diff --git a/spring-faces/src/main/java/org/springframework/faces/webflow/JsfUtils.java b/spring-faces/src/main/java/org/springframework/faces/webflow/JsfUtils.java
index 61bc7e82..94bff65e 100644
--- a/spring-faces/src/main/java/org/springframework/faces/webflow/JsfUtils.java
+++ b/spring-faces/src/main/java/org/springframework/faces/webflow/JsfUtils.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public class JsfUtils {
 
 	public static void notifyAfterListeners(PhaseId phaseId, Lifecycle lifecycle, FacesContext context) {
 		PhaseEvent afterPhaseEvent = new PhaseEvent(context, phaseId, lifecycle);
-		for (int i = 0; i < lifecycle.getPhaseListeners().length; i++) {
+		for (int i = (lifecycle.getPhaseListeners().length - 1); i >= 0; i--) {
 			PhaseListener listener = lifecycle.getPhaseListeners()[i];
 			if (listener.getPhaseId() == phaseId || listener.getPhaseId() == PhaseId.ANY_PHASE) {
 				listener.afterPhase(afterPhaseEvent);
@@ -66,11 +66,4 @@ public class JsfUtils {
 		}
 	}
 
-	public static boolean isAtLeastJsf12() {
-		return JsfVersion.isAtLeastJsf12();
-	}
-
-	public static boolean isPortlet(FacesContext context) {
-		return context.getExternalContext().getContext().getClass().getName().indexOf("Portlet") != -1;
-	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-faces/src/test/java/org/springframework/faces/webflow/JsfUtilsTests.java b/spring-faces/src/test/java/org/springframework/faces/webflow/JsfUtilsTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..66fd694f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-faces/src/test/java/org/springframework/faces/webflow/JsfUtilsTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+package org.springframework.faces.webflow;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import javax.faces.event.PhaseEvent;
+import javax.faces.event.PhaseId;
+import javax.faces.event.PhaseListener;
+
+import junit.framework.TestCase;
+
+import org.apache.myfaces.test.mock.MockFacesContext20;
+import org.apache.myfaces.test.mock.lifecycle.MockLifecycle;
+
+public class JsfUtilsTests extends TestCase {
+
+	public void testBeforeListenersCalledInForwardOrder() throws Exception {
+		List list = new ArrayList();
+		MockLifecycle lifecycle = new MockLifecycle();
+		PhaseListener listener1 = new OrderVerifyingPhaseListener(null, list);
+		lifecycle.addPhaseListener(listener1);
+		PhaseListener listener2 = new OrderVerifyingPhaseListener(null, list);
+		lifecycle.addPhaseListener(listener2);
+		PhaseListener listener3 = new OrderVerifyingPhaseListener(null, list);
+		lifecycle.addPhaseListener(listener3);
+		JsfUtils.notifyBeforeListeners(PhaseId.ANY_PHASE, lifecycle, new MockFacesContext20());
+		assertEquals(listener1, list.get(0));
+		assertEquals(listener2, list.get(1));
+		assertEquals(listener3, list.get(2));
+	}
+
+	public void testAfterListenersCalledInReverseOrder() throws Exception {
+		List list = new ArrayList();
+		MockLifecycle lifecycle = new MockLifecycle();
+		PhaseListener listener1 = new OrderVerifyingPhaseListener(list, null);
+		lifecycle.addPhaseListener(listener1);
+		PhaseListener listener2 = new OrderVerifyingPhaseListener(list, null);
+		lifecycle.addPhaseListener(listener2);
+		PhaseListener listener3 = new OrderVerifyingPhaseListener(list, null);
+		lifecycle.addPhaseListener(listener3);
+		JsfUtils.notifyAfterListeners(PhaseId.ANY_PHASE, lifecycle, new MockFacesContext20());
+		assertEquals(listener3, list.get(0));
+		assertEquals(listener2, list.get(1));
+		assertEquals(listener1, list.get(2));
+	}
+
+	private class OrderVerifyingPhaseListener implements PhaseListener {
+
+		private List afterPhaseList;
+		private List beforePhaseList;
+
+		public OrderVerifyingPhaseListener(List afterPhaseList, List beforePhaseList) {
+			this.afterPhaseList = afterPhaseList;
+			this.beforePhaseList = beforePhaseList;
+		}
+
+		public void afterPhase(PhaseEvent event) {
+			afterPhaseList.add(this);
+		}
+
+		public void beforePhase(PhaseEvent event) {
+			beforePhaseList.add(this);
+		}
+
+		public PhaseId getPhaseId() {
+			return PhaseId.ANY_PHASE;
+		}
+
+	}
+
+}