diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index c5ac7f3..115d1ce 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ type Config struct {
 		MessageTTL           int
 		DeadLetterExchange   string
 		DeadLetterRoutingKey string
+		Priority             int
 	}
 	Exchange struct {
 		Name       string
@@ -136,6 +137,16 @@ func (c Config) DeadLetterRoutingKey() string {
 	return transformToStringValue(c.QueueSettings.DeadLetterRoutingKey)
 }
 
+// HasPriority checks if priority is configured
+func (c Config) HasPriority() bool {
+	return c.QueueSettings.Priority > 0
+}
+
+// Priority returns the priority
+func (c Config) Priority() int32 {
+	return int32(c.QueueSettings.Priority)
+}
+
 func LoadAndParse(location string) (*Config, error) {
 	if !filepath.IsAbs(location) {
 		location, err := filepath.Abs(location)
diff --git a/consumer/connection.go b/consumer/connection.go
index 4890737..8b713a0 100644
--- a/consumer/connection.go
+++ b/consumer/connection.go
@@ -157,6 +157,10 @@ func (c *rabbitMqConnection) queueArgs() amqp.Table {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if c.cfg.HasPriority() {
+		args["x-max-priority"] = c.cfg.Priority()
+	}
+
 	if len(args) > 0 {
 		return args
 	}
diff --git a/consumer/connection_test.go b/consumer/connection_test.go
index 19fb701..6ff6af7 100644
--- a/consumer/connection_test.go
+++ b/consumer/connection_test.go
@@ -63,6 +63,16 @@ const ttlConfig = `[rabbitmq]
   error=a
   info=b`
 
+const priorityConfig = `[rabbitmq]
+  queue=worker
+
+  [queuesettings]
+  priority=42
+
+  [exchange]
+  name=worker
+  type=test`
+
 var amqpTable amqp.Table
 
 var queueTests = []struct {
@@ -95,6 +105,18 @@ var queueTests = []struct {
 		},
 		nil,
 	},
+	// Define queue with Priority.
+	{
+		"queueWithPriority",
+		priorityConfig,
+		func(ch *TestChannel) {
+			ch.On("Qos", 3, 0, false).Return(nil).Once()
+			ch.On("QueueDeclare", "worker", true, false, false, false, amqp.Table{"x-max-priority": int32(42)}).Return(amqp.Queue{}, nil).Once()
+			ch.On("ExchangeDeclare", "worker", "test", false, false, false, false, amqp.Table{}).Return(nil).Once()
+			ch.On("QueueBind", "worker", "", "worker", false, amqpTable).Return(nil).Once()
+		},
+		nil,
+	},
 	// Set QoS fails.
 	{
 		"setQosFail",
diff --git a/example.conf b/example.conf
index 5bfc164..1e6686d 100644
--- a/example.conf
+++ b/example.conf
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ deadLetterExchange = someexchange
 # The routing key used when sending a message to the dead letter exchange.
 deadLetterroutingkey = someroutingkey
 
+# The priority range for this queue.
+priority = 10
+
 [logs]
 # Path to the log file where informational output is written to
 # #