diff --git a/lib/capybara/node/matchers.rb b/lib/capybara/node/matchers.rb
index 0cf61ec2..71ebd4b1 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/node/matchers.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/node/matchers.rb
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ module Capybara
       end
 
       def ==(other)
-        self.eql?(other) or base == other.base
+        self.eql?(other) or (other.respond_to?(:base) and base == other.base)
       end
 
     private
diff --git a/spec/rspec/matchers_spec.rb b/spec/rspec/matchers_spec.rb
index ee4c996b..030eb8d4 100644
--- a/spec/rspec/matchers_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rspec/matchers_spec.rb
@@ -573,4 +573,14 @@ describe Capybara::RSpecMatchers do
       end.to raise_error(/expected to find table "No such Table"/)
     end
   end
+
+  describe "==" do
+    before do
+      visit('/with_html')
+    end
+
+    it "returns false for unrelated object" do
+      page.find("html").should_not == "Not Capybara::Node::Base"
+    end
+  end
 end