diff --git a/subsys/shell/Kconfig b/subsys/shell/Kconfig
index ca1a6aa2370..79593b5f462 100644
--- a/subsys/shell/Kconfig
+++ b/subsys/shell/Kconfig
@@ -25,6 +25,19 @@ config SHELL_MINIMAL
 	  defaults which favor reduced flash or memory requirements over extra
 	  features.
 
+config SHELL_THREAD_PRIORITY_OVERRIDE
+	bool "Override default shell thread priority"
+	help
+	  Option to change the default value of shell thread priority.
+
+if SHELL_THREAD_PRIORITY_OVERRIDE
+config SHELL_THREAD_PRIORITY
+	int "Shell thread priority"
+	default 0
+	help
+	  Set thread priority of the shell
+endif
+
 config SHELL_STACK_SIZE
 	int "Shell thread stack size"
 	default 3168 if OPENTHREAD_SHELL && OPENTHREAD_JOINER
diff --git a/subsys/shell/shell.c b/subsys/shell/shell.c
index 5ddf137ca12..791de468883 100644
--- a/subsys/shell/shell.c
+++ b/subsys/shell/shell.c
@@ -32,6 +32,15 @@
 #define SHELL_MSG_TOO_MANY_ARGS		"Too many arguments in the command.\n"
 #define SHELL_INIT_OPTION_PRINTER	(NULL)
 
+#define SHELL_THREAD_PRIORITY \
+	COND_CODE_1(CONFIG_SHELL_THREAD_PRIORITY_OVERRIDE, \
+			(CONFIG_SHELL_THREAD_PRIORITY), (K_LOWEST_APPLICATION_THREAD_PRIO))
+
+BUILD_ASSERT(SHELL_THREAD_PRIORITY >=
+		  K_HIGHEST_APPLICATION_THREAD_PRIO
+		&& SHELL_THREAD_PRIORITY <= K_LOWEST_APPLICATION_THREAD_PRIO,
+		  "Invalid range for thread priority");
+
 static inline void receive_state_change(const struct shell *shell,
 					enum shell_receive_state state)
 {
@@ -1346,10 +1355,10 @@ int shell_init(const struct shell *shell, const void *transport_config,
 	}
 
 	k_tid_t tid = k_thread_create(shell->thread,
-			      shell->stack, CONFIG_SHELL_STACK_SIZE,
-			      shell_thread, (void *)shell, (void *)log_backend,
-			      UINT_TO_POINTER(init_log_level),
-			      K_LOWEST_APPLICATION_THREAD_PRIO, 0, K_NO_WAIT);
+				  shell->stack, CONFIG_SHELL_STACK_SIZE,
+				  shell_thread, (void *)shell, (void *)log_backend,
+				  UINT_TO_POINTER(init_log_level),
+				  SHELL_THREAD_PRIORITY, 0, K_NO_WAIT);
 
 	shell->ctx->tid = tid;
 	k_thread_name_set(tid, shell->thread_name);