diff --git a/doc/release/release_notes.rst b/doc/release/release_notes.rst
index 298a3cb6..85837848 100644
--- a/doc/release/release_notes.rst
+++ b/doc/release/release_notes.rst
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ Release Notes
 
 .. currentmodule:: ftrack_api.session
 
+.. release:: Upcoming
+
+    .. change:: fixed
+        :tags: session, event,
+
+        :ref:`event_list/ftrack.api.session.get-file-type-from-string` not handled
+        correctly when dealing with sequences.
+
 .. release:: 2.3.2
     :date: 2022-02-08
 
diff --git a/source/ftrack_api/session.py b/source/ftrack_api/session.py
index 91a2fe24..22af1d9a 100644
--- a/source/ftrack_api/session.py
+++ b/source/ftrack_api/session.py
@@ -1952,6 +1952,28 @@ def create_component(
             else:
                 location = self.pick_location()
 
+        def retrieve_file_type(_path):
+            '''try to retrive the file type from any registered plugins. If
+            none are available fall back to os.path.splitext'''
+            response = self.event_hub.publish(
+                ftrack_api.event.base.Event(
+                    topic='ftrack.api.session.get-file-type-from-string',
+                    data=dict(
+                        file_path=_path
+                    )
+                ),
+                synchronous=True
+            )
+
+            _file_type = next(
+                (result for result in response if result), None
+            )
+
+            if not _file_type:
+                return os.path.splitext(_path)[-1]
+
+            return _file_type
+
         try:
             collection = clique.parse(path)
 
@@ -1960,21 +1982,10 @@ def create_component(
             if 'size' not in data:
                 data['size'] = self._get_filesystem_size(path)
 
-            file_type = self.event_hub.publish(
-                ftrack_api.event.base.Event(
-                    topic='ftrack.api.session.get-file-type-from-string',
-                    data=dict(
-                        file_path=path
-                    )
-                ),
-                synchronous=True
+            file_type = retrieve_file_type(
+                path
             )
 
-            # Pick the first valid result or None
-            file_type = next((result for result in file_type if result), None)
-            if not file_type:
-                file_type = os.path.splitext(path)[-1]
-
             data.setdefault('file_type', file_type)
 
             return self._create_component(
@@ -2001,9 +2012,14 @@ def create_component(
                     container_size += member_sizes[item]
 
             # Create sequence component
+
             container_path = collection.format('{head}{padding}{tail}')
+            file_type = retrieve_file_type(
+                container_path
+            )
+
             data.setdefault('padding', collection.padding)
-            data.setdefault('file_type', os.path.splitext(container_path)[-1])
+            data.setdefault('file_type', file_type)
             data.setdefault('size', container_size)
 
             container = self._create_component(
@@ -2016,7 +2032,7 @@ def create_component(
                     'name': collection.match(member_path).group('index'),
                     'container': container,
                     'size': member_sizes[member_path],
-                    'file_type': os.path.splitext(member_path)[-1]
+                    'file_type': file_type
                 }
 
                 component = self._create_component(
diff --git a/test/unit/structure/test_get_file_from_string_event.py b/test/unit/structure/test_get_file_from_string_event.py
index d211023b..76ffd59f 100644
--- a/test/unit/structure/test_get_file_from_string_event.py
+++ b/test/unit/structure/test_get_file_from_string_event.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 import ftrack_api
 import ftrack_api.structure.standard
+import ftrack_api.structure.id
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope='session')
@@ -80,7 +81,22 @@ def file_compound_extension_component_event(component_file=None):
         file_compound_extension_no_component_event('mytest'), {},
         '',
         id='no-file-compound-extension-no-component-event'
-    )
+    ),
+    pytest.param(
+        file_compound_extension_component_event('%04d.bgeo.sc [1-10]'), {},
+        '.bgeo.sc',
+        id='file-sequence-compound-extension-component-event-valid-clique'
+    ),
+    pytest.param(
+        file_compound_extension_component_event('argh.%04d.bgeo.sc [1-10]'), {},
+        '.bgeo.sc',
+        id='file-sequence-compound-extension-component-event-valid-clique-with-prefix'
+    ),
+    pytest.param(
+        file_compound_extension_component_event('foobar.%04d.jpg [1-10]'), {},
+        '.jpg',
+        id='file-sequence-compound-extension-component-event-valid-clique-single-extension'
+    ),
 ])
 def test_get_resource_identifier(structure, entity, context, expected):
     '''Get resource identifier.'''