diff --git a/builtin/providers/dnsimple/resource_dnsimple_record.go b/builtin/providers/dnsimple/resource_dnsimple_record.go
index 4a9f7aa2e..a5e39472c 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/dnsimple/resource_dnsimple_record.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/dnsimple/resource_dnsimple_record.go
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ func resourceDNSimpleRecord() *schema.Resource {
 			"priority": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Computed: true,
+				Optional: true,
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -76,6 +77,10 @@ func resourceDNSimpleRecordCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) erro
 		newRecord.TTL, _ = strconv.Atoi(attr.(string))
 	}
 
+	if attr, ok := d.GetOk("priority"); ok {
+		newRecord.Priority, _ = strconv.Atoi(attr.(string))
+	}
+
 	log.Printf("[DEBUG] DNSimple Record create configuration: %#v", newRecord)
 
 	resp, err := provider.client.Zones.CreateRecord(provider.config.Account, d.Get("domain").(string), newRecord)
@@ -142,6 +147,10 @@ func resourceDNSimpleRecordUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) erro
 		updateRecord.TTL, _ = strconv.Atoi(attr.(string))
 	}
 
+	if attr, ok := d.GetOk("priority"); ok {
+		updateRecord.Priority, _ = strconv.Atoi(attr.(string))
+	}
+
 	log.Printf("[DEBUG] DNSimple Record update configuration: %#v", updateRecord)
 
 	_, err = provider.client.Zones.UpdateRecord(provider.config.Account, d.Get("domain").(string), recordID, updateRecord)
diff --git a/builtin/providers/dnsimple/resource_dnsimple_record_test.go b/builtin/providers/dnsimple/resource_dnsimple_record_test.go
index 7195ba2c4..e7e5e876f 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/dnsimple/resource_dnsimple_record_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/dnsimple/resource_dnsimple_record_test.go
@@ -37,6 +37,33 @@ func TestAccDNSimpleRecord_Basic(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAccDNSimpleRecord_CreateMxWithPriority(t *testing.T) {
+	var record dnsimple.ZoneRecord
+	domain := os.Getenv("DNSIMPLE_DOMAIN")
+
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckDNSimpleRecordDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			resource.TestStep{
+				Config: fmt.Sprintf(testAccCheckDNSimpleRecordConfig_mx, domain),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckDNSimpleRecordExists("dnsimple_record.foobar", &record),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						"dnsimple_record.foobar", "name", ""),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						"dnsimple_record.foobar", "domain", domain),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						"dnsimple_record.foobar", "value", "mx.example.com"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						"dnsimple_record.foobar", "priority", "5"),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func TestAccDNSimpleRecord_Updated(t *testing.T) {
 	var record dnsimple.ZoneRecord
 	domain := os.Getenv("DNSIMPLE_DOMAIN")
@@ -76,6 +103,47 @@ func TestAccDNSimpleRecord_Updated(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAccDNSimpleRecord_UpdatedMx(t *testing.T) {
+	var record dnsimple.ZoneRecord
+	domain := os.Getenv("DNSIMPLE_DOMAIN")
+
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckDNSimpleRecordDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			resource.TestStep{
+				Config: fmt.Sprintf(testAccCheckDNSimpleRecordConfig_mx, domain),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckDNSimpleRecordExists("dnsimple_record.foobar", &record),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						"dnsimple_record.foobar", "name", ""),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						"dnsimple_record.foobar", "domain", domain),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						"dnsimple_record.foobar", "value", "mx.example.com"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						"dnsimple_record.foobar", "priority", "5"),
+				),
+			},
+			resource.TestStep{
+				Config: fmt.Sprintf(testAccCheckDNSimpleRecordConfig_mx_new_value, domain),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckDNSimpleRecordExists("dnsimple_record.foobar", &record),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						"dnsimple_record.foobar", "name", ""),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						"dnsimple_record.foobar", "domain", domain),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						"dnsimple_record.foobar", "value", "mx2.example.com"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						"dnsimple_record.foobar", "priority", "10"),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func testAccCheckDNSimpleRecordDestroy(s *terraform.State) error {
 	provider := testAccProvider.Meta().(*Client)
 
@@ -166,3 +234,25 @@ resource "dnsimple_record" "foobar" {
 	type = "A"
 	ttl = 3600
 }`
+
+const testAccCheckDNSimpleRecordConfig_mx = `
+resource "dnsimple_record" "foobar" {
+	domain = "%s"
+
+	name = ""
+	value = "mx.example.com"
+	type = "MX"
+	ttl = 3600
+	priority = 5
+}`
+
+const testAccCheckDNSimpleRecordConfig_mx_new_value = `
+resource "dnsimple_record" "foobar" {
+	domain = "%s"
+
+	name = ""
+	value = "mx2.example.com"
+	type = "MX"
+	ttl = 3600
+	priority = 10
+}`
diff --git a/website/source/docs/providers/dnsimple/r/record.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/providers/dnsimple/r/record.html.markdown
index 18a94d139..addf1be1e 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/providers/dnsimple/r/record.html.markdown
+++ b/website/source/docs/providers/dnsimple/r/record.html.markdown
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ The following arguments are supported:
 * `value` - (Required) The value of the record
 * `type` - (Required) The type of the record
 * `ttl` - (Optional) The TTL of the record
+* `priority` - (Optional) The priority of the record - only useful for some record types
 
 
 ## Attributes Reference