diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/listener/ConfigFileApplicationListener.java b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/listener/ConfigFileApplicationListener.java
index db27bc6b20..1a128d4596 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/listener/ConfigFileApplicationListener.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/listener/ConfigFileApplicationListener.java
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public class ConfigFileApplicationListener implements
 
 	private void load(ConfigurableEnvironment environment, ResourceLoader resourceLoader) {
 
-		List<String> candidates = getCandidateLocations(resourceLoader);
+		List<String> candidates = getCandidateLocations(environment, resourceLoader);
 		Collections.reverse(candidates);
 		PropertySource<?> removed = environment.getPropertySources().remove(
 				"defaultProperties");
@@ -190,12 +190,24 @@ public class ConfigFileApplicationListener implements
 		String first = null;
 		// Initial load allows profiles to be activated
 		for (String candidate : candidates) {
-			PropertySource<?> source = load(environment, resourceLoader, candidate, null);
-			if (source != null) {
-				if (first == null) {
-					first = source.getName();
+			for (String path : StringUtils.commaDelimitedListToStringArray(environment
+					.resolvePlaceholders(candidate))) {
+
+				if (LOCATION_VARIABLE.equals(candidate) && !path.contains("$")) {
+					if (!path.contains(":")) {
+						path = "file:" + path;
+					}
+					path = StringUtils.cleanPath(path);
 				}
-				environment.getPropertySources().addLast(source);
+
+				PropertySource<?> source = load(environment, resourceLoader, path, null);
+				if (source != null) {
+					if (first == null) {
+						first = source.getName();
+					}
+					environment.getPropertySources().addLast(source);
+				}
+
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -232,12 +244,14 @@ public class ConfigFileApplicationListener implements
 		}
 	}
 
-	private List<String> getCandidateLocations(ResourceLoader resourceLoader) {
+	private List<String> getCandidateLocations(ConfigurableEnvironment environment,
+			ResourceLoader resourceLoader) {
 		Set<String> candidates = new LinkedHashSet<String>();
 		for (String searchLocation : this.searchLocations) {
 			for (String extension : new String[] { ".properties", ".yml" }) {
 				for (String name : StringUtils
-						.commaDelimitedListToStringArray(this.names)) {
+						.commaDelimitedListToStringArray(environment
+								.resolvePlaceholders(this.names))) {
 					String location = searchLocation + name + extension;
 					candidates.add(location);
 				}
@@ -264,15 +278,6 @@ public class ConfigFileApplicationListener implements
 	private PropertySource<?> load(ConfigurableEnvironment environment,
 			ResourceLoader resourceLoader, String location, String profile) {
 
-		String path = environment.resolvePlaceholders(location);
-		if (LOCATION_VARIABLE.equals(location) && !path.contains("$")) {
-			if (!path.contains(":")) {
-				path = "file:" + path;
-			}
-			path = StringUtils.cleanPath(path);
-		}
-		location = path;
-
 		String suffix = "." + StringUtils.getFilenameExtension(location);
 		Class<?> type = this.propertySourceAnnotations.configuration(location);
 
diff --git a/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/listener/ConfigFileApplicationListenerTests.java b/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/listener/ConfigFileApplicationListenerTests.java
index 4c6361830b..92e0834c9d 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/listener/ConfigFileApplicationListenerTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/listener/ConfigFileApplicationListenerTests.java
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@
 package org.springframework.boot.context.listener;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Rule;
@@ -35,7 +33,6 @@ import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Profile;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.PropertySource;
 import org.springframework.core.env.Environment;
-import org.springframework.core.env.MapPropertySource;
 import org.springframework.core.env.SimpleCommandLinePropertySource;
 import org.springframework.core.env.StandardEnvironment;
 import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
@@ -81,6 +78,28 @@ public class ConfigFileApplicationListenerTests {
 		assertThat(property, equalTo("frompropertiesfile"));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void loadTwoPropertiesFile() throws Exception {
+		EnvironmentTestUtils
+				.addEnvironment(
+						this.environment,
+						"spring.config.location:classpath:testproperties.properties,classpath:application.properties");
+		this.initializer.onApplicationEvent(this.event);
+		String property = this.environment.getProperty("my.property");
+		assertThat(property, equalTo("frompropertiesfile"));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void loadTwoOfThreePropertiesFile() throws Exception {
+		EnvironmentTestUtils
+				.addEnvironment(
+						this.environment,
+						"spring.config.location:classpath:testproperties.properties,classpath:application.properties,classpath:nonexistent.properties");
+		this.initializer.onApplicationEvent(this.event);
+		String property = this.environment.getProperty("my.property");
+		assertThat(property, equalTo("frompropertiesfile"));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void randomValue() throws Exception {
 		this.initializer.onApplicationEvent(this.event);
@@ -173,11 +192,9 @@ public class ConfigFileApplicationListenerTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void specificNameAndProfileFromExistingSource() throws Exception {
-		Map<String, Object> map = new HashMap<String, Object>();
-		map.put("spring.profiles.active", "specificprofile");
-		map.put("spring.config.name", "specificfile");
-		MapPropertySource source = new MapPropertySource("map", map);
-		this.environment.getPropertySources().addFirst(source);
+		EnvironmentTestUtils.addEnvironment(this.environment,
+				"spring.profiles.active=specificprofile",
+				"spring.config.name=specificfile");
 		this.initializer.onApplicationEvent(this.event);
 		String property = this.environment.getProperty("my.property");
 		assertThat(property, equalTo("fromspecificpropertiesfile"));