diff --git a/src/kyupy/circuit.py b/src/kyupy/circuit.py
index 559ae5d..d8c3182 100644
--- a/src/kyupy/circuit.py
+++ b/src/kyupy/circuit.py
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ class Node:
                 del self.circuit.cells[self.name]
             self.circuit = None
 
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        """Checks equality of node name and kind. Does not check pin connections. 
+        """
+        return self.name == other.name and self.kind == other.kind
+
 
 class Line:
     """A line is a directional 1:1 connection between two nodes.
@@ -172,6 +177,10 @@ class Line:
     def __lt__(self, other):
         return self.index < other.index
 
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        return self.driver == other.driver and self.driver_pin == other.driver_pin and \
+               self.reader == other.reader and self.reader_pin == other.reader_pin
+
 
 class Circuit:
     """A Circuit is a container for interconnected nodes and lines.
@@ -238,6 +247,32 @@ class Circuit:
             c.interface.append(n)
         return c
 
+    def __getstate__(self):
+        nodes = [(node.name, node.kind) for node in self.nodes]
+        lines = [(line.driver.index, line.driver_pin, line.reader.index, line.reader_pin) for line in self.lines]
+        interface = [n.index for n in self.interface]
+        return {'name': self.name,
+                'nodes': nodes,
+                'lines': lines,
+                'interface': interface }
+
+    def __setstate__(self, state):
+        self.name = state['name']
+        self.nodes = IndexList()
+        self.lines = IndexList()
+        self.interface = GrowingList()
+        self.cells = {}
+        self.forks = {}
+        for s in state['nodes']:
+            Node(self, *s)
+        for driver, driver_pin, reader, reader_pin in state['lines']:
+            Line(self, (self.nodes[driver], driver_pin), (self.nodes[reader], reader_pin))
+        for n in state['interface']:
+            self.interface.append(self.nodes[n])
+
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        return self.nodes == other.nodes and self.lines == other.lines and self.interface == other.interface
+
     def dump(self):
         """Returns a string representation of the circuit and all its nodes.
         """
diff --git a/tests/test_circuit.py b/tests/test_circuit.py
index b5d6055..446ba90 100644
--- a/tests/test_circuit.py
+++ b/tests/test_circuit.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-from kyupy.circuit import Circuit, Node, Line
+import pickle
 
+from kyupy.circuit import Circuit, Node, Line
+from kyupy import verilog
 
 def test_lines():
     c = Circuit()
@@ -99,3 +101,12 @@ def test_circuit():
 
     for n in c.topological_order():
         repr(n)
+
+
+def test_pickle(mydir):
+    c = verilog.load(mydir / 'b14.v.gz')
+    assert c is not None
+    cs = pickle.dumps(c)
+    assert cs is not None
+    c2 = pickle.loads(cs)
+    assert c == c2