diff --git a/dn.go b/dn.go
index 5408a565..8b4a5c6e 100644
--- a/dn.go
+++ b/dn.go
@@ -205,3 +205,9 @@ func (r *RelativeDN) hasAllAttributes(attrs []*AttributeTypeAndValue) bool {
 func (a *AttributeTypeAndValue) Equal(other *AttributeTypeAndValue) bool {
 	return strings.EqualFold(a.Type, other.Type) && a.Value == other.Value
 }
+
+// EqualFold returns true if the AttributeTypeAndValue is equivalent to the specified AttributeTypeAndValue
+// Case of the attribute type and value is not significant
+func (a *AttributeTypeAndValue) EqualFold(other *AttributeTypeAndValue) bool {
+	return strings.EqualFold(a.Type, other.Type) && strings.EqualFold(a.Type, other.Type)
+}