diff --git a/src/lib/expandApplyAtRules.js b/src/lib/expandApplyAtRules.js
index 145c33052805..1bc7b8a76f35 100644
--- a/src/lib/expandApplyAtRules.js
+++ b/src/lib/expandApplyAtRules.js
@@ -161,11 +161,12 @@ function processApply(root, context) {
       }
 
       for (let applyCandidate of applyCandidates) {
+        if ([prefix(context, 'group'), prefix(context, 'peer')].includes(applyCandidate)) {
+          // TODO: Link to specific documentation page with error code.
+          throw apply.error(`@apply should not be used with the '${applyCandidate}' utility`)
+        }
+
         if (!applyClassCache.has(applyCandidate)) {
-          if ([prefix(context, 'group'), prefix(context, 'peer')].includes(applyCandidate)) {
-            // TODO: Link to specific documentation page with error code.
-            throw apply.error(`@apply should not be used with the '${applyCandidate}' utility`)
-          }
           throw apply.error(
             `The \`${applyCandidate}\` class does not exist. If \`${applyCandidate}\` is a custom class, make sure it is defined within a \`@layer\` directive.`
           )
diff --git a/src/lib/generateRules.js b/src/lib/generateRules.js
index 63caa54398c7..c3385403ff30 100644
--- a/src/lib/generateRules.js
+++ b/src/lib/generateRules.js
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ function applyVariant(variant, matches, context) {
         // For example:
         // .sm:underline {} is a variant of something in the utilities layer
         // .sm:container {} is a variant of the container component
-        clone.nodes[0].raws.tailwind = { parentLayer: meta.layer }
+        clone.nodes[0].raws.tailwind = { ...clone.nodes[0].raws.tailwind, parentLayer: meta.layer }
 
         let withOffset = [
           {
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ function splitWithSeparator(input, separator) {
 
 function* recordCandidates(matches, classCandidate) {
   for (const match of matches) {
-    match[1].raws.tailwind = { classCandidate }
+    match[1].raws.tailwind = { ...match[1].raws.tailwind, classCandidate }
 
     yield match
   }
@@ -517,6 +517,8 @@ function* resolveMatches(candidate, context) {
     }
 
     for (let match of matches) {
+      match[1].raws.tailwind = { ...match[1].raws.tailwind, candidate }
+
       // Apply final format selector
       if (match[0].collectedFormats) {
         let finalFormat = formatVariantSelector('&', ...match[0].collectedFormats)
diff --git a/src/lib/setupContextUtils.js b/src/lib/setupContextUtils.js
index 9461b76fa512..332e68c223b6 100644
--- a/src/lib/setupContextUtils.js
+++ b/src/lib/setupContextUtils.js
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ import { toPath } from '../util/toPath'
 import log from '../util/log'
 import negateValue from '../util/negateValue'
 import isValidArbitraryValue from '../util/isValidArbitraryValue'
+import { generateRules } from './generateRules'
+
+function prefix(context, selector) {
+  let prefix = context.tailwindConfig.prefix
+  return typeof prefix === 'function' ? prefix(selector) : prefix + selector
+}
 
 function parseVariantFormatString(input) {
   if (input.includes('{')) {
@@ -733,9 +739,47 @@ function registerPlugins(plugins, context) {
     }
   }
 
+  // A list of utilities that are used by certain Tailwind CSS utilities but
+  // that don't exist on their own. This will result in them "not existing" and
+  // sorting could be weird since you still require them in order to make the
+  // host utitlies work properly. (Thanks Biology)
+  let parasiteUtilities = new Set([prefix(context, 'group'), prefix(context, 'peer')])
+  context.sortClassList = function sortClassList(classes) {
+    let sortedClassNames = new Map()
+    for (let [sort, rule] of generateRules(new Set(classes), context)) {
+      if (sortedClassNames.has(rule.raws.tailwind.candidate)) continue
+      sortedClassNames.set(rule.raws.tailwind.candidate, sort)
+    }
+
+    return classes
+      .map((className) => {
+        let order = sortedClassNames.get(className) ?? null
+
+        if (order === null && parasiteUtilities.has(className)) {
+          let variants = className.split(context.tailwindConfig.separator)
+          variants.pop() // className
+
+          order = context.layerOrder.utilities
+
+          for (let variant of variants) {
+            order |= context.variantOrder.get(variant)
+          }
+        }
+
+        return [className, order]
+      })
+      .sort(([, a], [, z]) => {
+        if (a === z) return 0
+        if (a === null) return -1
+        if (z === null) return 1
+        return bigSign(a - z)
+      })
+      .map(([className]) => className)
+  }
+
   // Generate a list of strings for autocompletion purposes, e.g.
   // ['uppercase', 'lowercase', ...]
-  context.getClassList = function () {
+  context.getClassList = function getClassList() {
     let output = []
 
     for (let util of classList) {
diff --git a/tests/apply.test.js b/tests/apply.test.js
index 5352ec92c248..a015262c3128 100644
--- a/tests/apply.test.js
+++ b/tests/apply.test.js
@@ -249,6 +249,51 @@ test('@apply error when using a prefixed .group utility', async () => {
   )
 })
 
+test('@apply error when using .peer utility', async () => {
+  let config = {
+    darkMode: 'class',
+    content: [{ raw: '<div class="foo"></div>' }],
+  }
+
+  let input = css`
+    @tailwind components;
+    @tailwind utilities;
+
+    @layer components {
+      .foo {
+        @apply peer;
+      }
+    }
+  `
+
+  await expect(run(input, config)).rejects.toThrowError(
+    `@apply should not be used with the 'peer' utility`
+  )
+})
+
+test('@apply error when using a prefixed .peer utility', async () => {
+  let config = {
+    prefix: 'tw-',
+    darkMode: 'class',
+    content: [{ raw: html`<div class="foo"></div>` }],
+  }
+
+  let input = css`
+    @tailwind components;
+    @tailwind utilities;
+
+    @layer components {
+      .foo {
+        @apply tw-peer;
+      }
+    }
+  `
+
+  await expect(run(input, config)).rejects.toThrowError(
+    `@apply should not be used with the 'tw-peer' utility`
+  )
+})
+
 test('@apply classes from outside a @layer', async () => {
   let config = {
     content: [{ raw: html`<div class="foo bar baz font-bold"></div>` }],
diff --git a/tests/sortClassList.test.js b/tests/sortClassList.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f4e0419516b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sortClassList.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import resolveConfig from '../src/public/resolve-config'
+import { createContext } from '../src/lib/setupContextUtils'
+
+it.each([
+  // Utitlies
+  ['px-3 p-1 py-3', 'p-1 px-3 py-3'],
+
+  // Utitlies and components
+  ['px-4 container', 'container px-4'],
+
+  // Utilities with variants
+  ['px-3 focus:hover:p-3 hover:p-1 py-3', 'px-3 py-3 hover:p-1 focus:hover:p-3'],
+
+  // Components with variants
+  ['hover:container container', 'container hover:container'],
+
+  // Components and utilities with variants
+  [
+    'focus:hover:container hover:underline hover:container p-1',
+    'p-1 hover:container hover:underline focus:hover:container',
+  ],
+
+  // Leave user css order alone, and move to the front
+  ['b p-1 a', 'b a p-1'],
+  ['hover:b focus:p-1 a', 'hover:b a focus:p-1'],
+
+  // Add special treatment for `group` and `peer`
+  ['a peer container underline', 'a container peer underline'],
+])('should sort "%s" based on the order we generate them in to "%s"', (input, output) => {
+  let config = {}
+  let context = createContext(resolveConfig(config))
+  expect(context.sortClassList(input.split(' '))).toEqual(output.split(' '))
+})
+
+it.each([
+  // Utitlies
+  ['tw-px-3 tw-p-1 tw-py-3', 'tw-p-1 tw-px-3 tw-py-3'],
+
+  // Utitlies and components
+  ['tw-px-4 tw-container', 'tw-container tw-px-4'],
+
+  // Utilities with variants
+  [
+    'tw-px-3 focus:hover:tw-p-3 hover:tw-p-1 tw-py-3',
+    'tw-px-3 tw-py-3 hover:tw-p-1 focus:hover:tw-p-3',
+  ],
+
+  // Components with variants
+  ['hover:tw-container tw-container', 'tw-container hover:tw-container'],
+
+  // Components and utilities with variants
+  [
+    'focus:hover:tw-container hover:tw-underline hover:tw-container tw-p-1',
+    'tw-p-1 hover:tw-container hover:tw-underline focus:hover:tw-container',
+  ],
+
+  // Leave user css order alone, and move to the front
+  ['b tw-p-1 a', 'b a tw-p-1'],
+  ['hover:b focus:tw-p-1 a', 'hover:b a focus:tw-p-1'],
+
+  // Add special treatment for `group` and `peer`
+  ['a tw-peer tw-container tw-underline', 'a tw-container tw-peer tw-underline'],
+])(
+  'should sort "%s" with prefixex based on the order we generate them in to "%s"',
+  (input, output) => {
+    let config = { prefix: 'tw-' }
+    let context = createContext(resolveConfig(config))
+    expect(context.sortClassList(input.split(' '))).toEqual(output.split(' '))
+  }
+)
+
+// TODO: Copy test from above using prefix