diff --git a/example_test.go b/example_test.go
index 7f2e33e..cc83040 100644
--- a/example_test.go
+++ b/example_test.go
@@ -69,13 +69,21 @@ func ExampleText_UnmarshalText() {
 }
 
 func ExampleEqual() {
-	tx1 := secret.New("hello")
-	tx2 := secret.New("hello", secret.RedactAs(secret.Redacted))
-	tx3 := secret.New("world")
-	fmt.Println(secret.Equal(tx1, tx2))
-	fmt.Println(secret.Equal(tx1, tx3))
+	// Empty Texts are equal.
+	fmt.Println(secret.Equal(secret.Text{}, secret.Text{}))
+
+	// Initialsed Text is not equal to an empty one.
+	fmt.Println(secret.Equal(secret.New("hello"), secret.Text{}))
+
+	// Texts with different secret strings are not equal.
+	fmt.Println(secret.Equal(secret.New("hello"), secret.New("world")))
+
+	// Texts with different redact strings but same secret string are equal.
+	fmt.Println(secret.Equal(secret.New("hello"), secret.New("hello", secret.RedactAs(secret.FiveX))))
 
 	// Output:
 	// true
 	// false
+	// false
+	// true
 }
diff --git a/secret.go b/secret.go
index 749e308..9b7e774 100644
--- a/secret.go
+++ b/secret.go
@@ -79,7 +79,19 @@ func (tx *Text) UnmarshalText(b []byte) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Equal returns true if both arguments have the same secret. The redact strings are not considered.
+// Equal returns true if both arguments have the same secret regardless of the redact strings.
 func Equal(tx1, tx2 Text) bool {
+	// If both pointers are equal then it means either both are nil or point to same value.
+	if tx1.secret == tx2.secret {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	// If we are here then it means the two pointers have different values hence return false
+	// if any one of them is nil.
+	if tx1.secret == nil || tx2.secret == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// If we are here then it means both pointers are not nil hence compare the values pointed by them.
 	return *tx1.secret == *tx2.secret
 }