diff --git a/src/client/actions/GuildMemberUpdate.js b/src/client/actions/GuildMemberUpdate.js
index 1f8d260d2..28396856c 100644
--- a/src/client/actions/GuildMemberUpdate.js
+++ b/src/client/actions/GuildMemberUpdate.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class GuildMemberUpdateAction extends Action {
       const user = client.users.cache.get(data.user.id);
       if (!user) {
         client.users._add(data.user);
-      } else if (!user.equals(data.user)) {
+      } else if (!user._equals(data.user)) {
         client.actions.UserUpdate.handle(data.user);
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/client/actions/PresenceUpdate.js b/src/client/actions/PresenceUpdate.js
index 2e34c212f..a09688ba4 100644
--- a/src/client/actions/PresenceUpdate.js
+++ b/src/client/actions/PresenceUpdate.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class PresenceUpdateAction extends Action {
     if (!user) return;
 
     if (data.user?.username) {
-      if (!user.equals(data.user)) this.client.actions.UserUpdate.handle(data.user);
+      if (!user._equals(data.user)) this.client.actions.UserUpdate.handle(data.user);
     }
 
     const guild = this.client.guilds.cache.get(data.guild_id);
diff --git a/src/structures/User.js b/src/structures/User.js
index 0abe9e141..2cc7af49c 100644
--- a/src/structures/User.js
+++ b/src/structures/User.js
@@ -247,16 +247,35 @@ class User extends Base {
    * @returns {boolean}
    */
   equals(user) {
-    let equal =
+    return (
       user &&
       this.id === user.id &&
       this.username === user.username &&
       this.discriminator === user.discriminator &&
       this.avatar === user.avatar &&
+      this.flags?.bitfield === user.flags?.bitfield &&
       this.banner === user.banner &&
-      this.accentColor === user.accentColor;
+      this.accentColor === user.accentColor
+    );
+  }
 
-    return equal;
+  /**
+   * Compares the user with an API user object
+   * @param {APIUser} user The API user object to compare
+   * @returns {boolean}
+   * @private
+   */
+  _equals(user) {
+    return (
+      user &&
+      this.id === user.id &&
+      this.username === user.username &&
+      this.discriminator === user.discriminator &&
+      this.avatar === user.avatar &&
+      this.flags?.bitfield === user.public_flags &&
+      ('banner' in user ? this.banner === user.banner : true) &&
+      ('accent_color' in user ? this.accentColor === user.accent_color : true)
+    );
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/typings/index.d.ts b/typings/index.d.ts
index a5dfabbc2..827493276 100644
--- a/typings/index.d.ts
+++ b/typings/index.d.ts
@@ -1982,6 +1982,8 @@ export class Typing extends Base {
 
 export class User extends PartialTextBasedChannel(Base) {
   protected constructor(client: Client, data: RawUserData);
+  private _equals(user: APIUser): boolean;
+
   public accentColor: number | null;
   public avatar: string | null;
   public banner: string | null;