diff --git a/src/network/access/qnetworkrequestfactory.cpp b/src/network/access/qnetworkrequestfactory.cpp
index 517adad9996..081ff8ac8f3 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qnetworkrequestfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/network/access/qnetworkrequestfactory.cpp
@@ -475,6 +475,37 @@ void QNetworkRequestFactory::clearQueryParameters()
     d->queryParameters.clear();
 }
 
+/*!
+    \since 6.8
+
+    Sets the priority for any future requests created by this factory to
+    \a priority.
+
+    The default priority is \l QNetworkRequest::NormalPriority.
+
+    \sa priority(), QNetworkRequest::setPriority()
+*/
+void QNetworkRequestFactory::setPriority(QNetworkRequest::Priority priority)
+{
+    if (d->priority == priority)
+        return;
+    d.detach();
+    d->priority = priority;
+}
+
+/*!
+    \since 6.8
+
+    Returns the priority assigned to any future requests created by this
+    factory.
+
+    \sa setPriority(), QNetworkRequest::priority()
+*/
+QNetworkRequest::Priority QNetworkRequestFactory::priority() const
+{
+    return d->priority;
+}
+
 QNetworkRequestFactoryPrivate::QNetworkRequestFactoryPrivate()
     = default;
 
@@ -507,6 +538,7 @@ QNetworkRequest QNetworkRequestFactoryPrivate::newRequest(const QUrl &url) const
         request.setRawHeader("Authorization"_ba, Bearer + bearerToken);
 
     request.setTransferTimeout(transferTimeout);
+    request.setPriority(priority);
     return request;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/network/access/qnetworkrequestfactory.h b/src/network/access/qnetworkrequestfactory.h
index 6eb439e03e8..ea887ea05b9 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qnetworkrequestfactory.h
+++ b/src/network/access/qnetworkrequestfactory.h
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ public:
     Q_NETWORK_EXPORT void setQueryParameters(const QUrlQuery &query);
     Q_NETWORK_EXPORT void clearQueryParameters();
 
+    Q_NETWORK_EXPORT void setPriority(QNetworkRequest::Priority priority);
+    Q_NETWORK_EXPORT QNetworkRequest::Priority priority() const;
+
 private:
 #ifndef QT_NO_DEBUG_STREAM
     friend Q_NETWORK_EXPORT QDebug operator<<(QDebug debug, const QNetworkRequestFactory &reply);
diff --git a/src/network/access/qnetworkrequestfactory_p.h b/src/network/access/qnetworkrequestfactory_p.h
index 4807e619f3c..e98a1f7bb9d 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qnetworkrequestfactory_p.h
+++ b/src/network/access/qnetworkrequestfactory_p.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ public:
     QString userName;
     QString password;
     QUrlQuery queryParameters;
+    QNetworkRequest::Priority priority = QNetworkRequest::NormalPriority;
     std::chrono::milliseconds transferTimeout{0};
 };
 
diff --git a/tests/auto/network/access/qnetworkrequestfactory/tst_qnetworkrequestfactory.cpp b/tests/auto/network/access/qnetworkrequestfactory/tst_qnetworkrequestfactory.cpp
index 80d9e0a3dde..06e751808e3 100644
--- a/tests/auto/network/access/qnetworkrequestfactory/tst_qnetworkrequestfactory.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/network/access/qnetworkrequestfactory/tst_qnetworkrequestfactory.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
     void operators();
     void timeout();
     void userInfo();
+    void priority();
 
 private:
     const QUrl url1{u"http://foo.io"_s};
@@ -354,5 +355,18 @@ void tst_QNetworkRequestFactory::userInfo()
     QVERIFY(factory.password().isEmpty());
 }
 
+void tst_QNetworkRequestFactory::priority()
+{
+    QNetworkRequestFactory factory(u"http://example.com"_s);
+    QCOMPARE(factory.priority(), QNetworkRequest::NormalPriority);
+    auto request = factory.createRequest("/index.html");
+    QCOMPARE(request.priority(), QNetworkRequest::NormalPriority);
+
+    factory.setPriority(QNetworkRequest::HighPriority);
+    QCOMPARE(factory.priority(), QNetworkRequest::HighPriority);
+    request = factory.createRequest("/index.html");
+    QCOMPARE(request.priority(), QNetworkRequest::HighPriority);
+}
+
 QTEST_MAIN(tst_QNetworkRequestFactory)
 #include "tst_qnetworkrequestfactory.moc"