diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/socket_mutator.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/socket_mutator.c
index 3f66cb100da..8b1efb6bab0 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/socket_mutator.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/socket_mutator.c
@@ -52,6 +52,20 @@ bool grpc_socket_mutator_mutate_fd(grpc_socket_mutator *mutator, int fd) {
   return mutator->vtable->mutate_fd(fd, mutator);
 }
 
+int grpc_socket_mutator_compare(grpc_socket_mutator *a,
+                                grpc_socket_mutator *b) {
+  int c = GPR_ICMP(a, b);
+  if (c != 0) {
+    grpc_socket_mutator *sma = a;
+    grpc_socket_mutator *smb = b;
+    c = GPR_ICMP(sma->vtable, smb->vtable);
+    if (c == 0) {
+      c = sma->vtable->compare(sma, smb);
+    }
+  }
+  return c;
+}
+
 void grpc_socket_mutator_unref(grpc_socket_mutator *mutator) {
   if (gpr_unref(&mutator->refcount)) {
     mutator->vtable->destory(mutator);
@@ -66,7 +80,10 @@ static void socket_mutator_arg_destroy(void *p) {
   grpc_socket_mutator_unref(p);
 }
 
-static int socket_mutator_cmp(void *a, void *b) { return GPR_ICMP(a, b); }
+static int socket_mutator_cmp(void *a, void *b) {
+  return grpc_socket_mutator_compare((grpc_socket_mutator *)a,
+                                     (grpc_socket_mutator *)b);
+}
 
 static const grpc_arg_pointer_vtable socket_mutator_arg_vtable = {
     socket_mutator_arg_copy, socket_mutator_arg_destroy, socket_mutator_cmp};
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/socket_mutator.h b/src/core/lib/iomgr/socket_mutator.h
index 5200f52d3a1..2f5b6c248e9 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/socket_mutator.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/socket_mutator.h
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ extern "C" {
 typedef struct {
   /** Mutates the socket opitons of \a fd */
   bool (*mutate_fd)(int fd, grpc_socket_mutator *mutator);
+  /** Compare socket mutator \a a and \a b */
+  int (*compare)(grpc_socket_mutator *a, grpc_socket_mutator *b);
   /** Destroys the socket mutator instance */
   void (*destory)(grpc_socket_mutator *mutator);
 } grpc_socket_mutator_vtable;
@@ -65,6 +67,9 @@ grpc_arg grpc_socket_mutator_to_arg(grpc_socket_mutator *mutator);
 /** Perform the file descriptor mutation operation of \a mutator on \a fd */
 bool grpc_socket_mutator_mutate_fd(grpc_socket_mutator *mutator, int fd);
 
+/** Compare if \a a and \a b are the same mutator or have same settings */
+int grpc_socket_mutator_compare(grpc_socket_mutator *a, grpc_socket_mutator *b);
+
 grpc_socket_mutator *grpc_socket_mutator_ref(grpc_socket_mutator *mutator);
 void grpc_socket_mutator_unref(grpc_socket_mutator *mutator);
 
diff --git a/test/core/iomgr/socket_utils_test.c b/test/core/iomgr/socket_utils_test.c
index b3363b2be2e..7eee2d1d102 100644
--- a/test/core/iomgr/socket_utils_test.c
+++ b/test/core/iomgr/socket_utils_test.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include <grpc/support/alloc.h>
 #include <grpc/support/log.h>
 #include <grpc/support/sync.h>
+#include <grpc/support/useful.h>
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/socket_mutator.h"
 #include "test/core/util/test_config.h"
 
@@ -76,8 +77,15 @@ static void destroy_test_mutator(grpc_socket_mutator *mutator) {
   gpr_free(m);
 }
 
-static const grpc_socket_mutator_vtable mutator_vtable = {mutate_fd,
-                                                          destroy_test_mutator};
+static int compare_test_mutator(grpc_socket_mutator *a,
+                                grpc_socket_mutator *b) {
+  struct test_socket_mutator *ma = (struct test_socket_mutator *)a;
+  struct test_socket_mutator *mb = (struct test_socket_mutator *)b;
+  return GPR_ICMP(ma->option_value, mb->option_value);
+}
+
+static const grpc_socket_mutator_vtable mutator_vtable = {
+    mutate_fd, compare_test_mutator, destroy_test_mutator};
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   int sock;
diff --git a/test/cpp/common/channel_arguments_test.cc b/test/cpp/common/channel_arguments_test.cc
index e048108f0f5..c2cf350b37d 100644
--- a/test/cpp/common/channel_arguments_test.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/common/channel_arguments_test.cc
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <grpc++/support/channel_arguments.h>
 
 #include <grpc/grpc.h>
+#include <grpc/support/useful.h>
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/socket_mutator.h"
 
@@ -62,13 +63,17 @@ bool test_mutator_mutate_fd(int fd, grpc_socket_mutator* mutator) {
   return tsm->MutateFd(fd);
 }
 
+int test_mutator_compare(grpc_socket_mutator* a, grpc_socket_mutator* b) {
+  return GPR_ICMP(a, b);
+}
+
 void test_mutator_destroy(grpc_socket_mutator* mutator) {
   TestSocketMutator* tsm = (TestSocketMutator*)mutator;
   delete tsm;
 }
 
-grpc_socket_mutator_vtable test_mutator_vtable = {test_mutator_mutate_fd,
-                                                  test_mutator_destroy};
+grpc_socket_mutator_vtable test_mutator_vtable = {
+    test_mutator_mutate_fd, test_mutator_compare, test_mutator_destroy};
 
 //
 // TestSocketMutator implementation