diff --git a/app/ante.go b/app/ante.go
index 2571f86781..51365edf0c 100644
--- a/app/ante.go
+++ b/app/ante.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/ante"
 	ibcante "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v3/modules/core/ante"
 	ibckeeper "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v3/modules/core/keeper"
+	"github.com/sei-protocol/sei-chain/app/antedecorators"
 	"github.com/sei-protocol/sei-chain/utils/tracing"
 	"github.com/sei-protocol/sei-chain/x/dex"
 	dexkeeper "github.com/sei-protocol/sei-chain/x/dex/keeper"
@@ -77,6 +78,8 @@ func NewAnteHandler(options HandlerOptions) (sdk.AnteHandler, error) {
 		ante.NewValidateMemoDecorator(options.AccountKeeper),
 		ante.NewConsumeGasForTxSizeDecorator(options.AccountKeeper),
 		ante.NewDeductFeeDecorator(options.AccountKeeper, options.BankKeeper, options.FeegrantKeeper, options.TxFeeChecker),
+		// PriorityDecorator must be called after DeductFeeDecorator which sets tx priority based on tx fees
+		antedecorators.NewPriorityDecorator(),
 		// SetPubKeyDecorator must be called before all signature verification decorators
 		ante.NewSetPubKeyDecorator(options.AccountKeeper),
 		ante.NewValidateSigCountDecorator(options.AccountKeeper),
diff --git a/app/antedecorators/priority.go b/app/antedecorators/priority.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a8d741bcb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/antedecorators/priority.go
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package antedecorators
+
+import (
+	"math"
+
+	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+	oracletypes "github.com/sei-protocol/sei-chain/x/oracle/types"
+)
+
+type PriorityDecorator struct{}
+
+func NewPriorityDecorator() PriorityDecorator {
+	return PriorityDecorator{}
+}
+
+func intMin(a, b int64) int64 {
+	if a < b {
+		return a
+	}
+	return b
+}
+
+// Assigns higher priority to certain types of transactions including oracle
+func (pd PriorityDecorator) AnteHandle(ctx sdk.Context, tx sdk.Tx, simulate bool, next sdk.AnteHandler) (sdk.Context, error) {
+	// Cap priority to MAXINT64 - 1000
+	// Use higher priorities for tiers including oracle tx's
+	priority := intMin(ctx.Priority(), math.MaxInt64-1000)
+
+	if isOracleTx(tx) {
+		priority = math.MaxInt64 - 100
+	}
+
+	newCtx := ctx.WithPriority(priority)
+
+	return next(newCtx, tx, simulate)
+}
+
+func isOracleTx(tx sdk.Tx) bool {
+	if len(tx.GetMsgs()) == 0 {
+		// empty TX isn't oracle
+		return false
+	}
+	for _, msg := range tx.GetMsgs() {
+		switch msg.(type) {
+		case *oracletypes.MsgAggregateExchangeRateVote:
+			continue
+		default:
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}