diff --git a/src/main/java/com/datadoghq/trace/impl/DDSpan.java b/src/main/java/com/datadoghq/trace/impl/DDSpan.java
index f5cfc3da6e..8069b67cae 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/datadoghq/trace/impl/DDSpan.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/datadoghq/trace/impl/DDSpan.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import io.opentracing.SpanContext;
 
 public class DDSpan implements io.opentracing.Span {
 
-    protected final DDTracer tracer;
+	protected final DDTracer tracer;
     protected String operationName;
     protected Map<String, Object> tags;
     protected long startTimeNano;
@@ -190,4 +190,34 @@ public class DDSpan implements io.opentracing.Span {
     public List<Span> getTrace() {
         return trace;
     }
+    
+    @Override
+	public String toString() {
+    	return context.toString();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public int hashCode() {
+		final int prime = 31;
+		int result = 1;
+		result = prime * result + ((context == null) ? 0 : context.hashCode());
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+		if (this == obj)
+			return true;
+		if (obj == null)
+			return false;
+		if (getClass() != obj.getClass())
+			return false;
+		DDSpan other = (DDSpan) obj;
+		if (context == null) {
+			if (other.context != null)
+				return false;
+		} else if (!context.equals(other.context))
+			return false;
+		return true;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/datadoghq/trace/impl/DDSpanContext.java b/src/main/java/com/datadoghq/trace/impl/DDSpanContext.java
index f8c5186cd8..7115bc462b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/datadoghq/trace/impl/DDSpanContext.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/datadoghq/trace/impl/DDSpanContext.java
@@ -110,4 +110,38 @@ public class DDSpanContext implements io.opentracing.SpanContext {
     public Map<String, String> getBaggageItems() {
         return baggageItems;
     }
+    
+    
+
+	@Override
+	public String toString() {
+		return "DDSpanContext [traceId=" + traceId 
+				+ ", spanId=" + spanId 
+				+ ", parentId=" + parentId +"]";
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public int hashCode() {
+		final int prime = 31;
+		int result = 1;
+		result = prime * result + (int) (spanId ^ (spanId >>> 32));
+		result = prime * result + (int) (traceId ^ (traceId >>> 32));
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+		if (this == obj)
+			return true;
+		if (obj == null)
+			return false;
+		if (getClass() != obj.getClass())
+			return false;
+		DDSpanContext other = (DDSpanContext) obj;
+		if (spanId != other.spanId)
+			return false;
+		if (traceId != other.traceId)
+			return false;
+		return true;
+	}
 }