diff --git a/spec/core/matchers/matchersUtilSpec.js b/spec/core/matchers/matchersUtilSpec.js
index 839b7e67..dab04308 100644
--- a/spec/core/matchers/matchersUtilSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/matchers/matchersUtilSpec.js
@@ -885,6 +885,25 @@ describe('matchersUtil', function() {
       );
     });
 
+    it('passes for ArrayBuffers with same length and content', function() {
+      jasmine.getEnv().requireFunctioningArrayBuffers();
+      var buffer1 = new ArrayBuffer(4); // eslint-disable-line compat/compat
+      var buffer2 = new ArrayBuffer(4); // eslint-disable-line compat/compat
+      expect(jasmineUnderTest.matchersUtil.equals(buffer1, buffer2)).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('fails for ArrayBuffers with same length but different content', function() {
+      jasmine.getEnv().requireFunctioningTypedArrays();
+      jasmine.getEnv().requireFunctioningArrayBuffers();
+      var buffer1 = new ArrayBuffer(4); // eslint-disable-line compat/compat
+      var buffer2 = new ArrayBuffer(4); // eslint-disable-line compat/compat
+      var array1 = new Uint8Array(buffer1); // eslint-disable-line compat/compat
+      array1[0] = 1;
+      expect(jasmineUnderTest.matchersUtil.equals(buffer1, buffer2)).toBe(
+        false
+      );
+    });
+
     describe('when running in an environment with array polyfills', function() {
       var findIndexDescriptor = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(
         Array.prototype,
diff --git a/spec/helpers/checkForArrayBuffer.js b/spec/helpers/checkForArrayBuffer.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a04a94e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/helpers/checkForArrayBuffer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/* eslint-disable compat/compat */
+(function(env) {
+  function hasFunctioningArrayBuffers() {
+    if (typeof ArrayBuffer === 'undefined') {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      var buffer = new ArrayBuffer(2);
+      var view8bit = new Uint8Array(buffer);
+      var view16bit = new Uint16Array(buffer);
+      view16bit[0] = 0xabcd;
+      return view8bit[0] === 0xcd && view8bit[1] === 0xab;
+    } catch (e) {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  env.requireFunctioningArrayBuffers = function() {
+    env.requireFunctioningTypedArrays();
+    if (!hasFunctioningArrayBuffers()) {
+      env.pending('Browser has incomplete or missing support for ArrayBuffer');
+    }
+  };
+})(jasmine.getEnv());
diff --git a/spec/support/jasmine-browser.js b/spec/support/jasmine-browser.js
index 1f1e8bef..cacf28f7 100644
--- a/spec/support/jasmine-browser.js
+++ b/spec/support/jasmine-browser.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ module.exports = {
     'helpers/asyncAwait.js',
     'helpers/generator.js',
     'helpers/BrowserFlags.js',
+    'helpers/checkForArrayBuffer.js',
     'helpers/checkForMap.js',
     'helpers/checkForSet.js',
     'helpers/checkForSymbol.js',
diff --git a/spec/support/jasmine.json b/spec/support/jasmine.json
index 56ed17c0..c9ffa120 100644
--- a/spec/support/jasmine.json
+++ b/spec/support/jasmine.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   "helpers": [
     "helpers/asyncAwait.js",
     "helpers/generator.js",
+    "helpers/checkForArrayBuffer.js",
     "helpers/checkForMap.js",
     "helpers/checkForSet.js",
     "helpers/checkForSymbol.js",
diff --git a/src/core/matchers/matchersUtil.js b/src/core/matchers/matchersUtil.js
index 5f75a4ed..8ff30593 100644
--- a/src/core/matchers/matchersUtil.js
+++ b/src/core/matchers/matchersUtil.js
@@ -269,6 +269,17 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().MatchersUtil = function(j$) {
           diffBuilder.recordMismatch();
         }
         return result;
+      case '[object ArrayBuffer]':
+        // If we have an instance of ArrayBuffer the Uint8Array ctor
+        // will be defined as well
+        return self.eq_(
+          new Uint8Array(a), // eslint-disable-line compat/compat
+          new Uint8Array(b), // eslint-disable-line compat/compat
+          aStack,
+          bStack,
+          customTesters,
+          diffBuilder
+        );
       // RegExps are compared by their source patterns and flags.
       case '[object RegExp]':
         return (