diff --git a/src/Config/JobConfig.php b/src/Config/JobConfig.php
index 20500793..7249cbe3 100644
--- a/src/Config/JobConfig.php
+++ b/src/Config/JobConfig.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Queue\Config;
 
 use InvalidArgumentException;
+use Queue\Model\Enum\Priority;
 use RuntimeException;
 
 /**
@@ -132,6 +133,10 @@ public function fromArray(array $data, ?string $type = null) {
 				$field = $this->field($field, $type);
 			}
 
+			if ($field === 'priority' && $value instanceof Priority) {
+				$value = $value->value;
+			}
+
 			$this->$field = $value;
 		}
 
@@ -219,22 +224,28 @@ public function field(string $name, string $type): string {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @param int|null $priority
+	 * @param \Queue\Model\Enum\Priority|int|null $priority
 	 *
 	 * @return $this
 	 */
-	public function setPriority(?int $priority) {
+	public function setPriority(Priority|int|null $priority) {
+		if ($priority instanceof Priority) {
+			$priority = $priority->value;
+		}
 		$this->priority = $priority;
 
 		return $this;
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @param int $priority
+	 * @param \Queue\Model\Enum\Priority|int $priority
 	 *
 	 * @return $this
 	 */
-	public function setPriorityOrFail(int $priority) {
+	public function setPriorityOrFail(Priority|int $priority) {
+		if ($priority instanceof Priority) {
+			$priority = $priority->value;
+		}
 		$this->priority = $priority;
 
 		return $this;
@@ -243,7 +254,7 @@ public function setPriorityOrFail(int $priority) {
 	/**
 	 * @return int|null
 	 */
-	public function getPriority(): ?int {
+	public function getPriority(): int|null {
 		return $this->priority;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/Model/Enum/Priority.php b/src/Model/Enum/Priority.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a610ff13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Model/Enum/Priority.php
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Queue\Model\Enum;
+
+/**
+ * Priority levels for queued jobs. 1 is the highest priority, 10 is the lowest.
+ */
+enum Priority: int {
+	case Critical = 1;
+	case Urgent = 2;
+	case High = 3;
+	case MediumHigh = 4;
+	case Medium = 5;
+	case MediumLow = 6;
+	case Low = 7;
+	case VeryLow = 8;
+	case Deferred = 9;
+	case Idle = 10;
+}
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/Model/Table/QueuedJobsTableTest.php b/tests/TestCase/Model/Table/QueuedJobsTableTest.php
index 11a24198..739a5c2b 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase/Model/Table/QueuedJobsTableTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/Model/Table/QueuedJobsTableTest.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 use Cake\I18n\DateTime;
 use Cake\ORM\TableRegistry;
 use Cake\TestSuite\TestCase;
+use Queue\Model\Enum\Priority;
 use Queue\Model\Table\QueuedJobsTable;
 use Queue\Queue\Task\ExampleTask;
 use TestApp\Dto\MyTaskDto;
@@ -694,7 +695,7 @@ public function testPriority() {
 		$this->assertTrue((bool)$this->QueuedJobs->createJob('Foo', $data));
 
 		$data = ['key' => 'k2'];
-		$this->assertTrue((bool)$this->QueuedJobs->createJob('Foo', $data, ['priority' => 1]));
+		$this->assertTrue((bool)$this->QueuedJobs->createJob('Foo', $data, ['priority' => Priority::Critical]));
 
 		$data = ['key' => 'k3'];
 		$this->assertTrue((bool)$this->QueuedJobs->createJob('Foo', $data, ['priority' => 6]));