diff --git a/pagure/lib/model.py b/pagure/lib/model.py
index b446d25..77eed21 100644
--- a/pagure/lib/model.py
+++ b/pagure/lib/model.py
@@ -580,6 +580,7 @@ class Issue(BASE):
             'blocks': [str(item) for item in self.blocks_text],
             'assignee': self.assignee.to_json(
                 public=public) if self.assignee else None,
+            'priority': self.priority,
         }
 
         comments = []
diff --git a/tests/test_pagure_flask_api_issue.py b/tests/test_pagure_flask_api_issue.py
index 0675beb..84e8f73 100644
--- a/tests/test_pagure_flask_api_issue.py
+++ b/tests/test_pagure_flask_api_issue.py
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ class PagureFlaskApiIssuetests(tests.Modeltests):
                   "date_created": "1431414800",
                   "depends": [],
                   "id": 1,
+                  "priority": None,
                   "private": False,
                   "status": "Open",
                   "tags": [],
@@ -213,6 +214,7 @@ class PagureFlaskApiIssuetests(tests.Modeltests):
                   "date_created": "1431414800",
                   "depends": [],
                   "id": 1,
+                  "priority": None,
                   "private": False,
                   "status": "Open",
                   "tags": [],
@@ -267,6 +269,7 @@ class PagureFlaskApiIssuetests(tests.Modeltests):
                   "date_created": "1431414800",
                   "depends": [],
                   "id": 1,
+                  "priority": None,
                   "private": False,
                   "status": "Open",
                   "tags": [],
@@ -307,6 +310,7 @@ class PagureFlaskApiIssuetests(tests.Modeltests):
                   "date_created": "1431414800",
                   "depends": [],
                   "id": 1,
+                  "priority": None,
                   "private": False,
                   "status": "Open",
                   "tags": [],
@@ -324,6 +328,7 @@ class PagureFlaskApiIssuetests(tests.Modeltests):
                   "date_created": "1431414800",
                   "depends": [],
                   "id": 2,
+                  "priority": None,
                   "private": True,
                   "status": "Open",
                   "tags": [],
@@ -398,6 +403,7 @@ class PagureFlaskApiIssuetests(tests.Modeltests):
                         "date_created": "1431414800",
                         "depends": [],
                         "id": 1,
+                        "priority": None,
                         "private": False,
                         "status": "Open",
                         "tags": [],
@@ -415,6 +421,7 @@ class PagureFlaskApiIssuetests(tests.Modeltests):
                         "date_created": "1431414800",
                         "depends": [],
                         "id": 2,
+                        "priority": None,
                         "private": True,
                         "status": "Open",
                         "tags": [],
@@ -471,6 +478,7 @@ class PagureFlaskApiIssuetests(tests.Modeltests):
               "date_created": "1431414800",
               "depends": [],
               "id": 1,
+              "priority": None,
               "private": False,
               "status": "Open",
               "tags": [],
@@ -564,6 +572,7 @@ class PagureFlaskApiIssuetests(tests.Modeltests):
               "date_created": "1431414800",
               "depends": [],
               "id": 2,
+              "priority": None,
               "private": True,
               "status": "Open",
               "tags": [],
@@ -590,6 +599,7 @@ class PagureFlaskApiIssuetests(tests.Modeltests):
               "date_created": "1431414800",
               "depends": [],
               "id": 2,
+              "priority": None,
               "private": True,
               "status": "Open",
               "tags": [],
diff --git a/tests/test_pagure_lib_git.py b/tests/test_pagure_lib_git.py
index 77abed5..8bbe457 100644
--- a/tests/test_pagure_lib_git.py
+++ b/tests/test_pagure_lib_git.py
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ new file mode 100644
 index 0000000..60f7480
 --- /dev/null
 +++ b/456
-@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
 +{
 +    "assignee": null,
 +    "blocks": [],
@@ -477,6 +477,7 @@ index 0000000..60f7480
 +    "date_created": null,
 +    "depends": [],
 +    "id": 1,
++    "priority": null,
 +    "private": false,
 +    "status": "Open",
 +    "tags": [],