diff --git a/features/lwipstack/lwipopts.h b/features/lwipstack/lwipopts.h
index 3881263969..e2b4d194b8 100644
--- a/features/lwipstack/lwipopts.h
+++ b/features/lwipstack/lwipopts.h
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@
 #define TCPIP_THREAD_STACKSIZE      LWIP_ALIGN_UP(MBED_CONF_LWIP_TCPIP_THREAD_STACKSIZE, 8)
 #endif
 
-#define TCPIP_THREAD_PRIO           (osPriorityNormal)
+// Thread priority (osPriorityNormal by default)
+#define TCPIP_THREAD_PRIO           (MBED_CONF_LWIP_TCPIP_THREAD_PRIORITY)
 
 // Thread stack size for lwip system threads
 #ifndef MBED_CONF_LWIP_DEFAULT_THREAD_STACKSIZE
diff --git a/features/lwipstack/mbed_lib.json b/features/lwipstack/mbed_lib.json
index 0480acc9fc..2e71793890 100644
--- a/features/lwipstack/mbed_lib.json
+++ b/features/lwipstack/mbed_lib.json
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@
             "help": "Maximum timeout (ms) for TCP close handshaking timeout",
             "value": 1000
         },
+        "tcpip-thread-priority": {
+            "help": "Priority of lwip TCPIP thread",
+            "value": "osPriorityNormal"
+        },
         "pbuf-pool-size": {
             "help": "Number of pbufs in pool - usually used for received packets, so this determines how much data can be buffered between reception and the application reading. If a driver uses PBUF_RAM for reception, less pool may be needed. Current default (used if null here) is set to 5 in lwipopts.h, unless overridden by target Ethernet drivers.",
             "value": null