diff --git a/src/gleam/erlang/process.gleam b/src/gleam/erlang/process.gleam
index 35df254..5845b12 100644
--- a/src/gleam/erlang/process.gleam
+++ b/src/gleam/erlang/process.gleam
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ pub fn spawn(running: fn() -> anything) -> Pid
 @external(erlang, "proc_lib", "spawn")
 pub fn spawn_unlinked(a: fn() -> anything) -> Pid
 
+type Alias
+
 /// A `Subject` is a value that processes can use to send and receive messages
 /// to and from each other in a well typed way.
 ///
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ pub fn spawn_unlinked(a: fn() -> anything) -> Pid
 pub opaque type Subject(message) {
   Subject(owner: Pid, tag: Dynamic)
   NamedSubject(name: Name(message))
+  PrioritySubject(owner: Pid, alias: Alias, tag: Dynamic)
 }
 
 /// Create a subject for the given process with the give tag. This is unsafe!
@@ -91,6 +94,27 @@ pub fn unsafely_create_subject(owner: Pid, tag: Dynamic) -> Subject(message) {
   Subject(owner, tag)
 }
 
+@external(erlang, "gleam_erlang_ffi", "new_priority_alias")
+fn new_priority_alias() -> Alias
+
+/// Create a subject that sends and receives priority messages.
+/// Priority messages will be inserted before regular messages,
+/// after other priority messages.
+/// 
+/// Warning: OTP 28 and above is required for this feature.
+/// Warning: Priority messages are intended to solve very specific problems.
+/// You very seldom need to resort to usage of priority messages. Receiving 
+/// processes have not been optimized for handling large amounts of priority 
+/// messages.
+///
+pub fn priority_subject() -> Subject(message) {
+  PrioritySubject(
+    owner: self(),
+    alias: new_priority_alias(),
+    tag: reference_to_dynamic(reference.new()),
+  )
+}
+
 /// A name is an identity that a process can adopt, after which they will receive
 /// messages sent to that name. This has two main advantages:
 ///
@@ -150,6 +174,7 @@ pub fn subject_name(subject: Subject(message)) -> Result(Name(message), Nil) {
   case subject {
     NamedSubject(name:) -> Ok(name)
     Subject(..) -> Error(Nil)
+    PrioritySubject(..) -> Error(Nil)
   }
 }
 
@@ -169,6 +194,7 @@ pub fn subject_owner(subject: Subject(message)) -> Result(Pid, Nil) {
   case subject {
     NamedSubject(name) -> named(name)
     Subject(pid, _) -> Ok(pid)
+    PrioritySubject(owner:, ..) -> Ok(owner)
   }
 }
 
@@ -177,6 +203,9 @@ type DoNotLeak
 @external(erlang, "erlang", "send")
 fn raw_send(a: Pid, b: message) -> DoNotLeak
 
+@external(erlang, "gleam_erlang_ffi", "send_priority")
+fn raw_send_alias(a: Alias, b: message) -> DoNotLeak
+
 /// Send a message to a process using a `Subject`. The message must be of the
 /// type that the `Subject` accepts.
 ///
@@ -220,6 +249,8 @@ pub fn send(subject: Subject(message), message: message) -> Nil {
       let assert Ok(pid) = named(name) as "Sending to unregistered name"
       raw_send(pid, #(name, message))
     }
+    PrioritySubject(owner: _, alias:, tag:) ->
+      raw_send_alias(alias, #(tag, message))
   }
   Nil
 }
@@ -249,7 +280,7 @@ pub fn receive(
   within timeout: Int,
 ) -> Result(message, Nil) {
   case subject {
-    NamedSubject(..) -> perform_receive(subject, timeout)
+    NamedSubject(..) | PrioritySubject(..) -> perform_receive(subject, timeout)
     Subject(owner:, ..) ->
       case owner == self() {
         True -> perform_receive(subject, timeout)
@@ -416,7 +447,8 @@ pub fn select_map(
   let handler = fn(message: #(Reference, message)) { transform(message.1) }
   case subject {
     NamedSubject(name) -> insert_selector_handler(selector, #(name, 2), handler)
-    Subject(_, tag:) -> insert_selector_handler(selector, #(tag, 2), handler)
+    Subject(_, tag:) | PrioritySubject(tag:, ..) ->
+      insert_selector_handler(selector, #(tag, 2), handler)
   }
 }
 
@@ -429,7 +461,8 @@ pub fn deselect(
 ) -> Selector(payload) {
   case subject {
     NamedSubject(name) -> remove_selector_handler(selector, #(name, 2))
-    Subject(_, tag:) -> remove_selector_handler(selector, #(tag, 2))
+    Subject(_, tag:) | PrioritySubject(tag:, ..) ->
+      remove_selector_handler(selector, #(tag, 2))
   }
 }
 
@@ -752,6 +785,8 @@ pub fn send_after(subject: Subject(msg), delay: Int, message: msg) -> Timer {
   case subject {
     NamedSubject(name) -> name_send_after(delay, name, #(name, message))
     Subject(owner, tag) -> pid_send_after(delay, owner, #(tag, message))
+    PrioritySubject(..) ->
+      panic as "send_after does not support priority aliases"
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gleam_erlang_ffi.erl b/src/gleam_erlang_ffi.erl
index b1ad710..e73b64e 100644
--- a/src/gleam_erlang_ffi.erl
+++ b/src/gleam_erlang_ffi.erl
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     select/2, trap_exits/1, map_selector/2, merge_selector/2, flush_messages/0,
     priv_directory/1, connect_node/1, register_process/2, unregister_process/1,
     process_named/1, identity/1, 'receive'/1, 'receive'/2, new_name/1,
-    cast_down_message/1, cast_exit_reason/1
+    cast_down_message/1, cast_exit_reason/1, new_priority_alias/0, send_priority/2
 ]).
 
 -spec atom_from_string(binary()) -> {ok, atom()} | {error, nil}.
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ cast_down_message({'DOWN', Ref, port, Pid, Reason}) ->
 'receive'({named_subject, Name}) ->
     receive
         {Name, Message} -> Message
+    end;
+'receive'({priority_subject, _Pid, _Alias, Ref}) ->
+    receive
+        {Ref, Message} -> Message
     end.
 
 'receive'({subject, _Pid, Ref}, Timeout) ->
@@ -99,6 +103,12 @@ cast_down_message({'DOWN', Ref, port, Pid, Reason}) ->
         {Name, Message} -> {ok, Message}
     after Timeout ->
         {error, nil}
+    end;
+'receive'({priority_subject, _Pid, _Alias, Ref}, Timeout) ->
+    receive
+        {Ref, Message} -> {ok, Message}
+    after Timeout ->
+        {error, nil}
     end.
 
 demonitor(Reference) ->
@@ -162,3 +172,9 @@ process_named(Name) ->
 
 identity(X) ->
     X.
+
+new_priority_alias() ->
+    erlang:alias([priority]).
+
+send_priority(Alias, Message) ->
+    erlang:send(Alias, Message, [priority]).
diff --git a/test/gleam/erlang/process_test.gleam b/test/gleam/erlang/process_test.gleam
index 1a86c2b..7e7c01b 100644
--- a/test/gleam/erlang/process_test.gleam
+++ b/test/gleam/erlang/process_test.gleam
@@ -666,3 +666,18 @@ pub fn name_test() {
   let assert Ok("Hello") = process.receive(subject, 0)
   process.unregister(name)
 }
+
+pub fn subject_priority_test() {
+  let subject = process.new_subject()
+  let priority_subject = process.priority_subject()
+
+  process.send(subject, 123)
+  process.sleep(100)
+  process.send(priority_subject, 321)
+  let selector =
+    process.new_selector()
+    |> process.select(subject)
+    |> process.select(priority_subject)
+
+  assert process.selector_receive_forever(selector) == 321
+}