diff --git a/spring-cloud-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/refresh/ContextRefresher.java b/spring-cloud-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/refresh/ContextRefresher.java
index 0b6dbd78..6dd1f129 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/refresh/ContextRefresher.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/refresh/ContextRefresher.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import org.springframework.cloud.context.environment.EnvironmentChangeEvent;
 import org.springframework.cloud.context.scope.refresh.RefreshScope;
 import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+import org.springframework.core.env.CommandLinePropertySource;
 import org.springframework.core.env.CompositePropertySource;
 import org.springframework.core.env.ConfigurableEnvironment;
 import org.springframework.core.env.EnumerablePropertySource;
@@ -33,8 +34,9 @@ public class ContextRefresher {
 
 	private static final String REFRESH_ARGS_PROPERTY_SOURCE = "refreshArgs";
 
-	private static final String[] DEFAULT_PROPERTY_SOURCES = new String[] {
-			"defaultProperties" };
+	private static final String[] DEFAULT_PROPERTY_SOURCES = new String[] { //order matters, cli args aren't first, things get messy
+			CommandLinePropertySource.COMMAND_LINE_PROPERTY_SOURCE_NAME,
+			"defaultProperties"};
 
 	private Set<String> standardSources = new HashSet<>(
 			Arrays.asList(StandardEnvironment.SYSTEM_PROPERTIES_PROPERTY_SOURCE_NAME,
diff --git a/spring-cloud-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/bootstrap/TestBootstrapConfiguration.java b/spring-cloud-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/bootstrap/TestBootstrapConfiguration.java
index 7265a3a2..9b10593c 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/bootstrap/TestBootstrapConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/bootstrap/TestBootstrapConfiguration.java
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 package org.springframework.cloud.bootstrap;
 
 import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
 
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Qualifier;
+import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.EnableConfigurationProperties;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextInitializer;
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationEventPublisher;
 import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
@@ -17,12 +21,27 @@ import static org.springframework.cloud.bootstrap.TestHigherPriorityBootstrapCon
  */
 @Order(0)
 @Configuration
+@EnableConfigurationProperties
 public class TestBootstrapConfiguration {
 
 	public TestBootstrapConfiguration() {
 		firstToBeCreated.compareAndSet(null, TestBootstrapConfiguration.class);
 	}
 
+	public static List<String> fooSightings = null;
+
+	@Bean
+	@Qualifier("foo-during-bootstrap")
+	public String fooDuringBootstrap(ConfigurableEnvironment environment, ApplicationEventPublisher publisher) {
+		String property = environment.getProperty("test.bootstrap.foo", "undefined");
+
+		if (fooSightings != null) {
+			fooSightings.add(property);
+		}
+
+		return property;
+	}
+
 	@Bean
 	public ApplicationContextInitializer<ConfigurableApplicationContext> customInitializer() {
 		return new ApplicationContextInitializer<ConfigurableApplicationContext>() {
diff --git a/spring-cloud-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/refresh/ContextRefresherTests.java b/spring-cloud-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/refresh/ContextRefresherTests.java
index cba9d2f5..47417a82 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/refresh/ContextRefresherTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/refresh/ContextRefresherTests.java
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.mockito.Mockito;
-
 import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
 import org.springframework.boot.logging.LoggingSystem;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.util.EnvironmentTestUtils;
+import org.springframework.cloud.bootstrap.TestBootstrapConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.cloud.bootstrap.config.PropertySourceLocator;
 import org.springframework.cloud.context.scope.refresh.RefreshScope;
 import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
@@ -113,6 +113,27 @@ public class ContextRefresherTests {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public void commandLineArgsPassedToBootstrapConfiguration() {
+
+		TestBootstrapConfiguration.fooSightings = new ArrayList<>();
+
+		try (ConfigurableApplicationContext context = SpringApplication.run(ContextRefresherTests.class,
+				"--spring.main.webEnvironment=false", "--debug=false",
+				"--spring.main.bannerMode=OFF",
+				"--spring.cloud.bootstrap.name=refresh",
+				"--test.bootstrap.foo=bar")) {
+			context.getEnvironment().setActiveProfiles("refresh");
+			ContextRefresher refresher = new ContextRefresher(context, scope);
+			refresher.refresh();
+			assertThat(TestBootstrapConfiguration.fooSightings).containsExactly("bar", "bar");
+		}
+
+		TestBootstrapConfiguration.fooSightings = null;
+	}
+
+
 	private List<String> names(MutablePropertySources propertySources) {
 		List<String> list = new ArrayList<>();
 		for (PropertySource<?> p : propertySources) {
diff --git a/spring-cloud-context/src/test/resources/bootstrap-refresh.properties b/spring-cloud-context/src/test/resources/bootstrap-refresh.properties
index 1339cc1d..7c55d8a5 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-context/src/test/resources/bootstrap-refresh.properties
+++ b/spring-cloud-context/src/test/resources/bootstrap-refresh.properties
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 info.name: refresh-child
+test.bootstrap.foo: refresh
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