diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/config/dbplatform/DatabasePlatform.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/config/dbplatform/DatabasePlatform.java
index d1516895a..a8b4b3e70 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/config/dbplatform/DatabasePlatform.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/config/dbplatform/DatabasePlatform.java
@@ -424,4 +424,23 @@ public class DatabasePlatform {
   public boolean isDisallowBatchOnCascade() {
     return disallowBatchOnCascade;
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Generate and return the create sequence DDL.
+   */
+  public String ddlCreateSequence(String sequenceName, int initialValue, int allocationSize) {
+
+    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder("create sequence ");
+    sb.append(sequenceName);
+    if (initialValue > 1) {
+      sb.append(" start with ").append(initialValue);
+    }
+    if (allocationSize > 0 && allocationSize != 50) {
+      // at this stage ignoring allocationSize 50 as this is the 'default' and
+      // not consistent with the way Ebean batch fetches sequence values
+      sb.append(" increment by ").append(allocationSize);
+    }
+    sb.append(";");
+    return sb.toString();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/ddl/CreateSequenceVisitor.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/ddl/CreateSequenceVisitor.java
index f0336e343..eb2690296 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/ddl/CreateSequenceVisitor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/ddl/CreateSequenceVisitor.java
@@ -36,12 +36,14 @@ public class CreateSequenceVisitor implements BeanVisitor {
 				+" as DatabasePlatform does not support sequences";
 			logger.warn(msg);
 			return false;
-		} 
+		}
 
-		if (descriptor.getSequenceName() != null) {
-			ctx.write("create sequence ");
-			ctx.write(descriptor.getSequenceName());			
-			ctx.write(";").writeNewLine().writeNewLine();
+		String sequenceName = descriptor.getSequenceName();
+		if (sequenceName != null) {
+			int initialValue = descriptor.getSequenceInitialValue();
+			int allocationSize = descriptor.getSequenceAllocationSize();
+			String createSeq = ctx.getDbPlatform().ddlCreateSequence(sequenceName, initialValue, allocationSize);
+			ctx.write(createSeq).writeNewLine().writeNewLine();
 		}
 		return true;
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanDescriptor.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanDescriptor.java
index b1f255066..551cdec64 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanDescriptor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanDescriptor.java
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ public class BeanDescriptor<T> implements MetaBeanInfo {
    */
   private final String sequenceName;
 
+  private final int sequenceInitialValue;
+
+  private final int sequenceAllocationSize;
+
   /**
    * SQL used to return last inserted id. Used for Identity columns where
    * getGeneratedKeys is not supported.
@@ -332,6 +336,8 @@ public class BeanDescriptor<T> implements MetaBeanInfo {
     this.idType = deploy.getIdType();
     this.idGenerator = deploy.getIdGenerator();
     this.sequenceName = deploy.getSequenceName();
+    this.sequenceInitialValue = deploy.getSequenceInitialValue();
+    this.sequenceAllocationSize = deploy.getSequenceAllocationSize();
     this.selectLastInsertedId = deploy.getSelectLastInsertedId();
     this.lazyFetchIncludes = InternString.intern(deploy.getLazyFetchIncludes());
     this.concurrencyMode = deploy.getConcurrencyMode();
@@ -1686,6 +1692,20 @@ public class BeanDescriptor<T> implements MetaBeanInfo {
     return sequenceName;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Return the sequence initial value.
+   */
+  public int getSequenceInitialValue() {
+    return sequenceInitialValue;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the sequence allocation size.
+   */
+  public int getSequenceAllocationSize() {
+    return sequenceAllocationSize;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Return the SQL used to return the last inserted id.
    * <p>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/meta/DeployBeanDescriptor.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/meta/DeployBeanDescriptor.java
index f625952ec..4bf8927b6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/meta/DeployBeanDescriptor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/meta/DeployBeanDescriptor.java
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ public class DeployBeanDescriptor<T> {
    */
   private String sequenceName;
 
+  private int sequenceInitialValue;
+
+  private int sequenceAllocationSize;
+
   /**
    * Used with Identity columns but no getGeneratedKeys support.
    */
@@ -263,6 +267,22 @@ public class DeployBeanDescriptor<T> {
     return entityType;
   }
 
+  public void setSequenceInitialValue(int sequenceInitialValue) {
+    this.sequenceInitialValue = sequenceInitialValue;
+  }
+
+  public void setSequenceAllocationSize(int sequenceAllocationSize) {
+    this.sequenceAllocationSize = sequenceAllocationSize;
+  }
+
+  public int getSequenceInitialValue() {
+    return sequenceInitialValue;
+  }
+
+  public int getSequenceAllocationSize() {
+    return sequenceAllocationSize;
+  }
+
   public void add(DRawSqlMeta rawSqlMeta) {
     rawSqlMetas.put(rawSqlMeta.getName(), rawSqlMeta);
     if ("default".equals(rawSqlMeta.getName())) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/AnnotationFields.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/AnnotationFields.java
index 7797ee654..7fff02f83 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/AnnotationFields.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/AnnotationFields.java
@@ -349,6 +349,8 @@ public class AnnotationFields extends AnnotationParser {
       if (sequenceGenerator.name().equals(genName)) {
         genName = sequenceGenerator.sequenceName();
       }
+      descriptor.setSequenceInitialValue(sequenceGenerator.initialValue());
+      descriptor.setSequenceAllocationSize(sequenceGenerator.allocationSize());
     }
 
     GenerationType strategy = gen.strategy();
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/model/basic/Person.java b/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/model/basic/Person.java
index bcb1650b0..39fa054ef 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/model/basic/Person.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/model/basic/Person.java
@@ -1,17 +1,9 @@
 package com.avaje.tests.model.basic;
 
+import javax.persistence.*;
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import javax.persistence.CascadeType;
-import javax.persistence.Column;
-import javax.persistence.Entity;
-import javax.persistence.FetchType;
-import javax.persistence.GeneratedValue;
-import javax.persistence.Id;
-import javax.persistence.OneToMany;
-import javax.persistence.Table;
-
 @Entity(name = "Person")
 @Table(name = "PERSONS")
 public class Person implements Serializable {
@@ -28,6 +20,7 @@ public class Person implements Serializable {
 
     @Id
     @GeneratedValue(strategy = javax.persistence.GenerationType.AUTO)
+    @SequenceGenerator(name="PERSONS_SEQ", initialValue = 1000, allocationSize = 40)
     @Column(name = "ID", unique = true, nullable = false)
     public Long getId() {
         return id;