diff --git a/modules/flowable-engine/src/main/java/org/flowable/engine/delegate/event/impl/FlowableMultiInstanceActivityEventImpl.java b/modules/flowable-engine/src/main/java/org/flowable/engine/delegate/event/impl/FlowableMultiInstanceActivityEventImpl.java
index e46f0e87634..9d21c9ee545 100644
--- a/modules/flowable-engine/src/main/java/org/flowable/engine/delegate/event/impl/FlowableMultiInstanceActivityEventImpl.java
+++ b/modules/flowable-engine/src/main/java/org/flowable/engine/delegate/event/impl/FlowableMultiInstanceActivityEventImpl.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public void setSequential(boolean sequential) {
 
     @Override
     public boolean isSequential() {
-        return false;
+        return sequential;
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/modules/flowable-engine/src/test/java/org/flowable/engine/test/api/event/MultiInstanceUserTaskEventsTest.java b/modules/flowable-engine/src/test/java/org/flowable/engine/test/api/event/MultiInstanceUserTaskEventsTest.java
index 5badd584a08..bf4e9d37b9d 100644
--- a/modules/flowable-engine/src/test/java/org/flowable/engine/test/api/event/MultiInstanceUserTaskEventsTest.java
+++ b/modules/flowable-engine/src/test/java/org/flowable/engine/test/api/event/MultiInstanceUserTaskEventsTest.java
@@ -1077,6 +1077,7 @@ public void testMultiInstanceSequentialUserTaskEventsWithNormalCompletion() {
         activityEvent = (FlowableActivityEvent) testListener.getEventsReceived().get(idx++);
         assertThat(activityEvent.getType()).isEqualTo(FlowableEngineEventType.MULTI_INSTANCE_ACTIVITY_STARTED);
         assertThat(activityEvent.getActivityId()).isEqualTo("usertask1");
+        assertThat(((FlowableMultiInstanceActivityEvent) activityEvent).isSequential()).isTrue();
 
         activityEvent = (FlowableActivityEvent) testListener.getEventsReceived().get(idx++);
         assertThat(activityEvent.getType()).isEqualTo(FlowableEngineEventType.ACTIVITY_STARTED);