diff --git a/lib/_range.py b/lib/_range.py
index e7370a99..e0535506 100644
--- a/lib/_range.py
+++ b/lib/_range.py
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ class Range(object):
     """
     __slots__ = ('_lower', '_upper', '_bounds')
 
-    def __init__(self, lower=None, upper=None, bounds='[)', empty=False):
+    def __new__(cls, lower=None, upper=None, bounds='[)', empty=False):
+        self = super(Range, cls).__new__(cls)
         if not empty:
             if bounds not in ('[)', '(]', '()', '[]'):
                 raise ValueError("bound flags not valid: %r" % bounds)
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ class Range(object):
         else:
             self._lower = self._upper = self._bounds = None
 
+        return self
 
     def __repr__(self):
         if self._bounds is None:
@@ -131,6 +133,17 @@ class Range(object):
 
         return True
 
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        return (self._lower == other._lower
+            and self._upper == other._upper
+            and self._bounds == other._bounds)
+
+    def __ne__(self, other):
+        return not self.__eq__(other)
+
+    def __hash__(self):
+        return hash((self._lower, self._upper, self._bounds))
+
 
 def register_range(pgrange, pyrange, conn_or_curs, globally=False):
     """Register a typecaster and an adapter for range a range type.
diff --git a/tests/test_types_extras.py b/tests/test_types_extras.py
index d55acb91..611cca30 100755
--- a/tests/test_types_extras.py
+++ b/tests/test_types_extras.py
@@ -888,6 +888,27 @@ class RangeTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assert_(20 not in r)
         self.assert_(21 not in r)
 
+    def test_eq_hash(self):
+        from psycopg2.extras import Range
+        def assert_equal(r1, r2):
+            self.assert_(r1 == r2)
+            self.assert_(hash(r1) == hash(r2))
+
+        assert_equal(Range(empty=True), Range(empty=True))
+        assert_equal(Range(), Range())
+        assert_equal(Range(10, None), Range(10, None))
+        assert_equal(Range(10, 20), Range(10, 20))
+        assert_equal(Range(10, 20), Range(10, 20, '[)'))
+        assert_equal(Range(10, 20, '[]'), Range(10, 20, '[]'))
+
+        def assert_not_equal(r1, r2):
+            self.assert_(r1 != r2)
+            self.assert_(hash(r1) != hash(r2))
+
+        assert_not_equal(Range(10, 20), Range(10, 21))
+        assert_not_equal(Range(10, 20), Range(11, 20))
+        assert_not_equal(Range(10, 20, '[)'), Range(10, 20, '[]'))
+
 
 def skip_if_no_range(f):
     def skip_if_no_range_(self):