diff --git a/TUnit.Assertions.Tests/IgnoringTypeEquivalentTests.cs b/TUnit.Assertions.Tests/IgnoringTypeEquivalentTests.cs
index 782385da24..af58cdc1c4 100644
--- a/TUnit.Assertions.Tests/IgnoringTypeEquivalentTests.cs
+++ b/TUnit.Assertions.Tests/IgnoringTypeEquivalentTests.cs
@@ -227,4 +227,124 @@ private class MyClassWithoutDates
         public string Name { get; set; } = string.Empty;
         public int Value { get; set; }
     }
+
+    // Test classes for ValueType/Tuple tests
+    private class IgnoreMe
+    {
+        public string Message { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+        public IgnoreMe() { }
+        public IgnoreMe(string message) => Message = message;
+    }
+
+    private class ClassWithTupleProperty
+    {
+        public string Name { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+        public (IgnoreMe, IgnoreMe) Ignores { get; set; }
+        public int Value { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    private class ClassWithNestedTupleProperty
+    {
+        public string Name { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+        public ((IgnoreMe, int), string) NestedIgnores { get; set; }
+        public int Value { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    private class ClassWithMixedTupleProperty
+    {
+        public string Name { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+        public (IgnoreMe, int) MixedTuple { get; set; }
+        public int Value { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public async Task IgnoringType_In_Tuple_Properties_Are_Ignored()
+    {
+        var object1 = new ClassWithTupleProperty
+        {
+            Name = "Test",
+            Ignores = (new IgnoreMe("foobar"), new IgnoreMe("foobar")),
+            Value = 123
+        };
+
+        var object2 = new ClassWithTupleProperty
+        {
+            Name = "Test",
+            Ignores = (new IgnoreMe("baz"), new IgnoreMe("baz")),
+            Value = 123
+        };
+
+        await TUnitAssert.That(object1)
+            .IsEquivalentTo(object2)
+            .IgnoringType<IgnoreMe>();
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public async Task IgnoringType_In_Nested_Tuple_Properties_Are_Ignored()
+    {
+        var object1 = new ClassWithNestedTupleProperty
+        {
+            Name = "Test",
+            NestedIgnores = ((new IgnoreMe("foobar"), 1), "hello"),
+            Value = 123
+        };
+
+        var object2 = new ClassWithNestedTupleProperty
+        {
+            Name = "Test",
+            NestedIgnores = ((new IgnoreMe("baz"), 1), "hello"),
+            Value = 123
+        };
+
+        await TUnitAssert.That(object1)
+            .IsEquivalentTo(object2)
+            .IgnoringType<IgnoreMe>();
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public async Task IgnoringType_In_Mixed_Tuple_Still_Compares_Non_Ignored_Parts()
+    {
+        var object1 = new ClassWithMixedTupleProperty
+        {
+            Name = "Test",
+            MixedTuple = (new IgnoreMe("foobar"), 42),
+            Value = 123
+        };
+
+        var object2 = new ClassWithMixedTupleProperty
+        {
+            Name = "Test",
+            MixedTuple = (new IgnoreMe("baz"), 99), // Different int value
+            Value = 123
+        };
+
+        // Should fail because the int part (42 vs 99) is different
+        await TUnitAssert.That(object1)
+            .IsNotEquivalentTo(object2)
+            .IgnoringType<IgnoreMe>();
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public async Task IgnoringType_In_Mixed_Tuple_Passes_When_NonIgnored_Parts_Match()
+    {
+        var object1 = new ClassWithMixedTupleProperty
+        {
+            Name = "Test",
+            MixedTuple = (new IgnoreMe("foobar"), 42),
+            Value = 123
+        };
+
+        var object2 = new ClassWithMixedTupleProperty
+        {
+            Name = "Test",
+            MixedTuple = (new IgnoreMe("baz"), 42), // Same int value
+            Value = 123
+        };
+
+        // Should pass because the int part is the same and IgnoreMe is ignored
+        await TUnitAssert.That(object1)
+            .IsEquivalentTo(object2)
+            .IgnoringType<IgnoreMe>();
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/TUnit.Assertions/Conditions/StructuralEquivalencyAssertion.cs b/TUnit.Assertions/Conditions/StructuralEquivalencyAssertion.cs
index 2f1086a1a7..13f95790b9 100644
--- a/TUnit.Assertions/Conditions/StructuralEquivalencyAssertion.cs
+++ b/TUnit.Assertions/Conditions/StructuralEquivalencyAssertion.cs
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ internal AssertionResult CompareObjects(
         var expectedType = expected.GetType();
 
         // Handle primitive types and strings
-        if (TypeHelper.IsPrimitiveOrWellKnownType(actualType))
+        // But don't treat generic value types as primitive if they contain ignored types
+        if (TypeHelper.IsPrimitiveOrWellKnownType(actualType) && !ContainsIgnoredGenericArgument(actualType))
         {
             if (!Equals(actual, expected))
             {
@@ -304,6 +305,34 @@ private bool ShouldIgnoreType(Type type)
         return false;
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Checks if a generic type (like ValueTuple) contains any ignored types as generic arguments.
+    /// This prevents tuples containing ignored types from being compared as primitive values.
+    /// </summary>
+    private bool ContainsIgnoredGenericArgument(Type type)
+    {
+        if (!type.IsGenericType || _ignoredTypes.Count == 0)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        foreach (var genericArg in type.GetGenericArguments())
+        {
+            if (_ignoredTypes.Contains(genericArg))
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            // Recursively check nested generic types (e.g., Tuple<Tuple<IgnoreMe, int>, string>)
+            if (ContainsIgnoredGenericArgument(genericArg))
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
     private static string FormatValue(object? value)
     {
         if (value == null)