diff --git a/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/agent/builder/AgentBuilder.java b/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/agent/builder/AgentBuilder.java
index 4c079cbb6f3..cca45a8f61a 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/agent/builder/AgentBuilder.java
+++ b/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/agent/builder/AgentBuilder.java
@@ -511,11 +511,16 @@ interface Narrowable extends Matchable<Narrowable>, Identified {
         interface Extendable extends AgentBuilder, Identified {
 
             /**
+             * <p>
              * Applies the specified transformation as a decorative transformation. For a decorative transformation, the supplied
              * transformer is prepended to any previous transformation that also matches the instrumented type, i.e. both transformations
              * are supplied. This procedure is repeated until a transformer is reached that matches the instrumented type but is not
              * defined as decorating after which no further transformations are considered. If all matching transformations are declared
              * as decorating, all matching transformers are applied.
+             * </p>
+             * <p>
+             * <b>Note</b>: A decorating transformer is applied <b>after</b> previously registered transformers.
+             * </p>
              *
              * @return A new instance of this agent builder with the specified transformation being applied as a decorator.
              */
@@ -4650,12 +4655,12 @@ public String toString() {
                 interface Decoratable extends Resolution {
 
                     /**
-                     * Prepends the supplied transformer to this resolution.
+                     * Appends the supplied transformer to this resolution.
                      *
-                     * @param transformer The transformer to prepend.
-                     * @return A new resolution with the supplied transformer prepended.
+                     * @param transformer The transformer to append to the transformer that is represented bz this instance.
+                     * @return A new resolution with the supplied transformer appended to this transformer.
                      */
-                    Resolution prepend(Transformer transformer);
+                    Resolution append(Transformer transformer);
                 }
 
                 /**
@@ -4898,15 +4903,15 @@ public Transformation.Resolution asDecoratorOf(Transformation.Resolution resolut
 
                     @Override
                     public Transformation.Resolution prepend(Decoratable resolution) {
-                        return resolution.prepend(transformer);
+                        return resolution.append(transformer);
                     }
 
                     @Override
-                    public Transformation.Resolution prepend(Transformer transformer) {
+                    public Transformation.Resolution append(Transformer transformer) {
                         return new Resolution(typeDescription,
                                 classLoader,
                                 protectionDomain,
-                                new Transformer.Compound(transformer, this.transformer),
+                                new Transformer.Compound(this.transformer, transformer),
                                 decorator);
                     }
 
diff --git a/byte-buddy-dep/src/test/java/net/bytebuddy/agent/builder/AgentBuilderDefaultApplicationTest.java b/byte-buddy-dep/src/test/java/net/bytebuddy/agent/builder/AgentBuilderDefaultApplicationTest.java
index 85548b8936d..d8e6f4d7652 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-dep/src/test/java/net/bytebuddy/agent/builder/AgentBuilderDefaultApplicationTest.java
+++ b/byte-buddy-dep/src/test/java/net/bytebuddy/agent/builder/AgentBuilderDefaultApplicationTest.java
@@ -274,8 +274,8 @@ public void testDecoration() throws Exception {
         assertThat(ByteBuddyAgent.install(), instanceOf(Instrumentation.class));
         ClassFileTransformer classFileTransformer = new AgentBuilder.Default()
                 .with(binaryLocator)
-                .type(ElementMatchers.is(Foo.class), ElementMatchers.is(classLoader)).transform(new QuxAdviceTransformer())
-                .type(ElementMatchers.is(Foo.class), ElementMatchers.is(classLoader)).transform(new BarAdviceTransformer()).asDecorator()
+                .type(ElementMatchers.is(Foo.class), ElementMatchers.is(classLoader)).transform(new BarAdviceTransformer())
+                .type(ElementMatchers.is(Foo.class), ElementMatchers.is(classLoader)).transform(new QuxAdviceTransformer()).asDecorator()
                 .installOnByteBuddyAgent();
         try {
             Class<?> type = classLoader.loadClass(Foo.class.getName());
@@ -291,8 +291,8 @@ public void testDecorationFallThrough() throws Exception {
         assertThat(ByteBuddyAgent.install(), instanceOf(Instrumentation.class));
         ClassFileTransformer classFileTransformer = new AgentBuilder.Default()
                 .with(binaryLocator)
-                .type(ElementMatchers.is(Foo.class), ElementMatchers.is(classLoader)).transform(new QuxAdviceTransformer()).asDecorator()
                 .type(ElementMatchers.is(Foo.class), ElementMatchers.is(classLoader)).transform(new BarAdviceTransformer()).asDecorator()
+                .type(ElementMatchers.is(Foo.class), ElementMatchers.is(classLoader)).transform(new QuxAdviceTransformer()).asDecorator()
                 .installOnByteBuddyAgent();
         try {
             Class<?> type = classLoader.loadClass(Foo.class.getName());
@@ -308,12 +308,12 @@ public void testDecorationBlocked() throws Exception {
         assertThat(ByteBuddyAgent.install(), instanceOf(Instrumentation.class));
         ClassFileTransformer classFileTransformer = new AgentBuilder.Default()
                 .with(binaryLocator)
-                .type(ElementMatchers.is(Foo.class), ElementMatchers.is(classLoader)).transform(new QuxAdviceTransformer()).asDecorator()
-                .type(ElementMatchers.is(Foo.class), ElementMatchers.is(classLoader)).transform(new BarAdviceTransformer())
+                .type(ElementMatchers.is(Foo.class), ElementMatchers.is(classLoader)).transform(new BarAdviceTransformer()).asDecorator()
+                .type(ElementMatchers.is(Foo.class), ElementMatchers.is(classLoader)).transform(new QuxAdviceTransformer())
                 .installOnByteBuddyAgent();
         try {
             Class<?> type = classLoader.loadClass(Foo.class.getName());
-            assertThat(type.getDeclaredMethod(FOO).invoke(type.newInstance()), is((Object) (FOO + BAR)));
+            assertThat(type.getDeclaredMethod(FOO).invoke(type.newInstance()), is((Object) (FOO + QUX)));
         } finally {
             ByteBuddyAgent.getInstrumentation().removeTransformer(classFileTransformer);
         }