diff --git a/VulkanHppGenerator.cpp b/VulkanHppGenerator.cpp
index 808f49e..e085159 100644
--- a/VulkanHppGenerator.cpp
+++ b/VulkanHppGenerator.cpp
@@ -343,6 +343,31 @@ ${handleForwardDeclarations}
 ${uniqueHandles}
 ${handles}
 }   // namespace VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE
+
+// operators to compare vk::-handles with nullptr
+template <typename T>
+typename std::enable_if<VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE::isVulkanHandleType<T>::value, bool>::type operator==( const T & v, std::nullptr_t )
+{
+  return !v;
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+typename std::enable_if<VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE::isVulkanHandleType<T>::value, bool>::type operator==( std::nullptr_t, const T & v )
+{
+  return !v;
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+typename std::enable_if<VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE::isVulkanHandleType<T>::value, bool>::type operator!=( const T & v, std::nullptr_t )
+{
+  return v;
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+typename std::enable_if<VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE::isVulkanHandleType<T>::value, bool>::type operator!=( std::nullptr_t, const T & v )
+{
+  return v;
+}
 #endif
 )";
 
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 2955ad0..a41906b 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ add_subdirectory( EnableBetaExtensions )
 add_subdirectory( ExtensionInspection )
 add_subdirectory( Flags )
 add_subdirectory( FormatTraits )
+add_subdirectory( Handles )
 add_subdirectory( Hash )
 add_subdirectory( NoExceptions )
 add_subdirectory( StridedArrayProxy )
diff --git a/tests/Handles/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/Handles/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57a5796
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Handles/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Copyright(c) 2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION. All rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+if( NOT VULKAN_HPP_TESTS_BUILD_ONLY_DYNAMIC )
+	find_package( Vulkan REQUIRED )
+
+	vulkan_hpp__setup_test( NAME Handles LIBRARIES ${Vulkan_LIBRARIES} )
+endif()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/Handles/Handles.cpp b/tests/Handles/Handles.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7abb6f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Handles/Handles.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+// Copyright(c) 2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION. All rights reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+//
+// VulkanHpp Samples : ArrayProxy
+//                     Compile test on using vk::ArrayProxy
+
+#undef VULKAN_HPP_DISPATCH_LOADER_DYNAMIC
+#define VULKAN_HPP_DISPATCH_LOADER_DYNAMIC 0
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.hpp>
+
+int main( int /*argc*/, char ** /*argv*/ )
+{
+  try
+  {
+    // test operator==() with vk-handle and nullptr
+    vk::Instance instance;
+    assert( instance == nullptr );
+    assert( nullptr == instance );
+
+    instance = vk::createInstance( {} );
+    assert( instance != nullptr );
+    assert( nullptr != instance );
+
+    instance.destroy();
+  }
+  catch ( vk::SystemError const & err )
+  {
+    std::cout << "vk::SystemError: " << err.what() << std::endl;
+    exit( -1 );
+  }
+  catch ( ... )
+  {
+    std::cout << "unknown error\n";
+    exit( -1 );
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/vulkan/vulkan_handles.hpp b/vulkan/vulkan_handles.hpp
index de39d60..6cf24cc 100644
--- a/vulkan/vulkan_handles.hpp
+++ b/vulkan/vulkan_handles.hpp
@@ -15240,4 +15240,29 @@ namespace VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE
 #endif /* VULKAN_HPP_DISABLE_ENHANCED_MODE */
 
 }  // namespace VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE
+
+// operators to compare vk::-handles with nullptr
+template <typename T>
+typename std::enable_if<VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE::isVulkanHandleType<T>::value, bool>::type operator==( const T & v, std::nullptr_t )
+{
+  return !v;
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+typename std::enable_if<VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE::isVulkanHandleType<T>::value, bool>::type operator==( std::nullptr_t, const T & v )
+{
+  return !v;
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+typename std::enable_if<VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE::isVulkanHandleType<T>::value, bool>::type operator!=( const T & v, std::nullptr_t )
+{
+  return v;
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+typename std::enable_if<VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE::isVulkanHandleType<T>::value, bool>::type operator!=( std::nullptr_t, const T & v )
+{
+  return v;
+}
 #endif