diff --git a/gql/utilities/serialize_variable_values.py b/gql/utilities/serialize_variable_values.py
index 87185fd5..9007f54a 100644
--- a/gql/utilities/serialize_variable_values.py
+++ b/gql/utilities/serialize_variable_values.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     OperationDefinitionNode,
     type_from_ast,
 )
-from graphql.pyutils import inspect
+from graphql.pyutils import inspect, is_iterable
 
 
 def _get_document_operation(
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ def serialize_value(type_: GraphQLType, value: Any) -> Any:
             return serialize_value(inner_type, value)
 
         elif isinstance(type_, GraphQLList):
+            if not is_iterable(value):
+                # Lists accept a non-list value as a list of one.
+                return [serialize_value(inner_type, value)]
             return [serialize_value(inner_type, v) for v in value]
 
     elif isinstance(type_, (GraphQLScalarType, GraphQLEnumType)):
diff --git a/tests/test_graphql_request.py b/tests/test_graphql_request.py
index 5f844681..8f314f34 100644
--- a/tests/test_graphql_request.py
+++ b/tests/test_graphql_request.py
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@
     GraphQLObjectType,
     GraphQLScalarType,
     GraphQLSchema,
+    GraphQLString,
 )
-from graphql.utilities import value_from_ast_untyped
+from graphql.utilities import build_schema, value_from_ast_untyped
 
 from gql import GraphQLRequest
 
@@ -206,6 +207,82 @@ def test_serialize_variables_using_money_example():
     assert req.variable_values == {"money": {"amount": 10, "currency": "DM"}}
 
 
+def test_serialize_variables_single_value_for_list_type():
+    # A value which is not a list, provided for a list type, should be
+    # coerced into a list of one instead of being iterated over.
+    list_schema = build_schema("type Query {f(ids: [String!], ns: [Int]): String}")
+
+    req = GraphQLRequest(
+        "query q($ids: [String!], $ns: [Int]) {f(ids: $ids, ns: $ns)}",
+        variable_values={"ids": "abc", "ns": 5},
+    )
+
+    req = req.serialize_variable_values(list_schema)
+
+    assert req.variable_values == {"ids": ["abc"], "ns": [5]}
+
+
+def test_serialize_variables_mapping_as_singleton_input_object():
+    schema = build_schema(
+        "input ItemInput { name: String } type Query { f(items: [ItemInput]): String }"
+    )
+    req = GraphQLRequest(
+        "query q($items: [ItemInput]) { f(items: $items) }",
+        variable_values={"items": {"name": "abc"}},
+    )
+    req = req.serialize_variable_values(schema)
+    assert req.variable_values == {"items": [{"name": "abc"}]}
+
+
+def test_serialize_variables_recursive_list_coercion():
+    schema = build_schema("type Query { f(values: [[Int]]): String }")
+
+    req1 = GraphQLRequest(
+        "query q($values: [[Int]]) { f(values: $values) }",
+        variable_values={"values": 1},
+    )
+    req1 = req1.serialize_variable_values(schema)
+    assert req1.variable_values == {"values": [[1]]}
+
+    req2 = GraphQLRequest(
+        "query q($values: [[Int]]) { f(values: $values) }",
+        variable_values={"values": [1, 2]},
+    )
+    req2 = req2.serialize_variable_values(schema)
+    assert req2.variable_values == {"values": [[1], [2]]}
+
+
+def test_serialize_variables_collection_behavior():
+    schema = build_schema("type Query { f(values: [Int]): String }")
+    req = GraphQLRequest(
+        "query q($values: [Int]) { f(values: $values) }",
+        variable_values={"values": (1, 2)},
+    )
+    req = req.serialize_variable_values(schema)
+    assert req.variable_values == {"values": [1, 2]}
+
+
+def test_serialize_variables_bytes_behavior():
+    bytes_scalar = GraphQLScalarType(name="Bytes", serialize=lambda v: v)
+    schema = GraphQLSchema(
+        query=GraphQLObjectType(
+            "Query",
+            fields={
+                "f": GraphQLField(
+                    GraphQLString,
+                    args={"values": GraphQLArgument(GraphQLList(bytes_scalar))},
+                )
+            },
+        )
+    )
+    req = GraphQLRequest(
+        "query q($values: [Bytes]) { f(values: $values) }",
+        variable_values={"values": b"abc"},
+    )
+    req = req.serialize_variable_values(schema)
+    assert req.variable_values == {"values": [b"abc"]}
+
+
 def test_graphql_request_using_string_instead_of_document():
     request = GraphQLRequest("{balance}")