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diff --git a/src/net/pterodactylus/util/beans/AbstractBean.java b/src/net/pterodactylus/util/beans/AbstractBean.java
index df6f789..7200324 100644
--- a/src/net/pterodactylus/util/beans/AbstractBean.java
+++ b/src/net/pterodactylus/util/beans/AbstractBean.java
@@ -27,9 +27,8 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 /**
  * Abstract bean super class that contains property change listener management.
- * 
+ *
  * @author David ‘Bombe’ Roden <bombe@freenetproject.org>
- * @version $Id$
  */
 public abstract class AbstractBean {
 
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractBean {
 
 	/**
 	 * Adds a property change listener.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param propertyChangeListener
 	 *            The property change listener to add
 	 */
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractBean {
 
 	/**
 	 * Removes a property change listener.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param propertyChangeListener
 	 *            The property change listener to remove
 	 */
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractBean {
 
 	/**
 	 * Notifies all listeners that a property has changed.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param property
 	 *            The name of the property
 	 * @param oldValue
@@ -68,10 +67,46 @@ public abstract class AbstractBean {
 	 */
 	protected void firePropertyChange(String property, Object oldValue, Object newValue) {
 		PropertyChangeEvent propertyChangeEvent = new PropertyChangeEvent(this, property, oldValue, newValue);
-		for (PropertyChangeListener propertyChangeListener: propertyChangeListeners) {
+		for (PropertyChangeListener propertyChangeListener : propertyChangeListeners) {
 			propertyChangeListener.propertyChange(propertyChangeEvent);
 		}
 
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Fires a property change event if the two values are not equal.
+	 *
+	 * @param propertyName
+	 *            The name of the property
+	 * @param oldValue
+	 *            The old value of the property
+	 * @param newValue
+	 *            The new value of the property
+	 */
+	protected void fireIfPropertyChanged(String propertyName, Object oldValue, Object newValue) {
+		if (!equal(oldValue, newValue)) {
+			firePropertyChange(propertyName, oldValue, newValue);
+		}
+	}
+
+	//
+	// PRIVATE METHODS
+	//
+
+	/**
+	 * Compares the two objects and returns whether they are equal according to
+	 * {@link Object#equals(Object)}. This method takes <code>null</code>
+	 * into account as a valid value for an object.
+	 *
+	 * @param first
+	 *            The first object
+	 * @param second
+	 *            The second object
+	 * @return <code>true</code> if the two objects are equal,
+	 *         <code>false</code> otherwise
+	 */
+	private boolean equal(Object first, Object second) {
+		return ((first == null) && (second == null)) || ((first != null) && first.equals(second)) || ((second != null) && second.equals(first));
+	}
+
 }