diff --git a/protocol/pandas_implementation.py b/protocol/pandas_implementation.py
index 786bfbd2..344cb107 100644
--- a/protocol/pandas_implementation.py
+++ b/protocol/pandas_implementation.py
@@ -765,9 +765,43 @@ def get_chunks(self, n_chunks : Optional[int] = None) -> Iterable['_PandasDataFr
 # Roundtrip testing
 # -----------------
 
+def assert_buffer_equal(buffer_dtype: Tuple[_PandasBuffer, Any], pdcol:pd.Series):
+    buf, dtype = buffer_dtype
+    pytest.raises(NotImplementedError, buf.__dlpack__)
+    assert buf.__dlpack_device__() == (1, None)
+    # It seems that `bitwidth` is handled differently for `int` and `category`
+    # assert dtype[1] == pdcol.dtype.itemsize * 8, f"{dtype[1]} is not {pdcol.dtype.itemsize}"
+    # print(pdcol)
+    # if isinstance(pdcol, pd.CategoricalDtype):
+    #     col = pdcol.values.codes
+    # else:
+    #     col = pdcol
+
+    # assert dtype[1] == col.dtype.itemsize * 8, f"{dtype[1]} is not {col.dtype.itemsize * 8}"
+    # assert dtype[2] == col.dtype.str, f"{dtype[2]} is not {col.dtype.str}"
+
+
+def assert_column_equal(col: _PandasColumn, pdcol:pd.Series):
+    assert col.size == pdcol.size 
+    assert col.offset == 0
+    assert col.null_count == pdcol.isnull().sum() 
+    assert col.num_chunks() == 1
+    if col.dtype[0] != _DtypeKind.STRING:
+        pytest.raises(RuntimeError, col._get_validity_buffer)
+    assert_buffer_equal(col._get_data_buffer(), pdcol)
+
+def assert_dataframe_equal(dfo: DataFrameObject, df:pd.DataFrame):
+    assert dfo.num_columns() == len(df.columns)
+    assert dfo.num_rows() == len(df)
+    assert dfo.num_chunks() == 1
+    assert dfo.column_names() == list(df.columns)
+    for col in df.columns:
+        assert_column_equal(dfo.get_column_by_name(col), df[col])
+
 def test_float_only():
     df = pd.DataFrame(data=dict(a=[1.5, 2.5, 3.5], b=[9.2, 10.5, 11.8]))
     df2 = from_dataframe(df)
+    assert_dataframe_equal(df.__dataframe__(), df)
     tm.assert_frame_equal(df, df2)
 
 
@@ -775,6 +809,7 @@ def test_mixed_intfloat():
     df = pd.DataFrame(data=dict(a=[1, 2, 3], b=[3, 4, 5],
                                 c=[1.5, 2.5, 3.5], d=[9, 10, 11]))
     df2 = from_dataframe(df)
+    assert_dataframe_equal(df.__dataframe__(), df)
     tm.assert_frame_equal(df, df2)
 
 
@@ -783,6 +818,7 @@ def test_noncontiguous_columns():
     df = pd.DataFrame(arr, columns=['a', 'b', 'c'])
     assert df['a'].to_numpy().strides == (24,)
     df2 = from_dataframe(df)  # uses default of allow_copy=True
+    assert_dataframe_equal(df.__dataframe__(), df)
     tm.assert_frame_equal(df, df2)
 
     with pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
@@ -803,6 +839,7 @@ def test_categorical_dtype():
     assert col.describe_categorical == (False, True, {0: 1, 1: 2, 2: 5})
 
     df2 = from_dataframe(df)
+    assert_dataframe_equal(df.__dataframe__(), df)
     tm.assert_frame_equal(df, df2)
 
 
@@ -818,6 +855,8 @@ def test_string_dtype():
     assert col.describe_null == (4, 0)
     assert col.num_chunks() == 1
 
+    assert_dataframe_equal(df.__dataframe__(), df)
+
 def test_metadata():
     df = pd.DataFrame({'A': [1, 2, 3, 4],'B': [1, 2, 3, 4]})
 
@@ -834,6 +873,7 @@ def test_metadata():
         assert col_metadata[key] == expected[key]
 
     df2 = from_dataframe(df)
+    assert_dataframe_equal(df.__dataframe__(), df)
     tm.assert_frame_equal(df, df2)