diff --git a/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/connection/channel/direct/Parameters.java b/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/connection/channel/direct/Parameters.java
index d6da239c..f6c178f6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/connection/channel/direct/Parameters.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/connection/channel/direct/Parameters.java
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  */
 package net.schmizz.sshj.connection.channel.direct;
 
+import java.util.Objects;
+
 public class Parameters {
 
     private final String localHost;
@@ -45,4 +47,24 @@ public class Parameters {
         return localPort;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hash(localHost, localPort, remoteHost, remotePort);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+        if (this == obj) { return true; }
+        if (!(obj instanceof Parameters)) { return false; }
+        Parameters other = (Parameters) obj;
+        return Objects.equals(localHost,  other.localHost)  && localPort  == other.localPort &&
+               Objects.equals(remoteHost, other.remoteHost) && remotePort == other.remotePort;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "Parameters [localHost="  + localHost  + ", localPort="  + localPort  + ", "+
+                           "remoteHost=" + remoteHost + ", remotePort=" + remotePort + "]";
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/schmizz/sshj/connection/channel/direct/ParametersTest.java b/src/test/java/net/schmizz/sshj/connection/channel/direct/ParametersTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4d34535
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/net/schmizz/sshj/connection/channel/direct/ParametersTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C)2009 - SSHJ Contributors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package net.schmizz.sshj.connection.channel.direct;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+public class ParametersTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void testConstructedFields() {
+        final Parameters p = new Parameters("127.0.0.1", 8080, "github.com", 80);
+        assertEquals("127.0.0.1", p.getLocalHost());
+        assertEquals(8080, p.getLocalPort());
+        assertEquals("github.com", p.getRemoteHost());
+        assertEquals(80, p.getRemotePort());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testFieldsEquality() {
+        final Parameters first = new Parameters("127.0.0.1", 8080, "github.com", 80);
+        final Parameters second = new Parameters("127.0.0.1", 8080, "github.com", 80);
+        assertEquals(first.getLocalHost(), second.getLocalHost());
+        assertEquals(first.getLocalPort(), second.getLocalPort());
+        assertEquals(first.getRemoteHost(), second.getRemoteHost());
+        assertEquals(first.getRemotePort(), second.getRemotePort());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testInstanceIdentity() {
+        final Parameters first = new Parameters("127.0.0.1", 8080, "github.com", 80);
+        final Parameters second = new Parameters("127.0.0.1", 8080, "github.com", 80);
+        assertTrue(first == first);
+        assertTrue(second == second);
+        assertFalse(first == second);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testInstanceEquality() {
+        final Parameters first = new Parameters("127.0.0.1", 8080, "github.com", 80);
+        final Parameters second = new Parameters("127.0.0.1", 8080, "github.com", 80);
+        assertFalse(first == second);
+        assertTrue(first.equals(second));
+        assertTrue(second.equals(first));
+        assertEquals(first, second);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testHashCode() {
+        final Parameters first = new Parameters("127.0.0.1", 8080, "github.com", 80);
+        final Parameters second = new Parameters("127.0.0.1", 8080, "github.com", 80);
+        assertEquals(first.hashCode(), first.hashCode());
+        assertEquals(first.hashCode(), second.hashCode());
+        assertEquals(second.hashCode(), second.hashCode());
+
+        final Parameters third = new Parameters("127.0.0.1", 443, "github.com", 80);
+        assertEquals(third.hashCode(), third.hashCode());
+        assertNotEquals(first.hashCode(), third.hashCode());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testHashMapApplicability() {
+        final Parameters first = new Parameters("127.0.0.1", 8080, "github.com", 80);
+
+        final Map<Parameters, String> map = new HashMap<>();
+        assertFalse(map.containsKey(first));
+
+        final String none = map.put(first, "is now in the map");
+        assertNull(none);
+        assertTrue(map.containsKey(first));
+        assertEquals("is now in the map", map.get(first));
+
+        final Parameters second = new Parameters("127.0.0.1", 8080, "github.com", 80);
+        assertTrue(map.containsKey(second));
+        assertEquals("is now in the map", map.get(second));
+
+        final String current = map.putIfAbsent(second, "is again in the map");
+        assertEquals("is now in the map", current);
+        assertEquals("is now in the map", map.get(first));
+        assertEquals("is now in the map", map.get(second));
+
+        final String previous = map.put(second, "is again in the map");
+        assertEquals("is now in the map", previous);
+        assertEquals("is again in the map", map.get(first));
+        assertEquals("is again in the map", map.get(second));
+
+        final Parameters third = new Parameters("127.0.0.1", 443, "github.com", 80);
+        assertFalse(map.containsKey(third));
+        assertNull(map.get(third));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testToString() {
+        final Parameters first = new Parameters("127.0.0.1", 8080, "github.com", 443);
+        assertNotNull(first.toString());
+        assertFalse(first.toString().isBlank());
+        assertTrue(first.toString().contains("127.0.0.1"));
+        assertTrue(first.toString().contains("8080"));
+        assertTrue(first.toString().contains("github.com"));
+        assertTrue(first.toString().contains("443"));
+    }
+
+}