diff --git a/geowebcache/core/src/main/java/org/geowebcache/grid/SRS.java b/geowebcache/core/src/main/java/org/geowebcache/grid/SRS.java
index 472cecfa6..9f5cdaf11 100644
--- a/geowebcache/core/src/main/java/org/geowebcache/grid/SRS.java
+++ b/geowebcache/core/src/main/java/org/geowebcache/grid/SRS.java
@@ -110,14 +110,15 @@ public boolean equals(Object obj) {
         if (!(obj instanceof SRS)) {
             return false;
         }
-        boolean equivalent = false;
         SRS other = (SRS) obj;
         if (other.number == this.number) {
-            equivalent = true;
-        } else if (this.aliases != null && other.aliases != null) {
-            equivalent = this.aliases.contains(other.number) || other.aliases.contains(this.number);
+            return true;
+        } else if (this.aliases != null && this.aliases.contains(other.number)) {
+            return true;
+        } else if (other.aliases != null && other.aliases.contains(this.number)) {
+            return true;
         }
-        return equivalent;
+        return false;
     }
 
     public int getNumber() {
diff --git a/geowebcache/core/src/test/java/org/geowebcache/grid/SRSTest.java b/geowebcache/core/src/test/java/org/geowebcache/grid/SRSTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..54d7a794a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/geowebcache/core/src/test/java/org/geowebcache/grid/SRSTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package org.geowebcache.grid;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
+import java.util.List;
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+/** Simple Test class for testing the behavior of a {@link GridSubset} with a non-zero zoomStart parameter. */
+public class SRSTest {
+    private SRS createSRSWithReflection(int epsgCode) {
+        return createSRSWithReflection(epsgCode, null);
+    }
+
+    private SRS createSRSWithReflection(int epsgCode, List<Integer> aliases) {
+        try {
+            Constructor<SRS> constructor = SRS.class.getDeclaredConstructor(int.class, List.class);
+            constructor.setAccessible(true);
+
+            return constructor.newInstance(epsgCode, aliases);
+        } catch (NoSuchMethodException
+                | InstantiationException
+                | IllegalAccessException
+                | InvocationTargetException e) {
+            Assert.fail("Failed to invoke SRS constructor via reflection: " + e.getMessage());
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** Two SRS objects created with the same EPSG code should be equal */
+    @Test
+    public void testCompareSameSRS() {
+        SRS srs1 = createSRSWithReflection(3308);
+        SRS srs2 = createSRSWithReflection(3308);
+
+        Assert.assertEquals("Expect two identical SRS", srs1, srs2);
+        Assert.assertEquals("Expect two identical SRS", srs2, srs1);
+    }
+
+    /** Two SRS objects created with different EPSG codes should not be equal */
+    @Test
+    public void testCompareDifferentSRS() {
+        SRS srs1 = createSRSWithReflection(3308);
+        SRS srs2 = createSRSWithReflection(3857);
+
+        Assert.assertNotEquals("Expect two different SRS", srs1, srs2);
+        Assert.assertNotEquals("Expect two different SRS", srs2, srs1);
+    }
+
+    /** But two different SRS objects created with alias EPSG codes should be equal */
+    @Test
+    public void testCompareAliasSRS() {
+        SRS srs1 = createSRSWithReflection(3857, List.of(900913));
+        SRS srs2 = createSRSWithReflection(900913, List.of(3857));
+
+        Assert.assertEquals("Expect two alias SRS to be equal", srs1, srs2);
+        Assert.assertEquals("Expect two alias SRS to be equal", srs2, srs1);
+    }
+
+    /** Two different SRS objects. One has an alias of the other, but not vice versa. They should still be equal. */
+    @Test
+    public void testCompareOneDirectionalAliasSRS() {
+        SRS srs1 = createSRSWithReflection(900913, List.of(3857));
+        SRS srs2 = createSRSWithReflection(3857);
+
+        Assert.assertEquals("Expect two alias SRS to be equal", srs1, srs2);
+        Assert.assertEquals("Expect two alias SRS to be equal", srs2, srs1);
+    }
+}