diff --git a/src/libclang/libclang_parser.cpp b/src/libclang/libclang_parser.cpp
index a565613..b9fe2b7 100644
--- a/src/libclang/libclang_parser.cpp
+++ b/src/libclang/libclang_parser.cpp
@@ -158,6 +158,15 @@ namespace
 
         return tu;
     }
+
+    unsigned get_line_no(const CXCursor& cursor)
+    {
+        auto loc = clang_getCursorLocation(cursor);
+
+        unsigned line;
+        clang_getPresumedLocation(loc, nullptr, &line, nullptr);
+        return line;
+    }
 }
 
 std::unique_ptr<cpp_file> libclang_parser::do_parse(const cpp_entity_index& idx, std::string path,
@@ -172,21 +181,26 @@ std::unique_ptr<cpp_file> libclang_parser::do_parse(const cpp_entity_index& idx,
     auto tu           = get_cxunit(pimpl_->index, config, path.c_str(), preprocessed.source);
     auto file         = clang_getFile(tu.get(), path.c_str());
 
-    // convert entity hierachies
     cpp_file::builder builder(path);
+    auto              preprocessed_iter = preprocessed.entities.begin();
 
-    // add all preprocessor entities up-front
-    // TODO: add them in the correct place
-    for (auto& e : preprocessed.entities)
-        builder.add_child(std::move(e.entity));
-
+    // convert entity hierachies
     detail::parse_context context{tu.get(), file, type_safe::ref(logger()), type_safe::ref(idx)};
     detail::visit_tu(tu, path.c_str(), [&](const CXCursor& cur) {
+        // add macro if needed
+        for (auto line = get_line_no(cur);
+             preprocessed_iter != preprocessed.entities.end() && preprocessed_iter->line <= line;
+             ++preprocessed_iter)
+            builder.add_child(std::move(preprocessed_iter->entity));
+
         auto entity = detail::parse_entity(context, cur);
         if (entity)
             builder.add_child(std::move(entity));
     });
 
+    for (; preprocessed_iter != preprocessed.entities.end(); ++preprocessed_iter)
+        builder.add_child(std::move(preprocessed_iter->entity));
+
     return builder.finish(idx);
 }
 catch (detail::parse_error& ex)
diff --git a/test/cpp_preprocessor.cpp b/test/cpp_preprocessor.cpp
index 1f10a19..cdc6554 100644
--- a/test/cpp_preprocessor.cpp
+++ b/test/cpp_preprocessor.cpp
@@ -10,18 +10,23 @@ using namespace cppast;
 
 TEST_CASE("cpp_macro_definition")
 {
-    auto code = R"(
+    auto        code    = R"(
 #include <iostream>
 #define G
 #define A
 #define B hello
+namespace ns {}
 #define C(x, y) x##_name
 #define D(...) __VA_ARGS__
 #define E() bar\
 baz
+namespace ns2
+{
 #define F () bar
 #undef G
+}
 )";
+    const char* order[] = {"A", "B", "ns", "C", "D", "E", "ns2", "F"};
 
     auto check_macro = [](const cpp_macro_definition& macro, const char* replacement,
                           const char* args) {
@@ -56,9 +61,18 @@ baz
             REQUIRE(false);
     });
     REQUIRE(count == 6u);
+
+    auto index = 0u;
+    for (auto& child : *file)
+    {
+        if (child.kind() == cpp_entity_kind::include_directive_t)
+            continue;
+        REQUIRE(child.name() == order[index++]);
+    }
 }
 
 // requires clang 4.0, currently not available for testing
+// TODO:
 #if 0
 TEST_CASE("cpp_include_directive")
 {