diff --git a/gymnasium/spaces/multi_discrete.py b/gymnasium/spaces/multi_discrete.py
index caf488764..24b63c2c4 100644
--- a/gymnasium/spaces/multi_discrete.py
+++ b/gymnasium/spaces/multi_discrete.py
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ def __eq__(self, other: Any) -> bool:
         return bool(
             isinstance(other, MultiDiscrete)
             and self.dtype == other.dtype
+            and self.shape == other.shape
             and np.all(self.nvec == other.nvec)
             and np.all(self.start == other.start)
         )
diff --git a/tests/spaces/test_multidiscrete.py b/tests/spaces/test_multidiscrete.py
index f762171e6..09668f96e 100644
--- a/tests/spaces/test_multidiscrete.py
+++ b/tests/spaces/test_multidiscrete.py
@@ -157,6 +157,26 @@ def test_multidiscrete_start_contains():
     assert [13, 23, 34] not in space
 
 
+def test_multidiscrete_equality():
+    # Check if two spaces are equivalent.
+    space_a = MultiDiscrete(nvec=[2, 3, 4], start=[0, 0, 1])
+
+    space_b = MultiDiscrete(nvec=[2, 3, 4], start=[0, 0, 1])
+    assert space_a == space_b
+
+    space_b = MultiDiscrete(nvec=[2, 4, 3], start=[0, 0, 1])
+    assert space_a != space_b
+
+    space_b = MultiDiscrete(nvec=[2, 3, 4], start=[1, 0, 1])
+    assert space_a != space_b
+
+    space_b = MultiDiscrete(nvec=[2, 3, 4], start=[0, 1, 1])
+    assert space_a != space_b
+
+    space_b = MultiDiscrete(nvec=[2, 3, 4, 2], start=[1, 0, 0, 0])
+    assert space_a != space_b
+
+
 def test_space_legacy_pickling():
     """Test the legacy pickle of Discrete that is missing the `start` parameter."""
     # Test that start is corrected passed