diff --git a/_pytest/junitxml.py b/_pytest/junitxml.py
index d7aeec96d..3e0ca147a 100644
--- a/_pytest/junitxml.py
+++ b/_pytest/junitxml.py
@@ -64,10 +64,14 @@ class _NodeReporter(object):
         self.id = nodeid
         self.duration = 0
         self.properties = {}
+        self.property_insert_order = []
         self.testcase = None
 
     def add_property(self, name, value):
-        self.properties[str(name)] = bin_xml_escape(value)
+        name = str(name)
+        if name not in self.property_insert_order:
+            self.property_insert_order.append(name)
+        self.properties[name] = bin_xml_escape(value)
 
 
     def make_properties_node(self):
@@ -76,8 +80,8 @@ class _NodeReporter(object):
         """
         if self.properties:
             return Junit.properties([
-                Junit.property(name=name, value=value)
-                for name, value in self.properties.items()
+                Junit.property(name=name, value=self.properties[name])
+                for name in self.property_insert_order
             ])
 
 
diff --git a/testing/test_junitxml.py b/testing/test_junitxml.py
index e6df2150c..75819694f 100644
--- a/testing/test_junitxml.py
+++ b/testing/test_junitxml.py
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ class DomNode(object):
     def __init__(self, dom):
         self.__node = dom
 
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return self.__node.toxml()
+
     def find_first_by_tag(self, tag):
         return self.find_nth_by_tag(tag, 0)
 
@@ -629,8 +632,9 @@ def test_record_property(testdir):
     node = dom.find_first_by_tag("testsuite")
     tnode = node.find_first_by_tag("testcase")
     psnode = tnode.find_first_by_tag('properties')
-    pnode = psnode.find_first_by_tag('property')
-    pnode.assert_attr(name="foo", value="<1")
+    pnodes = psnode.find_by_tag('property')
+    pnodes[0].assert_attr(name="bar", value="1")
+    pnodes[1].assert_attr(name="foo", value="<1")
     result.stdout.fnmatch_lines('*C3*test_record_property.py*experimental*')