diff --git a/src/Spring/Spring.Aop/Aop/Framework/DynamicProxy/AdvisedProxy.cs b/src/Spring/Spring.Aop/Aop/Framework/DynamicProxy/AdvisedProxy.cs
index 55b7b4b7..0e7f8d1a 100644
--- a/src/Spring/Spring.Aop/Aop/Framework/DynamicProxy/AdvisedProxy.cs
+++ b/src/Spring/Spring.Aop/Aop/Framework/DynamicProxy/AdvisedProxy.cs
@@ -23,12 +23,14 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Specialized;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Runtime.Serialization;
 using System.Security.Permissions;
 
 using AopAlliance.Aop;
 using AopAlliance.Intercept;
+using Spring.Aop.Target;
 using Spring.Util;
 
 #endregion
@@ -426,6 +428,62 @@ namespace Spring.Aop.Framework.DynamicProxy
             get { return m_targetType; }
         }
 
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Equal, HashCode and ToString overrides
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Delegate to target object handling of equals method.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="obj">The object to compare with the current target object</param>
+        /// <returns>true if the specified Object is equal to the current target object; otherwise, false</returns>
+        public override bool Equals(object obj)
+        {
+            if (ReferenceEquals(this, obj))
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            AdvisedProxy otherProxy = obj as AdvisedProxy;
+            if (otherProxy != null)
+            {
+                using (m_targetSourceWrapper)
+                using (otherProxy.m_targetSourceWrapper)
+                {
+                    return m_targetSourceWrapper.GetTarget().Equals(otherProxy.m_targetSourceWrapper.GetTarget());
+                }
+            }
+
+            using (m_targetSourceWrapper)
+            {                
+                return m_targetSourceWrapper.GetTarget().Equals(obj);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Delgate to the target object generation of the hash code.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>A hash code for the target object.</returns>
+        public override int GetHashCode()
+        {
+            using (m_targetSourceWrapper)
+            {
+                return m_targetSourceWrapper.GetTarget().GetHashCode();
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns a String the represents the target object.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>A String that represents the target object</returns>
+        public override string ToString()
+        {
+            using (m_targetSourceWrapper)
+            {
+                return m_targetSourceWrapper.GetTarget().ToString();
+            }
+        }
+
         #endregion
-	}
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/src/Spring/Spring.Aop/Aop/Framework/DynamicProxy/BaseCompositionAopProxy.cs b/src/Spring/Spring.Aop/Aop/Framework/DynamicProxy/BaseCompositionAopProxy.cs
index 7de3460a..7e79d85c 100644
--- a/src/Spring/Spring.Aop/Aop/Framework/DynamicProxy/BaseCompositionAopProxy.cs
+++ b/src/Spring/Spring.Aop/Aop/Framework/DynamicProxy/BaseCompositionAopProxy.cs
@@ -84,46 +84,5 @@ namespace Spring.Aop.Framework.DynamicProxy
 		}
 
 		#endregion
-
-		#region Equal, HashCode and ToString overrides
-
-		/// <summary>
-		/// Delegate to target object handling of equals method.
-		/// </summary>
-		/// <param name="obj">The object to compare with the current target object</param>
-		/// <returns>true if the specified Object is equal to the current target object; otherwise, false</returns>
-		public override bool Equals(object obj)
-		{
-            using (m_targetSourceWrapper)
-			{
-                return m_targetSourceWrapper.GetTarget().Equals(obj);
-			}
-		}
-
-		/// <summary>
-		/// Delgate to the target object generation of the hash code.
-		/// </summary>
-		/// <returns>A hash code for the target object.</returns>
-		public override int GetHashCode()
-		{
-            using (m_targetSourceWrapper)
-			{
-                return m_targetSourceWrapper.GetTarget().GetHashCode();
-			}
-		}
-
-		/// <summary>
-		/// Returns a String the represents the target object.
-		/// </summary>
-		/// <returns>A String that represents the target object</returns>
-		public override string ToString()
-		{
-            using (m_targetSourceWrapper)
-			{
-                return m_targetSourceWrapper.GetTarget().ToString();
-			}
-		}
-
-		#endregion
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/Spring/Spring.Aop.Tests/Aop/Framework/DynamicProxy/AbstractAopProxyTests.cs b/test/Spring/Spring.Aop.Tests/Aop/Framework/DynamicProxy/AbstractAopProxyTests.cs
index db84f77c..16908ddc 100644
--- a/test/Spring/Spring.Aop.Tests/Aop/Framework/DynamicProxy/AbstractAopProxyTests.cs
+++ b/test/Spring/Spring.Aop.Tests/Aop/Framework/DynamicProxy/AbstractAopProxyTests.cs
@@ -263,6 +263,24 @@ namespace Spring.Aop.Framework.DynamicProxy
             string Company { get; set; }
         }
 
+        public class TestCustomer : ITestCustomer
+        {
+            public long Id
+            {
+                get; set;
+            }
+
+            public string Name
+            {
+                get; set;
+            }
+
+            public string Company
+            {
+                get; set;
+            }
+        }
+
         #endregion
 
         [Test(Description = "http://jira.springframework.org/browse/SPRNET-1174")]
@@ -290,6 +308,22 @@ namespace Spring.Aop.Framework.DynamicProxy
             mocks.VerifyAll();
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void Equality()
+        {
+            TestCustomer customer = new TestCustomer();
+
+            AdvisedSupport advised = new AdvisedSupport();
+            advised.Target = customer;
+            advised.Interfaces = new Type[] { typeof(ITestCustomer) };
+
+            ITestCustomer to = CreateProxy(advised) as ITestCustomer;
+            Assert.IsNotNull(to);
+            Assert.IsTrue( to.Equals(to), "identity must be equal" );
+            Assert.AreEqual(to, to);
+            Assert.AreEqual(to, ((IAdvised)to).TargetSource.GetTarget());
+        }
+
         [Test]
         [ExpectedException(typeof(NotSupportedException)
          , ExpectedMessage = "Target 'target' is null.")]
diff --git a/test/Spring/Spring.Aop.Tests/Spring.Aop.Tests.2008.csproj b/test/Spring/Spring.Aop.Tests/Spring.Aop.Tests.2008.csproj
index 3dce2ff2..ae656671 100644
--- a/test/Spring/Spring.Aop.Tests/Spring.Aop.Tests.2008.csproj
+++ b/test/Spring/Spring.Aop.Tests/Spring.Aop.Tests.2008.csproj
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     <WarningLevel>3</WarningLevel>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
-    <UseVSHostingProcess>true</UseVSHostingProcess>
+    <UseVSHostingProcess>false</UseVSHostingProcess>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
     <OutputPath>..\..\..\build\VS.Net.2008\Spring.Aop.Tests\Release\</OutputPath>