diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5bb3f342c..74b9d838f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ sock groups. This API is intended to provide the user with that information.
 
 spdk_sock_group_get_ctx() was added to return the context of the spdk_sock_group.
 spdk_sock_group_create() is updated to allow input the user provided ctx.
+spdk_sock_set_priority() is added to set the priority of the socket.
 
 ### rpc
 
diff --git a/include/spdk/sock.h b/include/spdk/sock.h
index 4afc20e49..501500bcb 100644
--- a/include/spdk/sock.h
+++ b/include/spdk/sock.h
@@ -157,6 +157,16 @@ int spdk_sock_set_recvlowat(struct spdk_sock *sock, int nbytes);
  */
 int spdk_sock_set_recvbuf(struct spdk_sock *sock, int sz);
 
+/**
+ * Set priority for the given socket.
+ *
+ * \param sock Socket to set the priority.
+ * \param priority Priority given by the user.
+ *
+ * \return 0 on success, -1 on failure.
+ */
+int spdk_sock_set_priority(struct spdk_sock *sock, int priority);
+
 /**
  * Set send buffer size for the given socket.
  *
diff --git a/include/spdk_internal/sock.h b/include/spdk_internal/sock.h
index 1c6c8b92d..095eba803 100644
--- a/include/spdk_internal/sock.h
+++ b/include/spdk_internal/sock.h
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ struct spdk_net_impl {
 	int (*set_recvlowat)(struct spdk_sock *sock, int nbytes);
 	int (*set_recvbuf)(struct spdk_sock *sock, int sz);
 	int (*set_sendbuf)(struct spdk_sock *sock, int sz);
+	int (*set_priority)(struct spdk_sock *sock, int priority);
 
 	bool (*is_ipv6)(struct spdk_sock *sock);
 	bool (*is_ipv4)(struct spdk_sock *sock);
diff --git a/lib/sock/posix/posix.c b/lib/sock/posix/posix.c
index fe2fa423d..e36ea89f4 100644
--- a/lib/sock/posix/posix.c
+++ b/lib/sock/posix/posix.c
@@ -427,6 +427,22 @@ spdk_posix_sock_set_sendbuf(struct spdk_sock *_sock, int sz)
 			  &sz, sizeof(sz));
 }
 
+static int
+spdk_posix_sock_set_priority(struct spdk_sock *_sock, int priority)
+{
+	int rc = 0;
+
+#if defined(SO_PRIORITY)
+	struct spdk_posix_sock *sock = __posix_sock(_sock);
+
+	assert(sock != NULL);
+
+	rc = setsockopt(sock->fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_PRIORITY,
+			&priority, sizeof(priority));
+#endif
+	return rc;
+}
+
 static bool
 spdk_posix_sock_is_ipv6(struct spdk_sock *_sock)
 {
@@ -620,6 +636,7 @@ static struct spdk_net_impl g_posix_net_impl = {
 	.set_recvlowat	= spdk_posix_sock_set_recvlowat,
 	.set_recvbuf	= spdk_posix_sock_set_recvbuf,
 	.set_sendbuf	= spdk_posix_sock_set_sendbuf,
+	.set_priority	= spdk_posix_sock_set_priority,
 	.is_ipv6	= spdk_posix_sock_is_ipv6,
 	.is_ipv4	= spdk_posix_sock_is_ipv4,
 	.get_placement_id	= spdk_posix_sock_get_placement_id,
diff --git a/lib/sock/sock.c b/lib/sock/sock.c
index e858d6370..958f5f819 100644
--- a/lib/sock/sock.c
+++ b/lib/sock/sock.c
@@ -286,6 +286,12 @@ spdk_sock_set_sendbuf(struct spdk_sock *sock, int sz)
 	return sock->net_impl->set_sendbuf(sock, sz);
 }
 
+int
+spdk_sock_set_priority(struct spdk_sock *sock, int priority)
+{
+	return sock->net_impl->set_priority(sock, priority);
+}
+
 bool
 spdk_sock_is_ipv6(struct spdk_sock *sock)
 {
diff --git a/lib/sock/vpp/vpp.c b/lib/sock/vpp/vpp.c
index d62399602..828428e8e 100644
--- a/lib/sock/vpp/vpp.c
+++ b/lib/sock/vpp/vpp.c
@@ -962,6 +962,14 @@ spdk_vpp_sock_set_sendbuf(struct spdk_sock *_sock, int sz)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+spdk_vpp_sock_set_priority(struct spdk_sock *_sock, int priority)
+{
+	assert(g_svm.vpp_initialized);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static bool
 spdk_vpp_sock_is_ipv6(struct spdk_sock *_sock)
 {
@@ -1391,6 +1399,7 @@ static struct spdk_net_impl g_vpp_net_impl = {
 	.set_recvlowat	= spdk_vpp_sock_set_recvlowat,
 	.set_recvbuf	= spdk_vpp_sock_set_recvbuf,
 	.set_sendbuf	= spdk_vpp_sock_set_sendbuf,
+	.set_priority	= spdk_vpp_sock_set_priority,
 	.is_ipv6	= spdk_vpp_sock_is_ipv6,
 	.is_ipv4	= spdk_vpp_sock_is_ipv4,
 	.get_placement_id	= spdk_vpp_sock_get_placement_id,
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/sock/sock.c/sock_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/sock/sock.c/sock_ut.c
index 5b3ac782b..ca5c674aa 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/sock/sock.c/sock_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/sock/sock.c/sock_ut.c
@@ -250,6 +250,12 @@ spdk_ut_sock_get_placement_id(struct spdk_sock *_sock, int *placement_id)
 	return -1;
 }
 
+static int
+spdk_ut_sock_set_priority(struct spdk_sock *_sock, int priority)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static struct spdk_sock_group_impl *
 spdk_ut_sock_group_impl_create(void)
 {
@@ -321,6 +327,7 @@ static struct spdk_net_impl g_ut_net_impl = {
 	.set_recvlowat	= spdk_ut_sock_set_recvlowat,
 	.set_recvbuf	= spdk_ut_sock_set_recvbuf,
 	.set_sendbuf	= spdk_ut_sock_set_sendbuf,
+	.set_priority	= spdk_ut_sock_set_priority,
 	.is_ipv6	= spdk_ut_sock_is_ipv6,
 	.is_ipv4	= spdk_ut_sock_is_ipv4,
 	.get_placement_id	= spdk_ut_sock_get_placement_id,