diff --git a/user/super/com/google/gwt/emul/java/lang/String.java b/user/super/com/google/gwt/emul/java/lang/String.java
index d966b87..1cd425d 100644
--- a/user/super/com/google/gwt/emul/java/lang/String.java
+++ b/user/super/com/google/gwt/emul/java/lang/String.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 package java.lang;
 
 import com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject;
+import com.google.gwt.user.client.Window;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.Comparator;
@@ -468,6 +469,10 @@
     return __equals(this, other);
   }
 
+  public boolean equals(String other) {
+    return __equals(this, other);
+  }
+
   public native boolean equalsIgnoreCase(String other) /*-{
     if (other == null)
       return false;