diff --git a/erpnext/projects/doctype/project/project.py b/erpnext/projects/doctype/project/project.py
index 748c755d377..8704147cd22 100644
--- a/erpnext/projects/doctype/project/project.py
+++ b/erpnext/projects/doctype/project/project.py
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ class Project(Document):
 				is_group=task_details.is_group,
 				color=task_details.color,
 				template_task=task_details.name,
+				priority=task_details.priority,
 			)
 		).insert()
 
diff --git a/erpnext/projects/doctype/project/test_project.py b/erpnext/projects/doctype/project/test_project.py
index e49fecd1f47..b8340ffe193 100644
--- a/erpnext/projects/doctype/project/test_project.py
+++ b/erpnext/projects/doctype/project/test_project.py
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@ class TestProject(FrappeTestCase):
 		task1 = task_exists("Test Template Task with No Parent and Dependency")
 		if not task1:
 			task1 = create_task(
-				subject="Test Template Task with No Parent and Dependency", is_template=1, begin=5, duration=3
+				subject="Test Template Task with No Parent and Dependency",
+				is_template=1,
+				begin=5,
+				duration=3,
+				priority="High",
 			)
 
 		template = make_project_template(
@@ -32,11 +36,12 @@ class TestProject(FrappeTestCase):
 		project = get_project(project_name, template)
 		tasks = frappe.get_all(
 			"Task",
-			["subject", "exp_end_date", "depends_on_tasks"],
+			["subject", "exp_end_date", "depends_on_tasks", "priority"],
 			dict(project=project.name),
 			order_by="creation asc",
 		)
 
+		self.assertEqual(tasks[0].priority, "High")
 		self.assertEqual(tasks[0].subject, "Test Template Task with No Parent and Dependency")
 		self.assertEqual(getdate(tasks[0].exp_end_date), calculate_end_date(project, 5, 3))
 		self.assertEqual(len(tasks), 1)
diff --git a/erpnext/projects/doctype/task/test_task.py b/erpnext/projects/doctype/task/test_task.py
index c0333f8f590..ea7d6edcdf9 100644
--- a/erpnext/projects/doctype/task/test_task.py
+++ b/erpnext/projects/doctype/task/test_task.py
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ def create_task(
 	begin=0,
 	duration=0,
 	save=True,
+	priority=None,
 ):
 	if not frappe.db.exists("Task", subject):
 		task = frappe.new_doc("Task")
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ def create_task(
 		task.duration = duration
 		task.is_group = is_group
 		task.parent_task = parent_task
+		task.priority = priority
 		if save:
 			task.save()
 	else: