diff --git a/PIL/Image.py b/PIL/Image.py
index 787e60270..ea8cc6155 100644
--- a/PIL/Image.py
+++ b/PIL/Image.py
@@ -573,6 +573,8 @@ class Image:
         return file
 
     def __eq__(self, other):
+        if self.__class__.__name__ != other.__class__.__name__:
+            return False
         a = (self.mode == other.mode)
         b = (self.size == other.size)
         c = (self.getpalette() == other.getpalette())
diff --git a/Tests/test_image.py b/Tests/test_image.py
index ec82eb419..e41447e42 100644
--- a/Tests/test_image.py
+++ b/Tests/test_image.py
@@ -44,6 +44,17 @@ class TestImage(PillowTestCase):
         file = self.tempfile("temp.ppm")
         im._dump(file)
 
+    def test_comparison_with_other_type(self):
+        # Arrange
+        item = Image.new('RGB', (25, 25), '#000')
+        num = 12
+
+        # Act/Assert
+        # Shouldn't cause AttributeError (#774)
+        self.assertFalse(item is None)
+        self.assertFalse(item == None)
+        self.assertFalse(item == num)
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()