diff --git a/assertionengine/assertion_engine.py b/assertionengine/assertion_engine.py
index 2ef0495..2a10c00 100644
--- a/assertionengine/assertion_engine.py
+++ b/assertionengine/assertion_engine.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     "AssertionOperator",
     {
         "equal": "==",
+        "equals": "==",
         "==": "==",
         "should be": "==",
         "inequal": "!=",
@@ -56,20 +57,20 @@
 AssertionOperator.__doc__ = """
     Currently supported assertion operators are:
 
-    |      = Operator =   |   = Alternative Operators =       |              = Description =                                                       | = Validate Equivalent =              |
-    | ``==``              | ``equal``, ``should be``          | Checks if returned value is equal to expected value.                               | ``value == expected``                |
-    | ``!=``              | ``inequal``, ``should not be``    | Checks if returned value is not equal to expected value.                           | ``value != expected``                |
-    | ``>``               | ``greater than``                  | Checks if returned value is greater than expected value.                           | ``value > expected``                 |
-    | ``>=``              |                                   | Checks if returned value is greater than or equal to expected value.               | ``value >= expected``                |
-    | ``<``               | ``less than``                     | Checks if returned value is less than expected value.                              | ``value < expected``                 |
-    | ``<=``              |                                   | Checks if returned value is less than or equal to expected value.                  | ``value <= expected``                |
-    | ``*=``              | ``contains``                      | Checks if returned value contains expected value as substring.                     | ``expected in value``                |
-    |                     | ``not contains``                  | Checks if returned value does not contain expected value as substring.             | ``expected in value``                |
-    | ``^=``              | ``should start with``, ``starts`` | Checks if returned value starts with expected value.                               | ``re.search(f"^{expected}", value)`` |
-    | ``$=``              | ``should end with``, ``ends``     | Checks if returned value ends with expected value.                                 | ``re.search(f"{expected}$", value)`` |
-    | ``matches``         |                                   | Checks if given RegEx matches minimum once in returned value.                      | ``re.search(expected, value)``       |
-    | ``validate``        |                                   | Checks if given Python expression evaluates to ``True``.                           |                                      |
-    | ``evaluate``        |  ``then``                         | When using this operator, the keyword does return the evaluated Python expression. |                                      |
+    |      = Operator =   |   = Alternative Operators =          |              = Description =                                                       | = Validate Equivalent =              |
+    | ``==``              | ``equal``, ``equals``, ``should be`` | Checks if returned value is equal to expected value.                               | ``value == expected``                |
+    | ``!=``              | ``inequal``, ``should not be``       | Checks if returned value is not equal to expected value.                           | ``value != expected``                |
+    | ``>``               | ``greater than``                     | Checks if returned value is greater than expected value.                           | ``value > expected``                 |
+    | ``>=``              |                                      | Checks if returned value is greater than or equal to expected value.               | ``value >= expected``                |
+    | ``<``               | ``less than``                        | Checks if returned value is less than expected value.                              | ``value < expected``                 |
+    | ``<=``              |                                      | Checks if returned value is less than or equal to expected value.                  | ``value <= expected``                |
+    | ``*=``              | ``contains``                         | Checks if returned value contains expected value as substring.                     | ``expected in value``                |
+    |                     | ``not contains``                     | Checks if returned value does not contain expected value as substring.             | ``expected in value``                |
+    | ``^=``              | ``should start with``, ``starts``    | Checks if returned value starts with expected value.                               | ``re.search(f"^{expected}", value)`` |
+    | ``$=``              | ``should end with``, ``ends``        | Checks if returned value ends with expected value.                                 | ``re.search(f"{expected}$", value)`` |
+    | ``matches``         |                                      | Checks if given RegEx matches minimum once in returned value.                      | ``re.search(expected, value)``       |
+    | ``validate``        |                                      | Checks if given Python expression evaluates to ``True``.                           |                                      |
+    | ``evaluate``        |  ``then``                            | When using this operator, the keyword does return the evaluated Python expression. |                                      |
 
     Currently supported formatters for assertions are:
     |     = Formatter =     |                      = Description =                       |
diff --git a/atest/assertion_equal.robot b/atest/assertion_equal.robot
index 6dea79a..c3e5df9 100644
--- a/atest/assertion_equal.robot
+++ b/atest/assertion_equal.robot
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ Setting Assertion Formatters For Not Existing Formatter Should Fail
 Values Are Equal
     Is Equal    1    ==    1
     Is Equal As Number    1    ==    ${1}
+    Is Equal    One    Equals    One
 
 Values Are Equal With Formatter
     Set Assertion Formatters    {"Is Equal": ["strip", "normalize spaces"]}
diff --git a/utest/approved_files/test_assertion_operator.test_assertion_operator.approved.txt b/utest/approved_files/test_assertion_operator.test_assertion_operator.approved.txt
index 47b9721..a5651a7 100644
--- a/utest/approved_files/test_assertion_operator.test_assertion_operator.approved.txt
+++ b/utest/approved_files/test_assertion_operator.test_assertion_operator.approved.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <enum 'AssertionOperator'>
 equal::::AssertionOperator.equal
+equals::::AssertionOperator.equal
 ==::::AssertionOperator.equal
 should be::::AssertionOperator.equal
 inequal::::AssertionOperator.inequal