diff --git a/collects/rnrs/base-6.ss b/collects/rnrs/base-6.ss
index 7868e58930..4084ec3a06 100644
--- a/collects/rnrs/base-6.ss
+++ b/collects/rnrs/base-6.ss
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
              [r6rs:string->number string->number])
 
  ;; 11.8
- not boolean? boolean=?
+ not boolean? (rename-out [r6rs:boolean=? boolean=?])
 
  ;; 11.9
  (rename-out [r5rs:pair? pair?]
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
              [r5rs:for-each for-each])
 
  ;; 11.10
- symbol? symbol=?
+ symbol? (rename-out [r6rs:symbol=? symbol=?])
  string->symbol symbol->string
  
  ;; 11.11
@@ -349,6 +349,22 @@
     (and (regexp-match? rx:number s)
          (string->number (regexp-replace* #rx"[|][0-9]+" s "")))))
 
+(define r6rs:symbol=?
+  (case-lambda
+   [(a b) (symbol=? a b)]
+   [(a b . rest) (and (symbol=? a b)
+                      (andmap (lambda (s)
+                                (symbol=? a s))
+                              rest))]))
+
+(define r6rs:boolean=?
+  (case-lambda
+   [(a b) (boolean=? a b)]
+   [(a b . rest) (and (boolean=? a b)
+                      (andmap (lambda (s)
+                                (boolean=? a s))
+                              rest))]))
+
 (define-syntax-rule (make-mapper what for for-each in-val val-length val->list list->result)
   (case-lambda
    [(proc val) (list->result
diff --git a/collects/tests/r6rs/base.sls b/collects/tests/r6rs/base.sls
index f5fbb6fcc1..d39521ad9e 100644
--- a/collects/tests/r6rs/base.sls
+++ b/collects/tests/r6rs/base.sls
@@ -1005,6 +1005,8 @@
     (test (boolean=? #t #t) #t)
     (test (boolean=? #t #f) #f)
     (test (boolean=? #f #t) #f)
+    (test (boolean=? #t #t #f) #f)
+    (test (boolean=? #t #t #t #t) #t)
 
     ;; 11.9
     (test (pair? '(a . b))         #t)
@@ -1126,6 +1128,8 @@
     (test (symbol=? 'a 'a)         #t)
     (test (symbol=? 'a 'A)         #f)
     (test (symbol=? 'a 'b)         #f)
+    (test (symbol=? 'a 'a 'b)      #f)
+    (test (symbol=? 'a 'a 'a 'a)   #t)
     
     (test (symbol->string 'flying-fish)     
           "flying-fish")