diff --git a/src/db/dbEvent.c b/src/db/dbEvent.c
index 27a23acb6..1cb9562bb 100644
--- a/src/db/dbEvent.c
+++ b/src/db/dbEvent.c
@@ -972,6 +972,15 @@ int epicsShareAPI db_start_events (
      return DB_EVENT_OK;
 }
 
+/*
+ * db_event_change_priority()
+ */
+void epicsShareAPI db_event_change_priority ( dbEventCtx ctx, unsigned epicsPriority )
+{
+    struct event_user * evUser = ( struct event_user * ) ctx;
+    epicsThreadSetPriority ( evUser->taskid, epicsPriority );
+}
+
 /*
  * db_event_flow_ctrl_mode_on()
  */
diff --git a/src/db/dbEvent.h b/src/db/dbEvent.h
index b1d1fd980..1293ab8a0 100644
--- a/src/db/dbEvent.h
+++ b/src/db/dbEvent.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ epicsShareFunc int epicsShareAPI db_add_extra_labor_event (
     dbEventCtx ctx, EXTRALABORFUNC *func, void *arg);
 epicsShareFunc int epicsShareAPI db_flush_extra_labor_event (dbEventCtx);
 epicsShareFunc int epicsShareAPI db_post_extra_labor (dbEventCtx ctx);
+epicsShareFunc void epicsShareAPI db_event_change_priority ( dbEventCtx ctx, unsigned epicsPriority );
 
 typedef void EVENTFUNC (void *user_arg, struct dbAddr *paddr,
 	int eventsRemaining, struct db_field_log *pfl);