diff --git a/tools/topology/topology2/include/components/pipeline.conf b/tools/topology/topology2/include/components/pipeline.conf
index ddb6448bd4cb..3a69354e30d2 100644
--- a/tools/topology/topology2/include/components/pipeline.conf
+++ b/tools/topology/topology2/include/components/pipeline.conf
@@ -57,10 +57,14 @@ Class.Widget."pipeline" {
 		}
 	}
 
-	# pipeline priority
+	# pipeline priority (0 = highest priority, 7 = lowest)
 	DefineAttribute."priority" {
 		# Token reference and type
 		token_ref	"scheduler.word"
+		constraints {
+			min	0
+			max	7
+		}
 	}
 
 	# core that the pipeline should be scheduled on