diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/FieldItemList.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/FieldItemList.php
index 152005b..6f1d201 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/FieldItemList.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/FieldItemList.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 use Drupal\Core\Session\AccountInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\TypedData\DataDefinitionInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\TypedData\Plugin\DataType\ItemList;
+use Drupal\Component\Utility\DiffArray;
 
 /**
  * Represents an entity field; that is, a list of field item objects.
@@ -408,6 +409,14 @@ public function equals(FieldItemListInterface $list_to_compare) {
     };
     array_walk($value1, $callback);
     array_walk($value2, $callback);
+    if (is_array($value1) && is_array($value2)) {
+      $array_diff1 = DiffArray::diffAssocRecursive($value1, $value2);
+      $array_diff2 = DiffArray::diffAssocRecursive($value2, $value1);
+      $array_common_diff = array_merge($array_diff1, $array_diff2);
+      if ($array_common_diff) {
+        return FALSE;
+      }
+    }
 
     return $value1 == $value2;
   }