diff --git a/osc-staging.py b/osc-staging.py
index 7e21cd9c..39896d4e 100644
--- a/osc-staging.py
+++ b/osc-staging.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ from osclib.unselect_command import UnselectCommand
 from osclib.repair_command import RepairCommand
 from osclib.rebuild_command import RebuildCommand
 from osclib.request_splitter import RequestSplitter
+from osclib.prio_command import PrioCommand
 
 OSC_STAGING_VERSION = '0.0.1'
 
@@ -237,6 +238,7 @@ def do_staging(self, subcmd, opts, *args):
         osc staging unlock
         osc staging rebuild [--force] [STAGING...]
         osc staging repair REQUEST...
+        osc staging setprio [STAGING...]
     """
     if opts.version:
         self._print_version()
@@ -249,6 +251,8 @@ def do_staging(self, subcmd, opts, *args):
         min_args, max_args = 1, None
     elif cmd == 'frozenage':
         min_args, max_args = 0, None
+    elif cmd == 'setprio':
+        min_args, max_args = 0, 1
     elif cmd == 'check':
         min_args, max_args = 0, 1
     elif cmd == 'select':
@@ -491,3 +495,5 @@ def do_staging(self, subcmd, opts, *args):
             RebuildCommand(api).perform(args[1:], opts.force)
         elif cmd == 'repair':
             RepairCommand(api).perform(args[1:])
+        elif cmd == 'setprio':
+            PrioCommand(api).perform(args[1:])
diff --git a/osclib/prio_command.py b/osclib/prio_command.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f688213
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osclib/prio_command.py
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2016,2017 SUSE LLC
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
+import json
+import osc
+import urllib2
+
+class PrioCommand(object):
+    def __init__(self, api):
+        self.api = api
+
+    def _setprio(self, project):
+        """
+        Set prios for requests that are still in review
+        :param project: project to check
+
+        """
+
+        # XXX taking name verbatim would produce null byte error
+        # https://github.com/openSUSE/open-build-service/issues/2493
+        message = 'raising priority for %s'%str(project['name'])
+        for r in project['missing_reviews']:
+            reqid = str(r['request'])
+            req = osc.core.get_request(self.api.apiurl, reqid)
+            priority = req.priority
+            if priority is None:
+                priority = 'important'
+                query = { 'cmd': 'setpriority', 'priority': priority }
+                url = osc.core.makeurl(self.api.apiurl, ['request', reqid], query)
+                print reqid, message
+                try:
+                    osc.core.http_POST(url, data=message)
+                    print reqid, r['by'], priority
+                except urllib2.HTTPError, e:
+                    print e
+
+
+    def perform(self, project=None):
+        """
+        Check one staging project verbosibly or all of them at once
+        :param project: project to check, None for all
+        """
+
+        query = {'format': 'json'}
+        path = [ 'project', 'staging_projects', self.api.project ]
+        if project:
+            path += project
+        url = self.api.makeurl(path, query=query)
+        info = json.load(self.api.retried_GET(url))
+        if not project:
+            for prj in info:
+                if not prj['selected_requests']:
+                    continue
+                self._setprio(prj)
+        else:
+            self._setprio(info)
+
+        return True