diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f155d8409..58928ee39 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ Bugs
    left-justified (thanks to Steve Rader).
  + Fixed bug #1150, which referenced deprecated features in the tutorial man
    page (thanks to Benjamin Weber).
+ + Fixed bug #1154, which now allows priorities to be specified in any case.
  + Improved hyphenation by splitting on commas (even if no whitespace after).
    Leads to better output of, for example, 'task show', where comma-separated
    lists are common.
diff --git a/src/E9.cpp b/src/E9.cpp
index 51cc32554..4d19a5b17 100644
--- a/src/E9.cpp
+++ b/src/E9.cpp
@@ -534,7 +534,9 @@ void E9::operator_equal (
   }
 
   // Case-insensitive comparison for status. Fixes #1110.
-  else if (left._raw == "status")
+  // Also priority, fixing #1154.
+  else if (left._raw == "status" ||
+           left._raw == "priority")
   {
     result._value = compare (left._value, right._value, false)
                 ? "true"