diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/DefaultStringTuple.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/DefaultStringTuple.java
index fbd5c6586..d99b6bb6e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/DefaultStringTuple.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/DefaultStringTuple.java
@@ -54,4 +54,29 @@ public class DefaultStringTuple extends DefaultTuple implements StringTuple {
 	public String getValueAsString() {
 		return valueAsString;
 	}
-}
+
+	@Override
+	public int hashCode() {
+		final int prime = 31;
+		int result = super.hashCode();
+		result = prime * result + ((valueAsString == null) ? 0 : valueAsString.hashCode());
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+		if (super.equals(obj)) {
+			if (!(obj instanceof DefaultStringTuple))
+				return false;
+			DefaultStringTuple other = (DefaultStringTuple) obj;
+			if (valueAsString == null) {
+				if (other.valueAsString != null)
+					return false;
+			}
+			else if (!valueAsString.equals(other.valueAsString))
+				return false;
+			return true;
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/DefaultTuple.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/DefaultTuple.java
index 11c10e511..3eb71b94d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/DefaultTuple.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/DefaultTuple.java
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.data.redis.connection;
 
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
 import org.springframework.data.redis.connection.RedisZSetCommands.Tuple;
 
 /**
@@ -48,4 +50,40 @@ public class DefaultTuple implements Tuple {
 	public byte[] getValue() {
 		return value;
 	}
-}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+		if (this == obj)
+			return true;
+		if (obj == null)
+			return false;
+		if (!(obj instanceof DefaultTuple))
+			return false;
+		DefaultTuple other = (DefaultTuple) obj;
+		if (score == null) {
+			if (other.score != null)
+				return false;
+		}
+		else if (!score.equals(other.score))
+			return false;
+		if (!Arrays.equals(value, other.value))
+			return false;
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public int hashCode() {
+		final int prime = 31;
+		int result = 1;
+		result = prime * result + ((score == null) ? 0 : score.hashCode());
+		result = prime * result + Arrays.hashCode(value);
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public int compareTo(Double o) {
+		Double d = (score == null ? Double.valueOf(0.0d) : score);
+		Double a = (o == null ? Double.valueOf(0.0d) : o);
+		return d.compareTo(a);
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/RedisZSetCommands.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/RedisZSetCommands.java
index accb02795..ee854c81e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/RedisZSetCommands.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/RedisZSetCommands.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public interface RedisZSetCommands {
 	/**
 	 * ZSet tuple. 
 	 */
-	public interface Tuple {
+	public interface Tuple extends Comparable<Double> {
 		byte[] getValue();
 
 		Double getScore();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/DefaultTypedTuple.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/DefaultTypedTuple.java
index d8f85a435..d26630d28 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/DefaultTypedTuple.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/DefaultTypedTuple.java
@@ -47,4 +47,44 @@ class DefaultTypedTuple<V> implements TypedTuple<V> {
 	public V getValue() {
 		return value;
 	}
-}
+
+	@Override
+	public int hashCode() {
+		final int prime = 31;
+		int result = 1;
+		result = prime * result + ((score == null) ? 0 : score.hashCode());
+		result = prime * result + ((value == null) ? 0 : value.hashCode());
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+		if (this == obj)
+			return true;
+		if (obj == null)
+			return false;
+		if (!(obj instanceof DefaultTypedTuple))
+			return false;
+		DefaultTypedTuple other = (DefaultTypedTuple) obj;
+		if (score == null) {
+			if (other.score != null)
+				return false;
+		}
+		else if (!score.equals(other.score))
+			return false;
+		if (value == null) {
+			if (other.value != null)
+				return false;
+		}
+		else if (!value.equals(other.value))
+			return false;
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public int compareTo(Double o) {
+		Double d = (score == null ? Double.valueOf(0) : score);
+		Double a = (o == null ? Double.valueOf(0) : o);
+		return d.compareTo(a);
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/ZSetOperations.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/ZSetOperations.java
index fb7fce04e..54a363d1e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/ZSetOperations.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/ZSetOperations.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public interface ZSetOperations<K, V> {
 	/**
 	 * Typed ZSet tuple. 
 	 */
-	public interface TypedTuple<V> {
+	public interface TypedTuple<V> extends Comparable<Double> {
 		V getValue();
 
 		Double getScore();