diff --git a/docs/options.md b/docs/options.md
index ecbd5571..7bf13b99 100644
--- a/docs/options.md
+++ b/docs/options.md
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ Via the configuration file you can have more complex grouping, using labels in a
 
 In this case `gren` will group all the issues labeled with `enhancement` and `internal` under the title _"Enhancements: "_ and all the ones with `bug` under the title _"Bug Fixes: "_.
 
+#### Issues with multiple labels
+
+In case an issue has more than a specified label (e.g. both "enhancement" and "bug"), `gren` will prioritise based on the order (i.e. the issue will only appear in the "Enhancements" group).
+
 ### Extensions
 
 The accepted file extensions are the following:
diff --git a/lib/src/Gren.js b/lib/src/Gren.js
index 940ee1f3..f4fb9bdb 100644
--- a/lib/src/Gren.js
+++ b/lib/src/Gren.js
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ class Gren {
         }
 
         const allLabels = Object.values(groupBy).reduce((carry, group) => carry.concat(group), []);
-        const groups = Object.keys(groupBy).reduce((carry, group) => {
+        const groups = Object.keys(groupBy).reduce((carry, group, i, arr) => {
             const groupIssues = issues.filter(issue => {
                 if (!issue.labels.length && this.options.template.noLabel) {
                     issue.labels.push({name: this.options.template.noLabel});
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ class Gren {
                     const isOtherLabel = groupBy[group].indexOf('...') !== -1 && allLabels.indexOf(label.name) === -1;
 
                     return groupBy[group].indexOf(label.name) !== -1 || isOtherLabel;
-                });
+                }) && !arr.filter(title => carry[title]).some(title => carry[title].indexOf(this._templateIssue(issue)) !== -1);
             }).map(this._templateIssue.bind(this));
 
             if (groupIssues.length) {