diff --git a/pulsar-client-cpp/include/pulsar/c/consumer_configuration.h b/pulsar-client-cpp/include/pulsar/c/consumer_configuration.h
index efe353ad167c4..a11e11e480f52 100644
--- a/pulsar-client-cpp/include/pulsar/c/consumer_configuration.h
+++ b/pulsar-client-cpp/include/pulsar/c/consumer_configuration.h
@@ -275,6 +275,12 @@ PULSAR_PUBLIC void pulsar_consumer_set_subscription_initial_position(
 PULSAR_PUBLIC void pulsar_consumer_configuration_set_property(pulsar_consumer_configuration_t *conf,
                                                               const char *name, const char *value);
 
+PULSAR_PUBLIC void pulsar_consumer_configuration_set_priority_level(
+    pulsar_consumer_configuration_t *consumer_configuration, int priority_level);
+
+PULSAR_PUBLIC int pulsar_consumer_configuration_get_priority_level(
+    pulsar_consumer_configuration_t *consumer_configuration);
+
 // const CryptoKeyReaderPtr getCryptoKeyReader()
 //
 // const;
diff --git a/pulsar-client-cpp/lib/c/c_ConsumerConfiguration.cc b/pulsar-client-cpp/lib/c/c_ConsumerConfiguration.cc
index 90c60dfc991ad..aaec12cff6f8d 100644
--- a/pulsar-client-cpp/lib/c/c_ConsumerConfiguration.cc
+++ b/pulsar-client-cpp/lib/c/c_ConsumerConfiguration.cc
@@ -185,3 +185,13 @@ int pulsar_consumer_get_subscription_initial_position(
     pulsar_consumer_configuration_t *consumer_configuration) {
     return consumer_configuration->consumerConfiguration.getSubscriptionInitialPosition();
 }
+
+void pulsar_consumer_configuration_set_priority_level(pulsar_consumer_configuration_t *consumer_configuration,
+                                                      int priority_level) {
+    consumer_configuration->consumerConfiguration.setPriorityLevel(priority_level);
+}
+
+int pulsar_consumer_configuration_get_priority_level(
+    pulsar_consumer_configuration_t *consumer_configuration) {
+    return consumer_configuration->consumerConfiguration.getPriorityLevel();
+}