diff --git a/YamlDotNet/Serialization/Deserializer.cs b/YamlDotNet/Serialization/Deserializer.cs
index 52c216fe4..adde221a6 100644
--- a/YamlDotNet/Serialization/Deserializer.cs
+++ b/YamlDotNet/Serialization/Deserializer.cs
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public void RegisterTagMapping(string tag, Type type)
 
         public void RegisterTypeConverter(IYamlTypeConverter typeConverter)
         {
-            converters.Add(typeConverter);
+            converters.Insert(0, typeConverter);
         }
 
         public T Deserialize<T>(TextReader input)
diff --git a/YamlDotNet/Serialization/Serializer.cs b/YamlDotNet/Serialization/Serializer.cs
index 9ff36a0c3..e00d19f42 100644
--- a/YamlDotNet/Serialization/Serializer.cs
+++ b/YamlDotNet/Serialization/Serializer.cs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ private bool IsOptionSet(SerializationOptions option)
         /// </summary>
         public void RegisterTypeConverter(IYamlTypeConverter converter)
         {
-            Converters.Add(converter);
+            Converters.Insert(0, converter);
         }
 
         /// <summary>