diff --git a/runtime/doc/sign.txt b/runtime/doc/sign.txt
index dac3a57..84b2977 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/sign.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/sign.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*sign.txt*      For Vim version 9.1.  Last change: 2024 Jun 08
+*sign.txt*      For Vim version 9.1.  Last change: 2024 Jul 06
 
 
 		  VIM REFERENCE MANUAL    by Gordon Prieur
@@ -80,8 +80,9 @@
 							*sign-priority*
 Each placed sign is assigned a priority value. When multiple signs are placed
 on the same line, the attributes of the sign with the highest priority is used
-independently of the sign group. The default priority for a sign is 10. The
-priority is assigned at the time of placing a sign.
+independently of the sign group. The default priority for a sign is 10, this
+value can be changed for different signs by specifying a different value at
+definition time.  The priority is assigned at the time of placing a sign.
 
 When two signs with the same priority are present, and one has an icon or text
 in the signcolumn while the other has line highlighting, then both are
@@ -135,6 +136,8 @@
 			Motif		pixmap (.xpm)
 			Win32		.bmp, .ico, .cur
 					pixmap (.xpm) |+xpm_w32|
+	priority={prio}
+		Default priority for the sign, see |sign-priority|.
 
 	linehl={group}
 		Highlighting group used for the whole line the sign is placed
@@ -209,11 +212,11 @@
 
 		By default, the sign is placed in the global sign group.
 
-		By default, the sign is assigned a default priority of 10. To
-		assign a different priority value, use "priority={prio}" to
-		specify a value.  The priority is used to determine the sign
-		that is displayed when multiple signs are placed on the same
-		line.
+		By default, the sign is assigned a default priority of 10,
+		unless specified otherwise by the sign definition.  To assign a
+		different priority value, use "priority={prio}" to specify a
+		value.  The priority is used to determine the sign that is
+		displayed when multiple signs are placed on the same line.
 
 		Examples: >
 			:sign place 5 line=3 name=sign1 file=a.py
@@ -453,6 +456,7 @@
 		   linehl	highlight group used for the whole line the
 				sign is placed in; not present if not set
 		   name		name of the sign
+		   priority	default priority value of the sign
 		   numhl	highlight group used for the line number where
 				the sign is placed; not present if not set
 		   text		text that is displayed when there is no icon
@@ -646,7 +650,8 @@
 		    priority	Priority of the sign. When multiple signs are
 				placed on a line, the sign with the highest
 				priority is used. If not specified, the
-				default value of 10 is used. See
+				default value of 10 is used, unless specified
+				otherwise by the sign definition. See
 				|sign-priority| for more information.
 
 		If {id} refers to an existing sign, then the existing sign is
diff --git a/runtime/doc/version9.txt b/runtime/doc/version9.txt
index d70c3b1..92792b9 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/version9.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/version9.txt
@@ -41576,6 +41576,7 @@
 - 'completeopt' is now a |global-local| option.
 - 'nrformat' accepts the new "blank" suboption, to determine a signed or
   unsigned number based on whitespace in front of a minus sign.
+- allow to specify a priority when defining a new sign |:sign-define|
 
 							*added-9.2*
 Added ~