diff --git a/src/Task.php b/src/Task.php
index e9eb6b6..08d5d71 100644
--- a/src/Task.php
+++ b/src/Task.php
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ class Task
     const STATUS_DELETED   = 'deleted';
     const STATUS_WAITING   = 'waiting';
 
+    const PRIORITY_LOW = 'L';
+    const PRIORITY_MEDIUM = 'M';
+    const PRIORITY_HIGH = 'H';
+
     /**
      * @var string
      *
@@ -28,6 +32,13 @@ class Task
      */
     private $description;
 
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     *
+     * @JMS\Type(name="string")
+     */
+    private $priority;
+
     /**
      * @var string
      *
@@ -97,6 +108,22 @@ class Task
         $this->description = $description;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getPriority()
+    {
+        return $this->priority;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $priority
+     */
+    public function setPriority($priority)
+    {
+        $this->priority = $priority;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return string
      */
diff --git a/src/TaskManager.php b/src/TaskManager.php
index bdd5539..8ded8d5 100644
--- a/src/TaskManager.php
+++ b/src/TaskManager.php
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ class TaskManager
             [
                 'description' => $task->getDescription(),
                 'project'     => $task->getProject(),
+                'priority'    => $task->getPriority(),
                 'due'         => $task->getDue() ? $task->getDue()->format('Ymd\THis\Z') : null,
             ],
             $task->getUuid()
diff --git a/src/Taskwarrior.php b/src/Taskwarrior.php
index 4152f13..7add7fe 100644
--- a/src/Taskwarrior.php
+++ b/src/Taskwarrior.php
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ class Taskwarrior
             $options[] = 'project:' . $params['project'];
         }
 
+        if (array_key_exists('priority', $params)) {
+            $options[] = 'priority:' . $params['priority'];
+        }
+
         if (array_key_exists('description', $params)) {
             $options[] = $params['description'];
         }
@@ -85,7 +89,7 @@ class Taskwarrior
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param $json
+     * @param string $json
      * @return string
      * @throws TaskwarriorException
      */
diff --git a/tests/TaskManagerTest.php b/tests/TaskManagerTest.php
index 1581698..339206e 100644
--- a/tests/TaskManagerTest.php
+++ b/tests/TaskManagerTest.php
@@ -351,6 +351,28 @@ class TaskManagerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $this->assertEquals(array('home', 'office'), $this->taskManager->projects());
     }
 
+    public function testPriority()
+    {
+        $task1 = new Task();
+        $task1->setDescription('foo1');
+        $task1->setPriority(Task::PRIORITY_MEDIUM);
+
+        $this->taskManager->save($task1);
+        $this->taskManager->clear();
+
+        $task1 = $this->taskManager->find($task1->getUuid());
+
+        $this->assertEquals(Task::PRIORITY_MEDIUM, $task1->getPriority());
+
+        $task1->setPriority(Task::PRIORITY_HIGH);
+
+        $this->taskManager->save($task1);
+        $this->taskManager->clear();
+        $task1 = $this->taskManager->find($task1->getUuid());
+
+        $this->assertEquals(Task::PRIORITY_HIGH, $task1->getPriority());
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param string $string
      * @return \DateTime