diff --git a/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/pagefactory/AppiumFieldDecorator.java b/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/pagefactory/AppiumFieldDecorator.java
index 05fa41a42..82b9c036d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/pagefactory/AppiumFieldDecorator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/pagefactory/AppiumFieldDecorator.java
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ protected boolean isDecoratableList(Field field) {
      * @return a field value or null.
      */
     public Object decorate(ClassLoader ignored, Field field) {
-        Object result = defaultElementFieldDecorator.decorate(ignored, field);
-        return result == null ? decorateWidget(field) : result;
+        Object result = decorateWidget(field);
+        return result == null ? defaultElementFieldDecorator.decorate(ignored, field) : result;
     }
 
     @Nullable