diff --git a/event.c b/event.c
index 28fa8d0e..3bc16bab 100644
--- a/event.c
+++ b/event.c
@@ -2072,6 +2072,13 @@ event_get_callback_arg(const struct event *ev)
 	return ev->ev_arg;
 }
 
+int
+event_get_priority(const struct event *ev)
+{
+	event_debug_assert_is_setup_(ev);
+	return ev->ev_pri;
+}
+
 int
 event_add(struct event *ev, const struct timeval *tv)
 {
diff --git a/include/event2/event.h b/include/event2/event.h
index f1331f62..1cfc3ce9 100644
--- a/include/event2/event.h
+++ b/include/event2/event.h
@@ -1124,6 +1124,12 @@ event_callback_fn event_get_callback(const struct event *ev);
 */
 void *event_get_callback_arg(const struct event *ev);
 
+/**
+   Return the priority of an event.
+   @see event_priority_init(), event_get_priority()
+*/
+int event_get_priority(const struct event *ev);
+
 /**
    Extract _all_ of arguments given to construct a given event.  The
    event_base is copied into *base_out, the fd is copied into *fd_out, and so
@@ -1226,7 +1232,7 @@ int	event_base_get_npriorities(struct event_base *eb);
   @param ev an event struct
   @param priority the new priority to be assigned
   @return 0 if successful, or -1 if an error occurred
-  @see event_priority_init()
+  @see event_priority_init(), event_get_priority()
   */
 int	event_priority_set(struct event *, int);