diff --git a/src/AsyncTCP.cpp b/src/AsyncTCP.cpp
index 3df01f5..5afccbc 100644
--- a/src/AsyncTCP.cpp
+++ b/src/AsyncTCP.cpp
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ static bool _start_async_task(){
         return false;
     }
     if(!_async_service_task_handle){
-        customTaskCreateUniversal(_async_service_task, "async_tcp", CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_STACK_SIZE, NULL, 3, &_async_service_task_handle, CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_RUNNING_CORE);
+        customTaskCreateUniversal(_async_service_task, "async_tcp", CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_STACK_SIZE, NULL, CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_PRIORITY, &_async_service_task_handle, CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_RUNNING_CORE);
         if(!_async_service_task_handle){
             return false;
         }
diff --git a/src/AsyncTCP.h b/src/AsyncTCP.h
index 476f781..9c525cd 100644
--- a/src/AsyncTCP.h
+++ b/src/AsyncTCP.h
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ extern "C" {
 #define CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_STACK_SIZE 8192 * 2
 #endif
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_PRIORITY
+#define CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_PRIORITY 3
+#endif
+
 class AsyncClient;
 
 #define ASYNC_MAX_ACK_TIME 5000