diff --git a/commands/action.go b/commands/action.go
index bce0bf2a0..608c06e48 100644
--- a/commands/action.go
+++ b/commands/action.go
@@ -424,6 +424,11 @@ func parseAction(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, update bool) (*whisk.Action,
 		return nil, whisk.MakeWskError(errors.New(errStr), whisk.NOT_ALLOWED, whisk.DISPLAY_MSG, whisk.NO_DISPLAY_USAGE)
 	}
 
+	if (Flags.action.sequence && (cmd.LocalFlags().Changed(MEMORY_FLAG) || cmd.LocalFlags().Changed(LOG_SIZE_FLAG) || cmd.LocalFlags().Changed(TIMEOUT_FLAG))) {
+	    errStr := wski18n.T("A sequence cannot have a memory limit, a log size limit or a timeout limit.")
+    	return nil, whisk.MakeWskError(errors.New(errStr), whisk.NOT_ALLOWED, whisk.DISPLAY_MSG, whisk.NO_DISPLAY_USAGE)
+	}
+
 	if Flags.action.copy {
 		var copiedQualifiedName = new(QualifiedName)
 
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/whisk/core/cli/test/WskCliBasicUsageTests.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/whisk/core/cli/test/WskCliBasicUsageTests.scala
index 94a6ce557..72e096610 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/whisk/core/cli/test/WskCliBasicUsageTests.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/whisk/core/cli/test/WskCliBasicUsageTests.scala
@@ -173,6 +173,48 @@ class WskCliBasicUsageTests extends TestHelpers with WskTestHelpers {
                       expectedExitCode = MISUSE_EXIT)
   }
 
+  it should "reject create or update of an action sequence that sets a memory limit" in withAssetCleaner(wskprops) { (wp, assetHelper) =>
+  val name = "badSeqMemLimit"
+    val file = Some(TestUtils.getTestActionFilename("hello.js"))
+    val memoryLimit = 512 MB
+
+    wsk.action.create(name, file, kind = Some("sequence"), memory = Some(memoryLimit), expectedExitCode = NOT_ALLOWED)
+    .stderr should include("A sequence cannot have a memory limit, a log size limit or a timeout limit.")
+    assetHelper.withCleaner(wsk.action, name) { (action, name) =>
+      action.create(name, file)
+    }
+    wsk.action.create(name, file, update = true, kind = Some("sequence"), memory = Some(memoryLimit), expectedExitCode = NOT_ALLOWED)
+    .stderr should include("A sequence cannot have a memory limit, a log size limit or a timeout limit.")
+  }
+
+  it should "reject create or update of an action sequence that sets a timeout limit" in withAssetCleaner(wskprops) { (wp, assetHelper) =>
+  val name = "badSeqTimeoutLimit"
+    val file = Some(TestUtils.getTestActionFilename("hello.js"))
+    val timeLimit = 60 seconds
+
+    wsk.action.create(name, file, kind = Some("sequence"), timeout = Some(timeLimit), expectedExitCode = NOT_ALLOWED)
+    .stderr should include("A sequence cannot have a memory limit, a log size limit or a timeout limit.")
+    assetHelper.withCleaner(wsk.action, name) { (action, name) =>
+      action.create(name, file)
+    }
+    wsk.action.create(name, file, update = true, kind = Some("sequence"), timeout = Some(timeLimit), expectedExitCode = NOT_ALLOWED)
+    .stderr should include("A sequence cannot have a memory limit, a log size limit or a timeout limit.")
+  }
+
+  it should "reject create or update of an action sequence that sets a log size limit" in withAssetCleaner(wskprops) { (wp, assetHelper) =>
+  val name = "badSeqLogsizeLimit"
+    val file = Some(TestUtils.getTestActionFilename("hello.js"))
+    val logLimit = 1 MB
+
+    wsk.action.create(name, file, kind = Some("sequence"), logsize = Some(logLimit), expectedExitCode = NOT_ALLOWED)
+    .stderr should include("A sequence cannot have a memory limit, a log size limit or a timeout limit.")
+    assetHelper.withCleaner(wsk.action, name) { (action, name) =>
+      action.create(name, file)
+    }
+    wsk.action.create(name, file, update = true, kind = Some("sequence"), logsize = Some(logLimit), expectedExitCode = NOT_ALLOWED)
+    .stderr should include("A sequence cannot have a memory limit, a log size limit or a timeout limit.")
+  }
+
   it should "reject action update for sequence with no components" in withAssetCleaner(
     wskprops) { (wp, assetHelper) =>
     val name = "updateMissingComponents"
diff --git a/wski18n/resources/en_US.all.json b/wski18n/resources/en_US.all.json
index 44b8ede20..d4546386f 100644
--- a/wski18n/resources/en_US.all.json
+++ b/wski18n/resources/en_US.all.json
@@ -1567,6 +1567,10 @@
     "id": "Cannot specify both --kind and --docker at the same time.",
     "translation": "Cannot specify both --kind and --docker at the same time."
   },
+  {
+    "id": "A sequence cannot have a memory limit, a log size limit or a timeout limit.",
+    "translation": "A sequence cannot have a memory limit, a log size limit or a timeout limit."
+  },
   {
     "id": "Relative path '{{.path}}' does not include valid path parameters. Each parameter must be enclosed in curly braces '{}'.",
     "translation": "Relative path '{{.path}}' does not include valid path parameters. Each parameter must be enclosed in curly braces '{}'."