diff --git a/heudiconv/dicoms.py b/heudiconv/dicoms.py
index 1d276e39..6210f83d 100644
--- a/heudiconv/dicoms.py
+++ b/heudiconv/dicoms.py
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ def create_seqinfo(
     image_type = get_typed_attr(dcminfo, "ImageType", tuple, ())
     is_moco = "MOCO" in image_type
     series_desc = get_typed_attr(dcminfo, "SeriesDescription", str, "")
+    protocol_name = get_typed_attr(dcminfo, "ProtocolName", str, "")
 
     if dcminfo.get([0x18, 0x24]):
         # GE and Philips
@@ -99,6 +100,9 @@ def create_seqinfo(
     elif dcminfo.get([0x19, 0x109C]):
         # Siemens
         sequence_name = dcminfo[0x19, 0x109C].value
+    elif dcminfo.get([0x18, 0x9005]):
+        # Siemens XA
+        sequence_name = dcminfo[0x18, 0x9005].value
     else:
         sequence_name = ""
 
@@ -133,7 +137,7 @@ def create_seqinfo(
         dim4=size[3],
         TR=TR,
         TE=TE,
-        protocol_name=dcminfo.ProtocolName,
+        protocol_name=protocol_name,
         is_motion_corrected=is_moco,
         is_derived="derived" in [x.lower() for x in image_type],
         patient_id=dcminfo.get("PatientID"),
diff --git a/heudiconv/tests/test_dicoms.py b/heudiconv/tests/test_dicoms.py
index 4cb28290..092019b4 100644
--- a/heudiconv/tests/test_dicoms.py
+++ b/heudiconv/tests/test_dicoms.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 from heudiconv.cli.run import main as runner
 from heudiconv.convert import nipype_convert
 from heudiconv.dicoms import (
+    create_seqinfo,
+    dw,
     embed_dicom_and_nifti_metadata,
     get_datetime_from_dcm,
     get_reproducible_int,
@@ -178,6 +180,23 @@ def test_get_datetime_from_dcm_wo_dt() -> None:
     assert get_datetime_from_dcm(XA30_enhanced_dcm) is None
 
 
+dicom_test_data = [
+    (dw.wrapper_from_file(d_file), [d_file], op.basename(d_file))
+    for d_file in glob(op.join(TESTS_DATA_PATH, "*.dcm"))
+]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("mw,series_files,series_id", dicom_test_data)
+def test_create_seqinfo(
+    mw: dw.Wrapper,
+    series_files: list[str],
+    series_id: str,
+) -> None:
+    seqinfo = create_seqinfo(mw, series_files, series_id)
+    assert seqinfo.sequence_name != ""
+    pass
+
+
 def test_get_reproducible_int() -> None:
     dcmfile = op.join(TESTS_DATA_PATH, "phantom.dcm")