diff --git a/commands/Kconfig b/commands/Kconfig
index d73a39388..bef58473a 100644
--- a/commands/Kconfig
+++ b/commands/Kconfig
@@ -811,6 +811,16 @@ config CMD_CP
 	  Options:
 		  -v	verbose
 
+config CMD_CMP
+	tristate
+	prompt "cmp"
+	help
+	  compare two files
+
+	  Usage: cmp FILE1 FILE2
+
+	  Returns successfully if the two files are the same, return with an error if not
+
 config CMD_DIRNAME
 	tristate
 	prompt "dirname"
diff --git a/commands/Makefile b/commands/Makefile
index b1cdf331c..be174969b 100644
--- a/commands/Makefile
+++ b/commands/Makefile
@@ -106,3 +106,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_CMD_IMD)		+= imd.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CMD_HWCLOCK)	+= hwclock.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CMD_USBGADGET)	+= usbgadget.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CMD_FIRMWARELOAD)	+= firmwareload.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_CMD_CMP)		+= cmp.o
diff --git a/commands/cmp.c b/commands/cmp.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c493988a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commands/cmp.c
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * cmp - determine if two files differ
+ *
+ * See file CREDITS for list of people who contributed to this
+ * project.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
+ * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <common.h>
+#include <command.h>
+#include <complete.h>
+#include <libfile.h>
+
+static int do_cmp(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	if (argc != 3)
+		return COMMAND_ERROR_USAGE;
+
+	return compare_file(argv[1], argv[2]);
+}
+
+BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_START(cmp)
+BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_TEXT("Returns successfully if the two files are the same, return with an error if not")
+BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_END
+
+BAREBOX_CMD_START(cmp)
+	.cmd		= do_cmp,
+	BAREBOX_CMD_DESC("compare two files")
+	BAREBOX_CMD_OPTS("FILE1 FILE2")
+	BAREBOX_CMD_GROUP(CMD_GRP_FILE)
+	BAREBOX_CMD_HELP(cmd_cmp_help)
+BAREBOX_CMD_END