diff --git a/merkletree/collapsed_tree.go b/merkletree/collapsed_tree.go
index f0966b8..a42b9e1 100644
--- a/merkletree/collapsed_tree.go
+++ b/merkletree/collapsed_tree.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/bits"
+	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
 )
 
 type CollapsedTree struct {
@@ -41,6 +42,10 @@ func CloneCollapsedTree(source *CollapsedTree) *CollapsedTree {
 	return &CollapsedTree{nodes: nodes, size: source.size}
 }
 
+func (tree CollapsedTree) Equal(other CollapsedTree) bool {
+	return tree.size == other.size && slices.Equal(tree.nodes, other.nodes)
+}
+
 func (tree *CollapsedTree) Add(hash Hash) {
 	tree.nodes = append(tree.nodes, hash)
 	tree.size++