diff --git a/src/Configuration/IndexConfigInterface.php b/src/Configuration/IndexConfigInterface.php
index f34db9284..d16b17da1 100644
--- a/src/Configuration/IndexConfigInterface.php
+++ b/src/Configuration/IndexConfigInterface.php
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
  *     mapping: TMapping,
  *     model: mixed,
  *     index_patterns?: list<non-empty-string>,
+ *     priority?: int,
  * }
  * @phpstan-type TElasticConfig = array{
  *     date_detection?: bool,
diff --git a/src/Configuration/IndexTemplateConfig.php b/src/Configuration/IndexTemplateConfig.php
index 89a6f513c..b55a0af24 100644
--- a/src/Configuration/IndexTemplateConfig.php
+++ b/src/Configuration/IndexTemplateConfig.php
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ class IndexTemplateConfig implements IndexConfigInterface
      */
     private array $indexPatterns;
 
+    /**
+     * The priority of the index template.
+     */
+    private int $priority;
+
     /**
      * Constructor expects an array as generated by the Container Configuration builder.
      *
@@ -43,6 +48,7 @@ public function __construct(array $config)
         $this->settings = $config['settings'] ?? [];
         $this->config = $config['config'];
         $this->mapping = $config['mapping'];
+        $this->priority = $config['priority'];
 
         if (!isset($config['index_patterns']) || !\is_array($config['index_patterns']) || \count($config['index_patterns']) < 1) {
             throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Index patterns value(s) must be set');
@@ -60,4 +66,12 @@ public function getIndexPatterns(): array
     {
         return $this->indexPatterns;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets index template priority.
+     */
+    public function getPriority(): int
+    {
+        return $this->priority;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php b/src/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
index 52e97ac97..f9c3cf1ad 100644
--- a/src/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
+++ b/src/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
@@ -486,6 +486,7 @@ private function addIndexTemplatesSection(ArrayNodeDefinition $rootNode): void
                                 ->prototype('scalar')
                                 ->end()
                             ->end()
+                            ->integerNode('priority')->defaultValue(0)->end()
                             ->scalarNode('client')->end()
                             ->variableNode('settings')->defaultValue([])->end()
                             ->booleanNode('date_detection')->end()
diff --git a/src/DependencyInjection/FOSElasticaExtension.php b/src/DependencyInjection/FOSElasticaExtension.php
index 5446640df..cf5ea7129 100644
--- a/src/DependencyInjection/FOSElasticaExtension.php
+++ b/src/DependencyInjection/FOSElasticaExtension.php
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ private function loadIndexTemplates(array $indexTemplates, ContainerBuilder $con
                 'name' => $name,
                 'settings' => $indexTemplate['settings'],
                 'index_patterns' => $indexTemplate['index_patterns'],
+                'priority' => $indexTemplate['priority'],
             ];
 
             $this->loadIndexConfig((array) $indexTemplate, $this->indexTemplateConfigs[$name]);
diff --git a/src/Index/MappingBuilder.php b/src/Index/MappingBuilder.php
index a7a8d6b5a..e46e6e177 100644
--- a/src/Index/MappingBuilder.php
+++ b/src/Index/MappingBuilder.php
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public function buildIndexMapping(IndexConfigInterface $indexConfig): array
     /**
      * Builds mappings for an entire index template.
      *
-     * @return array{index_patterns: list<non-empty-string>, mappings?: TMapping, settings?: TSettings, template?: array{mappings?: TMapping, settings?: TSettings}}
+     * @return array{index_patterns: list<non-empty-string>, mappings?: TMapping, settings?: TSettings, template?: array{mappings?: TMapping, settings?: TSettings}, priority: int}
      */
     public function buildIndexTemplateMapping(IndexTemplateConfig $indexTemplateConfig): array
     {
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ public function buildIndexTemplateMapping(IndexTemplateConfig $indexTemplateConf
             if ($template) {
                 $mapping['template'] = $template;
             }
+
+            $mapping['priority'] = $indexTemplateConfig->getPriority();
         }
 
         $mapping['index_patterns'] = $indexTemplateConfig->getIndexPatterns();
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Configuration/IndexTemplateConfigTest.php b/tests/Unit/Configuration/IndexTemplateConfigTest.php
index 488f9653a..4bd4a0d2c 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Configuration/IndexTemplateConfigTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Configuration/IndexTemplateConfigTest.php
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ public function testInstantiate(): void
             'index_patterns' => ['t*'],
             'config' => [],
             'mapping' => [],
+            'priority' => 0,
         ];
         $indexTemplate = new IndexTemplateConfig($config);
         $this->assertEquals($name, $indexTemplate->getName());
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ public function testInstantiate(): void
                 'name' => $indexTemplate->getName(),
                 'settings' => $indexTemplate->getSettings(),
                 'index_patterns' => $indexTemplate->getIndexPatterns(),
+                'priority' => $indexTemplate->getPriority(),
                 'config' => [],
                 'mapping' => [],
             ]
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ public function testIncorrectInstantiate(): void
             'settings' => [1],
             'config' => [],
             'mapping' => [],
+            'priority' => 0,
         ];
 
         $this->expectException(\InvalidArgumentException::class);
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Configuration/Source/TemplateContainerSourceTest.php b/tests/Unit/Configuration/Source/TemplateContainerSourceTest.php
index 88bb96d87..ae7dbfc9a 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Configuration/Source/TemplateContainerSourceTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Configuration/Source/TemplateContainerSourceTest.php
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public function testGetConfiguration(): void
                         'some_setting' => 'setting_value',
                     ],
                     'index_patterns' => ['some_index_config_*'],
+                    'priority' => 0,
                 ],
             ]
         );
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Index/MappingBuilderTest.php b/tests/Unit/Index/MappingBuilderTest.php
index 2b3505b33..f13b6bdbd 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Index/MappingBuilderTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Index/MappingBuilderTest.php
@@ -69,9 +69,13 @@ public function testMappingBuilderStoreProperty(): void
 
     public function testBuildIndexTemplateMapping(): void
     {
-        $config = new IndexTemplateConfig(
-            ['index_patterns' => ['index_template_*'], 'name' => 'some_template', 'config' => [], 'mapping' => $this->indexConfig->getMapping()]
-        );
+        $config = new IndexTemplateConfig([
+            'index_patterns' => ['index_template_*'],
+            'name' => 'some_template',
+            'config' => [],
+            'mapping' => $this->indexConfig->getMapping(),
+            'priority' => 0,
+        ]);
 
         $expected = ElasticsearchVersionDetector::usesNewIndexTemplateApi()
             ? [
@@ -79,6 +83,7 @@ public function testBuildIndexTemplateMapping(): void
                     'mappings' => $this->indexConfig->getMapping(),
                 ],
                 'index_patterns' => ['index_template_*'],
+                'priority' => 0,
             ]
             : [
                 'index_patterns' => ['index_template_*'],