diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 494754d..fa85a85 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# v15.3.0
+
+- Add `==` operators for `SocketAckStatus` and `String`
+
 # v15.2.0
 
 - Small fixes.
diff --git a/Source/SocketIO/Ack/SocketAckManager.swift b/Source/SocketIO/Ack/SocketAckManager.swift
index 51047fb..196f1f5 100644
--- a/Source/SocketIO/Ack/SocketAckManager.swift
+++ b/Source/SocketIO/Ack/SocketAckManager.swift
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@ public enum SocketAckStatus : String {
 
     /// The ack timed out.
     case noAck = "NO ACK"
+
+    /// Tests whether a string is equal to a given SocketAckStatus
+    public static func == (lhs: String, rhs: SocketAckStatus) -> Bool {
+        return lhs == rhs.rawValue
+    }
+
+    /// Tests whether a string is equal to a given SocketAckStatus
+    public static func == (lhs: SocketAckStatus, rhs: String) -> Bool {
+        return rhs == lhs
+    }
 }
 
 private struct SocketAck : Hashable {
diff --git a/Tests/TestSocketIO/SocketAckManagerTest.swift b/Tests/TestSocketIO/SocketAckManagerTest.swift
index b4f7b5d..f5d9c2a 100644
--- a/Tests/TestSocketIO/SocketAckManagerTest.swift
+++ b/Tests/TestSocketIO/SocketAckManagerTest.swift
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class SocketAckManagerTest : XCTestCase {
                 return
             }
 
-            XCTAssertEqual(timeoutReason, SocketAckStatus.noAck.rawValue)
+            XCTAssert(timeoutReason == SocketAckStatus.noAck)
 
             callbackExpection.fulfill()
         }