diff --git a/dev/api/requests/chapters-create.json b/dev/api/requests/chapters-create.json
index ca06fc298..afd3c71f1 100644
--- a/dev/api/requests/chapters-create.json
+++ b/dev/api/requests/chapters-create.json
@@ -5,5 +5,7 @@
   "tags": [
     {"name": "Category", "value": "Top Content"},
     {"name": "Rating", "value": "Highest"}
-  ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  ],
+  "priority": 15
+}
+}
diff --git a/dev/api/requests/chapters-update.json b/dev/api/requests/chapters-update.json
index 6bd3a3e5c..f62d63d1e 100644
--- a/dev/api/requests/chapters-update.json
+++ b/dev/api/requests/chapters-update.json
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
   "tags": [
     {"name": "Category", "value": "Kinda Good Content"},
     {"name": "Rating", "value": "Medium"}
-  ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  ],
+  "priority": 15
+}
diff --git a/dev/api/requests/pages-create.json b/dev/api/requests/pages-create.json
index 1f53b42d4..5a21a80c7 100644
--- a/dev/api/requests/pages-create.json
+++ b/dev/api/requests/pages-create.json
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
 	"tags": [
 		{"name": "Category", "value": "Not Bad Content"},
 		{"name": "Rating", "value": "Average"}
-	]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+	],
+	"priority": 15
+}
diff --git a/dev/api/requests/pages-update.json b/dev/api/requests/pages-update.json
index b9bfeb630..fc8c73c0c 100644
--- a/dev/api/requests/pages-update.json
+++ b/dev/api/requests/pages-update.json
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
 	"tags": [
 		{"name": "Category", "value": "API Examples"},
 		{"name": "Rating", "value": "Alright"}
-	]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+	],
+	"priority": 15
+}
diff --git a/tests/Api/ChaptersApiTest.php b/tests/Api/ChaptersApiTest.php
index 713d8bba4..a99a85af8 100644
--- a/tests/Api/ChaptersApiTest.php
+++ b/tests/Api/ChaptersApiTest.php
@@ -61,6 +61,37 @@ class ChaptersApiTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertActivityExists('chapter_create', $newItem);
     }
 
+    public function test_create_applies_correct_priority()
+    {
+        $this->actingAsApiEditor();
+        $book = $this->entities->book();
+        $details = [
+            'name'        => 'My API chapter',
+            'description' => 'A chapter created via the API',
+            'book_id'     => $book->id,
+            'tags'        => [
+                [
+                    'name'  => 'tagname',
+                    'value' => 'tagvalue',
+                ],
+            ],
+            'priority'     => 15,
+        ];
+
+        $resp = $this->postJson($this->baseEndpoint, $details);
+        $resp->assertStatus(200);
+        $newItem = Chapter::query()->orderByDesc('id')->where('name', '=', $details['name'])->first();
+        $resp->assertJson(array_merge($details, ['id' => $newItem->id, 'slug' => $newItem->slug]));
+        $this->assertDatabaseHas('tags', [
+            'entity_id'   => $newItem->id,
+            'entity_type' => $newItem->getMorphClass(),
+            'name'        => 'tagname',
+            'value'       => 'tagvalue',
+        ]);
+        $resp->assertJsonMissing(['pages' => []]);
+        $this->assertActivityExists('chapter_create', $newItem);
+    }
+
     public function test_chapter_name_needed_to_create()
     {
         $this->actingAsApiEditor();
@@ -137,6 +168,7 @@ class ChaptersApiTest extends TestCase
                     'value' => 'freshtagval',
                 ],
             ],
+            'priority'    => 15,
         ];
 
         $resp = $this->putJson($this->baseEndpoint . "/{$chapter->id}", $details);
diff --git a/tests/Api/PagesApiTest.php b/tests/Api/PagesApiTest.php
index 4a81f738b..a1f65692f 100644
--- a/tests/Api/PagesApiTest.php
+++ b/tests/Api/PagesApiTest.php
@@ -63,6 +63,39 @@ class PagesApiTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertActivityExists('page_create', $newItem);
     }
 
+    public function test_create_applies_correct_priority()
+    {
+        $this->actingAsApiEditor();
+        $book = $this->entities->book();
+        $details = [
+            'name'    => 'My API page',
+            'book_id' => $book->id,
+            'html'    => '<p>My new page content</p>',
+            'tags'    => [
+                [
+                    'name'  => 'tagname',
+                    'value' => 'tagvalue',
+                ],
+            ],
+            'priority' => 15,
+        ];
+
+        $resp = $this->postJson($this->baseEndpoint, $details);
+        unset($details['html']);
+        $resp->assertStatus(200);
+        $newItem = Page::query()->orderByDesc('id')->where('name', '=', $details['name'])->first();
+        $resp->assertJson(array_merge($details, ['id' => $newItem->id, 'slug' => $newItem->slug]));
+        $this->assertDatabaseHas('tags', [
+            'entity_id'   => $newItem->id,
+            'entity_type' => $newItem->getMorphClass(),
+            'name'        => 'tagname',
+            'value'       => 'tagvalue',
+        ]);
+        $resp->assertSeeText('My new page content');
+        $resp->assertJsonMissing(['book' => []]);
+        $this->assertActivityExists('page_create', $newItem);
+    }
+
     public function test_page_name_needed_to_create()
     {
         $this->actingAsApiEditor();
@@ -207,6 +240,7 @@ class PagesApiTest extends TestCase
                     'value' => 'freshtagval',
                 ],
             ],
+            'priority' => 15,
         ];
 
         $resp = $this->putJson($this->baseEndpoint . "/{$page->id}", $details);