diff --git a/pkg/cache/placeholder.go b/pkg/cache/placeholder.go
index 292ddd4aa..f3b91bd83 100644
--- a/pkg/cache/placeholder.go
+++ b/pkg/cache/placeholder.go
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ func newPlaceholder(placeholderName string, app *Application, taskGroup interfac
 		}
 	}
 
+	var priority *int32
+	if task := app.GetOriginatingTask(); task != nil {
+		priority = task.GetTaskPod().Spec.Priority
+	}
+
 	// prepare the resource lists
 	requests := utils.GetPlaceholderResourceRequests(taskGroup.MinResource)
 	limits := utils.GetPlaceholderResourceLimits(taskGroup.MinResource)
@@ -116,6 +121,7 @@ func newPlaceholder(placeholderName string, app *Application, taskGroup interfac
 			NodeSelector:  taskGroup.NodeSelector,
 			Tolerations:   taskGroup.Tolerations,
 			Affinity:      taskGroup.Affinity,
+			Priority:      priority,
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/cache/placeholder_manager_test.go b/pkg/cache/placeholder_manager_test.go
index 33db90e67..978f1b75e 100644
--- a/pkg/cache/placeholder_manager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cache/placeholder_manager_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package cache
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -89,6 +90,13 @@ func TestCreateAppPlaceholdersWithExistingPods(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, (*v1.Pod)(nil), createdPods["tg-test-group-1-app01-0"], "Pod should not have been created")
 	assert.Equal(t, (*v1.Pod)(nil), createdPods["tg-test-group-1-app01-1"], "Pod should not have been created")
 	assert.Equal(t, (*v1.Pod)(nil), createdPods["tg-test-group-1-app02-0"], "Pod should not have been created")
+	for _, tg := range []string{"tg-test-group-1-app01-", "tg-test-group-2-app01-"} {
+		for i := 2; i <= 9; i++ {
+			podName := tg + strconv.Itoa(i)
+			priority := createdPods[podName].Spec.Priority
+			assert.Equal(t, *priority, int32(10), "Pod should not have been created")
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 func createAndCheckPlaceholderCreate(mockedAPIProvider *client.MockedAPIProvider, app *Application, t *testing.T) map[string]*v1.Pod {
@@ -102,6 +110,13 @@ func createAndCheckPlaceholderCreate(mockedAPIProvider *client.MockedAPIProvider
 	err := placeholderMgr.createAppPlaceholders(app)
 	assert.NilError(t, err, "create app placeholders should be successful")
 	assert.Equal(t, len(createdPods), 30)
+	var priority *int32
+	for _, tg := range []string{"tg-test-group-1-app01-", "tg-test-group-2-app01-"} {
+		for i := 2; i <= 9; i++ {
+			podName := tg + strconv.Itoa(i)
+			assert.Equal(t, priority, createdPods[podName].Spec.Priority, "Pod should not have been created")
+		}
+	}
 	return createdPods
 }
 
@@ -151,6 +166,8 @@ func createAppWIthTaskGroupForTest() *Application {
 func createAppWIthTaskGroupAndPodsForTest() *Application {
 	app := createAppWIthTaskGroupForTest()
 	mockedContext := initContextForTest()
+	priority := int32(10)
+	specPriority := &priority
 	pod1 := &v1.Pod{
 		TypeMeta: apis.TypeMeta{
 			Kind:       "Pod",
@@ -160,6 +177,9 @@ func createAppWIthTaskGroupAndPodsForTest() *Application {
 			Name: "tg-test-group-1-app01-0",
 			UID:  "UID-01",
 		},
+		Spec: v1.PodSpec{
+			Priority: specPriority,
+		},
 	}
 	pod2 := &v1.Pod{
 		TypeMeta: apis.TypeMeta{
@@ -186,7 +206,9 @@ func createAppWIthTaskGroupAndPodsForTest() *Application {
 	task1 := NewTask(taskID1, app, mockedContext, pod1)
 	task1.placeholder = true
 	task1.pod = pod1
+	task1.originator = true
 	app.taskMap[taskID1] = task1
+	app.setOriginatingTask(task1)
 
 	taskID2 := "task1-02"
 	task2 := NewTask(taskID2, app, mockedContext, pod2)
diff --git a/pkg/cache/placeholder_test.go b/pkg/cache/placeholder_test.go
index bc5cb6472..e7ebdc095 100644
--- a/pkg/cache/placeholder_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cache/placeholder_test.go
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ func TestNewPlaceholder(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, len(holder.pod.Spec.ImagePullSecrets), 2, "unexpected number of pull secrets")
 	assert.Equal(t, "secret1", holder.pod.Spec.ImagePullSecrets[0].Name)
 	assert.Equal(t, "secret2", holder.pod.Spec.ImagePullSecrets[1].Name)
+	var priority *int32
+	assert.Equal(t, priority, holder.pod.Spec.Priority)
 }
 
 func TestNewPlaceholderWithLabelsAndAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
@@ -148,6 +150,8 @@ func TestNewPlaceholderWithLabelsAndAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 	var taskGroupsDef []interfaces.TaskGroup
 	err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(holder.pod.Annotations["yunikorn.apache.org/task-groups"]), &taskGroupsDef)
 	assert.NilError(t, err, "taskGroupsDef unmarshal failed")
+	var priority *int32
+	assert.Equal(t, priority, holder.pod.Spec.Priority)
 }
 
 func TestNewPlaceholderWithNodeSelectors(t *testing.T) {
@@ -160,6 +164,8 @@ func TestNewPlaceholderWithNodeSelectors(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, len(holder.pod.Spec.NodeSelector), 2)
 	assert.Equal(t, holder.pod.Spec.NodeSelector["nodeType"], "test")
 	assert.Equal(t, holder.pod.Spec.NodeSelector["nodeState"], "healthy")
+	var priority *int32
+	assert.Equal(t, priority, holder.pod.Spec.Priority)
 }
 
 func TestNewPlaceholderWithTolerations(t *testing.T) {
@@ -175,6 +181,8 @@ func TestNewPlaceholderWithTolerations(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, tlr.Value, "value1")
 	assert.Equal(t, tlr.Operator, v1.TolerationOpEqual)
 	assert.Equal(t, tlr.Effect, v1.TaintEffectNoSchedule)
+	var priority *int32
+	assert.Equal(t, priority, holder.pod.Spec.Priority)
 }
 
 func TestNewPlaceholderWithAffinity(t *testing.T) {
@@ -192,6 +200,8 @@ func TestNewPlaceholderWithAffinity(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, term[0].LabelSelector.MatchExpressions[0].Key, "service")
 	assert.Equal(t, term[0].LabelSelector.MatchExpressions[0].Operator, metav1.LabelSelectorOpIn)
 	assert.Equal(t, term[0].LabelSelector.MatchExpressions[0].Values[0], "securityscan")
+	var priority *int32
+	assert.Equal(t, priority, holder.pod.Spec.Priority)
 }
 
 func TestNewPlaceholderTaskGroupsDefinition(t *testing.T) {
@@ -208,6 +218,8 @@ func TestNewPlaceholderTaskGroupsDefinition(t *testing.T) {
 	app.setTaskGroupsDefinition("taskGroupsDef")
 	holder = newPlaceholder("ph-name", app, app.taskGroups[0])
 	assert.Equal(t, "taskGroupsDef", holder.pod.Annotations[constants.AnnotationTaskGroups])
+	var priority *int32
+	assert.Equal(t, priority, holder.pod.Spec.Priority)
 }
 
 func TestNewPlaceholderExtendedResources(t *testing.T) {
@@ -220,4 +232,43 @@ func TestNewPlaceholderExtendedResources(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, len(holder.pod.Spec.Containers[0].Resources.Limits), 2, "limit for extended resource not found")
 	assert.Equal(t, holder.pod.Spec.Containers[0].Resources.Limits[gpu], holder.pod.Spec.Containers[0].Resources.Requests[gpu], "gpu: expected same value for request and limit")
 	assert.Equal(t, holder.pod.Spec.Containers[0].Resources.Limits[hugepages], holder.pod.Spec.Containers[0].Resources.Requests[hugepages], "hugepages: expected same value for request and limit")
+	var priority *int32
+	assert.Equal(t, priority, holder.pod.Spec.Priority)
+}
+
+func TestNewPlaceholderWithPriority(t *testing.T) {
+	mockedSchedulerAPI := newMockSchedulerAPI()
+	app := NewApplication(appID, queue,
+		"bob", testGroups, map[string]string{constants.AppTagNamespace: namespace}, mockedSchedulerAPI)
+	app.setTaskGroups(taskGroups)
+	mockedContext := initContextForTest()
+	priority := int32(10)
+	specPriority := &priority
+	pod1 := &v1.Pod{
+		TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
+			Kind:       "Pod",
+			APIVersion: "v1",
+		},
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name: "tg-test-group-1-app01-0",
+			UID:  "UID-01",
+		},
+		Spec: v1.PodSpec{
+			Priority: specPriority,
+		},
+	}
+	taskID1 := "task1-01"
+	task1 := NewTask(taskID1, app, mockedContext, pod1)
+	task1.placeholder = true
+	task1.pod = pod1
+	task1.originator = true
+	app.taskMap[taskID1] = task1
+	app.setOriginatingTask(task1)
+
+	holder := newPlaceholder("ph-name", app, app.taskGroups[0])
+	assert.Equal(t, len(holder.pod.Spec.Containers[0].Resources.Requests), 5, "expected requests not found")
+	assert.Equal(t, len(holder.pod.Spec.Containers[0].Resources.Limits), 2, "limit for extended resource not found")
+	assert.Equal(t, holder.pod.Spec.Containers[0].Resources.Limits[gpu], holder.pod.Spec.Containers[0].Resources.Requests[gpu], "gpu: expected same value for request and limit")
+	assert.Equal(t, holder.pod.Spec.Containers[0].Resources.Limits[hugepages], holder.pod.Spec.Containers[0].Resources.Requests[hugepages], "hugepages: expected same value for request and limit")
+	assert.Equal(t, priority, *holder.pod.Spec.Priority)
 }