diff --git a/plugins/bluez5.c b/plugins/bluez5.c
index d7e85f27..d5c566e5 100644
--- a/plugins/bluez5.c
+++ b/plugins/bluez5.c
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ int bt_ba2str(const bdaddr_t *ba, char *str)
 		ba->b[5], ba->b[4], ba->b[3], ba->b[2], ba->b[1], ba->b[0]);
 }
 
+int bt_bacmp(const bdaddr_t *ba1, const bdaddr_t *ba2)
+{
+	return memcmp(ba1, ba2, sizeof(bdaddr_t));
+}
+
 static void profile_register_cb(DBusPendingCall *call, gpointer user_data)
 {
 	DBusMessage *reply;
diff --git a/plugins/bluez5.h b/plugins/bluez5.h
index 204c41d1..95914c24 100644
--- a/plugins/bluez5.h
+++ b/plugins/bluez5.h
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ void bt_bacpy(bdaddr_t *dst, const bdaddr_t *src);
 
 int bt_ba2str(const bdaddr_t *ba, char *str);
 
+int bt_bacmp(const bdaddr_t *ba1, const bdaddr_t *ba2);
+
 int bluetooth_register_profile(DBusConnection *conn, const char *uuid,
 					const char *name, const char *object);