diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/components/template/Template.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/components/template/Template.java
index b6bbfdb0c..d4f39e6b5 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/components/template/Template.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/components/template/Template.java
@@ -89,4 +89,27 @@ public class Template implements Cloneable {
     protected Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException {
         return super.clone();
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (this == o) return true;
+        if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;
+
+        Template template = (Template) o;
+
+        if (dir != null ? !dir.equals(template.dir) : template.dir != null) return false;
+        if (name != null ? !name.equals(template.name) : template.name != null) return false;
+        if (theme != null ? !theme.equals(template.theme) : template.theme != null) return false;
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        int result = dir != null ? dir.hashCode() : 0;
+        result = 31 * result + (theme != null ? theme.hashCode() : 0);
+        result = 31 * result + (name != null ? name.hashCode() : 0);
+        return result;
+    }
+
 }