diff --git a/discord/ext/commands/bot.py b/discord/ext/commands/bot.py
index 9e1fc88e6..363b6656c 100644
--- a/discord/ext/commands/bot.py
+++ b/discord/ext/commands/bot.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ from typing import (
     Dict,
     TYPE_CHECKING,
     Optional,
+    Sequence,
     TypeVar,
     Type,
     Union,
@@ -703,7 +704,7 @@ class BotBase(GroupMixin[None]):
         *,
         override: bool = False,
         guild: Optional[Snowflake] = MISSING,
-        guilds: List[Snowflake] = MISSING,
+        guilds: Sequence[Snowflake] = MISSING,
     ) -> None:
         """|coro|
 
@@ -811,7 +812,7 @@ class BotBase(GroupMixin[None]):
         /,
         *,
         guild: Optional[Snowflake] = MISSING,
-        guilds: List[Snowflake] = MISSING,
+        guilds: Sequence[Snowflake] = MISSING,
     ) -> Optional[Cog]:
         """|coro|
 
diff --git a/discord/ext/commands/cog.py b/discord/ext/commands/cog.py
index 31c540619..ac48d2df3 100644
--- a/discord/ext/commands/cog.py
+++ b/discord/ext/commands/cog.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ from typing import (
     List,
     Optional,
     TYPE_CHECKING,
+    Sequence,
     Tuple,
     TypeVar,
     Union,
@@ -660,7 +661,7 @@ class Cog(metaclass=CogMeta):
         """
         pass
 
-    async def _inject(self, bot: BotBase, override: bool, guild: Optional[Snowflake], guilds: List[Snowflake]) -> Self:
+    async def _inject(self, bot: BotBase, override: bool, guild: Optional[Snowflake], guilds: Sequence[Snowflake]) -> Self:
         cls = self.__class__
 
         # we'll call this first so that errors can propagate without