diff --git a/library/alloc/src/collections/vec_deque/macros.rs b/library/alloc/src/collections/vec_deque/macros.rs
index 5c7913073fe87..4ef2a89e06018 100644
--- a/library/alloc/src/collections/vec_deque/macros.rs
+++ b/library/alloc/src/collections/vec_deque/macros.rs
@@ -17,3 +17,23 @@ macro_rules! __impl_slice_eq1 {
         }
     }
 }
+
+macro_rules! __impl_slice_eq2 {
+    ([$($vars:tt)*] $lhs:ty, $rhs:ty, $($constraints:tt)*) => {
+        #[stable(feature = "vec_deque_partial_eq_slice", since = "1.17.0")]
+        impl<T, U, A: Allocator, $($vars)*> PartialEq<$rhs> for $lhs
+        where
+            T: PartialEq<U>,
+            $($constraints)*
+        {
+            fn eq(&self, other: &$rhs) -> bool {
+                if self.len() != other.len() {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                let (oa, ob) = other.as_slices();
+                let (sa, sb) = self[..].split_at(oa.len());
+                sa == oa && sb == ob
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/library/alloc/src/collections/vec_deque/mod.rs b/library/alloc/src/collections/vec_deque/mod.rs
index eda29db442572..87789e7633ae1 100644
--- a/library/alloc/src/collections/vec_deque/mod.rs
+++ b/library/alloc/src/collections/vec_deque/mod.rs
@@ -3589,6 +3589,13 @@ __impl_slice_eq1! { [const N: usize] VecDeque<T, A>, [U; N], }
 __impl_slice_eq1! { [const N: usize] VecDeque<T, A>, &[U; N], }
 __impl_slice_eq1! { [const N: usize] VecDeque<T, A>, &mut [U; N], }
 
+__impl_slice_eq2! { [] Vec<T, A>, VecDeque<U, A>, }
+__impl_slice_eq2! { [] &[T], VecDeque<U, A>, }
+__impl_slice_eq2! { [] &mut [T], VecDeque<U, A>, }
+__impl_slice_eq2! { [const N: usize] [T; N], VecDeque<U, A>, }
+__impl_slice_eq2! { [const N: usize] &[T; N], VecDeque<U, A>, }
+__impl_slice_eq2! { [const N: usize] &mut [T; N], VecDeque<U, A>, }
+
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 impl<T: PartialOrd, A: Allocator> PartialOrd for VecDeque<T, A> {
     fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Option<Ordering> {
diff --git a/library/alloctests/tests/vec_deque.rs b/library/alloctests/tests/vec_deque.rs
index 92853fe00fd63..841acade9c47e 100644
--- a/library/alloctests/tests/vec_deque.rs
+++ b/library/alloctests/tests/vec_deque.rs
@@ -630,6 +630,27 @@ fn test_partial_eq_array() {
     assert!(d == ['a', 'b']);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_partial_eq_vecdeque_reverse() {
+    let mut d = VecDeque::with_capacity(4);
+    d.push_back(1);
+    d.push_back(2);
+    d.push_back(3);
+    d.pop_front();
+    d.push_back(4);
+
+    let v = vec![2, 3, 4];
+    let a = [2, 3, 4];
+    let mut b = [2, 3, 4];
+
+    assert!(v == d);
+    assert!(&v[..] == d);
+    assert!(&mut b[..] == d);
+    assert!(a == d);
+    assert!(&a == d);
+    assert!(&mut b == d);
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_hash() {
     let mut x = VecDeque::new();
diff --git a/tests/ui/consts/too_generic_eval_ice.current.stderr b/tests/ui/consts/too_generic_eval_ice.current.stderr
index 02bcaee80154f..96112f063a62c 100644
--- a/tests/ui/consts/too_generic_eval_ice.current.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/consts/too_generic_eval_ice.current.stderr
@@ -30,15 +30,15 @@ LL |         [5; Self::HOST_SIZE] == [6; 0]
    |
    = help: the trait `PartialEq<[{integer}; 0]>` is not implemented for `[{integer}; Self::HOST_SIZE]`
    = help: the following other types implement trait `PartialEq<Rhs>`:
+             `&[T; N]` implements `PartialEq<VecDeque<U, A>>`
              `&[T]` implements `PartialEq<Vec<U, A>>`
+             `&[T]` implements `PartialEq<VecDeque<U, A>>`
              `&[T]` implements `PartialEq<[U; N]>`
              `&[u8; N]` implements `PartialEq<ByteStr>`
              `&[u8; N]` implements `PartialEq<ByteString>`
              `&[u8]` implements `PartialEq<ByteStr>`
              `&[u8]` implements `PartialEq<ByteString>`
-             `&mut [T]` implements `PartialEq<Vec<U, A>>`
-             `&mut [T]` implements `PartialEq<[U; N]>`
-           and 11 others
+           and 16 others
 
 error: aborting due to 4 previous errors