diff --git a/src/client.rs b/src/client.rs
index 8c96bbc..d143425 100644
--- a/src/client.rs
+++ b/src/client.rs
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ impl ClientPool {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Get a reference to this pool's Uri
+    pub fn get_uri(&self) -> &Uri {
+        &self.uri
+    }
+
     /// Retrieve a client from the client pool, possibly blocking until one is available.
     /// See: http://api.mongodb.org/c/current/mongoc_client_pool_pop.html
     pub fn pop(&self) -> Client {
diff --git a/src/uri.rs b/src/uri.rs
index c6c30a9..0525d2f 100644
--- a/src/uri.rs
+++ b/src/uri.rs
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ impl Uri {
     // TODO add various methods that are available on uri
 }
 
+impl PartialEq for Uri {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &Uri) -> bool {
+        self.as_str() == other.as_str()
+    }
+}
+
 impl fmt::Debug for Uri {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         write!(f, "{}", self.as_str())
diff --git a/tests/client.rs b/tests/client.rs
index 3aa2374..21a4f31 100644
--- a/tests/client.rs
+++ b/tests/client.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ use mongo_driver::client::{ClientPool,SslOptions};
 #[test]
 fn test_new_pool_and_pop_client() {
     let uri = Uri::new("mongodb://localhost:27017/").unwrap();
-    let pool = ClientPool::new(uri, None);
+    let pool = ClientPool::new(uri.clone(), None);
+    assert_eq!(pool.get_uri(), &uri);
 
     // Pop a client and get a database and collection
     let client = pool.pop();
diff --git a/tests/uri.rs b/tests/uri.rs
index 800fb4a..a191ea9 100644
--- a/tests/uri.rs
+++ b/tests/uri.rs
@@ -22,3 +22,13 @@ fn test_get_database() {
     let uri = Uri::new("mongodb://localhost:27017/db").unwrap();
     assert_eq!("db", uri.get_database().unwrap());
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_equality() {
+    let uri1 = Uri::new("mongodb://localhost:27017/").unwrap();
+    let uri2 = Uri::new("mongodb://localhost:27018/").unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(uri1, uri1.clone());
+    assert!(uri1 == uri1.clone());
+    assert!(uri1 != uri2);
+}