diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-mongodb/src/test/java/sample/data/mongo/SampleMongoApplicationTests.java b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-mongodb/src/test/java/sample/data/mongo/SampleMongoApplicationTests.java
index 1b77d0043ef..0b69ef053e8 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-mongodb/src/test/java/sample/data/mongo/SampleMongoApplicationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-mongodb/src/test/java/sample/data/mongo/SampleMongoApplicationTests.java
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 
 package sample.data.mongo;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
 import java.net.ConnectException;
 
 import org.junit.Rule;
@@ -24,8 +25,6 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.OutputCapture;
 import org.springframework.core.NestedCheckedException;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
-
 /**
  * Tests for {@link SampleMongoApplication}.
  * 
diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/ConfigurationPropertiesBindingPostProcessor.java b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/ConfigurationPropertiesBindingPostProcessor.java
index 70ebbddaa38..059aa83bdc5 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/ConfigurationPropertiesBindingPostProcessor.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/ConfigurationPropertiesBindingPostProcessor.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import org.springframework.context.EnvironmentAware;
 import org.springframework.context.ResourceLoaderAware;
 import org.springframework.context.support.PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer;
 import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
+import org.springframework.core.PriorityOrdered;
 import org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionService;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter;
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ import org.springframework.validation.beanvalidation.LocalValidatorFactoryBean;
  */
 public class ConfigurationPropertiesBindingPostProcessor implements BeanPostProcessor,
 		BeanFactoryAware, ResourceLoaderAware, EnvironmentAware, ApplicationContextAware,
-		InitializingBean, DisposableBean, Ordered {
+		InitializingBean, DisposableBean, PriorityOrdered {
 
 	public static final String VALIDATOR_BEAN_NAME = "configurationPropertiesValidator";
 
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ public class ConfigurationPropertiesBindingPostProcessor implements BeanPostProc
 
 	private ApplicationContext applicationContext;
 
-	private int order = Ordered.HIGHEST_PRECEDENCE;
+	private int order = Ordered.HIGHEST_PRECEDENCE + 1;
 
 	/**
 	 * @param order the order to set
@@ -271,21 +272,21 @@ public class ConfigurationPropertiesBindingPostProcessor implements BeanPostProc
 	@Override
 	public Object postProcessBeforeInitialization(Object bean, String beanName)
 			throws BeansException {
+		ConfigurationProperties annotation = AnnotationUtils.findAnnotation(
+				bean.getClass(), ConfigurationProperties.class);
+		if (annotation != null || bean instanceof ConfigurationPropertiesHolder) {
+			postProcessBeforeInitialization(bean, beanName, annotation);
+		}
 		return bean;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public Object postProcessAfterInitialization(Object bean, String beanName)
 			throws BeansException {
-		ConfigurationProperties annotation = AnnotationUtils.findAnnotation(
-				bean.getClass(), ConfigurationProperties.class);
-		if (annotation != null || bean instanceof ConfigurationPropertiesHolder) {
-			postProcessAfterInitialization(bean, beanName, annotation);
-		}
 		return bean;
 	}
 
-	private void postProcessAfterInitialization(Object bean, String beanName,
+	private void postProcessBeforeInitialization(Object bean, String beanName,
 			ConfigurationProperties annotation) {
 		Object target = (bean instanceof ConfigurationPropertiesHolder ? ((ConfigurationPropertiesHolder) bean)
 				.getTarget() : bean);
diff --git a/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/ConfigurationPropertiesBindingPostProcessorTests.java b/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/ConfigurationPropertiesBindingPostProcessorTests.java
index f8bd7907ef8..2ee873e1cf1 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/ConfigurationPropertiesBindingPostProcessorTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/ConfigurationPropertiesBindingPostProcessorTests.java
@@ -16,11 +16,13 @@
 
 package org.springframework.boot.context.properties;
 
+import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
 import javax.validation.constraints.NotNull;
 
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.mock.env.MockEnvironment;
@@ -28,8 +30,8 @@ import org.springframework.validation.BindException;
 import org.springframework.validation.Errors;
 import org.springframework.validation.ValidationUtils;
 import org.springframework.validation.Validator;
-import org.springframework.web.context.support.AnnotationConfigWebApplicationContext;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 /**
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
  */
 public class ConfigurationPropertiesBindingPostProcessorTests {
 
-	private AnnotationConfigWebApplicationContext context;
+	private AnnotationConfigApplicationContext context;
 
 	@After
 	public void close() {
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ public class ConfigurationPropertiesBindingPostProcessorTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void testValidationWithoutJSR303() {
-		this.context = new AnnotationConfigWebApplicationContext();
+		this.context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext();
 		this.context.register(TestConfigurationWithoutJSR303.class);
 		try {
 			this.context.refresh();
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ public class ConfigurationPropertiesBindingPostProcessorTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void testValidationWithJSR303() {
-		this.context = new AnnotationConfigWebApplicationContext();
+		this.context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext();
 		this.context.register(TestConfigurationWithJSR303.class);
 		try {
 			this.context.refresh();
@@ -80,12 +82,22 @@ public class ConfigurationPropertiesBindingPostProcessorTests {
 		MockEnvironment env = new MockEnvironment();
 		env.setProperty("test.foo", "123456");
 		env.setProperty("test.bar", "654321");
-		this.context = new AnnotationConfigWebApplicationContext();
+		this.context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext();
 		this.context.setEnvironment(env);
 		this.context.register(TestConfigurationWithJSR303.class);
 		this.context.refresh();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testInitializersSeeBoundProperties() {
+		MockEnvironment env = new MockEnvironment();
+		env.setProperty("bar", "foo");
+		this.context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext();
+		this.context.setEnvironment(env);
+		this.context.register(TestConfigurationWithInitializer.class);
+		this.context.refresh();
+	}
+
 	@Configuration
 	@EnableConfigurationProperties
 	public static class TestConfigurationWithoutJSR303 {
@@ -133,6 +145,28 @@ public class ConfigurationPropertiesBindingPostProcessorTests {
 
 	}
 
+	@Configuration
+	@EnableConfigurationProperties
+	@ConfigurationProperties
+	public static class TestConfigurationWithInitializer {
+
+		private String bar;
+
+		public void setBar(String bar) {
+			this.bar = bar;
+		}
+
+		public String getBar() {
+			return this.bar;
+		}
+
+		@PostConstruct
+		public void init() {
+			assertNotNull(this.bar);
+		}
+
+	}
+
 	@ConfigurationProperties(name = "test")
 	public static class PropertyWithJSR303 extends PropertyWithoutJSR303 {