diff --git a/eeschema/sch_item.h b/eeschema/sch_item.h
index 3cd2edbb93..f9906e7d01 100644
--- a/eeschema/sch_item.h
+++ b/eeschema/sch_item.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * This program source code file is part of KiCad, a free EDA CAD application.
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2004 Jean-Pierre Charras, jaen-pierre.charras@gipsa-lab.inpg.com
- * Copyright (C) 2004-2019 KiCad Developers, see change_log.txt for contributors.
+ * Copyright (C) 2004-2020 KiCad Developers, see change_log.txt for contributors.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
@@ -68,13 +68,13 @@ class DANGLING_END_ITEM
 {
 private:
     /// A pointer to the connectable object.
-    EDA_ITEM* m_item;
+    EDA_ITEM*       m_item;
 
     /// The position of the connection point.
-    wxPoint        m_pos;
+    wxPoint         m_pos;
 
     /// The type of connection of #m_item.
-    DANGLING_END_T m_type;
+    DANGLING_END_T  m_type;
 
     /// A pointer to the parent object (in the case of pins)
     const EDA_ITEM* m_parent;
@@ -97,6 +97,28 @@ public:
         m_parent = aParent;
     }
 
+    bool operator==( const DANGLING_END_ITEM& aB )
+    {
+        return GetItem() == aB.GetItem()
+            && GetPosition() == aB.GetPosition()
+            && GetType() == aB.GetType()
+            && GetParent() == aB.GetParent();
+    }
+
+    bool operator!=( const DANGLING_END_ITEM& aB )
+    {
+        return GetItem() != aB.GetItem()
+                || GetPosition() != aB.GetPosition()
+                || GetType() != aB.GetType()
+                || GetParent() != aB.GetParent();;
+    }
+
+    bool operator<( const DANGLING_END_ITEM& rhs ) const
+    {
+        return( m_pos.x < rhs.m_pos.x || ( m_pos.x == rhs.m_pos.x && m_pos.y < rhs.m_pos.y )
+                || ( m_pos == rhs.m_pos && m_item < rhs.m_item ) );
+    }
+
     wxPoint GetPosition() const { return m_pos; }
     EDA_ITEM* GetItem() const { return m_item; }
     const EDA_ITEM* GetParent() const { return m_parent; }
diff --git a/qa/eeschema/test_sch_sheet.cpp b/qa/eeschema/test_sch_sheet.cpp
index 36fa54f9a1..9eebb3415f 100644
--- a/qa/eeschema/test_sch_sheet.cpp
+++ b/qa/eeschema/test_sch_sheet.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * This program source code file is part of KiCad, a free EDA CAD application.
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2019 KiCad Developers, see CHANGELOG.TXT for contributors.
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2020 KiCad Developers, see CHANGELOG.TXT for contributors.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
@@ -60,19 +60,6 @@ std::ostream& operator<<( std::ostream& os, DANGLING_END_ITEM const& d )
     return os;
 }
 
-bool operator==( const DANGLING_END_ITEM& aA, const DANGLING_END_ITEM& aB )
-{
-    return aA.GetItem() == aB.GetItem()
-        && aA.GetPosition() == aB.GetPosition()
-        && aA.GetType() == aB.GetType()
-        && aA.GetParent() == aB.GetParent();
-}
-
-bool operator!=( const DANGLING_END_ITEM& aA, const DANGLING_END_ITEM& aB )
-{
-    return !( aA == aB );
-}
-
 /**
  * Declare the test suite
  */
@@ -240,4 +227,4 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( EndconnectionPoints )
 }
 
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
\ No newline at end of file
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()