2 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tpl/compare/compare.go b/tpl/compare/compare.go
index e005aff06..50dafae3c 100644
--- a/tpl/compare/compare.go
+++ b/tpl/compare/compare.go
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ func (n *Namespace) Eq(first interface{}, others ...interface{}) bool {
 			return vv.Float()
 		case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint8, reflect.Uint16, reflect.Uint32, reflect.Uint64:
 			return vv.Uint()
+		case reflect.String:
+			return vv.String()
 		default:
 			return v
 		}
diff --git a/tpl/compare/compare_test.go b/tpl/compare/compare_test.go
index 3eb793d30..c21ca11bc 100644
--- a/tpl/compare/compare_test.go
+++ b/tpl/compare/compare_test.go
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ func (t tstEqerType1) String() string {
 	return string(t)
 }
 
+type stringType string
+
 type tstCompareType int
 
 const (
@@ -391,6 +393,15 @@ func TestLessThanExtend(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestCase(t *testing.T) {
 	c := qt.New(t)
+	n := New(false)
+
+	c.Assert(n.Eq("az", "az"), qt.Equals, true)
+	c.Assert(n.Eq("az", stringType("az")), qt.Equals, true)
+
+}
+
+func TestStringType(t *testing.T) {
+	c := qt.New(t)
 	n := New(true)
 
 	c.Assert(n.Lt("az", "Za"), qt.Equals, true)