diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/core/cdi/model/ICDIVariableObject.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/core/cdi/model/ICDIVariableObject.java
index 1ed5f597fac..646d25837f4 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/core/cdi/model/ICDIVariableObject.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/core/cdi/model/ICDIVariableObject.java
@@ -70,4 +70,13 @@ public interface ICDIVariableObject extends ICDIObject {
 	 * @throws CDIException if this method fails.  Reasons include:
 	 */
 	String getQualifiedName() throws CDIException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns true if the variable Object are the same,
+	 * For example event if the name is the same because of
+	 * casting this may return false;
+	 * @return true if the same
+	 */
+	boolean equals(ICDIVariableObject varObject);
+
 }
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CVariable.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CVariable.java
index 181ba86c82c..7093743d89a 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CVariable.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CVariable.java
@@ -164,6 +164,13 @@ public abstract class CVariable extends CDebugElement
 		{
 			return ( fVariableObject != null ) ? fVariableObject.getQualifiedName() : null;
 		}
+
+		/* (non-Javadoc)
+		 * @see org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.cdi.model.ICDIVariableObject#equals(org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.cdi.model.ICDIVariableObject)
+		 */
+		public boolean equals(ICDIVariableObject varObject) {
+			return super.equals(varObject);
+		}
 	}
 
 	class InternalVariable
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/model/VariableObject.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/model/VariableObject.java
index 35b177a87ef..b78fa20db6c 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/model/VariableObject.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/model/VariableObject.java
@@ -288,4 +288,35 @@ public class VariableObject extends CObject implements ICDIVariableObject {
 		return qualifiedName;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.cdi.model.ICDIVariableObject#equals(ICDIVariableObject)
+	 */
+	public boolean equals(ICDIVariableObject varObj) {
+		if (varObj instanceof VariableObject) {
+			VariableObject var = (VariableObject) varObj;
+			if (var.getName().equals(getName())
+				&& var.getCastingArrayStart() == getCastingArrayStart()
+				&& var.getCastingArrayEnd() == getCastingArrayEnd()
+				&& ((var.getCastingType() == null && getCastingType() == null)
+					|| (var.getCastingType() != null && getCastingType() != null && var.getCastingType().equals(getCastingType())))) {
+				ICDIStackFrame varFrame = null;
+				ICDIStackFrame ourFrame = null;
+				try {
+					varFrame = var.getStackFrame();
+					ourFrame = getStackFrame();
+				} catch (CDIException e) {
+				}
+				if (ourFrame == null && varFrame == null) {
+					return true;
+				} else if (varFrame != null && ourFrame != null && varFrame.equals(ourFrame)) {
+					if (var.getStackDepth() == getStackDepth()) {
+						if (var.getPosition() == getPosition()) {
+							return true;
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return super.equals(varObj);
+	}
 }