diff --git a/src/rules/team/timesensitive_rank.py b/src/rules/team/timesensitive_rank.py
index 0e3aad5..1610619 100644
--- a/src/rules/team/timesensitive_rank.py
+++ b/src/rules/team/timesensitive_rank.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 import jira
 
+PRIORITIES = ["Blocker", "Critical", "Major", "Normal", "Minor", "Trivial", "Undefined"]
+
 
 def check_timesensitive_rank(
     issues: list[jira.resources.Issue],
@@ -86,7 +88,10 @@ def __init__(self, parent):
         self.issues = []
 
     def yield_issues(self):
-        yield from self.issues
+        def priority(issue):
+            return PRIORITIES.index(issue.fields.priority.name)
+
+        yield from sorted(self.issues, key=priority)
 
     def parent_is_inprogress(self):
         if self.parent_issue is None:
diff --git a/src/tests/conftest.py b/src/tests/conftest.py
index 9614fab..2c9510d 100644
--- a/src/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/src/tests/conftest.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 
 class MockIssue:
-    def __init__(self, idx, project, parent, rank, duedate=None):
+    def __init__(self, idx, project, parent, rank, priority="Undefined", duedate=None):
         raw = {}
         raw["Context"] = {}
         raw["Context"]["Field Ids"] = {}
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ def __init__(self, idx, project, parent, rank, duedate=None):
         self.fields.project.key = project
         self.fields.rank = rank
         self.fields.duedate = duedate
+        self.fields.priority.name = priority
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return f"<{type(self).__name__} {self.fields.project.key}-{self.idx}({self.fields.rank})>"
@@ -65,3 +66,32 @@ def issues_with_due_dates():
     return dict(
         child1=child1, child2=child2, child3=child3, child4=child4, child5=child5
     )
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def issues_with_priorities():
+    project = "TESTPROJECT"
+    child0 = MockIssue("child0", project, None, 0, priority="Blocker")
+    parent1 = MockIssue("parent1", project, None, 2)
+    parent2 = MockIssue("parent2", project, None, 1)
+    child1 = MockIssue("child1", project, parent1, 3, priority="Undefined")
+    child2 = MockIssue("child2", project, parent1, 4, priority="Blocker")
+    child3 = MockIssue("child3", project, parent1, 5, priority="Trivial")
+    child4 = MockIssue("child4", project, parent1, 6, priority="Major")
+    child5 = MockIssue("child5", project, parent2, 7)
+    child6 = MockIssue("child6", project, parent2, 8, priority="Minor")
+    child7 = MockIssue("child7", project, parent2, 9)
+    child8 = MockIssue("child8", project, parent2, 10)
+    child9 = MockIssue("child9", project, parent2, 11)
+    return dict(
+        child0=child0,
+        child1=child1,
+        child2=child2,
+        child3=child3,
+        child4=child4,
+        child5=child5,
+        child6=child6,
+        child7=child7,
+        child8=child8,
+        child9=child9,
+    )
diff --git a/src/tests/test_timesensitive_rank.py b/src/tests/test_timesensitive_rank.py
index 24c4f04..caa1d4a 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_timesensitive_rank.py
+++ b/src/tests/test_timesensitive_rank.py
@@ -44,3 +44,24 @@ def test_rank_with_dates(issues_with_due_dates):
     assert new_ranking[2].key == "child2"
     assert new_ranking[3].key == "child3"
     assert new_ranking[4].key == "child1"
+
+
+def test_rank_with_priorities(issues_with_priorities):
+    issues = list(issues_with_priorities.values())
+    blocks = rules.team.timesensitive_rank.Blocks(issues)
+    blocks.sort()
+    new_ranking = blocks.get_issues()
+    expected = [
+        "child6",
+        "child5",
+        "child7",
+        "child8",
+        "child9",
+        "child2",
+        "child4",
+        "child3",
+        "child1",
+        "child0",
+    ]
+    actual = [issue.key for issue in new_ranking]
+    assert actual == expected