diff --git a/ClosedXML/Excel/ConditionalFormats/IXLConditionalFormats.cs b/ClosedXML/Excel/ConditionalFormats/IXLConditionalFormats.cs
index 8ccfbdd..cae5f8c 100644
--- a/ClosedXML/Excel/ConditionalFormats/IXLConditionalFormats.cs
+++ b/ClosedXML/Excel/ConditionalFormats/IXLConditionalFormats.cs
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
 
 namespace ClosedXML.Excel
 {
-    public interface IXLConditionalFormats: IEnumerable<IXLConditionalFormat>
+    public interface IXLConditionalFormats : IEnumerable<IXLConditionalFormat>
     {
         void Add(IXLConditionalFormat conditionalFormat);
+
         void RemoveAll();
+
         void Remove(Predicate<IXLConditionalFormat> predicate);
     }
 }
diff --git a/ClosedXML/Excel/ConditionalFormats/XLConditionalFormat.cs b/ClosedXML/Excel/ConditionalFormats/XLConditionalFormat.cs
index e55ec35..7c47c57 100644
--- a/ClosedXML/Excel/ConditionalFormats/XLConditionalFormat.cs
+++ b/ClosedXML/Excel/ConditionalFormats/XLConditionalFormat.cs
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@
         }
 
         public Guid Id { get; internal set; }
+        internal Int32 OriginalPriority { get; set; }
         public Boolean CopyDefaultModify { get; set; }
         private IXLStyle _style;
         private Int32 _styleCacheId;
diff --git a/ClosedXML/Excel/ConditionalFormats/XLConditionalFormats.cs b/ClosedXML/Excel/ConditionalFormats/XLConditionalFormats.cs
index 940bd22..f986db8 100644
--- a/ClosedXML/Excel/ConditionalFormats/XLConditionalFormats.cs
+++ b/ClosedXML/Excel/ConditionalFormats/XLConditionalFormats.cs
@@ -110,5 +110,15 @@
             _conditionalFormats.ForEach(cf => cf.Range.Dispose());
             _conditionalFormats.Clear();
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Reorders the according to original priority. Done during load process
+        /// </summary>
+        public void ReorderAccordingToOriginalPriority()
+        {
+            var reorderedFormats = _conditionalFormats.OrderBy(cf => (cf as XLConditionalFormat).OriginalPriority).ToList();
+            _conditionalFormats.Clear();
+            _conditionalFormats.AddRange(reorderedFormats);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorkbook_Load.cs b/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorkbook_Load.cs
index e5991e1..8aa12c5 100644
--- a/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorkbook_Load.cs
+++ b/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorkbook_Load.cs
@@ -276,6 +276,8 @@
                     reader.Close();
                 }
 
+                (ws.ConditionalFormats as XLConditionalFormats).ReorderAccordingToOriginalPriority();
+
                 #region LoadTables
 
                 foreach (var tableDefinitionPart in worksheetPart.TableDefinitionParts)
@@ -2143,6 +2145,7 @@
                     // The conditional formatting type is compulsory. If it doesn't exist, skip the entire rule.
                     if (fr.Type == null) continue;
                     conditionalFormat.ConditionalFormatType = fr.Type.Value.ToClosedXml();
+                    conditionalFormat.OriginalPriority = fr.Priority?.Value ?? Int32.MaxValue;
 
                     if (conditionalFormat.ConditionalFormatType == XLConditionalFormatType.CellIs && fr.Operator != null)
                         conditionalFormat.Operator = fr.Operator.Value.ToClosedXml();
diff --git a/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorkbook_Save.cs b/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorkbook_Save.cs
index 188d213..d04eaef 100644
--- a/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorkbook_Save.cs
+++ b/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorkbook_Save.cs
@@ -4992,8 +4992,9 @@
                 worksheetPart.Worksheet.RemoveAllChildren<ConditionalFormatting>();
                 var previousElement = cm.GetPreviousElementFor(XLWSContentManager.XLWSContents.ConditionalFormatting);
 
-                var priority = 1; // priority is 1 origin in Microsoft Excel
-                foreach (var cfGroup in xlWorksheet.ConditionalFormats
+                var conditionalFormats = xlWorksheet.ConditionalFormats.ToList(); // Required for IndexOf method
+
+                foreach (var cfGroup in conditionalFormats
                     .GroupBy(
                         c => c.Range.RangeAddress.ToStringRelative(false),
                         c => c,
@@ -5008,8 +5009,8 @@
                     };
                     foreach (var cf in cfGroup.CfList)
                     {
+                        var priority = conditionalFormats.IndexOf(cf) + 1;
                         conditionalFormatting.Append(XLCFConverters.Convert(cf, priority, context));
-                        priority++;
                     }
                     worksheetPart.Worksheet.InsertAfter(conditionalFormatting, previousElement);
                     previousElement = conditionalFormatting;