diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigFileApplicationListener.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigFileApplicationListener.java
index 6ca646c5c07..50f8208d04a 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigFileApplicationListener.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigFileApplicationListener.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Queue;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
@@ -302,7 +301,7 @@ public class ConfigFileApplicationListener
 
 		private final List<PropertySourceLoader> propertySourceLoaders;
 
-		private Queue<Profile> profiles;
+		private LinkedList<Profile> profiles;
 
 		private List<Profile> processedProfiles;
 
@@ -321,7 +320,7 @@ public class ConfigFileApplicationListener
 		}
 
 		public void load() {
-			this.profiles = Collections.asLifoQueue(new LinkedList<Profile>());
+			this.profiles = new LinkedList<>();
 			this.processedProfiles = new LinkedList<>();
 			this.activatedProfiles = false;
 			this.loaded = new LinkedHashMap<>();
@@ -343,62 +342,62 @@ public class ConfigFileApplicationListener
 		 * properties that are already set.
 		 */
 		private void initializeProfiles() {
-			Set<Profile> initialActiveProfiles = initializeActiveProfiles();
-			this.profiles.addAll(getUnprocessedActiveProfiles(initialActiveProfiles));
-			if (this.profiles.isEmpty()) {
+			//The default profile for these purposes is represented as null. We add it
+			// first so that it is processed first and has lowest priority.
+			this.profiles.add(null);
+			Set<Profile> activatedViaProperty = getProfilesActivatedViaActiveProfileProperty();
+			processOtherActiveProfiles(activatedViaProperty);
+			// Any pre-existing active activeProfiles set via property sources (e.g. System
+			// properties) take precedence over those added in config files.
+			addActiveProfiles(activatedViaProperty);
+			if (this.profiles.size() == 1) {     //only has null profile
 				for (String defaultProfileName : this.environment.getDefaultProfiles()) {
-					Profile defaultProfile = new Profile(defaultProfileName, true);
-					if (!this.profiles.contains(defaultProfile)) {
-						this.profiles.add(defaultProfile);
-					}
+					ConfigFileApplicationListener.Profile defaultProfile = new ConfigFileApplicationListener.Profile(
+							defaultProfileName, true);
+					this.profiles.add(defaultProfile);
 				}
 			}
-			// The default profile for these purposes is represented as null. We add it
-			// last so that it is first out of the queue (active profiles will then
-			// override any settings in the defaults when the list is reversed later).
-			this.profiles.add(null);
 		}
 
-		private Set<Profile> initializeActiveProfiles() {
+		private Set<Profile> getProfilesActivatedViaActiveProfileProperty() {
 			if (!this.environment.containsProperty(ACTIVE_PROFILES_PROPERTY)
 					&& !this.environment.containsProperty(INCLUDE_PROFILES_PROPERTY)) {
 				return Collections.emptySet();
 			}
-			// Any pre-existing active profiles set via property sources (e.g. System
-			// properties) take precedence over those added in config files.
 			Binder binder = Binder.get(this.environment);
 			Set<Profile> activeProfiles = new LinkedHashSet<>();
 			activeProfiles.addAll(getProfiles(binder, ACTIVE_PROFILES_PROPERTY));
 			activeProfiles.addAll(getProfiles(binder, INCLUDE_PROFILES_PROPERTY));
-			maybeActivateProfiles(activeProfiles);
 			return activeProfiles;
 		}
 
-		/**
-		 * Return the active profiles that have not been processed yet. If a profile is
-		 * enabled via both {@link #ACTIVE_PROFILES_PROPERTY} and
-		 * {@link ConfigurableEnvironment#addActiveProfile(String)} it needs to be
-		 * filtered so that the {@link #ACTIVE_PROFILES_PROPERTY} value takes precedence.
-		 * <p>
-		 * Concretely, if the "cloud" profile is enabled via the environment, it will take
-		 * less precedence that any profile set via the {@link #ACTIVE_PROFILES_PROPERTY}.
-		 * @param initialActiveProfiles the profiles that have been enabled via
-		 * {@link #ACTIVE_PROFILES_PROPERTY}
-		 * @return the unprocessed active profiles from the environment to enable
-		 */
-		private List<Profile> getUnprocessedActiveProfiles(
-				Set<Profile> initialActiveProfiles) {
-			List<Profile> unprocessedActiveProfiles = new ArrayList<>();
-			for (String profileName : this.environment.getActiveProfiles()) {
-				Profile profile = new Profile(profileName);
-				if (!initialActiveProfiles.contains(profile)) {
-					unprocessedActiveProfiles.add(profile);
-				}
+		private void processOtherActiveProfiles(Set<Profile> activatedViaProperty) {
+			List<Profile> otherActiveProfiles = Arrays.stream(this.environment.getActiveProfiles())
+					.map(Profile::new)
+					.filter(o -> !activatedViaProperty.contains(o)).collect(Collectors.toList());
+			this.profiles.addAll(otherActiveProfiles);
+		}
+
+		void addActiveProfiles(Set<Profile> profiles) {
+			if (this.activatedProfiles || profiles.isEmpty()) {
+				return;
 			}
-			// Reverse them so the order is the same as from getProfilesForValue()
-			// (last one wins when properties are eventually resolved)
-			Collections.reverse(unprocessedActiveProfiles);
-			return unprocessedActiveProfiles;
+			addProfiles(profiles);
+			this.logger.debug("Activated activeProfiles "
+					+ StringUtils.collectionToCommaDelimitedString(profiles));
+			this.activatedProfiles = true;
+			removeUnprocessedDefaultProfiles();
+		}
+
+		void addProfiles(Set<Profile> profiles) {
+			for (Profile profile : profiles) {
+				this.profiles.add(profile);
+				addProfileToEnvironment(profile.getName());
+			}
+		}
+
+		private void removeUnprocessedDefaultProfiles() {
+			this.profiles.removeIf(profile -> (profile != null && profile.isDefaultProfile()));
 		}
 
 		private DocumentFilter getPositiveProfileFilter(Profile profile) {
@@ -520,7 +519,7 @@ public class ConfigFileApplicationListener
 				List<Document> loaded = new ArrayList<>();
 				for (Document document : documents) {
 					if (filter.match(document)) {
-						maybeActivateProfiles(document.getActiveProfiles());
+						addActiveProfiles(document.getActiveProfiles());
 						addProfiles(document.getIncludeProfiles());
 						loaded.add(document);
 					}
@@ -587,58 +586,16 @@ public class ConfigFileApplicationListener
 			for (String profileName : profileNames) {
 				profiles.add(new Profile(profileName));
 			}
-			Collections.reverse(profiles);
 			return new LinkedHashSet<>(profiles);
 		}
 
-		private void maybeActivateProfiles(Set<Profile> profiles) {
-			if (profiles.isEmpty()) {
-				return;
-			}
-			if (this.activatedProfiles) {
-				this.logger.debug("Profiles already activated, '" + profiles
-						+ "' will not be applied");
-				return;
-			}
-			addProfiles(profiles);
-			this.logger.debug("Activated profiles "
-					+ StringUtils.collectionToCommaDelimitedString(profiles));
-			this.activatedProfiles = true;
-			removeUnprocessedDefaultProfiles();
-		}
-
-		private void removeUnprocessedDefaultProfiles() {
-			this.profiles.removeIf(Profile::isDefaultProfile);
-		}
-
-		private void addProfiles(Set<Profile> profiles) {
-			for (Profile profile : profiles) {
-				this.profiles.add(profile);
-				if (!environmentHasActiveProfile(profile.getName())) {
-					// If it's already accepted we assume the order was set
-					// intentionally
-					prependProfile(this.environment, profile);
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
-		private boolean environmentHasActiveProfile(String profile) {
+		private void addProfileToEnvironment(String profile) {
 			for (String activeProfile : this.environment.getActiveProfiles()) {
 				if (activeProfile.equals(profile)) {
-					return true;
+					return;
 				}
 			}
-			return false;
-		}
-
-		private void prependProfile(ConfigurableEnvironment environment,
-				Profile profile) {
-			Set<String> profiles = new LinkedHashSet<>();
-			environment.getActiveProfiles(); // ensure they are initialized
-			// But this one should go first (last wins in a property key clash)
-			profiles.add(profile.getName());
-			profiles.addAll(Arrays.asList(environment.getActiveProfiles()));
-			environment.setActiveProfiles(StringUtils.toStringArray(profiles));
+			this.environment.addActiveProfile(profile);
 		}
 
 		private Set<String> getSearchLocations() {
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigFileApplicationListenerTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigFileApplicationListenerTests.java
index 37b064cdf27..7508ac23375 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigFileApplicationListenerTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigFileApplicationListenerTests.java
@@ -758,6 +758,8 @@ public class ConfigFileApplicationListenerTests {
 		assertThat(environment).has(matchingProfile("morespecific"));
 		assertThat(environment).has(matchingProfile("yetmorespecific"));
 		assertThat(environment).doesNotHave(matchingProfile("missing"));
+		assertThat(this.out.toString())
+				.contains("The following profiles are active: includeprofile,specific,morespecific,yetmorespecific");
 	}
 
 	@Test