diff --git a/include/zenoh-pico/api/primitives.h b/include/zenoh-pico/api/primitives.h
index 37edbaba2..e1a5beff4 100644
--- a/include/zenoh-pico/api/primitives.h
+++ b/include/zenoh-pico/api/primitives.h
@@ -387,6 +387,17 @@ z_result_t z_encoding_set_schema_from_substr(z_loaned_encoding_t *encoding, cons
  */
 z_result_t z_encoding_to_string(const z_loaned_encoding_t *encoding, z_owned_string_t *string);
 
+/**
+ * Checks if 2 encoding are equal
+ *
+ * Parameters:
+ *   left: Pointer to first :c:type:`z_loaned_encoding_t` to compare.
+ *   right: Pointer to second :c:type:`z_loaned_encoding_t` to compare.
+ *
+ *  Returns ``true`` if `left` equals to `right`, ``false`` otherwise.
+ */
+bool z_encoding_equals(const z_loaned_encoding_t *left, const z_loaned_encoding_t *right);
+
 /**
  * Gets the bytes data from a reply error payload by aliasing it.
  *
diff --git a/src/api/api.c b/src/api/api.c
index d20ac38b2..b693bf53f 100644
--- a/src/api/api.c
+++ b/src/api/api.c
@@ -406,6 +406,10 @@ z_result_t z_encoding_to_string(const z_loaned_encoding_t *encoding, z_owned_str
     return _Z_RES_OK;
 }
 
+bool z_encoding_equals(const z_loaned_encoding_t *left, const z_loaned_encoding_t *right) {
+    return left->id == right->id && _z_string_equals(&left->schema, &right->schema);
+}
+
 z_result_t z_slice_copy_from_buf(z_owned_slice_t *slice, const uint8_t *data, size_t len) {
     slice->_val = _z_slice_copy_from_buf(data, len);
     if (slice->_val.start == NULL) {