diff --git a/src/drawline.c b/src/drawline.c
index 5d9dcc3..2b47648 100644
--- a/src/drawline.c
+++ b/src/drawline.c
@@ -281,6 +281,11 @@
 static textprop_T	*current_text_props = NULL;
 static buf_T		*current_buf = NULL;
 
+/*
+ * Function passed to qsort() to sort text properties.
+ * Return 1 if "s1" has priority over "s2", -1 if the other way around, zero if
+ * both have the same priority.
+ */
     static int
 text_prop_compare(const void *s1, const void *s2)
 {
@@ -300,7 +305,8 @@
 	int flags1 = 0;
 	int flags2 = 0;
 
-	// order on 0: after, 1: right, 2: below
+	// both props add text are after the line, order on 0: after (default),
+	// 1: right, 2: below (comes last)
 	if (tp1->tp_flags & TP_FLAG_ALIGN_RIGHT)
 	    flags1 = 1;
 	if (tp1->tp_flags & TP_FLAG_ALIGN_BELOW)
@@ -312,17 +318,28 @@
 	if (flags1 != flags2)
 	    return flags1 < flags2 ? 1 : -1;
     }
+
+    // property that inserts text has priority over one that doesn't
+    if ((tp1->tp_id < 0) != (tp2->tp_id < 0))
+	return tp1->tp_id < 0 ? 1 : -1;
+
+    // check highest priority, defined by the type
     pt1 = text_prop_type_by_id(current_buf, tp1->tp_type);
     pt2 = text_prop_type_by_id(current_buf, tp2->tp_type);
-    if (pt1 == pt2)
-	return 0;
-    if (pt1 == NULL)
-	return -1;
-    if (pt2 == NULL)
-	return 1;
-    if (pt1->pt_priority != pt2->pt_priority)
-	return pt1->pt_priority > pt2->pt_priority ? 1 : -1;
-    return col1 == col2 ? 0 : col1 > col2 ? 1 : -1;
+    if (pt1 != pt2)
+    {
+	if (pt1 == NULL)
+	    return -1;
+	if (pt2 == NULL)
+	    return 1;
+	if (pt1->pt_priority != pt2->pt_priority)
+	    return pt1->pt_priority > pt2->pt_priority ? 1 : -1;
+    }
+
+    // same priority, one that starts first wins
+    if (col1 != col2)
+	return col1 < col2 ? 1 : -1;
+    return 0;
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_prop_at_same_pos.dump b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_prop_at_same_pos.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95f01fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_prop_at_same_pos.dump
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
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+|~+0#4040ff13&| @73
+|~| @73
+|~| @73
+| +0#0000000&@56|1|,|1| @10|A|l@1| 
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_textprop.vim b/src/testdir/test_textprop.vim
index 8533af3..29cd599 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_textprop.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_textprop.vim
@@ -1334,6 +1334,33 @@
   call delete('XtestNowrap')
 endfunc
 
+func Test_textprop_text_priority()
+  CheckScreendump
+
+  let lines =<< trim END
+      call setline(1, "function( call, argument, here )")
+
+      call prop_type_add('one', #{highlight: 'Error'})
+      call prop_type_add('two', #{highlight: 'Function'})
+      call prop_type_add('three', #{highlight: 'DiffChange'})
+      call prop_type_add('arg', #{highlight: 'Search'})
+
+      call prop_add(1, 27, #{type: 'arg', length: len('here')})
+      call prop_add(1, 27, #{type: 'three', text: 'three: '})
+      call prop_add(1, 11, #{type: 'one', text: 'one: '})
+      call prop_add(1, 11, #{type: 'arg', length: len('call')})
+      call prop_add(1, 17, #{type: 'two', text: 'two: '})
+      call prop_add(1, 17, #{type: 'arg', length: len('argument')})
+  END
+  call writefile(lines, 'XtestPropPrio')
+  let buf = RunVimInTerminal('-S XtestPropPrio', {'rows': 5})
+  call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_prop_at_same_pos', {})
+
+  " clean up
+  call StopVimInTerminal(buf)
+  call delete('XtestPropPrio')
+endfunc
+
 func Test_textprop_with_syntax()
   CheckScreendump
 
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 27503b5..eb9566c 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -736,6 +736,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    185,
+/**/
     184,
 /**/
     183,