diff --git a/go/vt/vtexplain/vtexplain_vttablet.go b/go/vt/vtexplain/vtexplain_vttablet.go
index 193da213c16..2a1e0b18587 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtexplain/vtexplain_vttablet.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtexplain/vtexplain_vttablet.go
@@ -371,7 +371,12 @@ func initTabletEnvironment(ddls []sqlparser.DDLStatement, opts *Options) error {
 	showTableRows := make([][]sqltypes.Value, 0, 4)
 	for _, ddl := range ddls {
 		table := ddl.GetTable().Name.String()
-		showTableRows = append(showTableRows, mysql.BaseShowTablesRow(table, false, ""))
+		options := ""
+		spec := ddl.GetTableSpec()
+		if spec != nil && strings.Contains(spec.Options, "vitess_sequence") {
+			options = "vitess_sequence"
+		}
+		showTableRows = append(showTableRows, mysql.BaseShowTablesRow(table, false, options))
 	}
 	schemaQueries[mysql.BaseShowTables] = &sqltypes.Result{
 		Fields: mysql.BaseShowTablesFields,
diff --git a/go/vt/vtexplain/vtexplain_vttablet_test.go b/go/vt/vtexplain/vtexplain_vttablet_test.go
index 7854b794d42..9710e116231 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtexplain/vtexplain_vttablet_test.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtexplain/vtexplain_vttablet_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"testing"
 
+	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/schema"
+
 	topodatapb "vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/proto/topodata"
 )
 
@@ -43,6 +45,13 @@ create table t4 like t3;
 
 create table t5 (like t2);
 
+create table t1_seq(
+  id int,
+  next_id bigint,
+  cache bigint,
+  primary key(id)
+) comment 'vitess_sequence';
+
 create table test_partitioned (
 	id bigint,
 	date_create int,
@@ -114,6 +123,11 @@ create table test_partitioned (
 	if t5.HasPrimary() || len(t5.PKColumns) != 0 {
 		t.Errorf("expected !HasPrimary && t5.PKColumns == [] got %v", t5.PKColumns)
 	}
+
+	seq := tables["t1_seq"]
+	if seq.Type != schema.Sequence {
+		t.Errorf("expected t1_seq to be a sequence table but is type %v", seq.Type)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestErrParseSchema(t *testing.T) {