diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3ff55d8..e210d33 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # pytest-order Release Notes
 
+## Unreleased
+
+### Fixes
+- correctly handle combined class and test order markers,
+  see [#45](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-order/issues/45)
+
 ## [Version 1.0.0](https://pypi.org/project/pytest-order/1.0.0/) (2021-05-30)
 First Python 3 only version.
 
diff --git a/pytest_order/__init__.py b/pytest_order/__init__.py
index 5becc17..4930cac 100644
--- a/pytest_order/__init__.py
+++ b/pytest_order/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.0.0"
+__version__ = "1.1.dev0"
diff --git a/pytest_order/sorter.py b/pytest_order/sorter.py
index 722d2bf..c9e34cd 100644
--- a/pytest_order/sorter.py
+++ b/pytest_order/sorter.py
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ def mark_binning(
         if has_dependency or self.settings.auto_mark_dep:
             self.handle_dependency_mark(item, has_order, dep_marks, aliases)
         if has_order:
-            self.handle_order_mark(item)
+            self.handle_order_marks(item)
 
     def handle_dependency_mark(
         self,
@@ -160,8 +160,12 @@ def handle_dependency_mark(
             name_mark = item.node_id
         aliases[name_mark] = item
 
-    def handle_order_mark(self, item: Item) -> None:
-        mark = cast(Mark, item.item.get_closest_marker("order"))
+    def handle_order_marks(self, item: Item) -> None:
+        marks = item.item.iter_markers("order")
+        for mark in marks:
+            self.handle_order_mark(item, mark)
+
+    def handle_order_mark(self, item: Item, mark: Mark) -> None:
         order = mark.args[0] if mark.args else mark.kwargs.get("index")
         if order is not None:
             if isinstance(order, int):
@@ -171,7 +175,8 @@ def handle_order_mark(self, item: Item) -> None:
             else:
                 warn("Unknown order attribute:'{}'".format(order))
                 order = None
-        item.order = order
+        if item.order is None:
+            item.order = order
         self.handle_relative_marks(item, mark)
         if order is not None:
             item.nr_rel_items = 0
diff --git a/tests/test_class_marks.py b/tests/test_class_marks.py
index 4d6d491..1303418 100644
--- a/tests/test_class_marks.py
+++ b/tests/test_class_marks.py
@@ -179,3 +179,30 @@ def test_2(self): pass
         "Test1::test_1",
         "Test1::test_2",
     ]
+
+
+def test_rel_class_mark_with_order_mark(item_names_for):
+    tests_content = (
+        """
+        import pytest
+
+        class Test1:
+            def test_1(self): pass
+
+            def test_2(self): pass
+
+        @pytest.mark.order(before="Test1")
+        class Test2:
+            @pytest.mark.order(2)
+            def test_1(self): pass
+
+            @pytest.mark.order(1)
+            def test_2(self): pass
+        """
+    )
+    assert item_names_for(tests_content) == [
+        "Test2::test_2",
+        "Test2::test_1",
+        "Test1::test_1",
+        "Test1::test_2",
+    ]
diff --git a/tests/test_order_group_scope_relative.py b/tests/test_order_group_scope_relative.py
index 19177dd..3eb8152 100644
--- a/tests/test_order_group_scope_relative.py
+++ b/tests/test_order_group_scope_relative.py
@@ -133,3 +133,34 @@ def test_class_group_scope_module_scope(fixture_path):
         "test_rel4.py::test_one PASSED",
         "test_rel4.py::test_two PASSED",
     ])
+
+
+def test_rel_class_mark_with_order_mark(test_path):
+    test_path.makepyfile(
+        test_class_rel="""
+        import pytest
+
+        class Test1:
+            def test_1(self): pass
+
+            @pytest.mark.order(1)
+            def test_2(self): pass
+
+        @pytest.mark.order(before="Test1")
+        class Test2:
+            def test_1(self): pass
+
+            @pytest.mark.order(1)
+            def test_2(self): pass
+        """
+    )
+    result = test_path.runpytest(
+        "-v", "--order-group-scope=class"
+    )
+    result.assert_outcomes(passed=4, failed=0)
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines([
+        "test_class_rel.py::Test2::test_2 PASSED",
+        "test_class_rel.py::Test2::test_1 PASSED",
+        "test_class_rel.py::Test1::test_2 PASSED",
+        "test_class_rel.py::Test1::test_1 PASSED",
+    ])
diff --git a/tests/test_relative_ordering.py b/tests/test_relative_ordering.py
index d1a5f97..71d4719 100644
--- a/tests/test_relative_ordering.py
+++ b/tests/test_relative_ordering.py
@@ -322,6 +322,28 @@ def test_3():
     assert item_names_for(test_content) == ["test_3", "test_2", "test_1"]
 
 
+def test_multiple_markers(item_names_for):
+    test_content = (
+        """
+        import pytest
+
+        def test_1():
+            pass
+
+        @pytest.mark.order(before="test_1")
+        @pytest.mark.order(2)
+        def test_2():
+            pass
+
+        @pytest.mark.order(1)
+        @pytest.mark.order(before="test_1")
+        def test_3():
+            pass
+        """
+    )
+    assert item_names_for(test_content) == ["test_3", "test_2", "test_1"]
+
+
 def test_combined_markers3(item_names_for):
     test_content = (
         """