diff --git a/libraries/AP_HAL_ChibiOS/Scheduler.cpp b/libraries/AP_HAL_ChibiOS/Scheduler.cpp
index 5993be2e99..2f6fb5504d 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_HAL_ChibiOS/Scheduler.cpp
+++ b/libraries/AP_HAL_ChibiOS/Scheduler.cpp
@@ -697,6 +697,7 @@ uint8_t Scheduler::calculate_thread_priority(priority_base base, int8_t priority
         { PRIORITY_UART, APM_UART_PRIORITY},
         { PRIORITY_STORAGE, APM_STORAGE_PRIORITY},
         { PRIORITY_SCRIPTING, APM_SCRIPTING_PRIORITY},
+        { PRIORITY_NET, APM_NET_PRIORITY},
     };
     for (uint8_t i=0; i<ARRAY_SIZE(priority_map); i++) {
         if (priority_map[i].base == base) {
diff --git a/libraries/AP_HAL_ChibiOS/Scheduler.h b/libraries/AP_HAL_ChibiOS/Scheduler.h
index 415d8d4fa1..47052d79d7 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_HAL_ChibiOS/Scheduler.h
+++ b/libraries/AP_HAL_ChibiOS/Scheduler.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #define APM_RCOUT_PRIORITY      181
 #define APM_LED_PRIORITY         60
 #define APM_UART_PRIORITY        60
+#define APM_NET_PRIORITY         60
 #define APM_UART_UNBUFFERED_PRIORITY 181
 #define APM_STORAGE_PRIORITY     59
 #define APM_IO_PRIORITY          58