diff --git a/commands.go b/commands.go
index bfa3b70455..e2a0753ab5 100644
--- a/commands.go
+++ b/commands.go
@@ -13,6 +13,25 @@ import (
 //		       return tea.Batch(someCommand, someOtherCommand)
 //	    }
 func Batch(cmds ...Cmd) Cmd {
+	return trimNilCommands[BatchMsg](cmds...)
+}
+
+// BatchMsg is a message used to perform a bunch of commands concurrently with
+// no ordering guarantees. You can send a BatchMsg with Batch.
+type BatchMsg []Cmd
+
+// Sequence runs the given commands one at a time, in order. Contrast this with
+// Batch, which runs commands concurrently.
+func Sequence(cmds ...Cmd) Cmd {
+	return trimNilCommands[sequenceMsg](cmds...)
+}
+
+// sequenceMsg is used internally to run the given commands in order.
+type sequenceMsg []Cmd
+
+// Trims a list of commands, removing any nil entries. If there are no entries
+// left after the slice is trimmed, then the code will return nil.
+func trimNilCommands[T BatchMsg | sequenceMsg](cmds ...Cmd) Cmd {
 	var validCmds []Cmd //nolint:prealloc
 	for _, c := range cmds {
 		if c == nil {
@@ -27,26 +46,11 @@ func Batch(cmds ...Cmd) Cmd {
 		return validCmds[0]
 	default:
 		return func() Msg {
-			return BatchMsg(validCmds)
+			return T(validCmds)
 		}
 	}
 }
 
-// BatchMsg is a message used to perform a bunch of commands concurrently with
-// no ordering guarantees. You can send a BatchMsg with Batch.
-type BatchMsg []Cmd
-
-// Sequence runs the given commands one at a time, in order. Contrast this with
-// Batch, which runs commands concurrently.
-func Sequence(cmds ...Cmd) Cmd {
-	return func() Msg {
-		return sequenceMsg(cmds)
-	}
-}
-
-// sequenceMsg is used internally to run the given commands in order.
-type sequenceMsg []Cmd
-
 // Every is a command that ticks in sync with the system clock. So, if you
 // wanted to tick with the system clock every second, minute or hour you
 // could use this. It's also handy for having different things tick in sync.
diff --git a/commands_test.go b/commands_test.go
index feb1ee89dd..2fa1f733b0 100644
--- a/commands_test.go
+++ b/commands_test.go
@@ -81,6 +81,31 @@ func TestSequentially(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestSequence(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("nil cmd", func(t *testing.T) {
+		if b := Sequence(nil); b != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("expected nil, got %+v", b)
+		}
+	})
+	t.Run("empty cmd", func(t *testing.T) {
+		if b := Sequence(); b != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("expected nil, got %+v", b)
+		}
+	})
+	t.Run("single cmd", func(t *testing.T) {
+		b := Sequence(Quit)()
+		if _, ok := b.(QuitMsg); !ok {
+			t.Fatalf("expected a QuitMsg, got %T", b)
+		}
+	})
+	t.Run("mixed nil cmds", func(t *testing.T) {
+		b := Sequence(nil, Quit, nil, Quit, nil, nil)()
+		if l := len(b.(sequenceMsg)); l != 2 {
+			t.Fatalf("expected a []Cmd with len 2, got %d", l)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
 func TestBatch(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("nil cmd", func(t *testing.T) {
 		if b := Batch(nil); b != nil {