diff --git a/tensorflow_quantum/python/util_test.py b/tensorflow_quantum/python/util_test.py
index 00715899b..362ca71fc 100644
--- a/tensorflow_quantum/python/util_test.py
+++ b/tensorflow_quantum/python/util_test.py
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
 
 def _single_to_tensor(item):
     if not isinstance(item, (cirq.PauliSum, cirq.PauliString, cirq.Circuit)):
-        raise TypeError(
-            f"Item must be a Circuit or PauliSum. Got {type(item)}.")
+        raise TypeError("Item must be a Circuit, PauliString, or PauliSum."
+                        f" Got {type(item)}.")
     if isinstance(item, (cirq.PauliSum, cirq.PauliString)):
         return serializer.serialize_paulisum(item).SerializeToString(
             deterministic=True)
@@ -347,6 +347,59 @@ def test_gate_approx_eq(self):
             util.gate_approx_eq(
                 cirq.X, cirq.ops.ControlledGate(cirq.X, 2, [1, 0], [2, 2])))
 
+    def test_gate_approx_eq_channels(self):
+        """Check valid TFQ channels for approximate equality."""
+        atol = 1e-2
+
+        test_cases = [
+            (cirq.DepolarizingChannel, (0.1,), (0.105,), (0.2,)),
+            (cirq.AsymmetricDepolarizingChannel, (0.1, 0.2, 0.3),
+             (0.105, 0.195, 0.305), (0.2, 0.2, 0.3)),
+            (cirq.GeneralizedAmplitudeDampingChannel, (0.1, 0.2),
+             (0.105, 0.205), (0.2, 0.2)),
+            (cirq.AmplitudeDampingChannel, (0.1,), (0.105,), (0.2,)),
+            (cirq.PhaseDampingChannel, (0.1,), (0.105,), (0.2,)),
+            (cirq.PhaseFlipChannel, (0.1,), (0.105,), (0.2,)),
+            (cirq.BitFlipChannel, (0.1,), (0.105,), (0.2,)),
+        ]
+
+        for channel, exact_params, approx_params, unequal_params in test_cases:
+            with self.subTest(channel=channel.__name__):
+                gate1 = channel(*exact_params)
+                gate2_exact = channel(*exact_params)
+                gate2_approx = channel(*approx_params)
+                gate2_not_equal = channel(*unequal_params)
+
+                # Exact equality
+                self.assertTrue(
+                    util.gate_approx_eq(gate1, gate2_exact, atol=atol))
+                # Approximate equality
+                self.assertTrue(
+                    util.gate_approx_eq(gate1, gate2_approx, atol=atol))
+                # Not equal
+                self.assertFalse(
+                    util.gate_approx_eq(gate1, gate2_not_equal, atol=atol))
+
+        # ResetChannel
+        self.assertTrue(
+            util.gate_approx_eq(cirq.ResetChannel(),
+                                cirq.ResetChannel(),
+                                atol=atol))
+
+        # Mismatched types
+        self.assertFalse(
+            util.gate_approx_eq(cirq.DepolarizingChannel(0.1),
+                                cirq.BitFlipChannel(0.1),
+                                atol=atol))
+        self.assertFalse(
+            util.gate_approx_eq(cirq.DepolarizingChannel(0.1),
+                                cirq.X,
+                                atol=atol))
+        self.assertFalse(
+            util.gate_approx_eq(cirq.X,
+                                cirq.DepolarizingChannel(0.1),
+                                atol=atol))
+
     def test_gate_approx_eq_error(self):
         """Confirms that bad inputs cause an error to be raised."""
         # junk