diff --git a/DependencyInjection/Compiler/EntityListenerPass.php b/DependencyInjection/Compiler/EntityListenerPass.php
index 39d7964dc..70ee9db7e 100644
--- a/DependencyInjection/Compiler/EntityListenerPass.php
+++ b/DependencyInjection/Compiler/EntityListenerPass.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 use Doctrine\Bundle\DoctrineBundle\Mapping\EntityListenerServiceResolver;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ChildDefinition;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Compiler\CompilerPassInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Compiler\PriorityTaggedServiceTrait;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Compiler\ServiceLocatorTagPass;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerBuilder;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Definition;
@@ -17,17 +18,20 @@
  */
 class EntityListenerPass implements CompilerPassInterface
 {
+    use PriorityTaggedServiceTrait;
+
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */
     public function process(ContainerBuilder $container)
     {
-        $resolvers = $container->findTaggedServiceIds('doctrine.orm.entity_listener');
+        $resolvers = $this->findAndSortTaggedServices('doctrine.orm.entity_listener', $container);
 
         $lazyServiceReferencesByResolver = [];
 
-        foreach ($resolvers as $id => $tagAttributes) {
-            foreach ($tagAttributes as $attributes) {
+        foreach ($resolvers as $reference) {
+            $id = $reference->__toString();
+            foreach ($container->getDefinition($id)->getTag('doctrine.orm.entity_listener') as $attributes) {
                 $name          = isset($attributes['entity_manager']) ? $attributes['entity_manager'] : $container->getParameter('doctrine.default_entity_manager');
                 $entityManager = sprintf('doctrine.orm.%s_entity_manager', $name);
 
@@ -62,10 +66,6 @@ public function process(ContainerBuilder $container)
                 if (! isset($attributes['lazy']) && $resolverSupportsLazyListeners || $lazyByAttribute) {
                     $listener = $container->findDefinition($id);
 
-                    if ($listener->isAbstract()) {
-                        throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('The service "%s" must not be abstract as this entity listener is lazy-loaded.', $id));
-                    }
-
                     $resolver->addMethodCall('registerService', [$this->getConcreteDefinitionClass($listener, $container, $id), $id]);
 
                     // if the resolver uses the default class we will use a service locator for all listeners
diff --git a/Tests/DependencyInjection/AbstractDoctrineExtensionTest.php b/Tests/DependencyInjection/AbstractDoctrineExtensionTest.php
index 8c0ddf09e..7dae52123 100644
--- a/Tests/DependencyInjection/AbstractDoctrineExtensionTest.php
+++ b/Tests/DependencyInjection/AbstractDoctrineExtensionTest.php
@@ -881,20 +881,20 @@ public function testAttachEntityListenerTag() : void
 
         $listener = $container->getDefinition('doctrine.orm.em1_entity_listener_resolver');
         $this->assertDICDefinitionMethodCallCount($listener, 'registerService', [
+            ['ParentEntityListener', 'children_entity_listener'],
             ['EntityListener1', 'entity_listener1'],
             ['Doctrine\Bundle\DoctrineBundle\Tests\DependencyInjection\Fixtures\InvokableEntityListener', 'invokable_entity_listener'],
             ['Doctrine\Bundle\DoctrineBundle\Tests\DependencyInjection\Fixtures\InvokableEntityListener', 'invokable_entity_listener'],
-            ['ParentEntityListener', 'children_entity_listener'],
         ], 4);
 
         $listener = $container->getDefinition('doctrine.orm.em2_entity_listener_resolver');
         $this->assertDICDefinitionMethodCallOnce($listener, 'registerService', ['EntityListener2', 'entity_listener2']);
 
         $attachListener = $container->getDefinition('doctrine.orm.em1_listeners.attach_entity_listeners');
-        $this->assertDICDefinitionMethodCallAt(0, $attachListener, 'addEntityListener', ['My/Entity1', 'EntityListener1', 'postLoad']);
-        $this->assertDICDefinitionMethodCallAt(1, $attachListener, 'addEntityListener', ['My/Entity1', 'Doctrine\Bundle\DoctrineBundle\Tests\DependencyInjection\Fixtures\InvokableEntityListener', 'loadClassMetadata', '__invoke']);
-        $this->assertDICDefinitionMethodCallAt(2, $attachListener, 'addEntityListener', ['My/Entity1', 'Doctrine\Bundle\DoctrineBundle\Tests\DependencyInjection\Fixtures\InvokableEntityListener', 'postPersist']);
-        $this->assertDICDefinitionMethodCallAt(3, $attachListener, 'addEntityListener', ['My/Entity3', 'ParentEntityListener', 'postLoad']);
+        $this->assertDICDefinitionMethodCallAt(1, $attachListener, 'addEntityListener', ['My/Entity1', 'EntityListener1', 'postLoad']);
+        $this->assertDICDefinitionMethodCallAt(2, $attachListener, 'addEntityListener', ['My/Entity1', 'Doctrine\Bundle\DoctrineBundle\Tests\DependencyInjection\Fixtures\InvokableEntityListener', 'loadClassMetadata', '__invoke']);
+        $this->assertDICDefinitionMethodCallAt(3, $attachListener, 'addEntityListener', ['My/Entity1', 'Doctrine\Bundle\DoctrineBundle\Tests\DependencyInjection\Fixtures\InvokableEntityListener', 'postPersist']);
+        $this->assertDICDefinitionMethodCallAt(0, $attachListener, 'addEntityListener', ['My/Entity3', 'ParentEntityListener', 'postLoad']);
 
         $attachListener = $container->getDefinition('doctrine.orm.em2_listeners.attach_entity_listeners');
         $this->assertDICDefinitionMethodCallOnce($attachListener, 'addEntityListener', ['My/Entity2', 'EntityListener2', 'preFlush', 'preFlushHandler']);
@@ -997,16 +997,16 @@ public function testPrivateLazyEntityListener() : void
 
     /**
      * @expectedException \InvalidArgumentException
-     * @expectedExceptionMessageRegExp /The service ".*" must not be abstract as this entity listener is lazy-loaded/
+     * @expectedExceptionMessageRegExp /The service ".*" must not be abstract\./
      */
-    public function testAbstractLazyEntityListener() : void
+    public function testAbstractEntityListener() : void
     {
         $container = $this->getContainer([]);
         $loader    = new DoctrineExtension();
         $container->registerExtension($loader);
         $container->addCompilerPass(new EntityListenerPass());
 
-        $this->loadFromFile($container, 'orm_entity_listener_lazy_abstract');
+        $this->loadFromFile($container, 'orm_entity_listener_abstract');
 
         $this->compileContainer($container);
     }
diff --git a/Tests/DependencyInjection/Fixtures/config/xml/orm_attach_entity_listener_tag.xml b/Tests/DependencyInjection/Fixtures/config/xml/orm_attach_entity_listener_tag.xml
index 16fc5cc5d..0c38446a1 100644
--- a/Tests/DependencyInjection/Fixtures/config/xml/orm_attach_entity_listener_tag.xml
+++ b/Tests/DependencyInjection/Fixtures/config/xml/orm_attach_entity_listener_tag.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <service id="parent_entity_listener" class="ParentEntityListener" />
 
         <service id="children_entity_listener" parent="parent_entity_listener">
-            <tag name="doctrine.orm.entity_listener" entity="My/Entity3" event="postLoad" />
+            <tag name="doctrine.orm.entity_listener" entity="My/Entity3" event="postLoad" priority="1" />
         </service>
     </services>
 
diff --git a/Tests/DependencyInjection/Fixtures/config/xml/orm_entity_listener_lazy_abstract.xml b/Tests/DependencyInjection/Fixtures/config/xml/orm_entity_listener_abstract.xml
similarity index 93%
rename from Tests/DependencyInjection/Fixtures/config/xml/orm_entity_listener_lazy_abstract.xml
rename to Tests/DependencyInjection/Fixtures/config/xml/orm_entity_listener_abstract.xml
index 661dd5349..823296081 100644
--- a/Tests/DependencyInjection/Fixtures/config/xml/orm_entity_listener_lazy_abstract.xml
+++ b/Tests/DependencyInjection/Fixtures/config/xml/orm_entity_listener_abstract.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
     <services>
         <service id="entity_listener1" class="EntityListener" abstract="true">
-            <tag name="doctrine.orm.entity_listener" lazy="true" />
+            <tag name="doctrine.orm.entity_listener" />
         </service>
     </services>
 
diff --git a/Tests/DependencyInjection/Fixtures/config/yml/orm_attach_entity_listener_tag.yml b/Tests/DependencyInjection/Fixtures/config/yml/orm_attach_entity_listener_tag.yml
index d3d4b5197..480ccca30 100644
--- a/Tests/DependencyInjection/Fixtures/config/yml/orm_attach_entity_listener_tag.yml
+++ b/Tests/DependencyInjection/Fixtures/config/yml/orm_attach_entity_listener_tag.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ services:
     children_entity_listener:
         parent: parent_entity_listener
         tags:
-            - { name: doctrine.orm.entity_listener, entity: My/Entity3, event: postLoad }
+            - { name: doctrine.orm.entity_listener, entity: My/Entity3, event: postLoad, priority: 1 }
 
 doctrine:
     dbal:
diff --git a/Tests/DependencyInjection/Fixtures/config/yml/orm_entity_listener_lazy_abstract.yml b/Tests/DependencyInjection/Fixtures/config/yml/orm_entity_listener_abstract.yml
similarity index 82%
rename from Tests/DependencyInjection/Fixtures/config/yml/orm_entity_listener_lazy_abstract.yml
rename to Tests/DependencyInjection/Fixtures/config/yml/orm_entity_listener_abstract.yml
index eb46e0359..c9d330e33 100644
--- a/Tests/DependencyInjection/Fixtures/config/yml/orm_entity_listener_lazy_abstract.yml
+++ b/Tests/DependencyInjection/Fixtures/config/yml/orm_entity_listener_abstract.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ services:
         abstract: true
         class: EntityListener
         tags:
-            - { name: doctrine.orm.entity_listener, lazy: true }
+            - { name: doctrine.orm.entity_listener }
 
 doctrine:
     dbal: