diff --git a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/sabnzbd/__init__.py b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/sabnzbd/__init__.py
index f0dde2c7..392bb193 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/sabnzbd/__init__.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/sabnzbd/__init__.py
@@ -34,6 +34,15 @@ config = [{
                     'label': 'Category',
                     'description': 'The category CP places the nzb in. Like <strong>movies</strong> or <strong>couchpotato</strong>',
                 },
+                {
+                    'name': 'priority',
+                    'label': 'Priority',
+                    'type': 'dropdown',
+                    'default': '0',
+                    'advanced': True,
+                    'values': [('Paused', -2), ('Low', -1), ('Normal', 0), ('High', 1), ('Forced', 2)],
+                    'description': 'Priority in the SABnzbd queue. Option to add paused.',
+                },
                 {
                     'name': 'manual',
                     'default': False,
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/sabnzbd/main.py b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/sabnzbd/main.py
index bdf58dc0..d72dc05b 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/sabnzbd/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/sabnzbd/main.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class Sabnzbd(Downloader):
             'cat': self.conf('category'),
             'mode': 'addurl',
             'nzbname': self.createNzbName(data, movie),
+            'priority': self.conf('priority'),
         }
 
         if filedata: