diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index 680bd41..e6ae882 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 
+BlockLength:
+  Max: 30
+
 MethodLength:
   Max: 200
 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 96a9de7..bf71afe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 This CHANGELOG follows the format listed [here](https://github.com/sensu-plugins/community/blob/master/HOW_WE_CHANGELOG.md)
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Added
+- Added possibility to specify priority per check (@Castaglia)
 
 ## [4.2.0] - 2018-02-20
 ### Changed
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fa8e601..4e70a07 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ assign the default priority of "P3" to the alert.
 
 ## Configuration Notes
 
+### Per Check Attributes
+
+#### `alias`
+
 If the check definition uses the custom `alias` attribute, _e.g._:
 ```
 {
@@ -182,3 +186,25 @@ We can define a custom `alias` attribute in this check:
 And with this, running on multiple clients, any alerts would be generated
 with the same event ID of `mysqldb`, by using that `alias` attribute as the
 event ID.
+
+#### `priority`
+
+By default, an OpsGenie alert is created with a default [priority](https://docs.opsgenie.com/docs/priority-settings) value of "P3".  The priority for a specific
+check can be explicitly set using the custom `priority` attribute, _e.g._:
+```
+{
+  "checks": {
+    "check_mysql_access": {
+      "opsgenie": {
+        "priority": "P1",
+
+```
+The list of valid values, per [OpsGenie alert docs](https://docs.opsgenie.com/docs/alert-api#section-create-alert), are:
+
+* P1
+* P2
+* P3
+* P4
+* P5
+
+Any value other than these will be ignored.
diff --git a/bin/handler-opsgenie.rb b/bin/handler-opsgenie.rb
index 9927426..7984026 100755
--- a/bin/handler-opsgenie.rb
+++ b/bin/handler-opsgenie.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ class Opsgenie < Sensu::Handler
   attr_reader :json_config, :message_template, :verbose
 
   OPSGENIE_URL = 'https://api.opsgenie.com/v2/alerts'.freeze
+  PRIORITIES = %w[P1 P2 P3 P4 P5].freeze
+  DEFAULT_PRIORITY = 'P3'.freeze
 
   option :json_config,
          description: 'Configuration name',
@@ -129,6 +131,19 @@ def create_alert
                      teams:       json_config['teams'])
   end
 
+  def event_priority
+    return DEFAULT_PRIORITY unless json_config['priority']
+    priority = json_config['priority']
+
+    canonical_priority = priority.upcase
+    unless PRIORITIES.include? canonical_priority
+      puts "opsgenie -- ignoring unsupported priority '#{priority}'"
+      canonical_priority = DEFAULT_PRIORITY
+    end
+
+    canonical_priority
+  end
+
   def tags
     tags = []
     tags += json_config['tags'] if json_config['tags']
@@ -141,9 +156,13 @@ def tags
   end
 
   def post_to_opsgenie(action = :create, params = {})
-    # override source if specified, default is ip
+    # Override source if specified, default is ip
     params['source'] = json_config['source'] if json_config['source']
 
+    # Override priority, if specified.
+    priority = event_priority
+    params['priority'] = priority if priority
+
     encoded_alias = URI.escape(params[:alias])
     # TODO: come back and asses if this logic is correct, I left it functionally
     # as it was originally written but I suspect we should have at least three
diff --git a/test/fixtures/create-alert-with-priority.json b/test/fixtures/create-alert-with-priority.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60df18a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/create-alert-with-priority.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"client":{"name":"test01","address":"127.0.0.1","subscriptions":["all"],"timestamp":1326390159},"check":{"name":"some.fake.check.name","issued":1326390169,"output":"CRITICAL: text\n","status":2,"notification":"check failed","command":"/path/to/some/stuff/here -A do_smoke","subscribers":["all"],"interval":60,"handlers":["default","opsgenie"],"history":["0","0","2"],"flapping":false,"opsgenie":{"priority":"bad_priority_value"}},"occurrences":1,"action":"create"}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/resolve-alert-with-priority.json b/test/fixtures/resolve-alert-with-priority.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52ebff7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/resolve-alert-with-priority.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"client":{"name":"test01","address":"127.0.0.1","subscriptions":["all"],"timestamp":1326390159},"check":{"name":"some.fake.check.name","issued":1326390169,"output":"CRITICAL: text\n","status":2,"notification":"check failed","command":"/path/to/some/stuff/here -A do_smoke","subscribers":["all"],"interval":60,"handlers":["default","opsgenie"],"history":["0","0","2"],"flapping":false,"opsgenie":{"priority":"bad_priority_value"}},"occurrences":1,"action":"resolve"}
diff --git a/test/integration/helpers/serverspec/handler-shared_spec.rb b/test/integration/helpers/serverspec/handler-shared_spec.rb
index 51fcd2f..0d7993c 100644
--- a/test/integration/helpers/serverspec/handler-shared_spec.rb
+++ b/test/integration/helpers/serverspec/handler-shared_spec.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 
 create_alert_with_description_file = '/tmp/kitchen/data/test/fixtures/create-alert-with-description.json'
 
+create_alert_with_priority_file = '/tmp/kitchen/data/test/fixtures/create-alert-with-priority.json'
+resolve_alert_with_priority_file = '/tmp/kitchen/data/test/fixtures/resolve-alert-with-priority.json'
+
 # These tests would require a valid OpsGenie API key and heartbeat name
 # configured in order to succeed.  Thus for now, we limit ourselves to the
 # expected failure cases.
@@ -43,4 +46,13 @@
     its(:stdout) { should_not match(/Description:.*CRITICAL.*text/) }
     its(:stdout) { should match(/Description:.*#{custom_description_pattern}/) }
   end
+
+  custom_priority_pattern = 'bad_priority_value'
+  describe command("#{handler} < #{create_alert_with_priority_file}") do
+    its(:stdout) { should match(/ignoring unsupported priority.*#{custom_priority_pattern}/) }
+  end
+
+  describe command("#{handler} < #{resolve_alert_with_priority_file}") do
+    its(:stdout) { should match(/ignoring unsupported priority.*#{custom_priority_pattern}/) }
+  end
 end