diff --git a/src/drawline.c b/src/drawline.c
index fa25965..2b72de6 100644
--- a/src/drawline.c
+++ b/src/drawline.c
@@ -909,7 +909,19 @@
 	    if (!cul_screenline)
 	    {
 		cul_attr = HL_ATTR(HLF_CUL);
-		line_attr = cul_attr;
+# ifdef FEAT_SIGNS
+		// Combine the 'cursorline' and sign highlighting, depending on
+		// the sign priority.
+		if (sign_present && sattr.sat_linehl > 0)
+		{
+		    if (sattr.sat_priority >= 100)
+			line_attr = hl_combine_attr(cul_attr, line_attr);
+		    else
+			line_attr = hl_combine_attr(line_attr, cul_attr);
+		}
+		else
+# endif
+		    line_attr = cul_attr;
 		wp->w_last_cursorline = wp->w_cursor.lnum;
 	    }
 	    else
diff --git a/src/structs.h b/src/structs.h
index 38ebcf5..528c247 100644
--- a/src/structs.h
+++ b/src/structs.h
@@ -817,6 +817,7 @@
     char_u	*sat_text;
     int		sat_texthl;
     int		sat_linehl;
+    int		sat_priority;
 } sign_attrs_T;
 
 #if defined(FEAT_SIGNS) || defined(PROTO)
diff --git a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_sign_cursor_5.dump b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_sign_cursor_5.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f256a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_sign_cursor_5.dump
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+| +0#0000e05#a8a8a8255@1|x+0#0000000#ffffff0@72
+| +0#0000e05#a8a8a8255@1|x+0#0000000#ffffff0@1| @70
+| +0#0000e05#a8a8a8255@1>m+8#0000001#40ff4011@3| @68
+| +0#0000e05#a8a8a8255@1|y+0#0000000#ffffff0@3| @68
+|~+0#4040ff13&| @73
+|:+0#0000000&| @55|2|,|1| @10|A|l@1| 
diff --git a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_sign_cursor_6.dump b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_sign_cursor_6.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..efd9042
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_sign_cursor_6.dump
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+| +0#0000e05#a8a8a8255@1|x+0#0000000#ffffff0@72
+| +0#0000e05#a8a8a8255@1|x+0#0000000#ffffff0@1| @70
+| +0#0000e05#a8a8a8255@1>m+8#0000001#ffd7ff255@3| @68
+| +0#0000e05#a8a8a8255@1|y+0#0000000#ffffff0@3| @68
+|~+0#4040ff13&| @73
+|:+0#0000000&| @55|2|,|1| @10|A|l@1| 
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_signs.vim b/src/testdir/test_signs.vim
index e8508b8..3ee2b49 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_signs.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_signs.vim
@@ -1762,6 +1762,20 @@
   call term_sendkeys(buf, ":sign unplace 10\<CR>")
   call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_sign_cursor_4', {})
 
+  " 'cursorline' highlighting overrules sign
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, ":sign place 12 line=2 name=s2\<CR>")
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, ":set cursorline\<CR>")
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, ":hi CursorLine ctermbg=Green\<CR>")
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, "2G")
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, ":\<CR>")
+  call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_sign_cursor_5', {})
+
+  " sign highlighting overrules 'cursorline'
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, ":sign unplace 12\<CR>")
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, ":sign place 13 line=2 priority=100 name=s2\<CR>")
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, ":\<CR>")
+  call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_sign_cursor_6', {})
+
   " clean up
   call StopVimInTerminal(buf)
   call delete('XtestSigncolumn')
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index f5c83be..022c90a 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -755,6 +755,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1556,
+/**/
     1555,
 /**/
     1554,