diff --git a/data/interfaces/default/config.html b/data/interfaces/default/config.html
index 81a584da..37c6a4ef 100644
--- a/data/interfaces/default/config.html
+++ b/data/interfaces/default/config.html
@@ -168,6 +168,68 @@
                                     <label>NZBget Category:</label>
                                     <input type="text" name="nzbget_category" value="${config['nzbget_cat']}" size="20">
                                 </div>
+                                <%
+                                    if config['nzbget_priority'] == -100:
+                                        prio_verylow = 'selected="selected"'
+                                        prio_low = ''
+                                        prio_normal = ''
+                                        prio_high = ''
+                                        prio_veryhigh = ''
+                                        prio_force = ''
+                                    elif config['nzbget_priority'] == -50:
+                                        prio_verylow = ''
+                                        prio_low = 'selected="selected"'
+                                        prio_normal = ''
+                                        prio_high = ''
+                                        prio_veryhigh = ''
+                                        prio_force = ''
+                                    elif config['nzbget_priority'] == 0:
+                                        prio_verylow = ''
+                                        prio_low = ''
+                                        prio_normal = 'selected="selected"'
+                                        prio_high = ''
+                                        prio_veryhigh = ''
+                                        prio_force = ''
+                                    elif config['nzbget_priority'] == 50:
+                                        prio_verylow = ''
+                                        prio_low = ''
+                                        prio_normal = ''
+                                        prio_high = 'selected="selected"'
+                                        prio_veryhigh = ''
+                                        prio_force = ''
+                                    elif config['nzbget_priority'] == 100:
+                                        prio_verylow = ''
+                                        prio_low = ''
+                                        prio_normal = ''
+                                        prio_high = ''
+                                        prio_veryhigh = 'selected="selected"'
+                                        prio_force = ''
+                                    elif config['nzbget_priority'] == 900:
+                                        prio_verylow = ''
+                                        prio_low = ''
+                                        prio_normal = ''
+                                        prio_high = ''
+                                        prio_veryhigh = ''
+                                        prio_force = 'selected="selected"'
+                                    else:
+                                        prio_verylow = ''
+                                        prio_low = ''
+                                        prio_normal = 'selected="selected"'
+                                        prio_high = ''
+                                        prio_veryhigh = ''
+                                        prio_force = ''
+                                %>
+                                <div class="row">
+                                    <label>NZBget Priority:</label>
+                                    <select name="nzbget_priority" id="nzbget_priority">
+                                        <option value="-100" ${prio_verylow}>Very Low</option>
+                                        <option value="-50" ${prio_low}>Low</option>
+                                        <option value="0" ${prio_normal}>Normal</option>
+                                        <option value="50" ${prio_high}>High</option>
+                                        <option value="100" ${prio_veryhigh}>Very High</option>
+                                        <option value="900" ${prio_force}>Force</option>
+                                    </select>
+                                </div>
                             </fieldset>
 
                             <fieldset id="blackhole_options">
diff --git a/headphones/__init__.py b/headphones/__init__.py
index 0560a9fa..8248799e 100644
--- a/headphones/__init__.py
+++ b/headphones/__init__.py
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ NZBGET_USERNAME = None
 NZBGET_PASSWORD = None
 NZBGET_CATEGORY = None
 NZBGET_HOST = None
+NZBGET_PRIORITY = 0
 
 HEADPHONES_INDEXER = False
 
@@ -355,7 +356,7 @@ def initialize():
                 TORRENTBLACKHOLE_DIR, NUMBEROFSEEDERS, KAT, KAT_PROXY_URL, KAT_RATIO, PIRATEBAY, PIRATEBAY_PROXY_URL, PIRATEBAY_RATIO, MININOVA, MININOVA_RATIO, WAFFLES, WAFFLES_UID, WAFFLES_PASSKEY, WAFFLES_RATIO, \
                 RUTRACKER, RUTRACKER_USER, RUTRACKER_PASSWORD, RUTRACKER_RATIO, WHATCD, WHATCD_USERNAME, WHATCD_PASSWORD, WHATCD_RATIO, DOWNLOAD_TORRENT_DIR, \
                 LIBRARYSCAN, LIBRARYSCAN_INTERVAL, DOWNLOAD_SCAN_INTERVAL, UPDATE_DB_INTERVAL, MB_IGNORE_AGE, SAB_HOST, SAB_USERNAME, SAB_PASSWORD, SAB_APIKEY, SAB_CATEGORY, \
-                NZBGET_USERNAME, NZBGET_PASSWORD, NZBGET_CATEGORY, NZBGET_HOST, HEADPHONES_INDEXER, NZBMATRIX, TRANSMISSION_HOST, TRANSMISSION_USERNAME, TRANSMISSION_PASSWORD, \
+                NZBGET_USERNAME, NZBGET_PASSWORD, NZBGET_CATEGORY, NZBGET_PRIORITY, NZBGET_HOST, HEADPHONES_INDEXER, NZBMATRIX, TRANSMISSION_HOST, TRANSMISSION_USERNAME, TRANSMISSION_PASSWORD, \
                 UTORRENT_HOST, UTORRENT_USERNAME, UTORRENT_PASSWORD, UTORRENT_LABEL, NEWZNAB, NEWZNAB_HOST, NEWZNAB_APIKEY, NEWZNAB_ENABLED, EXTRA_NEWZNABS, \
                 NZBSORG, NZBSORG_UID, NZBSORG_HASH, OMGWTFNZBS, OMGWTFNZBS_UID, OMGWTFNZBS_APIKEY, \
                 NZB_DOWNLOADER, TORRENT_DOWNLOADER, PREFERRED_WORDS, REQUIRED_WORDS, IGNORED_WORDS, LASTFM_USERNAME, \
@@ -525,6 +526,7 @@ def initialize():
         NZBGET_PASSWORD = check_setting_str(CFG, 'NZBget', 'nzbget_password', '')
         NZBGET_CATEGORY = check_setting_str(CFG, 'NZBget', 'nzbget_category', '')
         NZBGET_HOST = check_setting_str(CFG, 'NZBget', 'nzbget_host', '')
+        NZBGET_PRIORITY = check_setting_int(CFG, 'NZBget', 'nzbget_priority', 0)
 
         HEADPHONES_INDEXER = bool(check_setting_int(CFG, 'Headphones', 'headphones_indexer', 0))
 
@@ -966,6 +968,7 @@ def config_write():
     new_config['NZBget']['nzbget_password'] = NZBGET_PASSWORD
     new_config['NZBget']['nzbget_category'] = NZBGET_CATEGORY
     new_config['NZBget']['nzbget_host'] = NZBGET_HOST
+    new_config['NZBget']['nzbget_priority'] = NZBGET_PRIORITY
 
     new_config['Headphones'] = {}
     new_config['Headphones']['headphones_indexer'] = int(HEADPHONES_INDEXER)
diff --git a/headphones/nzbget.py b/headphones/nzbget.py
index 8c977c57..0d9eca19 100644
--- a/headphones/nzbget.py
+++ b/headphones/nzbget.py
@@ -69,25 +69,60 @@ def sendNZB(nzb):
             logger.error(u"Protocol Error: " + e.errmsg)
         return False
 
-    # if it's a normal result need to download the NZB content
-    if nzb.resultType == "nzb":
-        genProvider = GenericProvider("")
-        data = genProvider.getURL(nzb.url)
-        if (data == None):
-            return False
-
-    # if we get a raw data result thats even better
-    elif nzb.resultType == "nzbdata":
+    nzbcontent64 = None
+    if nzb.resultType == "nzbdata":
         data = nzb.extraInfo[0]
-
-    nzbcontent64 = standard_b64encode(data)
+        nzbcontent64 = standard_b64encode(data)
 
     logger.info(u"Sending NZB to NZBget")
     logger.debug(u"URL: " + url)
 
-    if nzbGetRPC.append(nzb.name + ".nzb", headphones.NZBGET_CATEGORY, addToTop, nzbcontent64):
-        logger.debug(u"NZB sent to NZBget successfully")
-        return True
-    else:
-        logger.error(u"NZBget could not add %s to the queue" % (nzb.name + ".nzb"))
+    dupekey = ""
+    dupescore = 0
+
+    try:
+        # Find out if nzbget supports priority (Version 9.0+), old versions beginning with a 0.x will use the old command
+        nzbget_version_str = nzbGetRPC.version()
+        nzbget_version = int(nzbget_version_str[:nzbget_version_str.find(".")])
+        if nzbget_version == 0:
+            if nzbcontent64 is not None:
+                nzbget_result = nzbGetRPC.append(nzb.name + ".nzb", headphones.NZBGET_CATEGORY, addToTop, nzbcontent64)
+            else:
+                if nzb.resultType == "nzb":
+                    genProvider = GenericProvider("")
+                    data = genProvider.getURL(nzb.url)
+                    if (data == None):
+                        return False
+                    nzbcontent64 = standard_b64encode(data)
+                nzbget_result = nzbGetRPC.append(nzb.name + ".nzb", headphones.NZBGET_CATEGORY, addToTop, nzbcontent64)
+        elif nzbget_version == 12:
+            if nzbcontent64 is not None:
+                nzbget_result = nzbGetRPC.append(nzb.name + ".nzb", headphones.NZBGET_CATEGORY, headphones.NZBGET_PRIORITY, False,
+                                                 nzbcontent64, False, dupekey, dupescore, "score")
+            else:
+                nzbget_result = nzbGetRPC.appendurl(nzb.name + ".nzb", headphones.NZBGET_CATEGORY, headphones.NZBGET_PRIORITY, False,
+                                                    nzb.url, False, dupekey, dupescore, "score")
+        # v13+ has a new combined append method that accepts both (url and content)
+        # also the return value has changed from boolean to integer
+        # (Positive number representing NZBID of the queue item. 0 and negative numbers represent error codes.)
+        elif nzbget_version >= 13:
+            nzbget_result = True if nzbGetRPC.append(nzb.name + ".nzb", nzbcontent64 if nzbcontent64 is not None else nzb.url,
+                                                     headphones.NZBGET_CATEGORY, headphones.NZBGET_PRIORITY, False, False, dupekey, dupescore,
+                                                     "score") > 0 else False
+        else:
+            if nzbcontent64 is not None:
+                nzbget_result = nzbGetRPC.append(nzb.name + ".nzb", headphones.NZBGET_CATEGORY, headphones.NZBGET_PRIORITY, False,
+                                                 nzbcontent64)
+            else:
+                nzbget_result = nzbGetRPC.appendurl(nzb.name + ".nzb", headphones.NZBGET_CATEGORY, headphones.NZBGET_PRIORITY, False,
+                                                    nzb.url)
+
+        if nzbget_result:
+            logger.debug(u"NZB sent to NZBget successfully")
+            return True
+        else:
+            logger.error(u"NZBget could not add %s to the queue" % (nzb.name + ".nzb"))
+            return False
+    except:
+        logger.error(u"Connect Error to NZBget: could not add %s to the queue" % (nzb.name + ".nzb"))
         return False
diff --git a/headphones/webserve.py b/headphones/webserve.py
index 401e5921..7a8314c7 100644
--- a/headphones/webserve.py
+++ b/headphones/webserve.py
@@ -971,6 +971,7 @@ class WebInterface(object):
                     "nzbget_user" : headphones.NZBGET_USERNAME,
                     "nzbget_pass" : headphones.NZBGET_PASSWORD,
                     "nzbget_cat" : headphones.NZBGET_CATEGORY,
+                    "nzbget_priority" : headphones.NZBGET_PRIORITY,
                     "transmission_host" : headphones.TRANSMISSION_HOST,
                     "transmission_user" : headphones.TRANSMISSION_USERNAME,
                     "transmission_pass" : headphones.TRANSMISSION_PASSWORD,
@@ -1161,7 +1162,7 @@ class WebInterface(object):
 
     def configUpdate(self, http_host='0.0.0.0', http_username=None, http_port=8181, http_password=None, launch_browser=0, api_enabled=0, api_key=None,
         download_scan_interval=None, update_db_interval=None, mb_ignore_age=None, nzb_search_interval=None, libraryscan_interval=None, sab_host=None, sab_username=None, sab_apikey=None, sab_password=None,
-        sab_category=None, nzbget_host=None, nzbget_username=None, nzbget_password=None, nzbget_category=None, transmission_host=None, transmission_username=None, transmission_password=None,
+        sab_category=None, nzbget_host=None, nzbget_username=None, nzbget_password=None, nzbget_category=None, nzbget_priority=0, transmission_host=None, transmission_username=None, transmission_password=None,
         utorrent_host=None, utorrent_username=None, utorrent_password=None, utorrent_label=None,nzb_downloader=0, torrent_downloader=0, download_dir=None, blackhole_dir=None, usenet_retention=None,
         use_headphones_indexer=0, newznab=0, newznab_host=None, newznab_apikey=None, newznab_enabled=0, nzbsorg=0, nzbsorg_uid=None, nzbsorg_hash=None, omgwtfnzbs=0, omgwtfnzbs_uid=None, omgwtfnzbs_apikey=None,
         preferred_words=None, required_words=None, ignored_words=None, preferred_quality=0, preferred_bitrate=None, detect_bitrate=0, move_files=0, torrentblackhole_dir=None, download_torrent_dir=None,
@@ -1202,6 +1203,7 @@ class WebInterface(object):
         headphones.NZBGET_USERNAME = nzbget_username
         headphones.NZBGET_PASSWORD = nzbget_password
         headphones.NZBGET_CATEGORY = nzbget_category
+        headphones.NZBGET_PRIORITY = int(nzbget_priority)
         headphones.TRANSMISSION_HOST = transmission_host
         headphones.TRANSMISSION_USERNAME = transmission_username
         headphones.TRANSMISSION_PASSWORD = transmission_password