diff --git a/presence.go b/presence.go
index 64b4738..95c0a2f 100644
--- a/presence.go
+++ b/presence.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ type Presence struct {
 	PacketAttrs
 	Show     string `xml:"show,omitempty"` // away, chat, dnd, xa
 	Status   string `xml:"status,omitempty"`
-	Priority string `xml:"priority,omitempty"`
+	Priority int    `xml:"priority,omitempty"`
 	Error    Err    `xml:"error,omitempty"`
 }
 
diff --git a/presence_test.go b/presence_test.go
index f9d9f54..9d33cc1 100644
--- a/presence_test.go
+++ b/presence_test.go
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ func TestPresenceSubElt(t *testing.T) {
 	type pres struct {
 		Show     string `xml:"show"`
 		Status   string `xml:"status"`
-		Priority string `xml:"priority"`
+		Priority int    `xml:"priority"`
 	}
 
 	presence := xmpp.NewPresence("admin@localhost", "test@localhost", "1", "en")
 	presence.Show = "xa"
 	presence.Status = "Coding"
-	presence.Priority = "10"
+	presence.Priority = 10
 
 	data, err := xml.Marshal(presence)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -59,6 +59,6 @@ func TestPresenceSubElt(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("cannot read 'status' as presence subelement (%s)", parsedPresence.Status)
 	}
 	if parsedPresence.Priority != presence.Priority {
-		t.Errorf("cannot read 'priority' as presence subelement (%s)", parsedPresence.Priority)
+		t.Errorf("cannot read 'priority' as presence subelement (%d)", parsedPresence.Priority)
 	}
 }