diff --git a/cpp_utils/include/cpp_utils/ReturnCode.hpp b/cpp_utils/include/cpp_utils/ReturnCode.hpp
index 6d82a4c..ea6a174 100644
--- a/cpp_utils/include/cpp_utils/ReturnCode.hpp
+++ b/cpp_utils/include/cpp_utils/ReturnCode.hpp
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ class ReturnCode
     ReturnCode(
             const fastdds::dds::ReturnCode_t& value);
 
+    CPP_UTILS_DllAPI
+    ReturnCode(
+            const ReturnCodeValue& value);
+
     CPP_UTILS_DllAPI
     std::uint32_t operator ()() const noexcept;
 
@@ -65,10 +69,18 @@ class ReturnCode
     bool operator ==(
             const ReturnCode& c) const noexcept;
 
+    CPP_UTILS_DllAPI
+    bool operator ==(
+            const ReturnCodeValue& c) const noexcept;
+
     CPP_UTILS_DllAPI
     bool operator !=(
             const ReturnCode& c) const noexcept;
 
+    CPP_UTILS_DllAPI
+    bool operator !=(
+            const ReturnCodeValue& c) const noexcept;
+
     CPP_UTILS_DllAPI
     bool operator <(
             const ReturnCode& other) const noexcept;
@@ -84,9 +96,8 @@ class ReturnCode
     //! Link every ReturnCodeValue available with a string to deserialize
     static const std::map<ReturnCodeValue, std::string> to_string_conversion_;
 
-    //! \c ReturnCode value
-    std::uint32_t value_;
-
+    //! \c ReturnCodeValue
+    ReturnCodeValue value_;
 
     // operator << needs access to the object
     CPP_UTILS_DllAPI
@@ -94,8 +105,28 @@ class ReturnCode
             std::ostream& os,
             const ReturnCode& code);
 
+    CPP_UTILS_DllAPI
+    friend bool operator ==(
+            const ReturnCodeValue& lhs,
+            const ReturnCode& rhs) noexcept;
+
+    CPP_UTILS_DllAPI
+    friend bool operator !=(
+            const ReturnCodeValue& lhs,
+            const ReturnCode& rhs) noexcept;
+
 };
 
+CPP_UTILS_DllAPI
+bool operator ==(
+        const ReturnCode::ReturnCodeValue& lhs,
+        const ReturnCode& rhs) noexcept;
+
+CPP_UTILS_DllAPI
+bool operator !=(
+        const ReturnCode::ReturnCodeValue& lhs,
+        const ReturnCode& rhs) noexcept;
+
 //! \c ReturnCode to stream serializator
 CPP_UTILS_DllAPI
 std::ostream& operator <<(
diff --git a/cpp_utils/src/cpp/ReturnCode.cpp b/cpp_utils/src/cpp/ReturnCode.cpp
index 1a04b79..511322b 100644
--- a/cpp_utils/src/cpp/ReturnCode.cpp
+++ b/cpp_utils/src/cpp/ReturnCode.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ ReturnCode::ReturnCode(
     }
 }
 
+ReturnCode::ReturnCode(
+        const ReturnCode::ReturnCodeValue& value)
+{
+    value_ = value;
+}
+
 std::uint32_t ReturnCode::operator ()() const noexcept
 {
     return value_;
@@ -72,12 +78,24 @@ bool ReturnCode::operator ==(
     return value_ == c.value_;
 }
 
+bool ReturnCode::operator ==(
+        const ReturnCode::ReturnCodeValue& c) const noexcept
+{
+    return value_ == c;
+}
+
 bool ReturnCode::operator !=(
         const ReturnCode& c) const noexcept
 {
     return value_ != c.value_;
 }
 
+bool ReturnCode::operator !=(
+        const ReturnCode::ReturnCodeValue& c) const noexcept
+{
+    return value_ != c;
+}
+
 bool ReturnCode::operator <(
         const ReturnCode& other) const noexcept
 {
@@ -89,6 +107,20 @@ bool ReturnCode::operator !() const noexcept
     return value_ != ReturnCode::RETCODE_OK;
 }
 
+bool operator ==(
+        const ReturnCode::ReturnCodeValue& lhs,
+        const ReturnCode& rhs) noexcept
+{
+    return rhs == lhs;
+}
+
+bool operator !=(
+        const ReturnCode::ReturnCodeValue& lhs,
+        const ReturnCode& rhs) noexcept
+{
+    return rhs != lhs;
+}
+
 const std::map<ReturnCode::ReturnCodeValue, std::string> ReturnCode::to_string_conversion_ =
 {
     {ReturnCode::RETCODE_OK, "Ok"},
diff --git a/cpp_utils/test/unittest/return_code/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp_utils/test/unittest/return_code/CMakeLists.txt
index e106354..dfbc9a9 100644
--- a/cpp_utils/test/unittest/return_code/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp_utils/test/unittest/return_code/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ set(TEST_SOURCES
 
 set(TEST_LIST
         serializator
+        compare_against_return_code_value_rhs
+        compare_against_return_code_value_lhs
     )
 
 set(TEST_EXTRA_LIBRARIES
diff --git a/cpp_utils/test/unittest/return_code/ReturnCodeTest.cpp b/cpp_utils/test/unittest/return_code/ReturnCodeTest.cpp
index 4e60a12..45dc1ad 100644
--- a/cpp_utils/test/unittest/return_code/ReturnCodeTest.cpp
+++ b/cpp_utils/test/unittest/return_code/ReturnCodeTest.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,34 @@ TEST(ReturnCodeTest, serializator)
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Test ReturnCode compares directly against ReturnCodeValue values.
+ */
+TEST(ReturnCodeTest, compare_against_return_code_value_rhs)
+{
+    // Right side of the comparation
+
+    ReturnCode from_fastdds(eprosima::fastdds::dds::RETCODE_NO_DATA);
+
+    ASSERT_TRUE(from_fastdds == ReturnCode::RETCODE_NO_DATA);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(from_fastdds == ReturnCode::RETCODE_ERROR);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(from_fastdds != ReturnCode::RETCODE_ERROR);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Test ReturnCodeValue compares directly against ReturnCode from lhs.
+ */
+TEST(ReturnCodeTest, compare_against_return_code_value_lhs)
+{
+    // Left side of the comparation
+
+    ReturnCode ret(ReturnCode::RETCODE_NOT_ENABLED);
+
+    ASSERT_TRUE(ReturnCode::RETCODE_NOT_ENABLED == ret);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(ReturnCode::RETCODE_OK != ret);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(ReturnCode::RETCODE_OK == ret);
+}
+
 int main(
         int argc,
         char** argv)