diff --git a/tiledb/api/src/convert.rs b/tiledb/api/src/convert.rs
index 01d4965d..397d76aa 100644
--- a/tiledb/api/src/convert.rs
+++ b/tiledb/api/src/convert.rs
@@ -29,3 +29,52 @@ impl<T: CAPISameRepr> CAPIConverter for T {
         *value
     }
 }
+
+/// Trait for comparisons based on value bits.
+/// This exists to work around float NaN which is not equal to itself,
+/// but we want it to be for generic operations with TileDB structures.
+pub trait BitsEq: PartialEq {
+    fn bits_eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool;
+}
+
+macro_rules! derive_reflexive_eq {
+    ($typename:ty) => {
+        impl BitsEq for $typename {
+            fn bits_eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
+                <Self as PartialEq>::eq(self, other)
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+derive_reflexive_eq!(bool);
+derive_reflexive_eq!(u8);
+derive_reflexive_eq!(u16);
+derive_reflexive_eq!(u32);
+derive_reflexive_eq!(u64);
+derive_reflexive_eq!(i8);
+derive_reflexive_eq!(i16);
+derive_reflexive_eq!(i32);
+derive_reflexive_eq!(i64);
+
+impl BitsEq for f32 {
+    fn bits_eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
+        self.to_bits() == other.to_bits()
+    }
+}
+
+impl BitsEq for f64 {
+    fn bits_eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
+        self.to_bits() == other.to_bits()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T1, T2> BitsEq for (T1, T2)
+where
+    T1: BitsEq,
+    T2: BitsEq,
+{
+    fn bits_eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
+        self.0.bits_eq(&other.0) && self.1.bits_eq(&other.1)
+    }
+}