diff --git a/cli/copr_cli/main.py b/cli/copr_cli/main.py
index 328322aa8..adadc87aa 100644
--- a/cli/copr_cli/main.py
+++ b/cli/copr_cli/main.py
@@ -481,6 +481,7 @@ def action_create(self, args):
             appstream=ON_OFF_MAP[args.appstream],
             runtime_dependencies=args.runtime_dependencies,
             packit_forge_projects_allowed=args.packit_forge_projects_allowed,
+            priority=args.priority,
         )
 
         owner_part = username.replace('@', "g/")
@@ -514,6 +515,7 @@ def action_modify_project(self, args):
             appstream=ON_OFF_MAP[args.appstream],
             runtime_dependencies=args.runtime_dependencies,
             packit_forge_projects_allowed=args.packit_forge_projects_allowed,
+            priority=args.priority,
         )
 
     @requires_api_auth
@@ -1174,6 +1176,9 @@ def setup_parser():
               "created for you (as soon as they are available) as rawhide "
               "chroot forks."))
 
+    parser_create.add_argument("--priority", default=None,
+                               help="Set the priority value of this repository")
+
     create_and_modify_common_opts(parser_create)
 
     parser_create.set_defaults(func="action_create")
@@ -1241,6 +1246,9 @@ def setup_parser():
               "created for you (as soon as they are available) as rawhide "
               "chroot forks."))
 
+    parser_modify.add_argument("--priority", default=None,
+                               help="Set the priority value of this repository")
+
     create_and_modify_common_opts(parser_modify)
 
     parser_modify.set_defaults(func="action_modify_project")
diff --git a/cli/tests/test_cli.py b/cli/tests/test_cli.py
index 97c887f91..72fcb78ec 100644
--- a/cli/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/cli/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@ def test_create_project(config_from_file, project_proxy_add, capsys):
         "appstream": False,
         "runtime_dependencies": None,
         "packit_forge_projects_allowed": None,
+        "priority": None,
     }
     assert stdout == "New project was successfully created: http://copr/coprs/jdoe/foo/\n"
 
@@ -575,6 +576,7 @@ def test_create_multilib_project(config_from_file, project_proxy_add, capsys):
         "appstream": False,
         "runtime_dependencies": None,
         "packit_forge_projects_allowed": None,
+        "priority": None,
     }
     assert stdout == "New project was successfully created: http://copr/coprs/jdoe/foo/\n"