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diff --git a/mjo/eja/eja_operator.py b/mjo/eja/eja_operator.py
index 3133eb9..0b52f55 100644
--- a/mjo/eja/eja_operator.py
+++ b/mjo/eja/eja_operator.py
@@ -419,6 +419,30 @@ class FiniteDimensionalEuclideanJordanAlgebraOperator(Map):
         return (self + (-other))
 
 
+    def is_self_adjoint(self):
+        r"""
+        Return whether or not this operator is self-adjoint.
+
+        At least in Sage, the fact that the base field is real means
+        that the algebra elements have to be real as well (this is why
+        we embed the complex numbers and quaternions). As a result, the
+        matrix of this operator will contain only real entries, and it
+        suffices to check only symmetry, not conjugate symmetry.
+
+        SETUP::
+
+            sage: from mjo.eja.eja_algebra import (JordanSpinEJA)
+
+        EXAMPLES::
+
+            sage: J = JordanSpinEJA(4)
+            sage: J.one().operator().is_self_adjoint()
+            True
+
+        """
+        return self.matrix().is_symmetric()
+
+
     def is_zero(self):
         r"""
         Return whether or not this map is the zero operator.