diff --git a/framework/assets/yii.validation.js b/framework/assets/yii.validation.js
index 83e0497..0865237 100644
--- a/framework/assets/yii.validation.js
+++ b/framework/assets/yii.validation.js
@@ -30,6 +30,47 @@ yii.validation = (function ($) {
 			valid || messages.push(options.message);
 		},
 
+		compare: function (value, messages, options) {
+			if (options.skipOnEmpty && isEmpty(value)) {
+				return;
+			}
+
+			var compareValue, valid = true;
+			if (options.compareAttribute === undefined) {
+				compareValue = options.compareValue;
+			} else {
+				compareValue = $('#' + options.compareAttribute).val();
+			}
+			switch (options.operator) {
+				case '==':
+					valid = value == compareValue;
+					break;
+				case '===':
+					valid = value === compareValue;
+					break;
+				case '!=':
+					valid = value != compareValue;
+					break;
+				case '!==':
+					valid = value !== compareValue;
+					break;
+				case '>':
+					valid = value > compareValue;
+					break;
+				case '>=':
+					valid = value >= compareValue;
+					break;
+				case '<':
+					valid = value < compareValue;
+					break;
+				case '<=':
+					valid = value <= compareValue;
+					break;
+			}
+
+			valid || messages.push(options.message);
+		},
+
 		boolean: function (value, messages, options) {
 			if (options.skipOnEmpty && isEmpty(value)) {
 				return;
diff --git a/framework/validators/BooleanValidator.php b/framework/validators/BooleanValidator.php
index dd72c67..1420739 100644
--- a/framework/validators/BooleanValidator.php
+++ b/framework/validators/BooleanValidator.php
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class BooleanValidator extends Validator
 	 */
 	public function clientValidateAttribute($object, $attribute)
 	{
-		$options['message'] = array(
+		$options = array(
 			'trueValue' => $this->trueValue,
 			'falseValue' => $this->falseValue,
 			'message' => Html::encode(strtr($this->message, array(
diff --git a/framework/validators/CompareValidator.php b/framework/validators/CompareValidator.php
index 1df09c4..720ab56 100644
--- a/framework/validators/CompareValidator.php
+++ b/framework/validators/CompareValidator.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ namespace yii\validators;
 
 use Yii;
 use yii\base\InvalidConfigException;
+use yii\helpers\Html;
 
 /**
  * CompareValidator compares the specified attribute value with another value and validates if they are equal.
@@ -58,6 +59,15 @@ class CompareValidator extends Validator
 	 * - `<=`: validates to see if the value being validated is less than or equal to the value being compared with.
 	 */
 	public $operator = '=';
+	/**
+	 * @var string the user-defined error message. It may contain the following placeholders which
+	 * will be replaced accordingly by the validator:
+	 *
+	 * - `{attribute}`: the label of the attribute being validated
+	 * - `{value}`: the value of the attribute being validated
+	 * - `{compareValue}`: the value or the attribute label to be compared with
+	 */
+	public $message;
 
 
 	/**
@@ -172,24 +182,27 @@ class CompareValidator extends Validator
 	 */
 	public function clientValidateAttribute($object, $attribute)
 	{
+		$options = array('operator' => $this->operator);
+
 		if ($this->compareValue !== null) {
-			$compareLabel = $this->compareValue;
-			$compareValue = json_encode($this->compareValue);
+			$options['compareValue'] = $this->compareValue;
+			$compareValue = $this->compareValue;
 		} else {
 			$compareAttribute = $this->compareAttribute === null ? $attribute . '_repeat' : $this->compareAttribute;
-			$compareValue = "\$('#" . (CHtml::activeId($object, $compareAttribute)) . "').val()";
-			$compareLabel = $object->getAttributeLabel($compareAttribute);
+			$compareValue = $object->getAttributeLabel($compareAttribute);
+			$options['compareAttribute'] = Html::getInputId($object, $compareAttribute);
 		}
-		$condition = "value {$this->operator} $compareValue";
-		$message = strtr($this->message, array(
+
+		if ($this->skipOnEmpty) {
+			$options['skipOnEmpty'] = 1;
+		}
+
+		$options['message'] = Html::encode(strtr($options['message'], array(
 			'{attribute}' => $object->getAttributeLabel($attribute),
-			'{compareValue}' => $compareLabel,
-		));
+			'{value}' => $object->$attribute,
+			'{compareValue}' => $compareValue,
+		)));
 
-		return "
-if (" . ($this->skipOnEmpty ? "$.trim(value)!='' && " : '') . $condition . ") {
-	messages.push(" . json_encode($message) . ");
-}
-";
+		return 'yii.validation.compare(value, messages, ' . json_encode($options) . ');';
 	}
 }
diff --git a/framework/validators/Validator.php b/framework/validators/Validator.php
index 22da00a..2460081 100644
--- a/framework/validators/Validator.php
+++ b/framework/validators/Validator.php
@@ -76,10 +76,11 @@ abstract class Validator extends Component
 	 */
 	public $attributes;
 	/**
-	 * @var string the user-defined error message. Error message may contain some placeholders
-	 * that will be replaced with the actual values by the validator.
-	 * The `{attribute}` and `{value}` are placeholders supported by all validators.
-	 * They will be replaced with the attribute label and value, respectively.
+	 * @var string the user-defined error message. It may contain the following placeholders which
+	 * will be replaced accordingly by the validator:
+	 *
+	 * - `{attribute}`: the label of the attribute being validated
+	 * - `{value}`: the value of the attribute being validated
 	 */
 	public $message;
 	/**