diff --git a/spec/operators/distinctUntilChanged-spec.js b/spec/operators/distinctUntilChanged-spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bacfbd6666
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/operators/distinctUntilChanged-spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/* globals describe, it, expect */
+var Rx = require('../../dist/cjs/Rx');
+var Observable = Rx.Observable;
+
+describe('Observable.prototype.distinctUntilChanged()', function () {
+  it('should distinguish between values', function (done) {
+    var expected = [1, 2, 1];
+    Observable
+      .of(1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1)
+      .distinctUntilChanged()
+      .subscribe(function(x) {
+        expect(x).toBe(expected.shift());
+      }, null, done);
+  });
+});
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diff --git a/spec/operators/distinctUntilKeyChanged-spec.js b/spec/operators/distinctUntilKeyChanged-spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6999a5c2ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/operators/distinctUntilKeyChanged-spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/* globals describe, it, expect */
+var Rx = require('../../dist/cjs/Rx');
+var Observable = Rx.Observable;
+
+describe('Observable.prototype.distinctUntilKeyChanged()', function () {
+  it('should distinguish between values', function (done) {
+    var expected = [{val: 1}, {val: 2}, {val: 1}];
+    Observable
+      .of({val: 1}, {val: 1}, {val: 1}, {val: 2}, {val: 2}, {val: 1})
+      .distinctUntilKeyChanged("val")
+      .subscribe(function(x) {
+        expect(x).toDeepEqual(expected.shift());
+      }, null, done);
+  });
+});
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diff --git a/src/Observable.ts b/src/Observable.ts
index a93c684774..56695898fa 100644
--- a/src/Observable.ts
+++ b/src/Observable.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ export default class Observable<T> {
   startWith: <T>(x: T) => Observable<T>;
 
   filter: (predicate: (x: T) => boolean, ix?: number, thisArg?: any) => Observable<T>;
+  distinctUntilChanged: (compare?: (x: T, y: T) => boolean, thisArg?: any) => Observable<T>;
+  distinctUntilKeyChanged: (key: string, compare?: (x: any, y: any) => boolean, thisArg?: any) => Observable<T>;
   skip: (count: number) => Observable<T>;
   take: (count: number) => Observable<T>;
   takeUntil: (observable: Observable<any>) => Observable<T>;
diff --git a/src/Rx.ts b/src/Rx.ts
index cc1b061ef6..18b4e55a8c 100644
--- a/src/Rx.ts
+++ b/src/Rx.ts
@@ -87,15 +87,19 @@ observableProto.scan = scan;
 observableProto.reduce = reduce;
 observableProto.startWith = startWith;
 
-import filter from './operators/filter';
 import take from './operators/take';
 import skip from './operators/skip';
 import takeUntil from './operators/takeUntil';
+import filter from './operators/filter';
+import distinctUntilChanged from './operators/distinctUntilChanged';
+import distinctUntilKeyChanged from './operators/distinctUntilKeyChanged';
 
 observableProto.take = take;
 observableProto.skip = skip;
 observableProto.takeUntil = takeUntil;
 observableProto.filter = filter;
+observableProto.distinctUntilChanged = distinctUntilChanged;
+observableProto.distinctUntilKeyChanged = distinctUntilKeyChanged;
 
 import combineLatest from './operators/combineLatest';
 import combineAll from './operators/combineAll';
diff --git a/src/operators/distinctUntilChanged.ts b/src/operators/distinctUntilChanged.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..949d53ee19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/operators/distinctUntilChanged.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import Operator from '../Operator';
+import Observer from '../Observer';
+import Subscriber from '../Subscriber';
+
+import tryCatch from '../util/tryCatch';
+import {errorObject} from '../util/errorObject';
+import bindCallback from '../util/bindCallback';
+
+export default function distinctUntilChanged<T>(compare?: (x: T, y: T) => boolean, thisArg?: any) {
+  return this.lift(new DistinctUntilChangedOperator(thisArg ?
+    <(x: T, y: T) => boolean> bindCallback(compare, thisArg, 2) :
+    compare));
+}
+
+export class DistinctUntilChangedOperator<T, R> extends Operator<T, R> {
+
+  compare: (x: T, y: T) => boolean;
+
+  constructor(compare?: (x: T, y: T) => boolean) {
+    super();
+    this.compare = compare;
+  }
+
+  call(observer: Observer<T>): Observer<T> {
+    return new DistinctUntilChangedSubscriber(observer, this.compare);
+  }
+}
+
+export class DistinctUntilChangedSubscriber<T> extends Subscriber<T> {
+
+  value: T;
+  hasValue: boolean = false;
+
+  constructor(destination: Observer<T>, compare?: (x: T, y: T) => boolean) {
+    super(destination);
+    if (typeof compare === "function") {
+      this.compare = compare;
+    }
+  }
+
+  compare(x: T, y: T) {
+    return x === y;
+  }
+
+  _next(x) {
+
+    let result: any = false;
+
+    if(this.hasValue) {
+      result = tryCatch(this.compare)(this.value, x);
+      if (result === errorObject) {
+        this.destination.error(errorObject.e);
+        return;
+      }
+    } else {
+      this.hasValue = true;
+    }
+
+    if (Boolean(result) === false) {
+      this.value = x;
+      this.destination.next(x);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/operators/distinctUntilKeyChanged.ts b/src/operators/distinctUntilKeyChanged.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..94592b333d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/operators/distinctUntilKeyChanged.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import distinctUntilChanged from './distinctUntilChanged';
+
+export default function distinctUntilKeyChanged<T>(key: string, compare?: (x: any, y: any) => boolean, thisArg?: any) {
+  return distinctUntilChanged.call(this, function(x, y) {
+    if (compare) {
+      return compare.call(thisArg, x[key], y[key]);
+    }
+    return x[key] === y[key];
+  });
+}