diff --git a/tests/Mono.Android-Tests/Mono.Android-Tests/Java.Interop/ConstructorActivationTests.cs b/tests/Mono.Android-Tests/Mono.Android-Tests/Java.Interop/ConstructorActivationTests.cs
index 1fd51eff2e1..9b2bf94ee10 100644
--- a/tests/Mono.Android-Tests/Mono.Android-Tests/Java.Interop/ConstructorActivationTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Mono.Android-Tests/Mono.Android-Tests/Java.Interop/ConstructorActivationTests.cs
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public void JavaSideContextConstructorForwardsArgument ()
 					new JValue (Application.Context))) {
 				Assert.AreEqual (1, ConstructorActivationContextView.ConstructorInvocations);
 				Assert.IsNotNull (instance.ContextValue);
-				Assert.AreEqual (Application.Context.Handle, instance.ContextValue.Handle);
+				AssertSameJavaObject (Application.Context, instance.ContextValue);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public void JavaSideContextAttributeSetConstructorForwardsArguments ()
 					JValue.Zero)) {
 				Assert.AreEqual (1, ConstructorActivationAttributeSetView.ConstructorInvocations);
 				Assert.IsNotNull (instance.ContextValue);
-				Assert.AreEqual (Application.Context.Handle, instance.ContextValue.Handle);
+				AssertSameJavaObject (Application.Context, instance.ContextValue);
 				Assert.IsNull (instance.AttributeSetValue);
 			}
 		}
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ public void JavaSideContextAttributeSetStyleConstructorForwardsArguments ()
 					new JValue (42))) {
 				Assert.AreEqual (1, ConstructorActivationStyledView.ConstructorInvocations);
 				Assert.IsNotNull (instance.ContextValue);
-				Assert.AreEqual (Application.Context.Handle, instance.ContextValue.Handle);
+				AssertSameJavaObject (Application.Context, instance.ContextValue);
 				Assert.IsNull (instance.AttributeSetValue);
 				Assert.AreEqual (42, instance.DefStyleAttrValue);
 			}
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ public void JavaSideObjectArrayConstructorForwardsValues ()
 				Assert.IsNotNull (instance.ObjectArrayValue);
 				Assert.AreEqual (2, instance.ObjectArrayValue.Length);
 				Assert.AreEqual ("object-array-value", instance.ObjectArrayValue [0].ToString ());
-				Assert.AreEqual (Application.Context.Handle, instance.ObjectArrayValue [1].Handle);
+				AssertSameJavaObject (Application.Context, instance.ObjectArrayValue [1]);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -564,6 +564,15 @@ static void AssertRegisteredSame<T> (T instance)
 					registered.Dispose ();
 			}
 		}
+
+		static void AssertSameJavaObject (Java.Lang.Object expected, Java.Lang.Object actual)
+		{
+			Assert.IsNotNull (expected);
+			Assert.IsNotNull (actual);
+			Assert.IsTrue (
+				JniEnvironment.Types.IsSameObject (expected.PeerReference, actual.PeerReference),
+				$"Expected Java object identity to match. Expected handle: {expected.Handle}, actual handle: {actual.Handle}.");
+		}
 	}
 
 	[Register ("net/dot/android/test/ConstructorActivationThrowing")]