diff --git a/pyeapi/api/acl.py b/pyeapi/api/acl.py
index 7f409d9..5303cce 100644
--- a/pyeapi/api/acl.py
+++ b/pyeapi/api/acl.py
@@ -136,9 +136,11 @@ def update_entry(self, name, seqno, action, addr, prefixlen, log=False):
         cmds.append('exit')
         return self.configure(cmds)
 
-    def add_entry(self, name, action, addr, prefixlen, log=False):
+    def add_entry(self, name, action, addr, prefixlen, log=False, seqno=None):
         cmds = ['ip access-list standard %s' % name]
         entry = '%s %s/%s' % (action, addr, prefixlen)
+        if seqno is not None:
+            entry = '%s %s' % (seqno, entry)
         if log:
             entry += ' log'
         cmds.append(entry)
diff --git a/test/unit/test_api_acl.py b/test/unit/test_api_acl.py
index 0731f8c..c0603a7 100644
--- a/test/unit/test_api_acl.py
+++ b/test/unit/test_api_acl.py
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ def test_add_entry(self):
         func = function('add_entry', 'test', 'permit', '0.0.0.0',
                         '32', True)
         self.eapi_positive_config_test(func, cmds)
+    def test_add_entry_with_seqno(self):
+        cmds = ['ip access-list standard test', '30 permit 0.0.0.0/32 log', 'exit']
+        func = function('add_entry', 'test', 'permit', '0.0.0.0',
+                        '32', True, 30)
+        self.eapi_positive_config_test(func, cmds)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':