diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/ContainerBuilder.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/ContainerBuilder.php
index 7c9f5a2431..9313370004 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/ContainerBuilder.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/ContainerBuilder.php
@@ -902,15 +902,15 @@ class ContainerBuilder extends Container implements TaggedContainerInterface
             $this->shareService($definition, $service, $id);
         }
 
-        foreach ($definition->getMethodCalls() as $call) {
-            $this->callMethod($service, $call);
-        }
-
         $properties = $this->resolveServices($parameterBag->unescapeValue($parameterBag->resolveValue($definition->getProperties())));
         foreach ($properties as $name => $value) {
             $service->$name = $value;
         }
 
+        foreach ($definition->getMethodCalls() as $call) {
+            $this->callMethod($service, $call);
+        }
+
         if ($callable = $definition->getConfigurator()) {
             if (is_array($callable)) {
                 $callable[0] = $parameterBag->resolveValue($callable[0]);
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Dumper/PhpDumper.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Dumper/PhpDumper.php
index 37c3275444..2f7a01bc08 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Dumper/PhpDumper.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Dumper/PhpDumper.php
@@ -335,8 +335,8 @@ class PhpDumper extends Dumper
                 $code .= $this->addNewInstance($id, $sDefinition, '$'.$name, ' = ');
 
                 if (!$this->hasReference($id, $sDefinition->getMethodCalls(), true) && !$this->hasReference($id, $sDefinition->getProperties(), true)) {
-                    $code .= $this->addServiceMethodCalls(null, $sDefinition, $name);
                     $code .= $this->addServiceProperties(null, $sDefinition, $name);
+                    $code .= $this->addServiceMethodCalls(null, $sDefinition, $name);
                     $code .= $this->addServiceConfigurator(null, $sDefinition, $name);
                 }
 
@@ -507,8 +507,8 @@ class PhpDumper extends Dumper
             }
 
             $name = (string) $this->definitionVariables->offsetGet($iDefinition);
-            $code .= $this->addServiceMethodCalls(null, $iDefinition, $name);
             $code .= $this->addServiceProperties(null, $iDefinition, $name);
+            $code .= $this->addServiceMethodCalls(null, $iDefinition, $name);
             $code .= $this->addServiceConfigurator(null, $iDefinition, $name);
         }
 
@@ -663,8 +663,8 @@ EOF;
                 $this->addServiceInlinedDefinitions($id, $definition).
                 $this->addServiceInstance($id, $definition).
                 $this->addServiceInlinedDefinitionsSetup($id, $definition).
-                $this->addServiceMethodCalls($id, $definition).
                 $this->addServiceProperties($id, $definition).
+                $this->addServiceMethodCalls($id, $definition).
                 $this->addServiceConfigurator($id, $definition).
                 $this->addServiceReturn($id, $definition)
             ;
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/ContainerBuilderTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/ContainerBuilderTest.php
index 8f8c8b179f..16e8ae19d2 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/ContainerBuilderTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/ContainerBuilderTest.php
@@ -798,6 +798,20 @@ class ContainerBuilderTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 
         $this->assertTrue($classInList);
     }
+
+    public function testInitializePropertiesBeforeMethodCalls()
+    {
+        $container = new ContainerBuilder();
+        $container->register('foo', 'stdClass');
+        $container->register('bar', 'MethodCallClass')
+            ->setProperty('simple', 'bar')
+            ->setProperty('complex', new Reference('foo'))
+            ->addMethodCall('callMe');
+
+        $container->compile();
+
+        $this->assertTrue($container->get('bar')->callPassed(), '->compile() initializes properties before method calls');
+    }
 }
 
 class FooClass
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Dumper/PhpDumperTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Dumper/PhpDumperTest.php
index 3d9570d4db..72215e8c48 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Dumper/PhpDumperTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Dumper/PhpDumperTest.php
@@ -267,4 +267,23 @@ class PhpDumperTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $dumper = new PhpDumper($container);
         $this->assertStringEqualsFile(self::$fixturesPath.'/php/services13.php', $dumper->dump(), '->dump() dumps inline definitions which reference service_container');
     }
+
+    public function testInitializePropertiesBeforeMethodCalls()
+    {
+        require_once self::$fixturesPath.'/includes/classes.php';
+
+        $container = new ContainerBuilder();
+        $container->register('foo', 'stdClass');
+        $container->register('bar', 'MethodCallClass')
+            ->setProperty('simple', 'bar')
+            ->setProperty('complex', new Reference('foo'))
+            ->addMethodCall('callMe');
+        $container->compile();
+
+        $dumper = new PhpDumper($container);
+        eval('?>'.$dumper->dump(array('class' => 'Symfony_DI_PhpDumper_Test_Properties_Before_Method_Calls')));
+
+        $container = new \Symfony_DI_PhpDumper_Test_Properties_Before_Method_Calls();
+        $this->assertTrue($container->get('bar')->callPassed(), '->dump() initializes properties before method calls');
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/includes/classes.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/includes/classes.php
index 70c3d275b8..48b687c1f4 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/includes/classes.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/includes/classes.php
@@ -59,3 +59,20 @@ class BarUserClass
         $this->bar = $bar;
     }
 }
+
+class MethodCallClass
+{
+    public $simple;
+    public $complex;
+    private $callPassed = false;
+
+    public function callMe()
+    {
+        $this->callPassed = is_scalar($this->simple) && is_object($this->complex);
+    }
+
+    public function callPassed()
+    {
+        return $this->callPassed;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/php/services9.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/php/services9.php
index abdfcbce3a..ce8930b8dd 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/php/services9.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/php/services9.php
@@ -170,11 +170,11 @@ class ProjectServiceContainer extends Container
 
         $this->services['foo'] = $instance = \Bar\FooClass::getInstance('foo', $a, array($this->getParameter('foo') => 'foo is '.$this->getParameter('foo').'', 'foobar' => $this->getParameter('foo')), true, $this);
 
-        $instance->setBar($this->get('bar'));
-        $instance->initialize();
         $instance->foo = 'bar';
         $instance->moo = $a;
         $instance->qux = array($this->getParameter('foo') => 'foo is '.$this->getParameter('foo').'', 'foobar' => $this->getParameter('foo'));
+        $instance->setBar($this->get('bar'));
+        $instance->initialize();
         sc_configure($instance);
 
         return $instance;
@@ -333,8 +333,8 @@ class ProjectServiceContainer extends Container
     {
         $this->services['inlined'] = $instance = new \Bar();
 
-        $instance->setBaz($this->get('baz'));
         $instance->pub = 'pub';
+        $instance->setBaz($this->get('baz'));
 
         return $instance;
     }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/php/services9_compiled.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/php/services9_compiled.php
index 6ee0d40f56..559560fa6d 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/php/services9_compiled.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Fixtures/php/services9_compiled.php
@@ -179,11 +179,11 @@ class ProjectServiceContainer extends Container
 
         $this->services['foo'] = $instance = \Bar\FooClass::getInstance('foo', $a, array('bar' => 'foo is bar', 'foobar' => 'bar'), true, $this);
 
-        $instance->setBar($this->get('bar'));
-        $instance->initialize();
         $instance->foo = 'bar';
         $instance->moo = $a;
         $instance->qux = array('bar' => 'foo is bar', 'foobar' => 'bar');
+        $instance->setBar($this->get('bar'));
+        $instance->initialize();
         sc_configure($instance);
 
         return $instance;
@@ -230,8 +230,8 @@ class ProjectServiceContainer extends Container
 
         $this->services['foo_with_inline'] = $instance = new \Foo();
 
-        $a->setBaz($this->get('baz'));
         $a->pub = 'pub';
+        $a->setBaz($this->get('baz'));
 
         $instance->setBar($a);