diff --git a/bvm/ballerina-runtime/src/main/java/io/ballerina/runtime/api/PredefinedTypes.java b/bvm/ballerina-runtime/src/main/java/io/ballerina/runtime/api/PredefinedTypes.java
index a9635fbc87d9..72b1d0d946b9 100644
--- a/bvm/ballerina-runtime/src/main/java/io/ballerina/runtime/api/PredefinedTypes.java
+++ b/bvm/ballerina-runtime/src/main/java/io/ballerina/runtime/api/PredefinedTypes.java
@@ -151,6 +151,10 @@ public class PredefinedTypes {
                                                                                   TYPE_TEXT)), EMPTY_MODULE);
 
     public static final Type TYPE_READONLY_XML = ReadOnlyUtils.setImmutableTypeAndGetEffectiveType(TYPE_XML);
+    public static final Type TYPE_XML_ELEMENT_SEQUENCE = new BXmlType(PredefinedTypes.TYPE_ELEMENT, false);
+    public static final Type TYPE_XML_COMMENT_SEQUENCE = new BXmlType(PredefinedTypes.TYPE_COMMENT, false);
+    public static final Type TYPE_XML_PI_SEQUENCE = new BXmlType(PredefinedTypes.TYPE_PROCESSING_INSTRUCTION, false);
+    public static final Type TYPE_XML_TEXT_SEQUENCE = new BXmlType(PredefinedTypes.TYPE_TEXT, false);
 
     public static final AnyType TYPE_ANY = new BAnyType(TypeConstants.ANY_TNAME, EMPTY_MODULE, false);
     public static final AnyType TYPE_READONLY_ANY = new BAnyType(TypeConstants.READONLY_ANY_TNAME, EMPTY_MODULE, true);
diff --git a/bvm/ballerina-runtime/src/main/java/io/ballerina/runtime/internal/TypeChecker.java b/bvm/ballerina-runtime/src/main/java/io/ballerina/runtime/internal/TypeChecker.java
index 66328454a261..e81dcdca86cc 100644
--- a/bvm/ballerina-runtime/src/main/java/io/ballerina/runtime/internal/TypeChecker.java
+++ b/bvm/ballerina-runtime/src/main/java/io/ballerina/runtime/internal/TypeChecker.java
@@ -2981,8 +2981,8 @@ private static boolean checkValueEquals(Object lhsValue, Object rhsValue, List<V
                 return checkDecimalEqual((DecimalValue) lhsValue, (DecimalValue) rhsValue);
             case TypeTags.XML_TAG:
                 // Instance of xml never
-                if (lhsValue instanceof XmlText) {
-                    return TypeTags.isXMLTypeTag(rhsValTypeTag) && isEqual((XmlText) lhsValue, (XmlValue) rhsValue);
+                if (lhsValue instanceof XmlText xmlText) {
+                    return TypeTags.isXMLTypeTag(rhsValTypeTag) && isEqual(xmlText, (XmlValue) rhsValue);
                 }
                 return TypeTags.isXMLTypeTag(rhsValTypeTag) && isEqual((XmlSequence) lhsValue, (XmlValue) rhsValue);
             case TypeTags.XML_ELEMENT_TAG:
diff --git a/bvm/ballerina-runtime/src/main/java/io/ballerina/runtime/internal/values/XmlSequence.java b/bvm/ballerina-runtime/src/main/java/io/ballerina/runtime/internal/values/XmlSequence.java
index e37e0e0f93db..b41eafe5d225 100644
--- a/bvm/ballerina-runtime/src/main/java/io/ballerina/runtime/internal/values/XmlSequence.java
+++ b/bvm/ballerina-runtime/src/main/java/io/ballerina/runtime/internal/values/XmlSequence.java
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 import io.ballerina.runtime.internal.errors.ErrorHelper;
 import io.ballerina.runtime.internal.types.BArrayType;
 import io.ballerina.runtime.internal.types.BUnionType;
-import io.ballerina.runtime.internal.types.BXmlType;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashSet;
@@ -626,17 +625,12 @@ public Object next() {
     }
 
     private Type getSequenceType(Type tempExprType) {
-        switch (tempExprType.getTag()) {
-            case TypeTags.XML_ELEMENT_TAG:
-                return new BXmlType(PredefinedTypes.TYPE_ELEMENT, false);
-            case TypeTags.XML_COMMENT_TAG:
-                return new BXmlType(PredefinedTypes.TYPE_COMMENT, false);
-            case TypeTags.XML_PI_TAG:
-                return new BXmlType(PredefinedTypes.TYPE_PROCESSING_INSTRUCTION, false);
-            default:
-                // Since 'xml:Text is same as xml<'xml:Text>
-                return PredefinedTypes.TYPE_TEXT;
-        }
+        return switch (tempExprType.getTag()) {
+            case TypeTags.XML_ELEMENT_TAG -> PredefinedTypes.TYPE_XML_ELEMENT_SEQUENCE;
+            case TypeTags.XML_COMMENT_TAG -> PredefinedTypes.TYPE_XML_COMMENT_SEQUENCE;
+            case TypeTags.XML_PI_TAG -> PredefinedTypes.TYPE_XML_PI_SEQUENCE;
+            default -> PredefinedTypes.TYPE_XML_TEXT_SEQUENCE;
+        };
     }
 
     private void initializeIteratorNextReturnType() {
diff --git a/tests/jballerina-unit-test/src/test/java/org/ballerinalang/test/expressions/binaryoperations/EqualAndNotEqualOperationsTest.java b/tests/jballerina-unit-test/src/test/java/org/ballerinalang/test/expressions/binaryoperations/EqualAndNotEqualOperationsTest.java
index 7d8a82c93589..1a262dff5c35 100644
--- a/tests/jballerina-unit-test/src/test/java/org/ballerinalang/test/expressions/binaryoperations/EqualAndNotEqualOperationsTest.java
+++ b/tests/jballerina-unit-test/src/test/java/org/ballerinalang/test/expressions/binaryoperations/EqualAndNotEqualOperationsTest.java
@@ -190,7 +190,8 @@ public Object[] getXmlTestFunctions() {
                 "testUnequalXmlIgnoringAttributeOrder", "testEqualXmlWithPI", "testUnequalXmlWithUnequalPI",
                 "testUnequalXmlWithPIInWrongOrder", "testUnequalXmlWithMultiplePIInWrongOrder",
                 "testUnequalXmlWithMissingPI", "testXmlWithNamespacesPositive", "testXmlWithNamespacesNegative",
-                "testXmlSequenceAndXmlItemEqualityPositive", "testXmlSequenceAndXmlItemEqualityNegative"
+                "testXmlSequenceAndXmlItemEqualityPositive", "testXmlSequenceAndXmlItemEqualityNegative",
+                "testXmlSequenceLHSEquals"
         };
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/jballerina-unit-test/src/test/resources/test-src/expressions/binaryoperations/equal_and_not_equal_operation.bal b/tests/jballerina-unit-test/src/test/resources/test-src/expressions/binaryoperations/equal_and_not_equal_operation.bal
index 92980fe96b4c..10ec84ff2ec7 100644
--- a/tests/jballerina-unit-test/src/test/resources/test-src/expressions/binaryoperations/equal_and_not_equal_operation.bal
+++ b/tests/jballerina-unit-test/src/test/resources/test-src/expressions/binaryoperations/equal_and_not_equal_operation.bal
@@ -1135,6 +1135,17 @@ public function testXmlSequenceAndXmlItemEqualityNegative() {
     test:assertFalse(x1 == x3 || !(x1 != x3) || x3 == x1 || !(x3 != x1));
 }
 
+public function testXmlSequenceLHSEquals() {
+    string a = "hello";
+    xml x1 = xml `AS-${a}`;
+    xml x2 = xml `AS-${a}`;
+    test:assertTrue(x1 == x2 && !(x1 != x2));
+
+    x1 = xml `<?target data?><?target_two data_two?>`;
+    x2 = xml `<?target data?><?target_two data_two?>`;
+    test:assertTrue(x1 == x2 && !(x1 != x2));
+}
+
 function testXmlStringNegative() {
     anydata x1 = xml `<book>The Lost World</book>`;
     anydata x2 = "<book>The Lost World</book>";