diff --git a/src/gui/macOS/fileprovideritemmetadata.cpp b/src/gui/macOS/fileprovideritemmetadata.cpp
index cec1dfa79e8fd..0ef97d0c02f7d 100644
--- a/src/gui/macOS/fileprovideritemmetadata.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/macOS/fileprovideritemmetadata.cpp
@@ -163,6 +163,13 @@ bool FileProviderItemMetadata::sharedByCurrentUser() const
     return _sharedByCurrentUser;
 }
 
+bool operator==(const FileProviderItemMetadata &lhs, const FileProviderItemMetadata &rhs)
+{
+    return lhs.identifier() == rhs.identifier() &&
+        lhs.contentVersion() == rhs.contentVersion() &&
+        lhs.metadataVersion() == rhs.metadataVersion();
 }
 
-}
+} // namespace Mac
+
+} // namespace OCC
diff --git a/src/gui/macOS/fileprovideritemmetadata.h b/src/gui/macOS/fileprovideritemmetadata.h
index 6ec4c0aca7f74..9986e737f45db 100644
--- a/src/gui/macOS/fileprovideritemmetadata.h
+++ b/src/gui/macOS/fileprovideritemmetadata.h
@@ -86,7 +86,10 @@ class FileProviderItemMetadata
 	bool downloading() const;
 	bool downloaded() const;
 	bool shared() const;
-	bool sharedByCurrentUser() const;
+    bool sharedByCurrentUser() const;
+
+    // Check equality via identifier, contentVersion, and metadataVersion
+    friend bool operator==(const FileProviderItemMetadata &lhs, const FileProviderItemMetadata &rhs);
 
 private:
 	QString _identifier;