diff --git a/src/Facade/MolliePaymentDoPay.php b/src/Facade/MolliePaymentDoPay.php
index 71c3fdff8..d1ae2bb3e 100644
--- a/src/Facade/MolliePaymentDoPay.php
+++ b/src/Facade/MolliePaymentDoPay.php
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 use Mollie\Api\Exceptions\ApiException;
 use Mollie\Api\Resources\OrderLine;
 use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
+use Shopware\Core\Checkout\Order\Aggregate\OrderLineItem\OrderLineItemCollection;
 use Shopware\Core\Checkout\Order\OrderEntity;
 use Shopware\Core\Checkout\Payment\Cart\AsyncPaymentTransactionStruct;
 use Shopware\Core\System\SalesChannel\SalesChannelContext;
@@ -230,10 +231,14 @@ public function startMolliePayment(string $paymentMethod, AsyncPaymentTransactio
             $orderCustomFields->setSubscriptionData($subscriptionId, '');
         }
 
+        /**
+         * @var OrderLineItemCollection $orderLineItems
+         */
+        $orderLineItems = $order->getLineItems();
         # we save that data in both, the order and
         # the order line items
         $this->updaterOrderCustomFields->updateOrder($order->getId(), $orderCustomFields, $salesChannelContext->getContext());
-        $this->updaterLineItemCustomFields->updateOrderLineItems($molliePaymentData->getMollieLineItems(), $salesChannelContext);
+        $this->updaterLineItemCustomFields->updateOrderLineItems($molliePaymentData->getMollieLineItems(), $orderLineItems, $salesChannelContext);
 
 
         # this condition somehow looks weird to me (TODO)
diff --git a/src/Resources/config/services/api.xml b/src/Resources/config/services/api.xml
index 0b2b0d072..24a8f2e4e 100644
--- a/src/Resources/config/services/api.xml
+++ b/src/Resources/config/services/api.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
             <argument type="service" id="Kiener\MolliePayments\Service\MollieApi\RequestAnonymizer\MollieRequestAnonymizer"/>
             <argument type="service" id="mollie_payments.logger"/>
             <argument type="service" id="Kiener\MolliePayments\Service\SettingsService"/>
+            <argument type="service" id="Kiener\MolliePayments\Service\CustomerService"/>
         </service>
 
         <service id="Kiener\MolliePayments\Service\MollieApi\Shipment">
diff --git a/src/Service/MollieApi/Order.php b/src/Service/MollieApi/Order.php
index 3e1a7e145..7bf097f9f 100644
--- a/src/Service/MollieApi/Order.php
+++ b/src/Service/MollieApi/Order.php
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@
 use Kiener\MolliePayments\Factory\MollieApiFactory;
 use Kiener\MolliePayments\Handler\Method\CreditCardPayment;
 use Kiener\MolliePayments\Handler\PaymentHandler;
+use Kiener\MolliePayments\Service\CustomerService;
 use Kiener\MolliePayments\Service\MollieApi\Payment as MolliePayment;
 use Kiener\MolliePayments\Service\MollieApi\Payment as PaymentApiService;
 use Kiener\MolliePayments\Service\MollieApi\RequestAnonymizer\MollieRequestAnonymizer;
 use Kiener\MolliePayments\Service\Router\RoutingBuilder;
 use Kiener\MolliePayments\Service\SettingsService;
 use Kiener\MolliePayments\Struct\MollieApi\ShipmentTrackingInfoStruct;
+use Kiener\MolliePayments\Struct\OrderLineItemEntity\OrderLineItemEntityAttributes;
 use Mollie\Api\Exceptions\ApiException;
 use Mollie\Api\Resources\Order as MollieOrder;
 use Mollie\Api\Resources\OrderLine;
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@
 use RuntimeException;
 use Shopware\Core\Checkout\Customer\CustomerEntity;
 use Shopware\Core\Checkout\Order\Aggregate\OrderDelivery\OrderDeliveryEntity;
+use Shopware\Core\Checkout\Order\Aggregate\OrderLineItem\OrderLineItemCollection;
 use Shopware\Core\Checkout\Order\OrderEntity;
 use Shopware\Core\Checkout\Shipping\ShippingMethodEntity;
 use Shopware\Core\System\SalesChannel\SalesChannelContext;
@@ -63,6 +66,11 @@ class Order
      */
     private $settingsService;
 
+    /**
+     * @var CustomerService
+     */
+    private $customerService;
+
     /**
      * @param MollieApiFactory $clientFactory
      * @param MolliePayment $paymentApiService
@@ -71,7 +79,7 @@ class Order
      * @param LoggerInterface $logger
      * @param SettingsService $settingsService
      */
-    public function __construct(MollieApiFactory $clientFactory, PaymentApiService $paymentApiService, RoutingBuilder $routingBuilder, MollieRequestAnonymizer $requestAnonymizer, LoggerInterface $logger, SettingsService $settingsService)
+    public function __construct(MollieApiFactory $clientFactory, PaymentApiService $paymentApiService, RoutingBuilder $routingBuilder, MollieRequestAnonymizer $requestAnonymizer, LoggerInterface $logger, SettingsService $settingsService, CustomerService $customerService)
     {
         $this->clientFactory = $clientFactory;
         $this->logger = $logger;
@@ -79,6 +87,7 @@ public function __construct(MollieApiFactory $clientFactory, PaymentApiService $
         $this->routingBuilder = $routingBuilder;
         $this->requestAnonymizer = $requestAnonymizer;
         $this->settingsService = $settingsService;
+        $this->customerService = $customerService;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -360,6 +369,22 @@ private function createNewOrderPayment(MollieOrder $mollieOrder, string $payment
             $paymentHandler->setEnableSingleClickPayment(true);
         }
 
+        $lineItems = $order->getLineItems();
+
+        if ($settings->isSubscriptionsEnabled() && $lineItems instanceof OrderLineItemCollection) {
+            # mollie customer ID is required for recurring payments, see https://docs.mollie.com/reference/v2/orders-api/create-order-payment
+            $mollieCustomerId = $this->customerService->getMollieCustomerId($customer->getId(), $salesChannelContext->getSalesChannelId(), $salesChannelContext->getContext());
+
+            foreach ($lineItems as $lineItem) {
+                $attributes = new OrderLineItemEntityAttributes($lineItem);
+                if ($attributes->isSubscriptionProduct()) {
+                    $newPaymentData['payment']['sequenceType'] = 'first';
+                    $newPaymentData['payment']['customerId'] = $mollieCustomerId;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         # now we have to add payment specific data
         # like we would do with initial orders too
         $tmpOrder = $paymentHandler->processPaymentMethodSpecificParameters($newPaymentData, $order, $salesChannelContext, $customer);
diff --git a/src/Service/Order/UpdateOrderLineItems.php b/src/Service/Order/UpdateOrderLineItems.php
index 9fc158495..c014762c9 100644
--- a/src/Service/Order/UpdateOrderLineItems.php
+++ b/src/Service/Order/UpdateOrderLineItems.php
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 use Mollie\Api\Resources\Order;
 use Mollie\Api\Resources\OrderLine;
 use Mollie\Api\Types\OrderLineType;
+use Shopware\Core\Checkout\Order\Aggregate\OrderLineItem\OrderLineItemCollection;
+use Shopware\Core\Checkout\Order\Aggregate\OrderLineItem\OrderLineItemEntity;
 use Shopware\Core\System\SalesChannel\SalesChannelContext;
 
 class UpdateOrderLineItems
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ public function __construct(OrderLineItemRepositoryInterface $orderLineRepositor
      * @param SalesChannelContext $salesChannelContext
      * @return void
      */
-    public function updateOrderLineItems(array $orderLines, SalesChannelContext $salesChannelContext): void
+    public function updateOrderLineItems(array $orderLines, OrderLineItemCollection $shopwareOrderLines, SalesChannelContext $salesChannelContext): void
     {
         foreach ($orderLines as $orderLine) {
             if ($orderLine->type === OrderLineType::TYPE_SHIPPING_FEE) {
@@ -41,13 +43,20 @@ public function updateOrderLineItems(array $orderLines, SalesChannelContext $sal
             if (empty($shopwareLineItemId)) {
                 continue;
             }
+            /** @var OrderLineItemEntity $shopwareLine */
+            $shopwareLine  = $shopwareOrderLines->get($shopwareLineItemId);
+            if (!$shopwareLine instanceof OrderLineItemEntity) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            ## we need some customfields for later when we edit an order, for example subscription information
+            $originalCustomFields = $shopwareLine->getPayload()['customFields'] ?? [];
+            $originalCustomFields['order_line_id'] = $orderLine->id;
 
             $data = [
-                'id' => $shopwareLineItemId,
+                'id' => $shopwareLine->getId(),
                 'customFields' => [
-                    'mollie_payments' => [
-                        'order_line_id' => $orderLine->id
-                    ]
+                    'mollie_payments' => $originalCustomFields
                 ]
             ];
 
diff --git a/tests/PHPUnit/Service/MollieApi/OrderTest.php b/tests/PHPUnit/Service/MollieApi/OrderTest.php
index 1d7e4d0f0..1026177ff 100644
--- a/tests/PHPUnit/Service/MollieApi/OrderTest.php
+++ b/tests/PHPUnit/Service/MollieApi/OrderTest.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 use Kiener\MolliePayments\Exception\CouldNotFetchMollieOrderException;
 use Kiener\MolliePayments\Factory\MollieApiFactory;
+use Kiener\MolliePayments\Service\CustomerService;
 use Kiener\MolliePayments\Service\MollieApi\Order as MollieOrderApi;
 use Kiener\MolliePayments\Service\MollieApi\Payment as MolliePaymentApi;
 use Kiener\MolliePayments\Service\MollieApi\RequestAnonymizer\MollieRequestAnonymizer;
@@ -75,7 +76,8 @@ protected function setUp(): void
             $this->buildRoutingBuilder($this, ''),
             new MollieRequestAnonymizer('*'),
             new NullLogger(),
-            $this->createMock(SettingsService::class)
+            $this->createMock(SettingsService::class),
+            $this->createMock(CustomerService::class),
         );
     }