id_test.go
+++ b/pkg/container/id_test.go
@@ -22,3 +22,26 @@ func TestIDV2_0(t *testing.T) {
 
 	require.Equal(t, checksum[:], cidV2.GetValue())
 }
+
+func randSHA256Checksum(t *testing.T) (cs [sha256.Size]byte) {
+	_, err := rand.Read(cs[:])
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	return
+}
+
+func TestID_Equal(t *testing.T) {
+	cs := randSHA256Checksum(t)
+
+	id1 := NewID()
+	id1.SetSHA256(cs)
+
+	id2 := NewID()
+	id2.SetSHA256(cs)
+
+	id3 := NewID()
+	id3.SetSHA256(randSHA256Checksum(t))
+
+	require.True(t, id1.Equal(id2))
+	require.False(t, id1.Equal(id3))
+}
diff --git a/pkg/object/id.go b/pkg/object/id.go
index c7eb5736..4eefbf5a 100644
--- a/pkg/object/id.go
+++ b/pkg/object/id.go
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ func (id *ID) SetSHA256(v [sha256.Size]byte) {
 // Equal returns true if identifiers are identical.
 func (id *ID) Equal(id2 *ID) bool {
 	return bytes.Equal(
-		(*ID)(id).ToV2().GetValue(),
-		(*ID)(id2).ToV2().GetValue(),
+		(*refs.ObjectID)(id).GetValue(),
+		(*refs.ObjectID)(id2).GetValue(),
 	)
 }