diff --git a/beetsplug/fetchart.py b/beetsplug/fetchart.py
index 3658d4afb..ac282179c 100644
--- a/beetsplug/fetchart.py
+++ b/beetsplug/fetchart.py
@@ -153,6 +153,11 @@ def google_art(album):
 
 # Art from the filesystem.
 
+def sort_by_keywords_priority(image, cover_names):
+    """Sorting function for image names. Return indexes of cover names found
+    in the image filename."""
+    return [idx for (idx, x) in enumerate(cover_names) if x in image]
+
 
 def art_in_path(path, cover_names, cautious):
     """Look for album art files in a specified directory."""
@@ -167,6 +172,8 @@ def art_in_path(path, cover_names, cautious):
                 images.append(fn)
 
     # Look for "preferred" filenames.
+    images = sorted(images, key=lambda x: sort_by_keywords_priority(x,
+                    cover_names))
     cover_pat = r"(\b|_)({0})(\b|_)".format('|'.join(cover_names))
     for fn in images:
         if re.search(cover_pat, os.path.splitext(fn)[0], re.I):
diff --git a/test/test_art.py b/test/test_art.py
index 6d81496cc..30723ae7a 100644
--- a/test/test_art.py
+++ b/test/test_art.py
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ class FSArtTest(_common.TestCase):
         fn = fetchart.art_in_path(self.dpath, ('art',), True)
         self.assertEqual(fn, None)
 
+    def test_precedence_amongst_correct_files(self):
+        _common.touch(os.path.join(self.dpath, 'back.jpg'))
+        _common.touch(os.path.join(self.dpath, 'front.jpg'))
+        _common.touch(os.path.join(self.dpath, 'front-cover.jpg'))
+        fn = fetchart.art_in_path(self.dpath, ('cover', 'front', 'back'), False)
+        self.assertEqual(fn, os.path.join(self.dpath, 'front-cover.jpg'))
 
 class CombinedTest(_common.TestCase):
     ASIN = 'xxxx'