diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml
index 787cc10bf853128ec8645fabe071535303a82e82..7d1c90a3115983c753bdb4a167b9b8aca0bfa3a8 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml
@@ -5774,10 +5774,11 @@
      </row>
 
      <row>
-      <entry><structfield>seqcycle</structfield></entry>
-      <entry><type>bool</type></entry>
+      <entry><structfield>seqtypid</structfield></entry>
+      <entry><type>oid</type></entry>
+      <entry><literal><link linkend="catalog-pg-type"><structname>pg_type</structname></link>.oid</literal></entry>
       <entry></entry>
-      <entry>Whether the sequence cycles</entry>
+      <entry>Data type of the sequence</entry>
      </row>
 
      <row>
@@ -5814,6 +5815,13 @@
       <entry></entry>
       <entry>Cache size of the sequence</entry>
      </row>
+
+     <row>
+      <entry><structfield>seqcycle</structfield></entry>
+      <entry><type>bool</type></entry>
+      <entry></entry>
+      <entry>Whether the sequence cycles</entry>
+     </row>
     </tbody>
    </tgroup>
   </table>
@@ -9840,6 +9848,12 @@ SELECT * FROM pg_locks pl LEFT JOIN pg_prepared_xacts ppx
       <entry><literal><link linkend="catalog-pg-authid"><structname>pg_authid</structname></link>.rolname</literal></entry>
       <entry>Name of sequence's owner</entry>
      </row>
+     <row>
+      <entry><structfield>data_type</structfield></entry>
+      <entry><type>regtype</type></entry>
+      <entry><literal><link linkend="catalog-pg-authid"><structname>pg_type</structname></link>.oid</literal></entry>
+      <entry>Data type of the sequence</entry>
+     </row>
      <row>
       <entry><structfield>start_value</structfield></entry>
       <entry><type>bigint</type></entry>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/information_schema.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/information_schema.sgml
index c43e325d06423420df6f428011180bad36ade412..a3a19ce8ce2f3cfe1914a7b9be39ad13f65dc609 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/information_schema.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/information_schema.sgml
@@ -4653,9 +4653,7 @@ ORDER BY c.ordinal_position;
       <entry><literal>data_type</literal></entry>
       <entry><type>character_data</type></entry>
       <entry>
-       The data type of the sequence.  In
-       <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>, this is currently always
-       <literal>bigint</literal>.
+       The data type of the sequence.
       </entry>
      </row>
 
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_sequence.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_sequence.sgml
index 3b52e875e34efe92965a9ad6ec5783f7479dc744..252a668189bc5f0d342a0d67c9bd8c45a44ddda7 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_sequence.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_sequence.sgml
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
 
  <refsynopsisdiv>
 <synopsis>
-ALTER SEQUENCE [ IF EXISTS ] <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> [ INCREMENT [ BY ] <replaceable class="parameter">increment</replaceable> ]
+ALTER SEQUENCE [ IF EXISTS ] <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>
+    [ AS <replaceable class="parameter">data_type</replaceable> ]
+    [ INCREMENT [ BY ] <replaceable class="parameter">increment</replaceable> ]
     [ MINVALUE <replaceable class="parameter">minvalue</replaceable> | NO MINVALUE ] [ MAXVALUE <replaceable class="parameter">maxvalue</replaceable> | NO MAXVALUE ]
     [ START [ WITH ] <replaceable class="parameter">start</replaceable> ]
     [ RESTART [ [ WITH ] <replaceable class="parameter">restart</replaceable> ] ]
@@ -80,6 +82,26 @@ ALTER SEQUENCE [ IF EXISTS ] <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> S
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
+     <varlistentry>
+      <term><replaceable class="parameter">data_type</replaceable></term>
+      <listitem>
+       <para>
+        The optional
+        clause <literal>AS <replaceable class="parameter">data_type</replaceable></literal>
+        changes the data type of the sequence.  Valid types are
+        are <literal>smallint</literal>, <literal>integer</literal>,
+        and <literal>bigint</literal>.
+       </para>
+
+       <para>
+        Note that changing the data type does not automatically change the
+        minimum and maximum values.  You can use the clauses <literal>NO
+        MINVALUE</literal> and <literal>NO MAXVALUE</literal> to adjust the
+        minimum and maximum values to the range of the new data type.
+       </para>
+      </listitem>
+     </varlistentry>
+
      <varlistentry>
       <term><replaceable class="parameter">increment</replaceable></term>
       <listitem>
@@ -102,7 +124,7 @@ ALTER SEQUENCE [ IF EXISTS ] <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> S
         class="parameter">minvalue</replaceable></literal> determines
         the minimum value a sequence can generate. If <literal>NO
         MINVALUE</literal> is specified, the defaults of 1 and
-        -2<superscript>63</> for ascending and descending sequences,
+        the minimum value of the data type for ascending and descending sequences,
         respectively, will be used.  If neither option is specified,
         the current minimum value will be maintained.
        </para>
@@ -118,7 +140,7 @@ ALTER SEQUENCE [ IF EXISTS ] <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> S
         class="parameter">maxvalue</replaceable></literal> determines
         the maximum value for the sequence. If <literal>NO
         MAXVALUE</literal> is specified, the defaults of
-        2<superscript>63</>-1 and -1 for ascending and descending
+        the maximum value of the data type and -1 for ascending and descending
         sequences, respectively, will be used.  If neither option is
         specified, the current maximum value will be maintained.
        </para>
@@ -300,7 +322,7 @@ ALTER SEQUENCE serial RESTART WITH 105;
 
   <para>
    <command>ALTER SEQUENCE</command> conforms to the <acronym>SQL</acronym>
-   standard, except for the <literal>START WITH</>,
+   standard, except for the <literal>AS</literal>, <literal>START WITH</>,
    <literal>OWNED BY</>, <literal>OWNER TO</>, <literal>RENAME TO</>, and
    <literal>SET SCHEMA</literal> clauses, which are
    <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> extensions.
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_sequence.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_sequence.sgml
index 86ff018c4ba3141feb8d223d82513e8c8f61b38c..f1448e7ab3c7bcaf2d7706d8be59b6a63399293f 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_sequence.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_sequence.sgml
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
 
  <refsynopsisdiv>
 <synopsis>
-CREATE [ TEMPORARY | TEMP ] SEQUENCE [ IF NOT EXISTS ] <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> [ INCREMENT [ BY ] <replaceable class="parameter">increment</replaceable> ]
+CREATE [ TEMPORARY | TEMP ] SEQUENCE [ IF NOT EXISTS ] <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>
+    [ AS <replaceable class="parameter">data_type</replaceable> ]
+    [ INCREMENT [ BY ] <replaceable class="parameter">increment</replaceable> ]
     [ MINVALUE <replaceable class="parameter">minvalue</replaceable> | NO MINVALUE ] [ MAXVALUE <replaceable class="parameter">maxvalue</replaceable> | NO MAXVALUE ]
     [ START [ WITH ] <replaceable class="parameter">start</replaceable> ] [ CACHE <replaceable class="parameter">cache</replaceable> ] [ [ NO ] CYCLE ]
     [ OWNED BY { <replaceable class="parameter">table_name</replaceable>.<replaceable class="parameter">column_name</replaceable> | NONE } ]
@@ -110,6 +112,21 @@ SELECT * FROM <replaceable>name</replaceable>;
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
 
+   <varlistentry>
+    <term><replaceable class="parameter">data_type</replaceable></term>
+    <listitem>
+     <para>
+      The optional
+      clause <literal>AS <replaceable class="parameter">data_type</replaceable></literal>
+      specifies the data type of the sequence.  Valid types are
+      are <literal>smallint</literal>, <literal>integer</literal>,
+      and <literal>bigint</literal>.  <literal>bigint</literal> is the
+      default.  The data type determines the default minimum and maximum
+      values of the sequence.
+     </para>
+    </listitem>
+   </varlistentry>
+
    <varlistentry>
     <term><replaceable class="parameter">increment</replaceable></term>
     <listitem>
@@ -132,9 +149,8 @@ SELECT * FROM <replaceable>name</replaceable>;
       class="parameter">minvalue</replaceable></literal> determines
       the minimum value a sequence can generate. If this clause is not
       supplied or <option>NO MINVALUE</option> is specified, then
-      defaults will be used.  The defaults are 1 and
-      -2<superscript>63</> for ascending and descending sequences,
-      respectively.
+      defaults will be used.  The default for an ascending sequence is 1.  The
+      default for a descending sequence is the minimum value of the data type.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
@@ -148,9 +164,9 @@ SELECT * FROM <replaceable>name</replaceable>;
       class="parameter">maxvalue</replaceable></literal> determines
       the maximum value for the sequence. If this clause is not
       supplied or <option>NO MAXVALUE</option> is specified, then
-      default values will be used.  The defaults are
-      2<superscript>63</>-1 and -1 for ascending and descending
-      sequences, respectively.
+      default values will be used.  The default for an ascending sequence is
+      the maximum value of the data type.  The default for a descending
+      sequence is -1.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
@@ -347,12 +363,6 @@ END;
    <command>CREATE SEQUENCE</command> conforms to the <acronym>SQL</acronym>
    standard, with the following exceptions:
    <itemizedlist>
-    <listitem>
-     <para>
-      The standard's <literal>AS <replaceable>data_type</></literal> expression is not
-      supported.
-     </para>
-    </listitem>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       Obtaining the next value is done using the <function>nextval()</>
diff --git a/src/backend/catalog/information_schema.sql b/src/backend/catalog/information_schema.sql
index 62ee2b4e0ee76385223a7089931ecf5a727e4339..9a53003ecff84e00e27768d38a2440524d837cec 100644
--- a/src/backend/catalog/information_schema.sql
+++ b/src/backend/catalog/information_schema.sql
@@ -1531,8 +1531,8 @@ CREATE VIEW sequences AS
     SELECT CAST(current_database() AS sql_identifier) AS sequence_catalog,
            CAST(nc.nspname AS sql_identifier) AS sequence_schema,
            CAST(c.relname AS sql_identifier) AS sequence_name,
-           CAST('bigint' AS character_data) AS data_type,
-           CAST(64 AS cardinal_number) AS numeric_precision,
+           CAST(format_type(s.seqtypid, null) AS character_data) AS data_type,
+           CAST(_pg_numeric_precision(s.seqtypid, -1) AS cardinal_number) AS numeric_precision,
            CAST(2 AS cardinal_number) AS numeric_precision_radix,
            CAST(0 AS cardinal_number) AS numeric_scale,
            CAST(s.seqstart AS character_data) AS start_value,
diff --git a/src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql b/src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql
index b4c24251798c44aa47755ff89567ae353a55636b..38be9cf1a0cb8475f760bd3a5d7170673c6bdefe 100644
--- a/src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql
+++ b/src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW pg_sequences AS
         N.nspname AS schemaname,
         C.relname AS sequencename,
         pg_get_userbyid(C.relowner) AS sequenceowner,
+        S.seqtypid::regtype AS data_type,
         S.seqstart AS start_value,
         S.seqmin AS min_value,
         S.seqmax AS max_value,
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/sequence.c b/src/backend/commands/sequence.c
index e6f87543df85d65f58a1753177892e871cb0b1f4..e0df642254f8da8230591b495de9bf09bc8af34e 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/sequence.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/sequence.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "funcapi.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "nodes/makefuncs.h"
+#include "parser/parse_type.h"
 #include "storage/lmgr.h"
 #include "storage/proc.h"
 #include "storage/smgr.h"
@@ -229,12 +230,13 @@ DefineSequence(ParseState *pstate, CreateSeqStmt *seq)
 	memset(pgs_nulls, 0, sizeof(pgs_nulls));
 
 	pgs_values[Anum_pg_sequence_seqrelid - 1] = ObjectIdGetDatum(seqoid);
-	pgs_values[Anum_pg_sequence_seqcycle - 1] = BoolGetDatum(seqform.seqcycle);
+	pgs_values[Anum_pg_sequence_seqtypid - 1] = ObjectIdGetDatum(seqform.seqtypid);
 	pgs_values[Anum_pg_sequence_seqstart - 1] = Int64GetDatumFast(seqform.seqstart);
 	pgs_values[Anum_pg_sequence_seqincrement - 1] = Int64GetDatumFast(seqform.seqincrement);
 	pgs_values[Anum_pg_sequence_seqmax - 1] = Int64GetDatumFast(seqform.seqmax);
 	pgs_values[Anum_pg_sequence_seqmin - 1] = Int64GetDatumFast(seqform.seqmin);
 	pgs_values[Anum_pg_sequence_seqcache - 1] = Int64GetDatumFast(seqform.seqcache);
+	pgs_values[Anum_pg_sequence_seqcycle - 1] = BoolGetDatum(seqform.seqcycle);
 
 	tuple = heap_form_tuple(tupDesc, pgs_values, pgs_nulls);
 	CatalogTupleInsert(rel, tuple);
@@ -622,11 +624,11 @@ nextval_internal(Oid relid)
 	if (!HeapTupleIsValid(pgstuple))
 		elog(ERROR, "cache lookup failed for sequence %u", relid);
 	pgsform = (Form_pg_sequence) GETSTRUCT(pgstuple);
-	cycle = pgsform->seqcycle;
 	incby = pgsform->seqincrement;
 	maxv = pgsform->seqmax;
 	minv = pgsform->seqmin;
 	cache = pgsform->seqcache;
+	cycle = pgsform->seqcycle;
 	ReleaseSysCache(pgstuple);
 
 	/* lock page' buffer and read tuple */
@@ -1221,6 +1223,7 @@ init_params(ParseState *pstate, List *options, bool isInit,
 			Form_pg_sequence seqform,
 			Form_pg_sequence_data seqdataform, List **owned_by)
 {
+	DefElem    *as_type = NULL;
 	DefElem    *start_value = NULL;
 	DefElem    *restart_value = NULL;
 	DefElem    *increment_by = NULL;
@@ -1236,7 +1239,16 @@ init_params(ParseState *pstate, List *options, bool isInit,
 	{
 		DefElem    *defel = (DefElem *) lfirst(option);
 
-		if (strcmp(defel->defname, "increment") == 0)
+		if (strcmp(defel->defname, "as") == 0)
+		{
+			if (as_type)
+				ereport(ERROR,
+						(errcode(ERRCODE_SYNTAX_ERROR),
+						 errmsg("conflicting or redundant options"),
+						 parser_errposition(pstate, defel->location)));
+			as_type = defel;
+		}
+		else if (strcmp(defel->defname, "increment") == 0)
 		{
 			if (increment_by)
 				ereport(ERROR,
@@ -1320,6 +1332,20 @@ init_params(ParseState *pstate, List *options, bool isInit,
 	if (isInit)
 		seqdataform->log_cnt = 0;
 
+	/* AS type */
+	if (as_type != NULL)
+	{
+		seqform->seqtypid = typenameTypeId(pstate, defGetTypeName(as_type));
+		if (seqform->seqtypid != INT2OID &&
+			seqform->seqtypid != INT4OID &&
+			seqform->seqtypid != INT8OID)
+			ereport(ERROR,
+					(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
+					 errmsg("sequence type must be smallint, integer, or bigint")));
+	}
+	else if (isInit)
+		seqform->seqtypid = INT8OID;
+
 	/* INCREMENT BY */
 	if (increment_by != NULL)
 	{
@@ -1352,12 +1378,34 @@ init_params(ParseState *pstate, List *options, bool isInit,
 	else if (isInit || max_value != NULL)
 	{
 		if (seqform->seqincrement > 0)
-			seqform->seqmax = PG_INT64_MAX;		/* ascending seq */
+		{
+			/* ascending seq */
+			if (seqform->seqtypid == INT2OID)
+				seqform->seqmax = PG_INT16_MAX;
+			else if (seqform->seqtypid == INT4OID)
+				seqform->seqmax = PG_INT32_MAX;
+			else
+				seqform->seqmax = PG_INT64_MAX;
+		}
 		else
 			seqform->seqmax = -1;	/* descending seq */
 		seqdataform->log_cnt = 0;
 	}
 
+	if ((seqform->seqtypid == INT2OID && (seqform->seqmax < PG_INT16_MIN || seqform->seqmax > PG_INT16_MAX))
+		|| (seqform->seqtypid == INT4OID && (seqform->seqmax < PG_INT32_MIN || seqform->seqmax > PG_INT32_MAX))
+		|| (seqform->seqtypid == INT8OID && (seqform->seqmax < PG_INT64_MIN || seqform->seqmax > PG_INT64_MAX)))
+	{
+		char		bufx[100];
+
+		snprintf(bufx, sizeof(bufx), INT64_FORMAT, seqform->seqmax);
+
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
+				 errmsg("MAXVALUE (%s) is out of range for sequence data type %s",
+						bufx, format_type_be(seqform->seqtypid))));
+	}
+
 	/* MINVALUE (null arg means NO MINVALUE) */
 	if (min_value != NULL && min_value->arg)
 	{
@@ -1369,10 +1417,32 @@ init_params(ParseState *pstate, List *options, bool isInit,
 		if (seqform->seqincrement > 0)
 			seqform->seqmin = 1; /* ascending seq */
 		else
-			seqform->seqmin = PG_INT64_MIN;		/* descending seq */
+		{
+			/* descending seq */
+			if (seqform->seqtypid == INT2OID)
+				seqform->seqmin = PG_INT16_MIN;
+			else if (seqform->seqtypid == INT4OID)
+				seqform->seqmin = PG_INT32_MIN;
+			else
+				seqform->seqmin = PG_INT64_MIN;
+		}
 		seqdataform->log_cnt = 0;
 	}
 
+	if ((seqform->seqtypid == INT2OID && (seqform->seqmin < PG_INT16_MIN || seqform->seqmin > PG_INT16_MAX))
+		|| (seqform->seqtypid == INT4OID && (seqform->seqmin < PG_INT32_MIN || seqform->seqmin > PG_INT32_MAX))
+		|| (seqform->seqtypid == INT8OID && (seqform->seqmin < PG_INT64_MIN || seqform->seqmin > PG_INT64_MAX)))
+	{
+		char		bufm[100];
+
+		snprintf(bufm, sizeof(bufm), INT64_FORMAT, seqform->seqmin);
+
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
+				 errmsg("MINVALUE (%s) is out of range for sequence data type %s",
+						bufm, format_type_be(seqform->seqtypid))));
+	}
+
 	/* crosscheck min/max */
 	if (seqform->seqmin >= seqform->seqmax)
 	{
@@ -1590,8 +1660,8 @@ pg_sequence_parameters(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 {
 	Oid			relid = PG_GETARG_OID(0);
 	TupleDesc	tupdesc;
-	Datum		values[6];
-	bool		isnull[6];
+	Datum		values[7];
+	bool		isnull[7];
 	HeapTuple	pgstuple;
 	Form_pg_sequence pgsform;
 
@@ -1601,7 +1671,7 @@ pg_sequence_parameters(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				 errmsg("permission denied for sequence %s",
 						get_rel_name(relid))));
 
-	tupdesc = CreateTemplateTupleDesc(6, false);
+	tupdesc = CreateTemplateTupleDesc(7, false);
 	TupleDescInitEntry(tupdesc, (AttrNumber) 1, "start_value",
 					   INT8OID, -1, 0);
 	TupleDescInitEntry(tupdesc, (AttrNumber) 2, "minimum_value",
@@ -1614,6 +1684,8 @@ pg_sequence_parameters(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 					   BOOLOID, -1, 0);
 	TupleDescInitEntry(tupdesc, (AttrNumber) 6, "cache_size",
 					   INT8OID, -1, 0);
+	TupleDescInitEntry(tupdesc, (AttrNumber) 7, "data_type",
+					   OIDOID, -1, 0);
 
 	BlessTupleDesc(tupdesc);
 
@@ -1630,6 +1702,7 @@ pg_sequence_parameters(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	values[3] = Int64GetDatum(pgsform->seqincrement);
 	values[4] = BoolGetDatum(pgsform->seqcycle);
 	values[5] = Int64GetDatum(pgsform->seqcache);
+	values[6] = ObjectIdGetDatum(pgsform->seqtypid);
 
 	ReleaseSysCache(pgstuple);
 
diff --git a/src/backend/parser/gram.y b/src/backend/parser/gram.y
index cf97be512d9170c6ee47d4418d14e45140847fb0..174773bdf3173802c86a49773e1d28cdb5f3d7dc 100644
--- a/src/backend/parser/gram.y
+++ b/src/backend/parser/gram.y
@@ -3941,7 +3941,11 @@ SeqOptList: SeqOptElem								{ $$ = list_make1($1); }
 			| SeqOptList SeqOptElem					{ $$ = lappend($1, $2); }
 		;
 
-SeqOptElem: CACHE NumericOnly
+SeqOptElem: AS SimpleTypename
+				{
+					$$ = makeDefElem("as", (Node *)$2, @1);
+				}
+			| CACHE NumericOnly
 				{
 					$$ = makeDefElem("cache", (Node *)$2, @1);
 				}
diff --git a/src/backend/parser/parse_utilcmd.c b/src/backend/parser/parse_utilcmd.c
index 8d1939445b57b29077e080692164b29c034fd750..0f78abaae206803fdd7a7c560e10c0a37d388a86 100644
--- a/src/backend/parser/parse_utilcmd.c
+++ b/src/backend/parser/parse_utilcmd.c
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ transformColumnDefinition(CreateStmtContext *cxt, ColumnDef *column)
 		 */
 		seqstmt = makeNode(CreateSeqStmt);
 		seqstmt->sequence = makeRangeVar(snamespace, sname, -1);
-		seqstmt->options = NIL;
+		seqstmt->options = list_make1(makeDefElem("as", (Node *) makeTypeNameFromOid(column->typeName->typeOid, -1), -1));
 
 		/*
 		 * If this is ALTER ADD COLUMN, make sure the sequence will be owned
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c
index 9afacdb90020837fe5183e1049fc081044ca6153..7364a12c25e09b97e40a7810589ef2cb97b1221e 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c
@@ -15912,39 +15912,29 @@ dumpSequence(Archive *fout, TableInfo *tbinfo)
 	PGresult   *res;
 	char	   *startv,
 			   *incby,
-			   *maxv = NULL,
-			   *minv = NULL,
-			   *cache;
-	char		bufm[100],
-				bufx[100];
+			   *maxv,
+			   *minv,
+			   *cache,
+			   *seqtype;
 	bool		cycled;
+	bool		is_ascending;
 	PQExpBuffer query = createPQExpBuffer();
 	PQExpBuffer delqry = createPQExpBuffer();
 	PQExpBuffer labelq = createPQExpBuffer();
 
-	snprintf(bufm, sizeof(bufm), INT64_FORMAT, PG_INT64_MIN);
-	snprintf(bufx, sizeof(bufx), INT64_FORMAT, PG_INT64_MAX);
-
 	if (fout->remoteVersion >= 100000)
 	{
 		/* Make sure we are in proper schema */
 		selectSourceSchema(fout, "pg_catalog");
 
 		appendPQExpBuffer(query,
-						  "SELECT seqstart, seqincrement, "
-						  "CASE WHEN seqincrement > 0 AND seqmax = %s THEN NULL "
-						  "     WHEN seqincrement < 0 AND seqmax = -1 THEN NULL "
-						  "     ELSE seqmax "
-						  "END AS seqmax, "
-						  "CASE WHEN seqincrement > 0 AND seqmin = 1 THEN NULL "
-						  "     WHEN seqincrement < 0 AND seqmin = %s THEN NULL "
-						  "     ELSE seqmin "
-						  "END AS seqmin, "
+						  "SELECT format_type(seqtypid, NULL), "
+						  "seqstart, seqincrement, "
+						  "seqmax, seqmin, "
 						  "seqcache, seqcycle "
 						  "FROM pg_class c "
 						  "JOIN pg_sequence s ON (s.seqrelid = c.oid) "
 						  "WHERE c.oid = '%u'::oid",
-						  bufx, bufm,
 						  tbinfo->dobj.catId.oid);
 	}
 	else if (fout->remoteVersion >= 80400)
@@ -15958,17 +15948,9 @@ dumpSequence(Archive *fout, TableInfo *tbinfo)
 		selectSourceSchema(fout, tbinfo->dobj.namespace->dobj.name);
 
 		appendPQExpBuffer(query,
-						  "SELECT start_value, increment_by, "
-				   "CASE WHEN increment_by > 0 AND max_value = %s THEN NULL "
-				   "     WHEN increment_by < 0 AND max_value = -1 THEN NULL "
-						  "     ELSE max_value "
-						  "END AS max_value, "
-					"CASE WHEN increment_by > 0 AND min_value = 1 THEN NULL "
-				   "     WHEN increment_by < 0 AND min_value = %s THEN NULL "
-						  "     ELSE min_value "
-						  "END AS min_value, "
+						  "SELECT 'bigint'::name AS sequence_type, "
+						  "start_value, increment_by, max_value, min_value, "
 						  "cache_value, is_cycled FROM %s",
-						  bufx, bufm,
 						  fmtId(tbinfo->dobj.name));
 	}
 	else
@@ -15977,17 +15959,9 @@ dumpSequence(Archive *fout, TableInfo *tbinfo)
 		selectSourceSchema(fout, tbinfo->dobj.namespace->dobj.name);
 
 		appendPQExpBuffer(query,
-						  "SELECT 0 AS start_value, increment_by, "
-				   "CASE WHEN increment_by > 0 AND max_value = %s THEN NULL "
-				   "     WHEN increment_by < 0 AND max_value = -1 THEN NULL "
-						  "     ELSE max_value "
-						  "END AS max_value, "
-					"CASE WHEN increment_by > 0 AND min_value = 1 THEN NULL "
-				   "     WHEN increment_by < 0 AND min_value = %s THEN NULL "
-						  "     ELSE min_value "
-						  "END AS min_value, "
+						  "SELECT 'bigint'::name AS sequence_type, "
+						  "0 AS start_value, increment_by, max_value, min_value, "
 						  "cache_value, is_cycled FROM %s",
-						  bufx, bufm,
 						  fmtId(tbinfo->dobj.name));
 	}
 
@@ -16002,14 +15976,48 @@ dumpSequence(Archive *fout, TableInfo *tbinfo)
 		exit_nicely(1);
 	}
 
-	startv = PQgetvalue(res, 0, 0);
-	incby = PQgetvalue(res, 0, 1);
-	if (!PQgetisnull(res, 0, 2))
-		maxv = PQgetvalue(res, 0, 2);
-	if (!PQgetisnull(res, 0, 3))
-		minv = PQgetvalue(res, 0, 3);
-	cache = PQgetvalue(res, 0, 4);
-	cycled = (strcmp(PQgetvalue(res, 0, 5), "t") == 0);
+	seqtype = PQgetvalue(res, 0, 0);
+	startv = PQgetvalue(res, 0, 1);
+	incby = PQgetvalue(res, 0, 2);
+	maxv = PQgetvalue(res, 0, 3);
+	minv = PQgetvalue(res, 0, 4);
+	cache = PQgetvalue(res, 0, 5);
+	cycled = (strcmp(PQgetvalue(res, 0, 6), "t") == 0);
+
+	is_ascending = incby[0] != '-';
+
+	if (is_ascending && atoi(minv) == 1)
+		minv = NULL;
+	if (!is_ascending && atoi(maxv) == -1)
+		maxv = NULL;
+
+	if (strcmp(seqtype, "smallint") == 0)
+	{
+		if (!is_ascending && atoi(minv) == PG_INT16_MIN)
+			minv = NULL;
+		if (is_ascending && atoi(maxv) == PG_INT16_MAX)
+			maxv = NULL;
+	}
+	else if (strcmp(seqtype, "integer") == 0)
+	{
+		if (!is_ascending && atoi(minv) == PG_INT32_MIN)
+			minv = NULL;
+		if (is_ascending && atoi(maxv) == PG_INT32_MAX)
+			maxv = NULL;
+	}
+	else if (strcmp(seqtype, "bigint") == 0)
+	{
+		char		bufm[100],
+					bufx[100];
+
+		snprintf(bufm, sizeof(bufm), INT64_FORMAT, PG_INT64_MIN);
+		snprintf(bufx, sizeof(bufx), INT64_FORMAT, PG_INT64_MAX);
+
+		if (!is_ascending && strcmp(minv, bufm) == 0)
+			minv = NULL;
+		if (is_ascending && strcmp(maxv, bufx) == 0)
+			maxv = NULL;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * DROP must be fully qualified in case same name appears in pg_catalog
@@ -16033,6 +16041,9 @@ dumpSequence(Archive *fout, TableInfo *tbinfo)
 					  "CREATE SEQUENCE %s\n",
 					  fmtId(tbinfo->dobj.name));
 
+	if (strcmp(seqtype, "bigint") != 0)
+		appendPQExpBuffer(query, "    AS %s\n", seqtype);
+
 	if (fout->remoteVersion >= 80400)
 		appendPQExpBuffer(query, "    START WITH %s\n", startv);
 
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/t/002_pg_dump.pl b/src/bin/pg_dump/t/002_pg_dump.pl
index 242d3c078ce8885531fdeb42856885252d26074f..f73bf8974d491d1c44b9f5cdc716bf88da75cd42 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/t/002_pg_dump.pl
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/t/002_pg_dump.pl
@@ -2494,6 +2494,7 @@ qr/CREATE TRANSFORM FOR integer LANGUAGE sql \(FROM SQL WITH FUNCTION pg_catalog
 		catch_all => 'CREATE ... commands',
 		regexp    => qr/^
 			\QCREATE SEQUENCE test_table_col1_seq\E
+			\n\s+\QAS integer\E
 			\n\s+\QSTART WITH 1\E
 			\n\s+\QINCREMENT BY 1\E
 			\n\s+\QNO MINVALUE\E
@@ -2529,6 +2530,7 @@ qr/CREATE TRANSFORM FOR integer LANGUAGE sql \(FROM SQL WITH FUNCTION pg_catalog
 		catch_all => 'CREATE ... commands',
 		regexp    => qr/^
 			\QCREATE SEQUENCE test_third_table_col1_seq\E
+			\n\s+\QAS integer\E
 			\n\s+\QSTART WITH 1\E
 			\n\s+\QINCREMENT BY 1\E
 			\n\s+\QNO MINVALUE\E
diff --git a/src/include/catalog/catversion.h b/src/include/catalog/catversion.h
index abb4aab9f8d30b63633929842a2ed61b48a4876a..5f42bde136dec11c25f1dc2b1a333e8595779eff 100644
--- a/src/include/catalog/catversion.h
+++ b/src/include/catalog/catversion.h
@@ -53,6 +53,6 @@
  */
 
 /*							yyyymmddN */
-#define CATALOG_VERSION_NO	201701309
+#define CATALOG_VERSION_NO	201702101
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.h b/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.h
index f6c0f23982d0c738f9123872e9c13a6ec3a581b3..41c12afd74b478cc40c69beed485d6f54652238f 100644
--- a/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.h
+++ b/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.h
@@ -1766,7 +1766,7 @@ DATA(insert OID = 1576 (  setval			PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f v u 2 0 20
 DESCR("set sequence value");
 DATA(insert OID = 1765 (  setval			PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f v u 3 0 20 "2205 20 16" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ setval3_oid _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
 DESCR("set sequence value and is_called status");
-DATA(insert OID = 3078 (  pg_sequence_parameters	PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f s s 1 0 2249 "26" "{26,20,20,20,20,16,20}" "{i,o,o,o,o,o,o}" "{sequence_oid,start_value,minimum_value,maximum_value,increment,cycle_option,cache_size}" _null_ _null_ pg_sequence_parameters _null_ _null_ _null_));
+DATA(insert OID = 3078 (  pg_sequence_parameters	PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f s s 1 0 2249 "26" "{26,20,20,20,20,16,20,26}" "{i,o,o,o,o,o,o,o}" "{sequence_oid,start_value,minimum_value,maximum_value,increment,cycle_option,cache_size,data_type}" _null_ _null_ pg_sequence_parameters _null_ _null_ _null_));
 DESCR("sequence parameters, for use by information schema");
 DATA(insert OID = 4032 ( pg_sequence_last_value		PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f v u 1 0 20 "2205" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_	pg_sequence_last_value _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
 DESCR("sequence last value");
diff --git a/src/include/catalog/pg_sequence.h b/src/include/catalog/pg_sequence.h
index 350b286e4574a5af98c7a1f3f9616254a253ac81..ef15e68a578d8fe1563952a65f07c12843fc6feb 100644
--- a/src/include/catalog/pg_sequence.h
+++ b/src/include/catalog/pg_sequence.h
@@ -8,23 +8,25 @@
 CATALOG(pg_sequence,2224) BKI_WITHOUT_OIDS
 {
 	Oid			seqrelid;
-	bool		seqcycle;
+	Oid			seqtypid;
 	int64		seqstart;
 	int64		seqincrement;
 	int64		seqmax;
 	int64		seqmin;
 	int64		seqcache;
+	bool		seqcycle;
 } FormData_pg_sequence;
 
 typedef FormData_pg_sequence *Form_pg_sequence;
 
-#define Natts_pg_sequence				7
+#define Natts_pg_sequence				8
 #define Anum_pg_sequence_seqrelid		1
-#define Anum_pg_sequence_seqcycle		2
+#define Anum_pg_sequence_seqtypid		2
 #define Anum_pg_sequence_seqstart		3
 #define Anum_pg_sequence_seqincrement	4
 #define Anum_pg_sequence_seqmax			5
 #define Anum_pg_sequence_seqmin			6
 #define Anum_pg_sequence_seqcache		7
+#define Anum_pg_sequence_seqcycle		8
 
 #endif	/* PG_SEQUENCE_H */
diff --git a/src/test/modules/test_pg_dump/t/001_base.pl b/src/test/modules/test_pg_dump/t/001_base.pl
index 200455cd268dae7183630bbc0831c0be71104ca1..7b3955aac997ecfcc5e19f0200556aaeeff0894d 100644
--- a/src/test/modules/test_pg_dump/t/001_base.pl
+++ b/src/test/modules/test_pg_dump/t/001_base.pl
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ my %tests = (
 	'CREATE SEQUENCE regress_pg_dump_table_col1_seq' => {
 		regexp => qr/^
                     \QCREATE SEQUENCE regress_pg_dump_table_col1_seq\E
+                    \n\s+\QAS integer\E
                     \n\s+\QSTART WITH 1\E
                     \n\s+\QINCREMENT BY 1\E
                     \n\s+\QNO MINVALUE\E
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/rules.out b/src/test/regress/expected/rules.out
index 9c99a451ba0a023a22692e0add4ced82ea384e3f..c661f1d962d278f14c6accd636981771d2d9acad 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/rules.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/rules.out
@@ -1641,6 +1641,7 @@ UNION ALL
 pg_sequences| SELECT n.nspname AS schemaname,
     c.relname AS sequencename,
     pg_get_userbyid(c.relowner) AS sequenceowner,
+    (s.seqtypid)::regtype AS data_type,
     s.seqstart AS start_value,
     s.seqmin AS min_value,
     s.seqmax AS max_value,
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/sequence.out b/src/test/regress/expected/sequence.out
index d062e91d261101a843fd6c021dbc2eb2125ab041..f33948915136f8f2e4b8cd96772a6850fce67a47 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/sequence.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/sequence.out
@@ -28,6 +28,23 @@ CREATE TABLE sequence_test_table (a int);
 CREATE SEQUENCE sequence_testx OWNED BY sequence_test_table.b;  -- wrong column
 ERROR:  column "b" of relation "sequence_test_table" does not exist
 DROP TABLE sequence_test_table;
+-- sequence data types
+CREATE SEQUENCE sequence_test5 AS integer;
+CREATE SEQUENCE sequence_test6 AS smallint;
+CREATE SEQUENCE sequence_test7 AS bigint;
+CREATE SEQUENCE sequence_testx AS text;
+ERROR:  sequence type must be smallint, integer, or bigint
+CREATE SEQUENCE sequence_testx AS nosuchtype;
+ERROR:  type "nosuchtype" does not exist
+LINE 1: CREATE SEQUENCE sequence_testx AS nosuchtype;
+                                          ^
+ALTER SEQUENCE sequence_test5 AS smallint;  -- fails
+ERROR:  MAXVALUE (2147483647) is out of range for sequence data type smallint
+ALTER SEQUENCE sequence_test5 AS smallint NO MINVALUE NO MAXVALUE;
+CREATE SEQUENCE sequence_testx AS smallint MAXVALUE 100000;
+ERROR:  MAXVALUE (100000) is out of range for sequence data type smallint
+CREATE SEQUENCE sequence_testx AS smallint MINVALUE -100000;
+ERROR:  MINVALUE (-100000) is out of range for sequence data type smallint
 ---
 --- test creation of SERIAL column
 ---
@@ -445,13 +462,16 @@ SELECT * FROM information_schema.sequences
  regression       | public          | sequence_test2     | bigint    |                64 |                       2 |             0 | 32          | 5                    | 36                  | 4         | YES
  regression       | public          | sequence_test3     | bigint    |                64 |                       2 |             0 | 1           | 1                    | 9223372036854775807 | 1         | NO
  regression       | public          | sequence_test4     | bigint    |                64 |                       2 |             0 | -1          | -9223372036854775808 | -1                  | -1        | NO
- regression       | public          | serialtest1_f2_foo | bigint    |                64 |                       2 |             0 | 1           | 1                    | 9223372036854775807 | 1         | NO
- regression       | public          | serialtest2_f2_seq | bigint    |                64 |                       2 |             0 | 1           | 1                    | 9223372036854775807 | 1         | NO
- regression       | public          | serialtest2_f3_seq | bigint    |                64 |                       2 |             0 | 1           | 1                    | 9223372036854775807 | 1         | NO
- regression       | public          | serialtest2_f4_seq | bigint    |                64 |                       2 |             0 | 1           | 1                    | 9223372036854775807 | 1         | NO
+ regression       | public          | sequence_test5     | smallint  |                16 |                       2 |             0 | 1           | 1                    | 32767               | 1         | NO
+ regression       | public          | sequence_test6     | smallint  |                16 |                       2 |             0 | 1           | 1                    | 32767               | 1         | NO
+ regression       | public          | sequence_test7     | bigint    |                64 |                       2 |             0 | 1           | 1                    | 9223372036854775807 | 1         | NO
+ regression       | public          | serialtest1_f2_foo | integer   |                32 |                       2 |             0 | 1           | 1                    | 2147483647          | 1         | NO
+ regression       | public          | serialtest2_f2_seq | integer   |                32 |                       2 |             0 | 1           | 1                    | 2147483647          | 1         | NO
+ regression       | public          | serialtest2_f3_seq | smallint  |                16 |                       2 |             0 | 1           | 1                    | 32767               | 1         | NO
+ regression       | public          | serialtest2_f4_seq | smallint  |                16 |                       2 |             0 | 1           | 1                    | 32767               | 1         | NO
  regression       | public          | serialtest2_f5_seq | bigint    |                64 |                       2 |             0 | 1           | 1                    | 9223372036854775807 | 1         | NO
  regression       | public          | serialtest2_f6_seq | bigint    |                64 |                       2 |             0 | 1           | 1                    | 9223372036854775807 | 1         | NO
-(9 rows)
+(12 rows)
 
 SELECT schemaname, sequencename, start_value, min_value, max_value, increment_by, cycle, cache_size, last_value
 FROM pg_sequences
@@ -462,18 +482,21 @@ WHERE sequencename ~ ANY(ARRAY['sequence_test', 'serialtest'])
  public     | sequence_test2     |          32 |                    5 |                  36 |            4 | t     |          1 |          5
  public     | sequence_test3     |           1 |                    1 | 9223372036854775807 |            1 | f     |          1 |           
  public     | sequence_test4     |          -1 | -9223372036854775808 |                  -1 |           -1 | f     |          1 |         -1
- public     | serialtest1_f2_foo |           1 |                    1 | 9223372036854775807 |            1 | f     |          1 |          3
- public     | serialtest2_f2_seq |           1 |                    1 | 9223372036854775807 |            1 | f     |          1 |          2
- public     | serialtest2_f3_seq |           1 |                    1 | 9223372036854775807 |            1 | f     |          1 |          2
- public     | serialtest2_f4_seq |           1 |                    1 | 9223372036854775807 |            1 | f     |          1 |          2
+ public     | sequence_test5     |           1 |                    1 |               32767 |            1 | f     |          1 |           
+ public     | sequence_test6     |           1 |                    1 |               32767 |            1 | f     |          1 |           
+ public     | sequence_test7     |           1 |                    1 | 9223372036854775807 |            1 | f     |          1 |           
+ public     | serialtest1_f2_foo |           1 |                    1 |          2147483647 |            1 | f     |          1 |          3
+ public     | serialtest2_f2_seq |           1 |                    1 |          2147483647 |            1 | f     |          1 |          2
+ public     | serialtest2_f3_seq |           1 |                    1 |               32767 |            1 | f     |          1 |          2
+ public     | serialtest2_f4_seq |           1 |                    1 |               32767 |            1 | f     |          1 |          2
  public     | serialtest2_f5_seq |           1 |                    1 | 9223372036854775807 |            1 | f     |          1 |          2
  public     | serialtest2_f6_seq |           1 |                    1 | 9223372036854775807 |            1 | f     |          1 |          2
-(9 rows)
+(12 rows)
 
 SELECT * FROM pg_sequence_parameters('sequence_test4'::regclass);
- start_value |    minimum_value     | maximum_value | increment | cycle_option | cache_size 
--------------+----------------------+---------------+-----------+--------------+------------
-          -1 | -9223372036854775808 |            -1 |        -1 | f            |          1
+ start_value |    minimum_value     | maximum_value | increment | cycle_option | cache_size | data_type 
+-------------+----------------------+---------------+-----------+--------------+------------+-----------
+          -1 | -9223372036854775808 |            -1 |        -1 | f            |          1 |        20
 (1 row)
 
 -- Test comments
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/sequence.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/sequence.sql
index 4b9824c3ccbf7f4099a96e7ce49d533e5f780d1d..0fbd255967e1759636b24e75c7f58fc170071679 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/sequence.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/sequence.sql
@@ -19,6 +19,19 @@ CREATE TABLE sequence_test_table (a int);
 CREATE SEQUENCE sequence_testx OWNED BY sequence_test_table.b;  -- wrong column
 DROP TABLE sequence_test_table;
 
+-- sequence data types
+CREATE SEQUENCE sequence_test5 AS integer;
+CREATE SEQUENCE sequence_test6 AS smallint;
+CREATE SEQUENCE sequence_test7 AS bigint;
+CREATE SEQUENCE sequence_testx AS text;
+CREATE SEQUENCE sequence_testx AS nosuchtype;
+
+ALTER SEQUENCE sequence_test5 AS smallint;  -- fails
+ALTER SEQUENCE sequence_test5 AS smallint NO MINVALUE NO MAXVALUE;
+
+CREATE SEQUENCE sequence_testx AS smallint MAXVALUE 100000;
+CREATE SEQUENCE sequence_testx AS smallint MINVALUE -100000;
+
 ---
 --- test creation of SERIAL column
 ---