diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/event/AbstractApplicationEventMulticaster.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/event/AbstractApplicationEventMulticaster.java
index 7fc13089f6..2d857d49c0 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/event/AbstractApplicationEventMulticaster.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/event/AbstractApplicationEventMulticaster.java
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationEvent;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationListener;
-import org.springframework.core.OrderComparator;
 import org.springframework.core.ResolvableType;
+import org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationAwareOrderComparator;
 import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
 
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractApplicationEventMulticaster
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		OrderComparator.sort(allListeners);
+		AnnotationAwareOrderComparator.sort(allListeners);
 		return allListeners;
 	}
 
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractApplicationEventMulticaster
 					}
 				}
 			}
-			OrderComparator.sort(allListeners);
+			AnnotationAwareOrderComparator.sort(allListeners);
 			return allListeners;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/event/ApplicationContextEventTests.java b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/event/ApplicationContextEventTests.java
index babe111aa4..13174ea6b9 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/event/ApplicationContextEventTests.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/event/ApplicationContextEventTests.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.support.StaticApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
 import org.springframework.core.ResolvableType;
+import org.springframework.core.annotation.Order;
 import org.springframework.scheduling.support.TaskUtils;
 import org.springframework.tests.sample.beans.TestBean;
 
@@ -168,6 +169,19 @@ public class ApplicationContextEventTests extends AbstractApplicationEventListen
 		smc.multicastEvent(new MyOtherEvent(this));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void orderedListenersWithAnnotation() {
+		MyOrderedListener3 listener1 = new MyOrderedListener3();
+		MyOrderedListener4 listener2 = new MyOrderedListener4(listener1);
+
+		SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster smc = new SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster();
+		smc.addApplicationListener(listener2);
+		smc.addApplicationListener(listener1);
+
+		smc.multicastEvent(new MyEvent(this));
+		smc.multicastEvent(new MyOtherEvent(this));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	public void proxiedListeners() {
@@ -396,4 +410,31 @@ public class ApplicationContextEventTests extends AbstractApplicationEventListen
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Order(5)
+	public static class MyOrderedListener3 implements ApplicationListener<ApplicationEvent> {
+
+		public final Set<ApplicationEvent> seenEvents = new HashSet<ApplicationEvent>();
+
+		@Override
+		public void onApplicationEvent(ApplicationEvent event) {
+			this.seenEvents.add(event);
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	@Order(50)
+	public static class MyOrderedListener4 implements ApplicationListener<MyEvent> {
+
+		private final MyOrderedListener3 otherListener;
+
+		public MyOrderedListener4(MyOrderedListener3 otherListener) {
+			this.otherListener = otherListener;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public void onApplicationEvent(MyEvent event) {
+			assertTrue(otherListener.seenEvents.contains(event));
+		}
+	}
+
 }