diff --git a/src/catch2/reporters/catch_reporter_listening.cpp b/src/catch2/reporters/catch_reporter_listening.cpp
index de3a2b9f29..771b3c4f23 100644
--- a/src/catch2/reporters/catch_reporter_listening.cpp
+++ b/src/catch2/reporters/catch_reporter_listening.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 namespace Catch {
 
     void ListeningReporter::addListener( IStreamingReporterPtr&& listener ) {
-        m_listeners.push_back( CATCH_MOVE( listener ) );
+        m_listeners.insert(m_listeners.begin() + m_insertedListeners, CATCH_MOVE(listener) );
+        ++m_insertedListeners;
     }
 
     void ListeningReporter::addReporter( IStreamingReporterPtr&& reporter ) {
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ namespace Catch {
         m_preferences.shouldReportAllAssertions |=
             reporter->getPreferences().shouldReportAllAssertions;
 
+        // Reporters can always be placed to the back without breaking the
+        // reporting order
         m_listeners.push_back( CATCH_MOVE( reporter ) );
     }
 
diff --git a/src/catch2/reporters/catch_reporter_listening.hpp b/src/catch2/reporters/catch_reporter_listening.hpp
index 7b98c0219d..d998711d43 100644
--- a/src/catch2/reporters/catch_reporter_listening.hpp
+++ b/src/catch2/reporters/catch_reporter_listening.hpp
@@ -14,9 +14,16 @@ namespace Catch {
 
     class ListeningReporter final : public IStreamingReporter {
         using Reporters = std::vector<IStreamingReporterPtr>;
+        // It is important that all listeners are called before any
+        // reporter.
+        // Reporters and listeners should also be generally called
+        // in order of their insertion.
         Reporters m_listeners;
         bool m_haveNoncapturingListeners = false;
 
+        // Keep track of how many listeners we have already inserted,
+        // so that we can insert them into the main vector at the right place
+        size_t m_insertedListeners = 0;
     public:
         ListeningReporter( IConfig const* config ):
             IStreamingReporter( config ) {