diff --git a/s7/_s7commplus_client.py b/s7/_s7commplus_client.py
index c36527bf..ba4bd33f 100644
--- a/s7/_s7commplus_client.py
+++ b/s7/_s7commplus_client.py
@@ -488,6 +488,7 @@ def _build_read_payload(items: list[tuple[int, int, int]]) -> bytes:
     for addr in addresses:
         payload += addr
     payload += encode_object_qualifier()
+    payload += encode_uint32_vlq(1)
     payload += struct.pack(">I", 0)
 
     return bytes(payload)
@@ -580,6 +581,7 @@ def _build_write_payload(items: list[tuple[int, int, bytes]]) -> bytes:
         payload += encode_pvalue_blob(data)
     payload += bytes([0x00])
     payload += encode_object_qualifier()
+    payload += encode_uint32_vlq(1)
     payload += struct.pack(">I", 0)
 
     return bytes(payload)
@@ -632,6 +634,7 @@ def _build_area_read_payload(area_rid: int, start: int, size: int) -> bytes:
     payload += encode_uint32_vlq(field_count)
     payload += addr_bytes
     payload += encode_object_qualifier()
+    payload += encode_uint32_vlq(1)
     payload += struct.pack(">I", 0)
     return bytes(payload)
 
@@ -653,6 +656,7 @@ def _build_area_write_payload(area_rid: int, start: int, data: bytes) -> bytes:
     payload += encode_pvalue_blob(data)
     payload += bytes([0x00])
     payload += encode_object_qualifier()
+    payload += encode_uint32_vlq(1)
     payload += struct.pack(">I", 0)
     return bytes(payload)
 
@@ -685,6 +689,7 @@ def _build_symbolic_read_payload(access_area: int, lids: list[int], symbol_crc:
     payload += encode_uint32_vlq(field_count)
     payload += addr_bytes
     payload += encode_object_qualifier()
+    payload += encode_uint32_vlq(1)
     payload += struct.pack(">I", 0)
     return bytes(payload)
 
@@ -712,6 +717,7 @@ def _build_symbolic_write_payload(access_area: int, lids: list[int], data: bytes
     payload += encode_pvalue_blob(data)
     payload += bytes([0x00])
     payload += encode_object_qualifier()
+    payload += encode_uint32_vlq(1)
     payload += struct.pack(">I", 0)
     return bytes(payload)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_s7_unit.py b/tests/test_s7_unit.py
index 12191eb3..cefb2e8f 100644
--- a/tests/test_s7_unit.py
+++ b/tests/test_s7_unit.py
@@ -9,13 +9,29 @@
     _parse_read_response,
     _build_write_payload,
     _parse_write_response,
+<<<<<<< HEAD
     _build_explore_request,
     _parse_explore_datablocks,
+||||||| parent of 22a5c08 (fix: add SequenceNumber to Get/SetMultiVariables payloads (#738))
+=======
+    _build_area_read_payload,
+    _build_area_write_payload,
+    _build_symbolic_read_payload,
+    _build_symbolic_write_payload,
+>>>>>>> 22a5c08 (fix: add SequenceNumber to Get/SetMultiVariables payloads (#738))
 )
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 from s7.connection import S7CommPlusConnection
 from s7.codec import encode_pvalue_blob
 from s7.codec import _pvalue_element_size as _element_size
 from s7.codec import skip_typed_value, parse_server_session_version
+||||||| parent of 22a5c08 (fix: add SequenceNumber to Get/SetMultiVariables payloads (#738))
+from s7.codec import encode_pvalue_blob
+from s7.connection import S7CommPlusConnection, _element_size
+=======
+from s7.codec import encode_object_qualifier, encode_pvalue_blob
+from s7.connection import S7CommPlusConnection, _element_size
+>>>>>>> 22a5c08 (fix: add SequenceNumber to Get/SetMultiVariables payloads (#738))
 from s7.protocol import DataType, ElementID, ObjectId
 from s7.vlq import (
     encode_uint32_vlq,
@@ -194,6 +210,42 @@ def test_write_read_consistency(self) -> None:
         assert isinstance(write_payload, bytes)
 
 
+class TestSequenceNumber:
+    """Verify all payload builders include a SequenceNumber after ObjectQualifier."""
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _has_sequence_number(payload: bytes) -> bool:
+        oq = encode_object_qualifier()
+        idx = bytes(payload).find(oq)
+        assert idx >= 0, "ObjectQualifier not found in payload"
+        seq_offset = idx + len(oq)
+        return payload[seq_offset : seq_offset + 1] == encode_uint32_vlq(1)
+
+    def test_read_payload_has_sequence_number(self) -> None:
+        payload = _build_read_payload([(1, 0, 4)])
+        assert self._has_sequence_number(payload)
+
+    def test_write_payload_has_sequence_number(self) -> None:
+        payload = _build_write_payload([(1, 0, bytes([1, 2, 3, 4]))])
+        assert self._has_sequence_number(payload)
+
+    def test_area_read_payload_has_sequence_number(self) -> None:
+        payload = _build_area_read_payload(82, 0, 4)
+        assert self._has_sequence_number(payload)
+
+    def test_area_write_payload_has_sequence_number(self) -> None:
+        payload = _build_area_write_payload(82, 0, b"\x00\x00\x00\x00")
+        assert self._has_sequence_number(payload)
+
+    def test_symbolic_read_payload_has_sequence_number(self) -> None:
+        payload = _build_symbolic_read_payload(0x8A0E0001, [1, 4])
+        assert self._has_sequence_number(payload)
+
+    def test_symbolic_write_payload_has_sequence_number(self) -> None:
+        payload = _build_symbolic_write_payload(0x8A0E0001, [1, 4], b"\x01")
+        assert self._has_sequence_number(payload)
+
+
 # -- Connection unit tests --