diff --git a/packages/client/lib/client/index.spec.ts b/packages/client/lib/client/index.spec.ts
index 25c966c2719..7396a2e9c37 100644
--- a/packages/client/lib/client/index.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/lib/client/index.spec.ts
@@ -518,14 +518,23 @@ describe('Client', () => {
             );
         }, GLOBAL.SERVERS.OPEN);
 
-        testUtils.testWithClient('execAsPipeline', async client => {
-            assert.deepEqual(
-                await client.multi()
-                    .ping()
-                    .exec(true),
-                ['PONG']
-            );
-        }, GLOBAL.SERVERS.OPEN);
+        describe('execAsPipeline', () => {
+            testUtils.testWithClient('exec(true)', async client => {
+                assert.deepEqual(
+                    await client.multi()
+                        .ping()
+                        .exec(true),
+                    ['PONG']
+                );
+            }, GLOBAL.SERVERS.OPEN);
+
+            testUtils.testWithClient('empty execAsPipeline', async client => {
+                assert.deepEqual(
+                    await client.multi().execAsPipeline(),
+                    []
+                );
+            }, GLOBAL.SERVERS.OPEN);
+        });
 
         testUtils.testWithClient('should remember selected db', async client => {
             await client.multi()
diff --git a/packages/client/lib/client/index.ts b/packages/client/lib/client/index.ts
index b4bf49fc7bc..5dd386647ef 100644
--- a/packages/client/lib/client/index.ts
+++ b/packages/client/lib/client/index.ts
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ export default class RedisClient<
             );
         } else if (!this.#socket.isReady && this.#options?.disableOfflineQueue) {
             return Promise.reject(new ClientOfflineError());
-        } 
+        }
 
         const promise = this.#queue.addCommand<T>(args, options);
         this.#tick();
@@ -725,11 +725,14 @@ export default class RedisClient<
             return Promise.reject(new ClientClosedError());
         }
 
-        const promise = Promise.all(
-            commands.map(({ args }) => {
-                return this.#queue.addCommand(args, { chainId });
-            })
-        );
+        const promise = chainId ?
+            // if `chainId` has a value, it's a `MULTI` (and not "pipeline") - need to add the `MULTI` and `EXEC` commands
+            Promise.all([
+                this.#queue.addCommand(['MULTI'], { chainId }),
+                this.#addMultiCommands(commands, chainId),
+                this.#queue.addCommand(['EXEC'], { chainId })
+            ]) :
+            this.#addMultiCommands(commands);
 
         this.#tick();
 
@@ -742,6 +745,12 @@ export default class RedisClient<
         return results;
     }
 
+    #addMultiCommands(commands: Array<RedisMultiQueuedCommand>, chainId?: symbol) {
+        return Promise.all(
+            commands.map(({ args }) => this.#queue.addCommand(args, { chainId }))
+        );
+    }
+
     async* scanIterator(options?: ScanCommandOptions): AsyncIterable<string> {
         let cursor = 0;
         do {
diff --git a/packages/client/lib/client/multi-command.ts b/packages/client/lib/client/multi-command.ts
index 749ab4c4e0f..e347667bf2c 100644
--- a/packages/client/lib/client/multi-command.ts
+++ b/packages/client/lib/client/multi-command.ts
@@ -170,12 +170,9 @@ export default class RedisClientMultiCommand {
             return this.execAsPipeline();
         }
 
-        const commands = this.#multi.exec();
-        if (!commands) return [];
-
         return this.#multi.handleExecReplies(
             await this.#executor(
-                commands,
+                this.#multi.queue,
                 this.#selectedDB,
                 RedisMultiCommand.generateChainId()
             )
@@ -185,6 +182,8 @@ export default class RedisClientMultiCommand {
     EXEC = this.exec;
 
     async execAsPipeline(): Promise<Array<RedisCommandRawReply>> {
+        if (this.#multi.queue.length === 0) return [];
+        
         return this.#multi.transformReplies(
             await this.#executor(
                 this.#multi.queue,
diff --git a/packages/client/lib/cluster/multi-command.ts b/packages/client/lib/cluster/multi-command.ts
index 52ab6eb0e23..ef3c7590ec7 100644
--- a/packages/client/lib/cluster/multi-command.ts
+++ b/packages/client/lib/cluster/multi-command.ts
@@ -120,11 +120,8 @@ export default class RedisClusterMultiCommand {
             return this.execAsPipeline();
         }
 
-        const commands = this.#multi.exec();
-        if (!commands) return [];
-
         return this.#multi.handleExecReplies(
-            await this.#executor(commands, this.#firstKey, RedisMultiCommand.generateChainId())
+            await this.#executor(this.#multi.queue, this.#firstKey, RedisMultiCommand.generateChainId())
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/client/lib/multi-command.spec.ts b/packages/client/lib/multi-command.spec.ts
index 7e9667cd518..b0f79c6e157 100644
--- a/packages/client/lib/multi-command.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/lib/multi-command.spec.ts
@@ -46,24 +46,23 @@ describe('Multi Command', () => {
     });
 
     describe('exec', () => {
-        it('undefined', () => {
-            assert.equal(
-                new RedisMultiCommand().exec(),
-                undefined
+        it('without commands', () => {
+            assert.deepEqual(
+                new RedisMultiCommand().queue,
+                []
             );
         });
 
-        it('Array', () => {
+        it('with commands', () => {
             const multi = new RedisMultiCommand();
             multi.addCommand(['PING']);
 
             assert.deepEqual(
-                multi.exec(),
-                [
-                    { args: ['MULTI'] },
-                    { args: ['PING'], transformReply: undefined },
-                    { args: ['EXEC'] }
-                ]
+                multi.queue,
+                [{
+                    args: ['PING'],
+                    transformReply: undefined
+                }]
             );
         });
     });
diff --git a/packages/client/lib/multi-command.ts b/packages/client/lib/multi-command.ts
index 8865cc8e002..08f23ffa454 100644
--- a/packages/client/lib/multi-command.ts
+++ b/packages/client/lib/multi-command.ts
@@ -69,18 +69,6 @@ export default class RedisMultiCommand {
         return transformedArguments;
     }
 
-    exec(): undefined | Array<RedisMultiQueuedCommand> {
-        if (!this.queue.length) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        return [
-            { args: ['MULTI'] },
-            ...this.queue,
-            { args: ['EXEC'] }
-        ];
-    }
-
     handleExecReplies(rawReplies: Array<RedisCommandRawReply>): Array<RedisCommandRawReply> {
         const execReply = rawReplies[rawReplies.length - 1] as (null | Array<RedisCommandRawReply>);
         if (execReply === null) {