diff --git a/src/services/settlement-xdr.ts b/src/services/settlement-xdr.ts
index 3698e2f..6f9102a 100644
--- a/src/services/settlement-xdr.ts
+++ b/src/services/settlement-xdr.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ export interface SettlementIntentRecord {
   assetIssuer: string | null;
   /** Server-controlled signing deadline; null on rows predating expiry tracking. */
   expiresAt?: Date | null;
+  /** Sequence used to build the persisted unsigned payment intent, when stored. */
+  sourceSequence?: string;
   from: { stellarPublicKey: string };
   to: { stellarPublicKey: string };
 }
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ export function settlementPaymentIntent(
     asset: { code: settlement.assetCode, issuer: settlement.assetIssuer },
     amount: String(settlement.amount),
     memoCode: settlement.shortCode,
+    sourceSequence: settlement.sourceSequence,
     expiresAt: settlement.expiresAt ?? null,
     resource: "settlement",
   };
diff --git a/src/services/stellar.ts b/src/services/stellar.ts
index e93ce74..5b4897b 100644
--- a/src/services/stellar.ts
+++ b/src/services/stellar.ts
@@ -610,6 +610,10 @@ export interface PaymentExpectation {
   asset: AssetSpec;
   amount: string;
   memoCode: string;
+  /** Sequence used when the server created the unsigned intent. */
+  sourceSequence?: string;
+  /** Maximum fee per operation accepted for this intent. */
+  maxFeeStroops?: number;
   /** Recorded intent expiry; when present, the envelope's bounds must agree. */
   expiresAt?: Date | null;
   /** Names the resource in the expiration error, e.g. "settlement". */
@@ -672,15 +676,20 @@ function assertMatchesIntent(tx: Transaction, expected: PaymentExpectation): voi
     throw Errors.badRequest("xdr_mismatch", "Transaction source does not match");
   }
 
+  if (expected.sourceSequence !== undefined && tx.sequence.toString() !== expected.sourceSequence) {
+    throw Errors.badRequest("xdr_mismatch", "Transaction sequence does not match");
+  }
+
   if (tx.operations.length !== 1) {
     throw Errors.badRequest("xdr_mismatch", "Expected exactly one operation");
   }
 
   const fee = Number(tx.fee);
+  const maxFee = expected.maxFeeStroops ?? MAX_FEE_STROOPS_PER_OP * tx.operations.length;
   if (
     !Number.isFinite(fee) ||
     fee < MIN_FEE_STROOPS_PER_OP * tx.operations.length ||
-    fee > MAX_FEE_STROOPS_PER_OP * tx.operations.length
+    fee > maxFee
   ) {
     throw Errors.badRequest(
       "xdr_mismatch",
diff --git a/tests/settlement-xdr-validation.test.ts b/tests/settlement-xdr-validation.test.ts
index 96f3e0c..ffad6ac 100644
--- a/tests/settlement-xdr-validation.test.ts
+++ b/tests/settlement-xdr-validation.test.ts
@@ -72,15 +72,17 @@ function buildCustomXdr({
   extraOperation = false,
   memo = "MP:ABC123",
   timeoutSeconds = 300,
+  sequence = "12345",
 }: {
   fee?: string;
   operationSource?: string;
   extraOperation?: boolean;
   memo?: string;
   timeoutSeconds?: number;
+  sequence?: string;
 } = {}): string {
   const txb = new TransactionBuilder(
-    new Account(settlement.from.stellarPublicKey, "12345"),
+    new Account(settlement.from.stellarPublicKey, sequence),
     { fee, networkPassphrase: config.networkPassphrase }
   ).addOperation(
     Operation.payment({
@@ -290,6 +292,13 @@ describe("validateSettlementXdr", () => {
     expect(() => validateSettlementXdr(signedXdr, settlement)).toThrow(/fee/i);
   });
 
+  it("rejects an envelope with a different source sequence when the intent records one", () => {
+    const intentWithSequence = { ...settlement, sourceSequence: "12345" };
+    const signedXdr = sign(buildCustomXdr({ sequence: "12346" }));
+
+    expect(() => validateSettlementXdr(signedXdr, intentWithSequence)).toThrow(/sequence/i);
+  });
+
   it("rejects an envelope signed for a different network", () => {
     const wrongNetwork = "Wrong SDF Network ; September 2015";
     const tx = new Transaction(buildXdr(), wrongNetwork);