diff --git a/src/lib/expandApplyAtRules.js b/src/lib/expandApplyAtRules.js
index 97f97a98d3e0..6d23b88112e2 100644
--- a/src/lib/expandApplyAtRules.js
+++ b/src/lib/expandApplyAtRules.js
@@ -332,6 +332,24 @@ function processApply(root, context, localCache) {
         })
       })
 
+      // Sort tag names before class names
+      // This happens when replacing `.bar` in `.foo.bar` with a tag like `section`
+      for (const sel of replaced) {
+        sel.sort((a, b) => {
+          if (a.type === 'tag' && b.type === 'class') {
+            return -1
+          } else if (a.type === 'class' && b.type === 'tag') {
+            return 1
+          } else if (a.type === 'class' && b.type === 'pseudo') {
+            return -1
+          } else if (a.type === 'pseudo' && b.type === 'class') {
+            return 1
+          }
+
+          return sel.index(a) - sel.index(b)
+        })
+      }
+
       sel.replaceWith(...replaced)
     })
 
diff --git a/tests/apply.test.js b/tests/apply.test.js
index ee7d567bb659..300aa8a8c7a2 100644
--- a/tests/apply.test.js
+++ b/tests/apply.test.js
@@ -1585,6 +1585,62 @@ it('can apply user utilities that start with a dash', async () => {
   `)
 })
 
+it('can apply joined classes when using elements', async () => {
+  let config = {
+    content: [{ raw: html`<div class="foo-1 -foo-1 new-class"></div>` }],
+    plugins: [],
+  }
+
+  let input = css`
+    .foo.bar {
+      color: red;
+    }
+    .bar.foo {
+      color: green;
+    }
+    header:nth-of-type(odd) {
+      @apply foo;
+    }
+    main {
+      @apply foo bar;
+    }
+    footer {
+      @apply bar;
+    }
+  `
+
+  let result = await run(input, config)
+
+  expect(result.css).toMatchFormattedCss(css`
+    .foo.bar {
+      color: red;
+    }
+    .bar.foo {
+      color: green;
+    }
+    header.bar:nth-of-type(odd) {
+      color: red;
+      color: green;
+    }
+    main.bar {
+      color: red;
+    }
+    main.foo {
+      color: red;
+    }
+    main.bar {
+      color: green;
+    }
+    main.foo {
+      color: green;
+    }
+    footer.foo {
+      color: red;
+      color: green;
+    }
+  `)
+})
+
 it('can produce selectors that replace multiple instances of the same class', async () => {
   let config = {
     content: [{ raw: html`<div class="foo-1 -foo-1 new-class"></div>` }],