diff --git a/django/template/base.py b/django/template/base.py
index bbae6a408d..ce2c970378 100644
--- a/django/template/base.py
+++ b/django/template/base.py
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ class Origin(object):
             self.loader == other.loader
         )
 
+    def __ne__(self, other):
+        return not self.__eq__(other)
+
     @property
     def loader_name(self):
         if self.loader:
diff --git a/tests/template_tests/test_origin.py b/tests/template_tests/test_origin.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e9ee8b1e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/template_tests/test_origin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+from unittest import TestCase
+
+from django.template import Engine
+
+from .utils import TEMPLATE_DIR
+
+
+class OriginTestCase(TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.engine = Engine(dirs=[TEMPLATE_DIR])
+
+    def test_origin_compares_equal(self):
+        a = self.engine.get_template('index.html')
+        b = self.engine.get_template('index.html')
+        self.assertEqual(a.origin, b.origin)
+        self.assertTrue(a.origin == b.origin)
+        self.assertFalse(a.origin != b.origin)
+
+    def test_origin_compares_not_equal(self):
+        a = self.engine.get_template('first/test.html')
+        b = self.engine.get_template('second/test.html')
+        self.assertNotEqual(a.origin, b.origin)
+        self.assertFalse(a.origin == b.origin)
+        self.assertTrue(a.origin != b.origin)