diff --git a/rl_coach/core_types.py b/rl_coach/core_types.py
index 9fa07ef..c173318 100644
--- a/rl_coach/core_types.py
+++ b/rl_coach/core_types.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 from collections import namedtuple
 
 import copy
+import math
 from enum import Enum
 from random import shuffle
 from typing import List, Union, Dict, Any, Type
@@ -63,6 +64,37 @@ class StepMethod(object):
     def num_steps(self, val: int) -> None:
         self._num_steps = val
 
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        return self.num_steps == other.num_steps
+
+    def __truediv__(self, other):
+        """
+        divide this step method with other. If other is an integer, returns an object of the same
+        type as self. If other is the same type of self, returns an integer. In either case, any
+        floating point value is rounded up under the assumption that if we are dividing Steps, we
+        would rather overestimate than underestimate.
+        """
+        if isinstance(other, type(self)):
+            return math.ceil(self.num_steps / other.num_steps)
+        elif isinstance(other, int):
+            return type(self)(math.ceil(self.num_steps / other))
+        else:
+            raise TypeError("cannot divide {} by {}".format(type(self), type(other)))
+
+    def __rtruediv__(self, other):
+        """
+        divide this step method with other. If other is an integer, returns an object of the same
+        type as self. If other is the same type of self, returns an integer. In either case, any
+        floating point value is rounded up under the assumption that if we are dividing Steps, we
+        would rather overestimate than underestimate.
+        """
+        if isinstance(other, type(self)):
+            return math.ceil(other.num_steps / self.num_steps)
+        elif isinstance(other, int):
+            return type(self)(math.ceil(other / self.num_steps))
+        else:
+            raise TypeError("cannot divide {} by {}".format(type(other), type(self)))
+
 
 class Frames(StepMethod):
     def __init__(self, num_steps):
diff --git a/rl_coach/tests/test_core_types.py b/rl_coach/tests/test_core_types.py
index 58df0ad..c9be955 100644
--- a/rl_coach/tests/test_core_types.py
+++ b/rl_coach/tests/test_core_types.py
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
-from rl_coach.core_types import TotalStepsCounter, EnvironmentSteps, EnvironmentEpisodes
+from rl_coach.core_types import (
+    TotalStepsCounter,
+    EnvironmentSteps,
+    EnvironmentEpisodes,
+    StepMethod,
+    EnvironmentSteps,
+    EnvironmentEpisodes,
+)
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -25,3 +32,33 @@ def test_total_steps_counter_less_than():
     assert not (counter < steps)
     steps = counter + EnvironmentSteps(1)
     assert counter < steps
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit_test
+def test_step_method_div():
+    assert StepMethod(10) / 2 == StepMethod(5)
+    assert StepMethod(10) / StepMethod(2) == 5
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit_test
+def test_step_method_div_ceil():
+    assert StepMethod(10) / 3 == StepMethod(4)
+    assert StepMethod(10) / StepMethod(3) == 4
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit_test
+def test_step_method_rdiv_ceil():
+    assert 10 / StepMethod(3) == StepMethod(4)
+    assert StepMethod(10) / StepMethod(3) == 4
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit_test
+def test_step_method_rdiv():
+    assert 10 / StepMethod(2) == StepMethod(5)
+    assert StepMethod(10) / StepMethod(2) == 5
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit_test
+def test_step_method_div_type():
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
+        EnvironmentEpisodes(10) / EnvironmentSteps(2)