diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/Kconfig b/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/Kconfig
index bfeb7e80e9a..47e261a3bb4 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/Kconfig
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/Kconfig
@@ -296,6 +296,16 @@ config BT_MESH_ADV_STACK_SIZE
 	  NOTE: This is an advanced setting and should not be changed unless
 	  absolutely necessary
 
+config BT_MESH_ADV_PRIO
+	int "Mesh advertiser thread priority"
+	depends on BT_MESH_ADV_LEGACY
+	default 7
+	help
+	  Priority of bt mesh adv thread.
+
+	  NOTE: This is an advanced setting and should not be changed unless
+	  absolutely necessary
+
 config BT_MESH_IV_UPDATE_SEQ_LIMIT
 	hex "Sequence number limit to start iv update"
 	default 0x800000
diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/adv_legacy.c b/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/adv_legacy.c
index bb14ae75e61..e04e9ccbb6c 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/adv_legacy.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/adv_legacy.c
@@ -178,7 +178,8 @@ void bt_mesh_adv_init(void)
 {
 	k_thread_create(&adv_thread_data, adv_thread_stack,
 			K_KERNEL_STACK_SIZEOF(adv_thread_stack), adv_thread,
-			NULL, NULL, NULL, K_PRIO_COOP(7), 0, K_FOREVER);
+			NULL, NULL, NULL, K_PRIO_COOP(CONFIG_BT_MESH_ADV_PRIO),
+			0, K_FOREVER);
 	k_thread_name_set(&adv_thread_data, "BT Mesh adv");
 }