diff --git a/doc/netplan.md b/doc/netplan.md
index 728c26a..b6497a9 100644
--- a/doc/netplan.md
+++ b/doc/netplan.md
@@ -262,6 +262,12 @@ Properties for device type ``bridges:``
           priority. The bridge with the higher priority will be elected as
           the root bridge.
 
+     ``port-priority`` (scalar)
+     :    Set the port priority to <priority>. The priority value is
+          an unsigned 8-bit quantity (a number between ``0`` and ``255``),
+          and has no dimension. This metric is used in the designated port and
+          root port selection algorithms.
+
      ``forward-delay`` (scalar)
      :    Specify the period of time the bridge will remain in Listening and
           Learning states before getting to the Forwarding state. This value
diff --git a/src/networkd.c b/src/networkd.c
index 73444e3..376aebf 100644
--- a/src/networkd.c
+++ b/src/networkd.c
@@ -261,8 +261,12 @@ write_network_file(net_definition* def, const char* rootdir, const char* path)
     if (def->bridge) {
         g_string_append_printf(s, "Bridge=%s\nLinkLocalAddressing=no\nIPv6AcceptRA=no\n", def->bridge);
 
+        if (def->bridge_params.path_cost || def->bridge_params.port_priority)
+            g_string_append_printf(s, "\n[Bridge]\n");
         if (def->bridge_params.path_cost)
-            g_string_append_printf(s, "\n[Bridge]\nCost=%u\n", def->bridge_params.path_cost);
+            g_string_append_printf(s, "Cost=%u\n", def->bridge_params.path_cost);
+        if (def->bridge_params.port_priority)
+            g_string_append_printf(s, "Priority=%u\n", def->bridge_params.port_priority);
     }
     if (def->bond) {
         g_string_append_printf(s, "Bond=%s\nLinkLocalAddressing=no\nIPv6AcceptRA=no\n", def->bond);
diff --git a/src/parse.c b/src/parse.c
index 56ea9b6..8c1d8b9 100644
--- a/src/parse.c
+++ b/src/parse.c
@@ -767,9 +767,45 @@ handle_bridge_path_cost(yaml_document_t* doc, yaml_node_t* node, const void* dat
     return TRUE;
 }
 
+static gboolean
+handle_bridge_port_priority(yaml_document_t* doc, yaml_node_t* node, const void* data, GError** error)
+{
+    for (yaml_node_pair_t* entry = node->data.mapping.pairs.start; entry < node->data.mapping.pairs.top; entry++) {
+        yaml_node_t* key, *value;
+        guint v;
+        gchar* endptr;
+        net_definition *component;
+        guint* ref_ptr;
+
+        key = yaml_document_get_node(doc, entry->key);
+        assert_type(key, YAML_SCALAR_NODE);
+        value = yaml_document_get_node(doc, entry->value);
+        assert_type(value, YAML_SCALAR_NODE);
+
+        component = g_hash_table_lookup(netdefs, scalar(key));
+        if (!component) {
+            add_missing_node(key);
+        } else {
+            ref_ptr = ((guint*) ((void*) component + GPOINTER_TO_UINT(data)));
+            if (*ref_ptr)
+                return yaml_error(node, error, "%s: interface %s already has a port priority of %u",
+                                  cur_netdef->id, scalar(key), *ref_ptr);
+
+            v = g_ascii_strtoull(scalar(value), &endptr, 10);
+            if (*endptr != '\0' || v > G_MAXINT8)
+                return yaml_error(node, error, "invalid unsigned int 8-bit value %s", scalar(value));
+
+            g_debug("%s: adding port '%s' of priority: %d", cur_netdef->id, scalar(key), v);
+
+            *ref_ptr = v;
+        }
+    }
+    return TRUE;
+}
 const mapping_entry_handler bridge_params_handlers[] = {
     {"ageing-time", YAML_SCALAR_NODE, handle_netdef_guint, NULL, netdef_offset(bridge_params.ageing_time)},
     {"priority", YAML_SCALAR_NODE, handle_netdef_guint, NULL, netdef_offset(bridge_params.priority)},
+    {"port-priority", YAML_MAPPING_NODE, handle_bridge_port_priority, NULL, netdef_offset(bridge_params.port_priority)},
     {"forward-delay", YAML_SCALAR_NODE, handle_netdef_guint, NULL, netdef_offset(bridge_params.forward_delay)},
     {"hello-time", YAML_SCALAR_NODE, handle_netdef_guint, NULL, netdef_offset(bridge_params.hello_time)},
     {"max-age", YAML_SCALAR_NODE, handle_netdef_guint, NULL, netdef_offset(bridge_params.max_age)},
diff --git a/src/parse.h b/src/parse.h
index 14bd719..fe05a71 100644
--- a/src/parse.h
+++ b/src/parse.h
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ typedef struct net_definition {
     struct {
         guint ageing_time;
         guint priority;
+        guint port_priority;
         guint forward_delay;
         guint hello_time;
         guint max_age;
diff --git a/tests/generate.py b/tests/generate.py
index b3b202f..303f5f5 100755
--- a/tests/generate.py
+++ b/tests/generate.py
@@ -977,6 +977,8 @@ unmanaged-devices+=interface-name:eth42,interface-name:eth43,interface-name:mybr
         stp: true
         path-cost:
           eno1: 70
+        port-priority:
+          eno1: 14
       dhcp4: true''')
 
         self.assert_networkd({'br0.netdev': '[NetDev]\nName=br0\nKind=bridge\n\n'
@@ -989,7 +991,7 @@ unmanaged-devices+=interface-name:eth42,interface-name:eth43,interface-name:mybr
                               'br0.network': ND_DHCP4 % 'br0',
                               'eno1.network': '[Match]\nName=eno1\n\n'
                                               '[Network]\nBridge=br0\nLinkLocalAddressing=no\nIPv6AcceptRA=no\n\n'
-                                              '[Bridge]\nCost=70\n',
+                                              '[Bridge]\nCost=70\nPriority=14\n',
                               'switchports.network': '[Match]\nDriver=yayroute\n\n'
                                                      '[Network]\nBridge=br0\nLinkLocalAddressing=no\nIPv6AcceptRA=no\n'})
 
@@ -2407,6 +2409,7 @@ master=br0
 [bridge-port]
 path-cost=70
 
+
 [ethernet]
 wake-on-lan=0