diff --git a/samples/blackmisc/sampleschangeobject.cpp b/samples/blackmisc/sampleschangeobject.cpp
index b4c418e7b..f90755e27 100644
--- a/samples/blackmisc/sampleschangeobject.cpp
+++ b/samples/blackmisc/sampleschangeobject.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ namespace BlackMiscTest
         // now Jane's time is over
         CPropertyIndexVariantMap anotherController;
         anotherController.addValue(CAtcStation::IndexController, CVariant::fromValue(CUser("445566", "Fuzzy")));
-        atcList.applyIf(BlackMisc::Predicates::Equals(newController), anotherController);
+        atcList.applyIf(BlackMisc::Predicates::Matches(newController), anotherController);
 
         qDebug() << "-- after update via value map";
         qDebug() << atcList.toQString();
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/predicates.h b/src/blackmisc/predicates.h
index edc859aa6..49098d381 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/predicates.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/predicates.h
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 namespace BlackMisc
 {
+    class CPropertyIndexVariantMap;
+
     namespace Predicates
     {
 
@@ -98,6 +100,14 @@ namespace BlackMisc
                 template <class U> bool operator ()(const U &other) const { return other == m_value; }
             };
 
+            //! \private
+            struct Matches
+            {
+                const CPropertyIndexVariantMap &m_map;
+                Matches(const CPropertyIndexVariantMap &map) : m_map(map) {}
+                template <class T> bool operator()(const T &value) const;
+            };
+
         } //namespace Private
 
         /*!
@@ -173,6 +183,14 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             return { std::forward<T>(value), 0 };
         }
 
+        /*!
+         * Predicate which is true if its argument matches a captured CPropertyIndexVariantMap.
+         */
+        inline auto Matches(const CPropertyIndexVariantMap &map) -> Private::Matches
+        {
+            return { map };
+        }
+
     } //namespace Predicates
 
 } //namespace BlackMisc
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/propertyindexvariantmap.cpp b/src/blackmisc/propertyindexvariantmap.cpp
index c883b3b0c..fa4109e76 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/propertyindexvariantmap.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/propertyindexvariantmap.cpp
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         return !(b == a);
     }
 
-    bool operator==(const CPropertyIndexVariantMap &indexMap, const CVariant &variant)
+    bool CPropertyIndexVariantMap::matchesVariant(const CVariant &variant) const
     {
-        if (indexMap.isEmpty()) return indexMap.isWildcard();
-        const auto &map = indexMap.map();
+        if (this->isEmpty()) return this->isWildcard();
+        const auto &map = this->map();
         for (auto it = map.begin(); it != map.end(); ++it)
         {
             // QVariant cannot be compared directly
@@ -45,21 +45,6 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         return true;
     }
 
-    bool operator!=(const CPropertyIndexVariantMap &indexMap, const CVariant &variant)
-    {
-        return !(indexMap == variant);
-    }
-
-    bool operator==(const CVariant &variant, const CPropertyIndexVariantMap &valueMap)
-    {
-        return valueMap == variant;
-    }
-
-    bool operator!=(const CVariant &variant, const CPropertyIndexVariantMap &valueMap)
-    {
-        return !(valueMap == variant);
-    }
-
     QString CPropertyIndexVariantMap::convertToQString(bool i18n) const
     {
         if (this->isEmpty()) return QString("{wildcard: %1}").arg(this->m_wildcard ? "true" : "false");
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/propertyindexvariantmap.h b/src/blackmisc/propertyindexvariantmap.h
index 2ad9ea3b7..f0a04539a 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/propertyindexvariantmap.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/propertyindexvariantmap.h
@@ -178,37 +178,11 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         //! Equal operator, required if maps are directly compared, not with CValueObject
         BLACKMISC_EXPORT friend bool operator !=(const CPropertyIndexVariantMap &a, const CPropertyIndexVariantMap &b);
 
-        //! Operator == with CVariant
-        BLACKMISC_EXPORT friend bool operator ==(const CPropertyIndexVariantMap &valueMap, const CVariant &variant);
+        //! True if this map matches the value contained in the variant
+        bool matchesVariant(const CVariant &value) const;
 
-        //! Operator != with CVariant
-        BLACKMISC_EXPORT friend bool operator !=(const CPropertyIndexVariantMap &valueMap, const CVariant &variant);
-
-        //! Operator == with CVariant
-        BLACKMISC_EXPORT friend bool operator ==(const CVariant &variant, const CPropertyIndexVariantMap &valueMap);
-
-        //! Operator != with CVariant
-        BLACKMISC_EXPORT friend bool operator !=(const CVariant &variant, const CPropertyIndexVariantMap &valueMap);
-
-        //! Operator == with CValueObject
-        //! \todo Still needed?
-        template <class T, class = typename std::enable_if<QMetaTypeId<T>::Defined>::type>
-        friend bool operator ==(const CPropertyIndexVariantMap &valueMap, const T &valueObject) { return valueMap == CVariant::from(valueObject); }
-
-        //! Operator != with CValueObject
-        //! \todo Still needed?
-        template <class T, class = typename std::enable_if<QMetaTypeId<T>::Defined>::type>
-        friend bool operator !=(const CPropertyIndexVariantMap &valueMap, const T &valueObject) { return valueMap != CVariant::from(valueObject); }
-
-        //! Operator == with CValueObject
-        //! \todo Still needed?
-        template <class T, class = typename std::enable_if<QMetaTypeId<T>::Defined>::type>
-        friend bool operator ==(const T &valueObject, const CPropertyIndexVariantMap &valueMap) { return valueMap == CVariant::from(valueObject); }
-
-        //! Operator != with CValueObject
-        //! \todo Still needed?
-        template <class T, class = typename std::enable_if<QMetaTypeId<T>::Defined>::type>
-        friend bool operator !=(const T &valueObject, const CPropertyIndexVariantMap &valueMap) { return valueMap != CVariant::from(valueObject); }
+        //! True if this map matches the value
+        template <typename T> bool matches(const T &value) const { return matchesVariant(CVariant::from(value)); }
 
         //! Map
         const QMap<CPropertyIndex, CVariant> &map() const { return this->m_values; }
@@ -302,6 +276,12 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         }
     } // Mixin
 
+    template <class T>
+    bool Predicates::Private::Matches::operator()(const T &value) const
+    {
+        return m_map.matches(value);
+    }
+
 }
 
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(BlackMisc::CPropertyIndexVariantMap)
diff --git a/tests/blackmisc/testvariantandmap.cpp b/tests/blackmisc/testvariantandmap.cpp
index c91dfd449..74bdeab3d 100644
--- a/tests/blackmisc/testvariantandmap.cpp
+++ b/tests/blackmisc/testvariantandmap.cpp
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ namespace BlackMiscTest
 
         // compare
 
-        QVERIFY2(vmWildcard == station1, "Station should be equal to wildcard");
-        QVERIFY2(station1 != vmNoWildcard, "Station should not be equal to empty list");
-        QVERIFY2(station1 == vm, "Controller should match");
+        QVERIFY2(vmWildcard.matches(station1), "Station should be equal to wildcard");
+        QVERIFY2(!vmNoWildcard.matches(station1), "Station should not be equal to empty list");
+        QVERIFY2(vm.matches(station1), "Controller should match");
         QVERIFY2(vmWildcard == vmCopy, "Maps should be equal");
         QVERIFY2(qHash(vmWildcard) == qHash(vmCopy), "Hashs should be equal (simple)");