diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/geos/base.py b/django/contrib/gis/geos/base.py
index 728e99e2be..8200d59eec 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/geos/base.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/geos/base.py
@@ -166,8 +166,10 @@ class GEOSGeometry(object):
         """
         if isinstance(other, basestring):
             return self.wkt == other
-        else:
+        elif isinstance(other, GEOSGeometry):
             return self.equals_exact(other)
+        else:
+            return False
 
     def __ne__(self, other):
         "The not equals operator."
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/tests/test_geos.py b/django/contrib/gis/tests/test_geos.py
index 15fdfb66ec..8ea450700c 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/tests/test_geos.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/tests/test_geos.py
@@ -107,13 +107,19 @@ class GEOSTest(unittest.TestCase):
             self.assertEqual(GEOSGeometry(g.wkt), GEOSGeometry(geom.json))
 
     def test01j_eq(self):
-        "Testing equivalence with WKT."
+        "Testing equivalence."
         p = fromstr('POINT(5 23)')
         self.assertEqual(p, p.wkt)
         self.assertNotEqual(p, 'foo')
         ls = fromstr('LINESTRING(0 0, 1 1, 5 5)')
         self.assertEqual(ls, ls.wkt)
         self.assertNotEqual(p, 'bar')
+        # Error shouldn't be raise on equivalence testing with 
+        # an invalid type.
+        for g in (p, ls):
+            self.assertNotEqual(g, None)
+            self.assertNotEqual(g, {'foo' : 'bar'})
+            self.assertNotEqual(g, False)
 
     def test02a_points(self):
         "Testing Point objects."