diff --git a/src/AsyncTCP.cpp b/src/AsyncTCP.cpp
index a26b916..f38e42c 100644
--- a/src/AsyncTCP.cpp
+++ b/src/AsyncTCP.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static bool _start_asyncsock_task(void)
             "asyncTcpSock",
             CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_STACK,
             NULL,
-            3,                              // <-- TODO: make priority a compile-time parameter
+            CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_TASK_PRIORITY,
             &_asyncsock_service_task_handle,
             CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_RUNNING_CORE);
         if (!_asyncsock_service_task_handle) return false;
diff --git a/src/AsyncTCP.h b/src/AsyncTCP.h
index 6458d2f..7e9a8fc 100644
--- a/src/AsyncTCP.h
+++ b/src/AsyncTCP.h
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ extern "C" {
 #ifndef CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_STACK
 #define CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_STACK 16384  // 8192 * 2
 #endif
+#ifndef CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_TASK_PRIORITY
+#define CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_TASK_PRIORITY 3
+#endif
 
 class AsyncClient;