diff --git a/hamilton/htypes.py b/hamilton/htypes.py
index 2aac81920..74bf4789c 100644
--- a/hamilton/htypes.py
+++ b/hamilton/htypes.py
@@ -321,6 +321,23 @@ def check_input_type(node_type: Type, input_value: Any) -> bool:
         return any([check_input_type(ut, input_value) for ut in union_types])
     elif node_type == type(input_value):
         return True
+    # check for literal and that the value is in the literals listed.
+    elif typing_inspect.is_literal_type(node_type) and input_value in typing_inspect.get_args(
+        node_type
+    ):
+        return True
+    # check for sequence and that the value is a sequence
+    elif (
+        typing_inspect.is_generic_type(node_type)
+        and typing_inspect.get_origin(node_type)
+        in (list, tuple, set, typing_inspect.get_origin(typing.Sequence))
+        and isinstance(input_value, (list, tuple, set, typing_inspect.get_origin(typing.Sequence)))
+    ):
+        if typing_inspect.get_args(node_type):
+            # check first value in sequence -- if the type is specified.
+            for i in input_value:  # this handles empty input case, e.g. [] or (), set()
+                return check_input_type(typing_inspect.get_args(node_type)[0], i)
+        return True
     return False
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_type_utils.py b/tests/test_type_utils.py
index 9d0747153..66abe5fcd 100644
--- a/tests/test_type_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_type_utils.py
@@ -239,6 +239,9 @@ def test_check_input_type_mismatch(node_type, input_value):
         (str, "abc"),
         (typing.Union[int, pd.Series], pd.Series([1, 2, 3])),
         (typing.Union[int, pd.Series], 1),
+        (typing.Literal["csv", "prq"], "csv"),
+        (typing.Sequence[str], ("a", "b")),
+        (typing.Sequence, ("a", "b")),
     ],
     ids=[
         "test-any",
@@ -253,6 +256,9 @@ def test_check_input_type_mismatch(node_type, input_value):
         "test-type-match-str",
         "test-union-match-series",
         "test-union-match-int",
+        "test-literal-match-str",
+        "test-sequence-str-match-tuple-str",
+        "test-sequence-match-tuple-str",
     ],
 )
 def test_check_input_type_match(node_type, input_value):