The municipality of Sillenbuch was created in 1819, it was split from Rohracker. The new municipality did not use any arms or symbols on its seals. In 1913 the council applied for arms, and the State Archives proposed the above arms. The beech tree is canting (Buche), whereas the escutcheon shows the arms of Bad Cannstatt, as the village belonged to the district Cannstatt of Württemberg. Incorporated into Stuttgart in 1937.