diff --git a/src/EFCore.MySql/Storage/Internal/MySqlConnectionSettings.cs b/src/EFCore.MySql/Storage/Internal/MySqlConnectionSettings.cs
index 0d30c0187..b4594abb3 100644
--- a/src/EFCore.MySql/Storage/Internal/MySqlConnectionSettings.cs
+++ b/src/EFCore.MySql/Storage/Internal/MySqlConnectionSettings.cs
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ public MySqlConnectionSettings(string connectionString)
             TreatTinyAsBoolean = csb.TreatTinyAsBoolean;
         }
 
-        public MySqlGuidFormat GuidFormat { get; }
-        public bool TreatTinyAsBoolean { get; }
+        public virtual MySqlGuidFormat GuidFormat { get; }
+        public virtual bool TreatTinyAsBoolean { get; }
 
         protected bool Equals(MySqlConnectionSettings other)
         {
diff --git a/src/EFCore.MySql/ValueGeneration/Internal/MySqlSequentialGuidValueGenerator.cs b/src/EFCore.MySql/ValueGeneration/Internal/MySqlSequentialGuidValueGenerator.cs
index 7dbbcf54e..1ec7d622a 100644
--- a/src/EFCore.MySql/ValueGeneration/Internal/MySqlSequentialGuidValueGenerator.cs
+++ b/src/EFCore.MySql/ValueGeneration/Internal/MySqlSequentialGuidValueGenerator.cs
@@ -22,16 +22,39 @@ public MySqlSequentialGuidValueGenerator(IMySqlOptions options)
         /// <summary>
         ///     Gets a value to be assigned to a property.
         ///     Creates a GUID where the first 8 bytes are the current UTC date/time (in ticks)
-        ///     and the last 8 bytes are cryptographically random.  This allows for better performance
+        ///     and the rest are cryptographically random. This allows for better performance
         ///     in clustered index scenarios.
         /// </summary>
         /// <para>The change tracking entry of the entity for which the value is being generated.</para>
         /// <returns> The value to be assigned to a property. </returns>
         public override Guid Next(EntityEntry entry)
         {
-            var randomBytes = new byte[8];
+            return Next();
+        }
+
+        public Guid Next()
+        {
+            return Next(DateTimeOffset.UtcNow);
+        }
+
+        public Guid Next(DateTimeOffset timeNow)
+        {
+            // According to RFC 4122:
+            // dddddddd-dddd-Mddd-Ndrr-rrrrrrrrrrrr
+            // - M = RFC version, in this case '4' for random UUID
+            // - N = RFC variant (plus other bits), in this case 0b1000 for variant 1
+            // - d = nibbles based on UTC date/time in ticks
+            // - r = nibbles based on random bytes
+
+            var randomBytes = new byte[7];
             _rng.GetBytes(randomBytes);
-            var ticks = (ulong) DateTime.UtcNow.Ticks;
+            var ticks = (ulong) timeNow.Ticks;
+
+            var uuidVersion = (ushort) 4;
+            var uuidVariant = (ushort) 0b1000;
+
+            var ticksAndVersion = (ushort)((ticks << 48 >> 52) | (ushort)(uuidVersion << 12));
+            var ticksAndVariant = (byte)  ((ticks << 60 >> 60) | (byte)  (uuidVariant << 4));
 
             if (_options.ConnectionSettings.GuidFormat == MySqlGuidFormat.LittleEndianBinary16)
             {
@@ -42,21 +65,24 @@ public override Guid Next(EntityEntry entry)
                     Array.Reverse(tickBytes);
                 }
 
-                Buffer.BlockCopy(tickBytes, 0, guidBytes, 0, 8);
-                Buffer.BlockCopy(randomBytes, 0, guidBytes, 8, 8);
+                Buffer.BlockCopy(tickBytes, 0, guidBytes, 0, 6);
+                guidBytes[6] = (byte)(ticksAndVersion << 8 >> 8);
+                guidBytes[7] = (byte)(ticksAndVersion >> 8);
+                guidBytes[8] = ticksAndVariant;
+                Buffer.BlockCopy(randomBytes, 0, guidBytes, 9, 7);
 
                 return new Guid(guidBytes);
             }
 
-            var guid = new Guid((uint) (ticks >> 32), (ushort) (ticks << 32 >> 48), (ushort) (ticks << 48 >> 48),
+            var guid = new Guid((uint) (ticks >> 32), (ushort) (ticks << 32 >> 48), ticksAndVersion,
+                ticksAndVariant,
                 randomBytes[0],
                 randomBytes[1],
                 randomBytes[2],
                 randomBytes[3],
                 randomBytes[4],
                 randomBytes[5],
-                randomBytes[6],
-                randomBytes[7]);
+                randomBytes[6]);
 
             return guid;
         }
diff --git a/test/EFCore.MySql.Tests/ValueGeneration/Internal/MysqlSequentialGuidValueGeneratorTest.cs b/test/EFCore.MySql.Tests/ValueGeneration/Internal/MysqlSequentialGuidValueGeneratorTest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..06ad7c1b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/EFCore.MySql.Tests/ValueGeneration/Internal/MysqlSequentialGuidValueGeneratorTest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using Moq;
+using MySql.Data.MySqlClient;
+using Pomelo.EntityFrameworkCore.MySql.Internal;
+using Pomelo.EntityFrameworkCore.MySql.Storage.Internal;
+using Pomelo.EntityFrameworkCore.MySql.ValueGeneration.Internal;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Pomelo.EntityFrameworkCore.MySql.Tests.ValueGeneration.Internal
+{
+    public class MysqlSequentialGuidValueGeneratorTest
+    {
+        private MySqlSequentialGuidValueGenerator GetGenerator(bool mysqlGuidFormatIsLittleEndianBinary16) {
+            var connectionSettings = new Mock<MySqlConnectionSettings>();
+            connectionSettings.SetupGet(x => x.GuidFormat).Returns(mysqlGuidFormatIsLittleEndianBinary16 ? MySqlGuidFormat.LittleEndianBinary16 : MySqlGuidFormat.None);
+
+            var options = new Mock<MySqlOptions>();
+            options.SetupGet(x => x.ConnectionSettings).Returns(connectionSettings.Object);
+
+            return new MySqlSequentialGuidValueGenerator(options.Object);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Next_returns_new_Guid()
+        {
+            var guid = GetGenerator(false).Next();
+            Assert.NotEqual(Guid.Empty, guid);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Next_returns_new_Guid_LittleEndianBinary16()
+        {
+            var guid = GetGenerator(true).Next();
+            Assert.NotEqual(Guid.Empty, guid);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Next_returns_loosely_sorted_Guid()
+        {
+            // GUIDs are loosely sorted on time. When one GUID is generated at
+            // least one tick (100 ns) after the last, it is sorted higher than
+            // the previous one. This property gives us a performance benefit
+            // on sorting in the database.
+            var generator = GetGenerator(false);
+
+            var timeNow = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
+            var lastGuid = generator.Next(timeNow);
+            for(var i = 0; i < 100; ++i) {
+                timeNow = timeNow.AddTicks(1);
+                var guid = generator.Next(timeNow);
+                Assert.True(string.Compare(guid.ToString(), lastGuid.ToString()) > 0);
+                lastGuid = guid;
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Next_returns_loosely_sorted_Guid_LittleEndianBinary16()
+        {
+            // GUIDs are loosely sorted on time. When one GUID is generated at
+            // least one tick (100 ns) after the last, it is sorted higher than
+            // the previous one. This property gives us a performance benefit
+            // on sorting in the database.
+            var generator = GetGenerator(true);
+
+            var timeNow = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
+            var lastGuid = generator.Next(timeNow);
+            for(var i = 0; i < 100; ++i) {
+                timeNow = timeNow.AddTicks(1);
+                var guid = generator.Next(timeNow);
+                Assert.True(string.Compare(guid.ToString(), lastGuid.ToString()) > 0);
+                lastGuid = guid;
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Next_returns_valid_Rfc4122_random_Guid()
+        {
+            var generator = GetGenerator(false);
+
+            // Since the values are based on randomness and time, perform this test
+            // multiple times to increase the chance of finding incorrect values.
+            for(var i = 0; i < 100; ++i) {
+                var guid = generator.Next();
+                var bytes = guid.ToByteArray();
+                // Version, indicated by the 13th nibble, must be 4
+                var version = bytes[7] >> 4;
+                Assert.Equal(4, version);
+                // Variant, indicated by the first bits of the 17th nibble, must be 0b10xx
+                var variant = (bytes[8] >> 4) & 0b1100;
+                Assert.Equal(0b1000, variant);
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Next_returns_valid_Rfc4122_random_Guid_LittleEndianBinary16()
+        {
+            var generator = GetGenerator(true);
+
+            // Since the values are based on randomness and time, perform this test
+            // multiple times to increase the chance of finding incorrect values.
+            for(var i = 0; i < 100; ++i) {
+                var guid = generator.Next();
+                var bytes = guid.ToByteArray();
+                // Version, indicated by the 13th nibble, must be 4
+                var version = bytes[7] >> 4;
+                Assert.Equal(4, version);
+                // Variant, indicated by the first bits of the 17th nibble, must be 0b10xx
+                var variant = (bytes[8] >> 4) & 0b1100;
+                Assert.Equal(0b1000, variant);
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Next_returns_unique_Guid()
+        {
+            var generator = GetGenerator(false);
+
+            var guids = Enumerable.Range(0, 100).Select(_ => generator.Next()).ToArray();
+            Assert.Equal(guids.Distinct().Count(), guids.Length);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Next_returns_unique_Guid_LittleEndianBinary16()
+        {
+            var generator = GetGenerator(true);
+
+            var guids = Enumerable.Range(0, 100).Select(_ => generator.Next()).ToArray();
+            Assert.Equal(guids.Distinct().Count(), guids.Length);
+        }
+    }
+}