diff --git a/pkg/apis/jenkins/v1alpha2/jenkins_types.go b/pkg/apis/jenkins/v1alpha2/jenkins_types.go
index 1eb665d7..1e9eca80 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/jenkins/v1alpha2/jenkins_types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/jenkins/v1alpha2/jenkins_types.go
@@ -374,6 +374,10 @@ type JenkinsMaster struct {
 
 	// DisableCSRFProtection allows you to toggle CSRF Protection on Jenkins
 	DisableCSRFProtection bool `json:"disableCSRFProtection"`
+
+	// PriorityClassName for Jenkins master pod
+	// +optional
+	PriorityClassName string `json:"priorityClassName,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // Service defines Kubernetes service attributes
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jenkins/configuration/base/reconcile.go b/pkg/controller/jenkins/configuration/base/reconcile.go
index 64cada6a..420eb273 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jenkins/configuration/base/reconcile.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jenkins/configuration/base/reconcile.go
@@ -648,6 +648,12 @@ func (r *ReconcileJenkinsBaseConfiguration) checkForPodRecreation(currentJenkins
 			len(currentJenkinsMasterPod.Spec.Containers), len(r.Configuration.Jenkins.Spec.Master.Containers)))
 	}
 
+	if r.Configuration.Jenkins.Spec.Master.PriorityClassName != currentJenkinsMasterPod.Spec.PriorityClassName {
+		messages = append(messages, "Jenkins priorityClassName has changed")
+		verbose = append(verbose, fmt.Sprintf("Jenkins priorityClassName has changed, actual '%+v' required '%+v'",
+			currentJenkinsMasterPod.Spec.PriorityClassName, r.Configuration.Jenkins.Spec.Master.PriorityClassName))
+	}
+
 	customResourceReplaced := (r.Configuration.Jenkins.Status.BaseConfigurationCompletedTime == nil ||
 		r.Configuration.Jenkins.Status.UserConfigurationCompletedTime == nil) &&
 		r.Configuration.Jenkins.Status.UserAndPasswordHash == ""
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jenkins/configuration/base/resources/pod.go b/pkg/controller/jenkins/configuration/base/resources/pod.go
index 22585cfd..dde4609b 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jenkins/configuration/base/resources/pod.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jenkins/configuration/base/resources/pod.go
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ func NewJenkinsMasterPod(objectMeta metav1.ObjectMeta, jenkins *v1alpha2.Jenkins
 			SecurityContext:    jenkins.Spec.Master.SecurityContext,
 			ImagePullSecrets:   jenkins.Spec.Master.ImagePullSecrets,
 			Tolerations:        jenkins.Spec.Master.Tolerations,
+			PriorityClassName:  jenkins.Spec.Master.PriorityClassName,
 		},
 	}
 }