diff --git a/src/auction.js b/src/auction.js
index 60892e5d7a2..2befb363e95 100644
--- a/src/auction.js
+++ b/src/auction.js
@@ -579,8 +579,8 @@ export function addBidToAuction(auctionInstance, bidResponse) {
   setupBidTargeting(bidResponse);
 
   useMetrics(bidResponse.metrics).timeSince('addBidResponse', 'addBidResponse.total');
-  events.emit(CONSTANTS.EVENTS.BID_RESPONSE, bidResponse);
   auctionInstance.addBidReceived(bidResponse);
+  events.emit(CONSTANTS.EVENTS.BID_RESPONSE, bidResponse);
 
   doCallbacksIfTimedout(auctionInstance, bidResponse);
 }
diff --git a/test/spec/auctionmanager_spec.js b/test/spec/auctionmanager_spec.js
index 3e5a39e5ee5..5d9dcecb31d 100644
--- a/test/spec/auctionmanager_spec.js
+++ b/test/spec/auctionmanager_spec.js
@@ -874,6 +874,17 @@ describe('auctionmanager.js', function () {
         assert.equal(registeredBid.adserverTargeting[CONSTANTS.TARGETING_KEYS.BIDDER], BIDDER_CODE);
         assert.equal(registeredBid.adserverTargeting.extra, 'stuff');
       });
+      it('should add the bidResponse to the collection before calling BID_RESPONSE', function () {
+        let hasBid = false;
+        const eventHandler = function(bid) {
+          const storedBid = auction.getBidsReceived().pop();
+          hasBid = storedBid === bid;
+        }
+        events.on(CONSTANTS.EVENTS.BID_RESPONSE, eventHandler);
+        auction.callBids();
+        events.off(CONSTANTS.EVENTS.BID_RESPONSE, eventHandler);
+        assert.ok(hasBid, 'Bid not available');
+      });
 
       describe('install publisher-defined renderers', () => {
         Object.entries({