@@ -424,7 +424,8 @@ def read(self):
                     if include_path in seen or not os.access(include_path, os.R_OK):
                         continue
                     seen.add(include_path)
-                    files_to_read.append(include_path)
+                    # insert included file to the top to be considered first
+                    files_to_read.insert(0, include_path)
                     num_read_include_files += 1
                 # each include path in configuration file
             # end handle includes
 
@@ -22,11 +22,25 @@
 	url = git://gitorious.org/~martin.marcher/git-python/serverhorror.git
 	fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/MartinMarcher/*
     # can handle comments - the section name is supposed to be stripped
+# causes stock git-config puke
 [  gui ]
 	geometry = 1316x820+219+243 207 192
 [branch "mainline_performance"]
 	remote = mainline
 	merge = refs/heads/master
+# section with value defined before include to be overriden
+[sec]
+    var0 = value0_main
 [include]
-	path = doesntexist.cfg
-	abspath = /usr/bin/foodoesntexist.bar
+    path = doesntexist.cfg
+    # field should be 'path' so abspath should be ignored
+    abspath = /usr/bin/foodoesntexist.bar
+    path = /usr/bin/foodoesntexist.bar
+    # should be relative to the path of this config file
+    path = ./git_config-inc.cfg
+# and defined after include.  According to the documentation
+# and behavior of git config, this should be the value since
+# inclusions should be processed immediately
+[sec]
+    var1 = value1_main
+
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[sec]
+    var0 = value0_included
+    var1 = value1_included
+[diff]
+    tool = diff_included
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
     import unittest
 
 TestCase = unittest.TestCase
+SkipTest = unittest.SkipTest
+skipIf = unittest.skipIf
 
 ospd = osp.dirname
 
@@ -37,7 +39,9 @@
 
 __all__ = (
     'fixture_path', 'fixture', 'StringProcessAdapter',
-    'with_rw_directory', 'with_rw_repo', 'with_rw_and_rw_remote_repo', 'TestBase', 'TestCase',
+    'with_rw_directory', 'with_rw_repo', 'with_rw_and_rw_remote_repo',
+    'TestBase', 'TestCase',
+    'SkipTest', 'skipIf',
     'GIT_REPO', 'GIT_DAEMON_PORT'
 )
 
 
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 from git.test.lib import (
     TestCase,
     fixture_path,
+    SkipTest,
 )
 from git.test.lib import with_rw_directory
 
@@ -88,6 +89,21 @@ def test_read_write(self):
                 assert r_config.get(sname, oname) == val
         # END for each filename
 
+    def test_includes_order(self):
+        with GitConfigParser(list(map(fixture_path, ("git_config", "git_config_global")))) as r_config:
+            r_config.read()                 # enforce reading
+            # Simple inclusions, again checking them taking precedence
+            assert r_config.get_value('sec', 'var0') == "value0_included"
+            # This one should take the git_config_global value since included
+            # values must be considered as soon as they get them
+            assert r_config.get_value('diff', 'tool') == "meld"
+            try:
+                assert r_config.get_value('sec', 'var1') == "value1_main"
+            except AssertionError:
+                raise SkipTest(
+                    'Known failure -- included values are not in effect right away'
+                )
+
     @with_rw_directory
     def test_lock_reentry(self, rw_dir):
         fpl = osp.join(rw_dir, 'l')