diff --git a/conf/default.conf.php b/conf/default.conf.php
index 4666e05d01..ce8580c5d6 100644
--- a/conf/default.conf.php
+++ b/conf/default.conf.php
@@ -1057,6 +1057,11 @@
   // Adding Custom Fields" in the documentation for more information.
   'maniphest.custom-task-extensions-class' => 'ManiphestDefaultTaskExtensions',
 
+  // What should the default task priority be in create flows?
+  // See the constants in @{class:ManiphestTaskPriority} for valid values.
+  // Defaults to "needs triage".
+  'maniphest.default-priority' => 90,
+
 // -- Phriction ------------------------------------------------------------- //
 
   'phriction.enabled' => true,
diff --git a/src/applications/conduit/method/maniphest/ConduitAPI_maniphest_createtask_Method.php b/src/applications/conduit/method/maniphest/ConduitAPI_maniphest_createtask_Method.php
index bc6c49adaf..5ef413fde2 100644
--- a/src/applications/conduit/method/maniphest/ConduitAPI_maniphest_createtask_Method.php
+++ b/src/applications/conduit/method/maniphest/ConduitAPI_maniphest_createtask_Method.php
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public function defineErrorTypes() {
 
   protected function execute(ConduitAPIRequest $request) {
     $task = new ManiphestTask();
-    $task->setPriority(ManiphestTaskPriority::PRIORITY_TRIAGE);
+    $task->setPriority(ManiphestTaskPriority::getDefaultPriority());
     $task->setAuthorPHID($request->getUser()->getPHID());
 
     $this->applyRequest($task, $request, $is_new = true);
diff --git a/src/applications/maniphest/ManiphestReplyHandler.php b/src/applications/maniphest/ManiphestReplyHandler.php
index d1959dd23e..233845fb0b 100644
--- a/src/applications/maniphest/ManiphestReplyHandler.php
+++ b/src/applications/maniphest/ManiphestReplyHandler.php
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ protected function receiveEmail(PhabricatorMetaMTAReceivedMail $mail) {
       $task->setAuthorPHID($user->getPHID());
       $task->setTitle(nonempty($mail->getSubject(), 'Untitled Task'));
       $task->setDescription($body);
+      $task->setPriority(ManiphestTaskPriority::getDefaultPriority());
 
     } else {
       $lines = explode("\n", trim($body));
diff --git a/src/applications/maniphest/constants/ManiphestTaskPriority.php b/src/applications/maniphest/constants/ManiphestTaskPriority.php
index 4b8185f218..506e14fe9f 100644
--- a/src/applications/maniphest/constants/ManiphestTaskPriority.php
+++ b/src/applications/maniphest/constants/ManiphestTaskPriority.php
@@ -93,6 +93,17 @@ public static function getLowestPriority() {
   public static function getHighestPriority() {
     return self::PRIORITY_UNBREAK_NOW;
   }
+  /**
+   * Return the default priority for this instance of Phabricator.
+   *
+   * @return int The value of the default priority constant.
+   */
+  public static function getDefaultPriority() {
+    return PhabricatorEnv::getEnvConfig(
+      'maniphest.default-priority',
+      self::PRIORITY_TRIAGE
+    );
+  }
 
   /**
    * Retrieve the full name of the priority level provided.
@@ -104,4 +115,5 @@ public static function getHighestPriority() {
   public static function getTaskPriorityName($priority) {
     return idx(self::getTaskPriorityMap(), $priority, '???');
   }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/applications/maniphest/controller/ManiphestTaskEditController.php b/src/applications/maniphest/controller/ManiphestTaskEditController.php
index ab48d6c89f..dd687a4f93 100644
--- a/src/applications/maniphest/controller/ManiphestTaskEditController.php
+++ b/src/applications/maniphest/controller/ManiphestTaskEditController.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public function processRequest() {
       }
     } else {
       $task = new ManiphestTask();
-      $task->setPriority(ManiphestTaskPriority::PRIORITY_TRIAGE);
+      $task->setPriority(ManiphestTaskPriority::getDefaultPriority());
       $task->setAuthorPHID($user->getPHID());
 
       // These allow task creation with defaults.