diff --git a/routers/web/repo/setting/protected_branch.go b/routers/web/repo/setting/protected_branch.go
index 7d943fd434..e34bdcd01f 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/setting/protected_branch.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/setting/protected_branch.go
@@ -321,6 +321,16 @@ func DeleteProtectedBranchRulePost(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.JSONRedirect(fmt.Sprintf("%s/settings/branches", ctx.Repo.RepoLink))
 }
 
+func UpdateBranchProtectionPriories(ctx *context.Context) {
+	form := web.GetForm(ctx).([]int64)
+	repo := ctx.Repo.Repository
+
+	if err := git_model.UpdateProtectBranchPriorities(ctx, repo, form); err != nil {
+		ctx.ServerError("UpdateProtectBranchPriorities", err)
+		return
+	}
+}
+
 // RenameBranchPost responses for rename a branch
 func RenameBranchPost(ctx *context.Context) {
 	form := web.GetForm(ctx).(*forms.RenameBranchForm)
diff --git a/routers/web/web.go b/routers/web/web.go
index f28ec82c8f..cd26ddc328 100644
--- a/routers/web/web.go
+++ b/routers/web/web.go
@@ -1075,6 +1075,7 @@ func registerRoutes(m *web.Router) {
 			m.Combo("/edit").Get(repo_setting.SettingsProtectedBranch).
 				Post(web.Bind(forms.ProtectBranchForm{}), context.RepoMustNotBeArchived(), repo_setting.SettingsProtectedBranchPost)
 			m.Post("/{id}/delete", repo_setting.DeleteProtectedBranchRulePost)
+			m.Post("/priority", web.Bind([]int64{}), context.RepoMustNotBeArchived(), repo_setting.UpdateBranchProtectionPriories)
 		})
 
 		m.Group("/tags", func() {