diff --git a/ci/code_checks.sh b/ci/code_checks.sh
index 180083dbbb742..738dd26754c87 100755
--- a/ci/code_checks.sh
+++ b/ci/code_checks.sh
@@ -302,7 +302,6 @@ if [[ -z "$CHECK" || "$CHECK" == "docstrings" ]]; then
         -i "pandas.api.extensions.ExtensionArray.dropna RT03,SA01" \
         -i "pandas.api.extensions.ExtensionArray.dtype SA01" \
         -i "pandas.api.extensions.ExtensionArray.duplicated RT03,SA01" \
-        -i "pandas.api.extensions.ExtensionArray.equals SA01" \
         -i "pandas.api.extensions.ExtensionArray.fillna SA01" \
         -i "pandas.api.extensions.ExtensionArray.insert PR07,RT03,SA01" \
         -i "pandas.api.extensions.ExtensionArray.interpolate PR01,SA01" \
diff --git a/pandas/core/arrays/base.py b/pandas/core/arrays/base.py
index 8ad4ee433a74e..095e9b917ceae 100644
--- a/pandas/core/arrays/base.py
+++ b/pandas/core/arrays/base.py
@@ -1317,12 +1317,23 @@ def equals(self, other: object) -> bool:
         boolean
             Whether the arrays are equivalent.
 
+        See Also
+        --------
+        numpy.array_equal : Equivalent method for numpy array.
+        Series.equals : Equivalent method for Series.
+        DataFrame.equals : Equivalent method for DataFrame.
+
         Examples
         --------
         >>> arr1 = pd.array([1, 2, np.nan])
         >>> arr2 = pd.array([1, 2, np.nan])
         >>> arr1.equals(arr2)
         True
+
+        >>> arr1 = pd.array([1, 3, np.nan])
+        >>> arr2 = pd.array([1, 2, np.nan])
+        >>> arr1.equals(arr2)
+        False
         """
         if type(self) != type(other):
             return False