diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fc076af3..9d16d8ba 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ FlatLaf Change Log
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+- Changed `.properties` file loading order: Now all core `.properties` files are
+  loaded before loading addon `.properties` files. This makes it easier to
+  overwrite core values in addons. Also, addon loading order can be specified.
 - TableHeader: Paint column borders if renderer has changed, but delegates to
   the system default renderer (e.g. done in NetBeans).
 
diff --git a/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/FlatDefaultsAddon.java b/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/FlatDefaultsAddon.java
index 50a62554..4e469d8f 100644
--- a/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/FlatDefaultsAddon.java
+++ b/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/FlatDefaultsAddon.java
@@ -45,8 +45,18 @@ public abstract class FlatDefaultsAddon
 	 */
 	public InputStream getDefaults( Class<?> lafClass ) {
 		Class<?> addonClass = this.getClass();
-		String propertiesName = "/" + addonClass.getPackage().getName().replace( '.', '/' )
+		String propertiesName = '/' + addonClass.getPackage().getName().replace( '.', '/' )
 			+ '/' + lafClass.getSimpleName() + ".properties";
 		return addonClass.getResourceAsStream( propertiesName );
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the priority used to sort addon loading.
+	 * The order is only important if you want overwrite UI defaults of other addons.
+	 * Lower numbers mean higher priority.
+	 * Returns 10000 by default.
+	 */
+	public int getPriority() {
+		return 10000;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/UIDefaultsLoader.java b/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/UIDefaultsLoader.java
index fc79c8cf..b82ae296 100644
--- a/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/UIDefaultsLoader.java
+++ b/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/UIDefaultsLoader.java
@@ -84,32 +84,41 @@ class UIDefaultsLoader
 
 	static void loadDefaultsFromProperties( List<Class<?>> lafClasses, UIDefaults defaults ) {
 		try {
-			List<ClassLoader> addonClassLoaders = new ArrayList<>();
-
-			// load properties files
+			// load core properties files
 			Properties properties = new Properties();
-			ServiceLoader<FlatDefaultsAddon> addonLoader = ServiceLoader.load( FlatDefaultsAddon.class );
 			for( Class<?> lafClass : lafClasses ) {
-				// load core properties
-				String propertiesName = "/" + lafClass.getName().replace( '.', '/' ) + ".properties";
+				String propertiesName = '/' + lafClass.getName().replace( '.', '/' ) + ".properties";
 				try( InputStream in = lafClass.getResourceAsStream( propertiesName ) ) {
 					if( in != null )
 						properties.load( in );
 				}
+			}
 
-				// load properties from addons
-				for( FlatDefaultsAddon addon : addonLoader ) {
+			// get addons and sort them by priority
+			ServiceLoader<FlatDefaultsAddon> addonLoader = ServiceLoader.load( FlatDefaultsAddon.class );
+			List<FlatDefaultsAddon> addonList = new ArrayList<>();
+			for( FlatDefaultsAddon addon : addonLoader )
+				addonList.add( addon );
+			addonList.sort( (addon1, addon2) -> addon1.getPriority() - addon2.getPriority() );
+
+			// load properties from addons
+			for( FlatDefaultsAddon addon : addonList ) {
+				for( Class<?> lafClass : lafClasses ) {
 					try( InputStream in = addon.getDefaults( lafClass ) ) {
 						if( in != null )
 							properties.load( in );
 					}
-
-					ClassLoader addonClassLoader = addon.getClass().getClassLoader();
-					if( !addonClassLoaders.contains( addonClassLoader ) )
-						addonClassLoaders.add( addonClassLoader );
 				}
 			}
 
+			// collect addon class loaders
+			List<ClassLoader> addonClassLoaders = new ArrayList<>();
+			for( FlatDefaultsAddon addon : addonList ) {
+				ClassLoader addonClassLoader = addon.getClass().getClassLoader();
+				if( !addonClassLoaders.contains( addonClassLoader ) )
+					addonClassLoaders.add( addonClassLoader );
+			}
+
 			// collect all platform specific keys (but do not modify properties)
 			ArrayList<String> platformSpecificKeys = new ArrayList<>();
 			for( Object key : properties.keySet() ) {
diff --git a/flatlaf-jide-oss/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/jideoss/FlatJideOssDefaultsAddon.java b/flatlaf-jide-oss/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/jideoss/FlatJideOssDefaultsAddon.java
index bcbf8169..cb0494d5 100644
--- a/flatlaf-jide-oss/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/jideoss/FlatJideOssDefaultsAddon.java
+++ b/flatlaf-jide-oss/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/jideoss/FlatJideOssDefaultsAddon.java
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ public class FlatJideOssDefaultsAddon
 		return super.getDefaults( lafClass );
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public int getPriority() {
+		return 11;
+	}
+
 	//---- class FlatJideUIDefaultsCustomizer ---------------------------------
 
 	/**
diff --git a/flatlaf-swingx/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/swingx/FlatSwingXDefaultsAddon.java b/flatlaf-swingx/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/swingx/FlatSwingXDefaultsAddon.java
index b26894bb..c708c034 100644
--- a/flatlaf-swingx/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/swingx/FlatSwingXDefaultsAddon.java
+++ b/flatlaf-swingx/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/swingx/FlatSwingXDefaultsAddon.java
@@ -29,4 +29,8 @@ import com.formdev.flatlaf.FlatDefaultsAddon;
 public class FlatSwingXDefaultsAddon
 	extends FlatDefaultsAddon
 {
+	@Override
+	public int getPriority() {
+		return 10;
+	}
 }