diff --git a/Kconfig.projbuild b/Kconfig.projbuild
index 10bbf25181e..aeb26d0b61c 100644
--- a/Kconfig.projbuild
+++ b/Kconfig.projbuild
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ config ARDUINO_UDP_RUNNING_CORE
     default 1 if ARDUINO_UDP_RUN_CORE1
     default -1 if ARDUINO_UDP_RUN_NO_AFFINITY
 
+config CONFIG_ARDUINO_UDP_TASK_PRIORITY
+    int
+    default 3
 
 config DISABLE_HAL_LOCKS
     bool "Disable mutex locks for HAL"
diff --git a/libraries/AsyncUDP/src/AsyncUDP.cpp b/libraries/AsyncUDP/src/AsyncUDP.cpp
index 762529b9e0f..ea2fc04e744 100644
--- a/libraries/AsyncUDP/src/AsyncUDP.cpp
+++ b/libraries/AsyncUDP/src/AsyncUDP.cpp
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ static bool _udp_task_start(){
         }
     }
     if(!_udp_task_handle){
-        xTaskCreateUniversal(_udp_task, "async_udp", 4096, NULL, 3, (TaskHandle_t*)&_udp_task_handle, CONFIG_ARDUINO_UDP_RUNNING_CORE);
+        xTaskCreateUniversal(_udp_task, "async_udp", 4096, NULL, CONFIG_ARDUINO_UDP_TASK_PRIORITY, (TaskHandle_t*)&_udp_task_handle, CONFIG_ARDUINO_UDP_RUNNING_CORE);
         if(!_udp_task_handle){
             return false;
         }
diff --git a/tools/sdk/include/config/sdkconfig.h b/tools/sdk/include/config/sdkconfig.h
index 8722dcc6987..8bf6c1416aa 100644
--- a/tools/sdk/include/config/sdkconfig.h
+++ b/tools/sdk/include/config/sdkconfig.h
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_MB_TIMER_PORT_ENABLED 1
 #define CONFIG_DUPLICATE_SCAN_CACHE_SIZE 20
 #define CONFIG_ARDUINO_UDP_RUNNING_CORE 1
+#define CONFIG_ARDUINO_UDP_TASK_PRIORITY 3
 #define CONFIG_MONITOR_BAUD_OTHER_VAL 115200
 #define CONFIG_NEWLIB_STDOUT_LINE_ENDING_CRLF 1
 #define CONFIG_ESPTOOLPY_PORT "/dev/cu.usbserial-DO00EAB0"
diff --git a/tools/sdk/sdkconfig b/tools/sdk/sdkconfig
index 4cdb6a8c2ec..521fb85812e 100644
--- a/tools/sdk/sdkconfig
+++ b/tools/sdk/sdkconfig
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ CONFIG_ARDUINO_UDP_RUN_CORE0=
 CONFIG_ARDUINO_UDP_RUN_CORE1=y
 CONFIG_ARDUINO_UDP_RUN_NO_AFFINITY=
 CONFIG_ARDUINO_UDP_RUNNING_CORE=1
+CONFIG_ARDUINO_UDP_TASK_PRIORITY=3
 CONFIG_DISABLE_HAL_LOCKS=
 
 #