diff --git a/spring-cloud-task-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/task/listener/TaskLifecycleListener.java b/spring-cloud-task-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/task/listener/TaskLifecycleListener.java
index 18219a11..cc151362 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-task-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/task/listener/TaskLifecycleListener.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-task-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/task/listener/TaskLifecycleListener.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import org.springframework.context.ApplicationEvent;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationListener;
 import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.SmartLifecycle;
+import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.CollectionUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
@@ -76,8 +77,8 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  * @author Michael Minella
  * @author Glenn Renfro
  */
-public class TaskLifecycleListener
-		implements ApplicationListener<ApplicationEvent>, SmartLifecycle, DisposableBean {
+public class TaskLifecycleListener implements ApplicationListener<ApplicationEvent>,
+		SmartLifecycle, DisposableBean, Ordered {
 
 	private static final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(TaskLifecycleListener.class);
 
@@ -432,4 +433,9 @@ public class TaskLifecycleListener
 	public void destroy() {
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public int getOrder() {
+		return HIGHEST_PRECEDENCE;
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-cloud-task-docs/src/main/asciidoc/features.adoc b/spring-cloud-task-docs/src/main/asciidoc/features.adoc
index f37789c5..7a83517b 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-task-docs/src/main/asciidoc/features.adoc
+++ b/spring-cloud-task-docs/src/main/asciidoc/features.adoc
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ The following example shows the three annotations in use:
 }
 ----
 
+NOTE: If you using a `ApplicationListener` early in Spring's Lifecycle this could impact TaskLifecycleListener's functionality.
 
 [[features-task-execution-listener-Exceptions]]
 ==== Exceptions Thrown by Task Execution Listener