diff --git a/libretroshare/src/serialiser/itempriorities.h b/libretroshare/src/serialiser/itempriorities.h
index b86e635d4..b6d7586f8 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/serialiser/itempriorities.h
+++ b/libretroshare/src/serialiser/itempriorities.h
@@ -90,3 +90,6 @@ const uint8_t QOS_PRIORITY_RS_BWCTRL_ALLOWED_ITEM 		= 9 ;
 const uint8_t QOS_PRIORITY_RS_DSDV_ROUTE     			= 4 ;
 const uint8_t QOS_PRIORITY_RS_DSDV_DATA     			= 2 ;
 
+// GXS
+//
+const uint8_t QOS_PRIORITY_RS_GXS_NET                   = 3 ;
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/serialiser/rsnxsitems.h b/libretroshare/src/serialiser/rsnxsitems.h
index 37a4fffe8..8df77fb27 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/serialiser/rsnxsitems.h
+++ b/libretroshare/src/serialiser/rsnxsitems.h
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #include "serialiser/rstlvbase.h"
 #include "serialiser/rstlvtypes.h"
 #include "serialiser/rstlvkeys.h"
-
 #include "gxs/rsgxsdata.h"
 
 
@@ -69,7 +68,11 @@ class RsNxsItem : public RsItem
 
 public:
     RsNxsItem(uint16_t servtype, uint8_t subtype)
-        : RsItem(RS_PKT_VERSION_SERVICE, servtype, subtype), transactionNumber(0) { return; }
+        : RsItem(RS_PKT_VERSION_SERVICE, servtype, subtype), transactionNumber(0)
+    {
+    	setPriorityLevel(QOS_PRIORITY_RS_GXS_NET);
+        return;
+    }
 
     virtual void clear() = 0;
     virtual std::ostream &print(std::ostream &out, uint16_t indent = 0) = 0;