diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplication.java b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplication.java
index 2197a3265a5..a59d19f3b2c 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplication.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplication.java
@@ -388,8 +388,8 @@ public class SpringApplication {
 	 * the above for fine-grained control over property sources or profiles, respectively.
 	 * @param environment this application's environment
 	 * @param args arguments passed to the {@code run} method
-	 * @see #configurePropertySources(ConfigurableEnvironment, String[])
 	 * @see #configureProfiles(ConfigurableEnvironment, String[])
+	 * @see #configurePropertySources(ConfigurableEnvironment, String[])
 	 */
 	protected void configureEnvironment(ConfigurableEnvironment environment, String[] args) {
 		configurePropertySources(environment, args);
diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigFileApplicationListener.java b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigFileApplicationListener.java
index 225833c2fba..f2a1bc6aa6d 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigFileApplicationListener.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigFileApplicationListener.java
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ public class ConfigFileApplicationListener implements
 				this.profiles.addAll(Arrays.asList(this.environment.getActiveProfiles()));
 			}
 
+			// The default profile for these purposes is represented as null. We add it
+			// last so that it is first out (active profiles will then override any
+			// settings in the defaults when the list is reversed later).
 			this.profiles.add(null);
 
 			while (!this.profiles.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplicationTests.java b/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplicationTests.java
index 23d6f62b954..cd808d68301 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplicationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplicationTests.java
@@ -296,9 +296,22 @@ public class SpringApplicationTests {
 		application.setAdditionalProfiles("foo");
 		ConfigurableEnvironment environment = new StandardEnvironment();
 		application.setEnvironment(environment);
-		application.run("--spring.profiles.active=bar");
+		application.run("--spring.profiles.active=bar,spam");
 		// Command line should always come last
-		assertArrayEquals(new String[] { "foo", "bar" }, environment.getActiveProfiles());
+		assertArrayEquals(new String[] { "foo", "bar", "spam" },
+				environment.getActiveProfiles());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void addProfilesOrderWithProperties() throws Exception {
+		SpringApplication application = new SpringApplication(ExampleConfig.class);
+		application.setWebEnvironment(false);
+		application.setAdditionalProfiles("other");
+		ConfigurableEnvironment environment = new StandardEnvironment();
+		application.setEnvironment(environment);
+		application.run();
+		// Active profile should win over default
+		assertEquals("fromotherpropertiesfile", environment.getProperty("my.property"));
 	}
 
 	@Test
diff --git a/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigFileApplicationListenerTests.java b/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigFileApplicationListenerTests.java
index 43d661ad4ac..a36ff188796 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigFileApplicationListenerTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigFileApplicationListenerTests.java
@@ -189,7 +189,20 @@ public class ConfigFileApplicationListenerTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void loadPropertiesThenProfileProperties() throws Exception {
+	public void loadPropertiesThenProfilePropertiesActivatedInSpringApplication()
+			throws Exception {
+		// This should be the effect of calling
+		// SpringApplication.setAdditionalProfiles("other")
+		this.environment.setActiveProfiles("other");
+		this.initializer.onApplicationEvent(this.event);
+		String property = this.environment.getProperty("my.property");
+		// The "other" profile is activated in SpringApplication so it should take
+		// precedence over the default profile
+		assertThat(property, equalTo("fromotherpropertiesfile"));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void loadPropertiesThenProfilePropertiesActivatedInFirst() throws Exception {
 		this.initializer.setSearchNames("enableprofile");
 		this.initializer.onApplicationEvent(this.event);
 		String property = this.environment.getProperty("my.property");