diff --git a/sdks/go/pkg/beam/transforms/periodic/periodic.go b/sdks/go/pkg/beam/transforms/periodic/periodic.go
index 4f0f6e802dad..3dbe6a640757 100644
--- a/sdks/go/pkg/beam/transforms/periodic/periodic.go
+++ b/sdks/go/pkg/beam/transforms/periodic/periodic.go
@@ -31,9 +31,11 @@ import (
 
 func init() {
 	register.DoFn5x2[context.Context, *sdf.ManualWatermarkEstimator, *sdf.LockRTracker, SequenceDefinition,
-		func(beam.EventTime, []byte),
+		func(beam.EventTime, int64),
 		sdf.ProcessContinuation, error](&sequenceGenDoFn{})
-	register.Emitter2[beam.EventTime, []byte]()
+	register.Emitter2[beam.EventTime, int64]()
+	register.Function2x0(sequenceToImpulse)
+	register.Emitter1[[]byte]()
 	beam.RegisterType(reflect.TypeOf(SequenceDefinition{}))
 }
 
@@ -76,14 +78,14 @@ func (fn *sequenceGenDoFn) CreateWatermarkEstimator() *sdf.ManualWatermarkEstima
 	return &sdf.ManualWatermarkEstimator{}
 }
 
-func (fn *sequenceGenDoFn) ProcessElement(ctx context.Context, we *sdf.ManualWatermarkEstimator, rt *sdf.LockRTracker, sd SequenceDefinition, emit func(beam.EventTime, []byte)) (sdf.ProcessContinuation, error) {
+func (fn *sequenceGenDoFn) ProcessElement(ctx context.Context, we *sdf.ManualWatermarkEstimator, rt *sdf.LockRTracker, sd SequenceDefinition, emit func(beam.EventTime, int64)) (sdf.ProcessContinuation, error) {
 	currentOutputIndex := rt.GetRestriction().(offsetrange.Restriction).Start
 	currentOutputTimestamp := mtime.Time(sd.Start).ToTime().Add(sd.Interval * time.Duration(currentOutputIndex))
 	currentTime := time.Now()
 	we.UpdateWatermark(currentOutputTimestamp)
 	for currentOutputTimestamp.Before(currentTime) {
 		if rt.TryClaim(currentOutputIndex) {
-			emit(mtime.FromTime(currentOutputTimestamp), []byte{})
+			emit(mtime.FromTime(currentOutputTimestamp), currentOutputIndex)
 			currentOutputIndex += 1
 			currentOutputTimestamp = mtime.Time(sd.Start).ToTime().Add(sd.Interval * time.Duration(currentOutputIndex))
 			currentTime = time.Now()
@@ -132,12 +134,17 @@ func Impulse(s beam.Scope, start, end time.Time, interval time.Duration, applyWi
 func genImpulse(s beam.Scope, start, end time.Time, interval time.Duration, applyWindow bool, fn *sequenceGenDoFn) beam.PCollection {
 	sd := SequenceDefinition{Interval: interval, Start: start.UnixMilli(), End: end.UnixMilli()}
 	imp := beam.Create(s.Scope("ImpulseElement"), sd)
-	col := genSequence(s, imp, fn)
+	seq := genSequence(s, imp, fn)
+	imps := beam.ParDo(s, sequenceToImpulse, seq)
 	if applyWindow {
 		return beam.WindowInto(s.Scope("ApplyWindowing"),
-			window.NewFixedWindows(interval), col)
+			window.NewFixedWindows(interval), imps)
 	}
-	return col
+	return imps
+}
+
+func sequenceToImpulse(_ int64, emit func([]byte)) {
+	emit([]byte{})
 }
 
 // Sequence is a PTransform which generates a sequence of timestamped
@@ -157,7 +164,7 @@ func genImpulse(s beam.Scope, start, end time.Time, interval time.Duration, appl
 //   - if element timestamp is greater than current runtime, wait until next
 //     element timestamp.
 //
-// The PCollection<[]byte> generated by Sequence is unbounded.
+// The PCollection<int64> generated by Sequence is unbounded.
 func Sequence(s beam.Scope, col beam.PCollection) beam.PCollection {
 	return genSequence(s.Scope("periodic.Sequence"), col, &sequenceGenDoFn{})
 }