diff --git a/docs/options.rst b/docs/options.rst
index be57b088..6697b0e2 100644
--- a/docs/options.rst
+++ b/docs/options.rst
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ General Options:
 ``JWT_TOKEN_LOCATION``            Where to look for a JWT when processing a request. The
                                   options are ``'headers'``, ``'cookies'``, ``'query_string'``, or ``'json'``. You can pass
                                   in a sequence or a set to check more then one location, such as:
-                                  ``('headers', 'cookies')``. Defaults to ``['headers']``
+                                  ``('headers', 'cookies')``. Defaults to ``['headers']``.
+                                  The order sets the precedence, so that if a valid token is
+                                  found in an earlier location in this list, the request is authenticated.
 ``JWT_ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRES``      How long an access token should live before it expires. This
                                   takes any value that can be safely added to a ``datetime.datetime`` object, including
                                   ``datetime.timedelta``, `dateutil.relativedelta <https://dateutil.readthedocs.io/en/stable/relativedelta.html>`_,
diff --git a/flask_jwt_extended/view_decorators.py b/flask_jwt_extended/view_decorators.py
index f8ae26d0..f95a47e2 100644
--- a/flask_jwt_extended/view_decorators.py
+++ b/flask_jwt_extended/view_decorators.py
@@ -247,14 +247,21 @@ def _decode_jwt_from_json(request_type):
 def _decode_jwt_from_request(request_type):
     # All the places we can get a JWT from in this request
     get_encoded_token_functions = []
-    if config.jwt_in_cookies:
-        get_encoded_token_functions.append(lambda: _decode_jwt_from_cookies(request_type))
-    if config.jwt_in_query_string:
-        get_encoded_token_functions.append(_decode_jwt_from_query_string)
-    if config.jwt_in_headers:
-        get_encoded_token_functions.append(_decode_jwt_from_headers)
-    if config.jwt_in_json:
-        get_encoded_token_functions.append(lambda: _decode_jwt_from_json(request_type))
+
+    locations = config.token_location
+
+    # add the functions in the order specified in JWT_TOKEN_LOCATION
+    for location in locations:
+        if location == 'cookies':
+            get_encoded_token_functions.append(
+                lambda: _decode_jwt_from_cookies(request_type))
+        if location == 'query_string':
+            get_encoded_token_functions.append(_decode_jwt_from_query_string)
+        if location == 'headers':
+            get_encoded_token_functions.append(_decode_jwt_from_headers)
+        if location == 'json':
+            get_encoded_token_functions.append(
+                lambda: _decode_jwt_from_json(request_type))
 
     # Try to find the token from one of these locations. It only needs to exist
     # in one place to be valid (not every location).
diff --git a/tests/test_multiple_token_locations.py b/tests/test_multiple_token_locations.py
index a21ecf90..0361c462 100644
--- a/tests/test_multiple_token_locations.py
+++ b/tests/test_multiple_token_locations.py
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ def test_json_access(app):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("options", [
     (['cookies', 'headers'], ('Missing JWT in cookies or headers (Missing cookie '
                               '"access_token_cookie"; Missing Authorization Header)')),
-    (['json', 'query_string'], ('Missing JWT in json or query_string (Missing "jwt" '
-                                'query paramater; Invalid content-type. Must be '
-                                'application/json.)')),
+    (['json', 'query_string'], ('Missing JWT in json or query_string (Invalid '
+                                'content-type. Must be application/json.; '
+                                'Missing "jwt" query paramater)')),
 ])
 def test_no_jwt_in_request(app, options):
     token_locations, expected_err = options
@@ -84,3 +84,48 @@ def test_no_jwt_in_request(app, options):
     response = test_client.get('/protected')
     assert response.status_code == 401
     assert response.get_json() == {'msg': expected_err}
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("options", [
+    (['cookies', 'headers'], 200, None, {'foo': 'bar'}),
+    (['headers', 'cookies'], 200, None, {'foo': 'bar'}),
+])
+def test_order_of_jwt_locations_in_request(app, options):
+    """ test order doesn't matter if at least one valid token is set"""
+    token_locations, status_code, expected_err, expected_dict = options
+    app.config['JWT_TOKEN_LOCATION'] = token_locations
+    test_client = app.test_client()
+    test_client.get('/cookie_login')
+    response = test_client.get('/protected')
+
+    assert response.status_code == status_code
+    if expected_dict:
+        assert response.get_json() == expected_dict
+    else:
+        assert response.get_json() == {'msg': expected_err}
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("options", [
+    (['cookies', 'headers'], 200, None, {'foo': 'bar'}),
+    (['headers', 'cookies'], 422, ('Invalid header padding'), None),
+])
+def test_order_of_jwt_locations_with_one_invalid_token_in_request(app, options):
+    """ test order doesn't matter if at least one valid token is set"""
+    token_locations, status_code, expected_err, expected_dict = options
+    app.config['JWT_TOKEN_LOCATION'] = token_locations
+    test_client = app.test_client()
+
+    with app.test_request_context():
+        access_token = create_access_token('username')
+    # invalidate the token, to check token location precedence
+    access_token = "000000{}".format(access_token[5:])
+    access_headers = {'Authorization': 'Bearer {}'.format(access_token)}
+    # set valid cookies
+    test_client.get('/cookie_login')
+    response = test_client.get('/protected', headers=access_headers)
+
+    assert response.status_code == status_code
+    if expected_dict:
+        assert response.get_json() == expected_dict
+    else:
+        assert response.get_json() == {'msg': expected_err}