diff --git a/contract/contracts/hello-world/src/autoshare_logic.rs b/contract/contracts/hello-world/src/autoshare_logic.rs
index 814e71f..cdc00a1 100644
--- a/contract/contracts/hello-world/src/autoshare_logic.rs
+++ b/contract/contracts/hello-world/src/autoshare_logic.rs
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ pub fn create_autoshare(
         id: id.clone(),
         name,
         creator: creator.clone(),
+        priority: NotificationPriority::Standard,
         usage_count,
         total_usages_paid: usage_count,
         members: Vec::new(&env),
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ pub fn create_autoshare(
 
     AutoshareCreated {
         creator: creator.clone(),
+        priority: details.priority,
         category: NotificationCategory::Group,
         priority: NotificationPriority::Medium,
         id: id.clone(),
@@ -262,6 +264,7 @@ pub fn initialize_admin(env: Env, admin: Address) {
 fn publish_authorization_failure(env: &Env, caller: &Address, action: &str) {
     AuthorizationFailure {
         caller: caller.clone(),
+        priority: NotificationPriority::High,
         category: NotificationCategory::Admin,
         priority: NotificationPriority::Critical,
         action: String::from_str(env, action),
@@ -299,6 +302,7 @@ pub fn transfer_admin(env: Env, current_admin: Address, new_admin: Address) -> R
     env.storage().persistent().set(&DataKey::Admin, &new_admin);
     AdminTransferred {
         old_admin: current_admin,
+        priority: NotificationPriority::High,
         category: NotificationCategory::Admin,
         priority: NotificationPriority::Critical,
         new_admin,
@@ -324,6 +328,7 @@ pub fn pause(env: Env, admin: Address) -> Result<(), Error> {
 
     env.storage().persistent().set(&pause_key, &true);
     ContractPaused {
+        priority: NotificationPriority::High,
         category: NotificationCategory::Admin,
         priority: NotificationPriority::High,
     }
@@ -344,6 +349,7 @@ pub fn unpause(env: Env, admin: Address) -> Result<(), Error> {
 
     env.storage().persistent().set(&pause_key, &false);
     ContractUnpaused {
+        priority: NotificationPriority::High,
         category: NotificationCategory::Admin,
         priority: NotificationPriority::High,
     }
@@ -682,6 +688,7 @@ pub fn update_members(
 
     AutoshareUpdated {
         updater: caller,
+        priority: details.priority,
         category: NotificationCategory::Group,
         priority: NotificationPriority::Medium,
         id: id.clone(),
@@ -719,6 +726,7 @@ pub fn deactivate_group(env: Env, id: BytesN<32>, caller: Address) -> Result<(),
 
     GroupDeactivated {
         creator: caller,
+        priority: details.priority,
         category: NotificationCategory::Group,
         priority: NotificationPriority::Low,
         id: id.clone(),
@@ -756,6 +764,7 @@ pub fn activate_group(env: Env, id: BytesN<32>, caller: Address) -> Result<(), E
 
     GroupActivated {
         creator: caller,
+        priority: details.priority,
         category: NotificationCategory::Group,
         priority: NotificationPriority::Low,
         id: id.clone(),
@@ -805,6 +814,7 @@ pub fn withdraw(
     Withdrawal {
         token,
         recipient,
+        priority: NotificationPriority::Critical,
         category: NotificationCategory::Financial,
         priority: NotificationPriority::High,
         amount,
diff --git a/contract/contracts/hello-world/src/base/events.rs b/contract/contracts/hello-world/src/base/events.rs
index 807be85..86104c6 100644
--- a/contract/contracts/hello-world/src/base/events.rs
+++ b/contract/contracts/hello-world/src/base/events.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 use soroban_sdk::{contractevent, contracttype, Address, BytesN, String};
 
+/// Priority metadata attached to notifications emitted by the contract.
+#[contracttype]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
+pub enum NotificationPriority {
+    Low = 0,
+    Standard = 1,
+    High = 2,
+    Critical = 3,
+}
+
 /// High-level notification category attached to every emitted event.
 ///
 /// Off-chain consumers (listeners, indexers, dashboards) often only care about a
@@ -62,6 +72,8 @@ pub struct AutoshareCreated {
     #[topic]
     pub creator: Address,
     #[topic]
+    pub priority: NotificationPriority,
+    #[topic]
     pub category: NotificationCategory,
     #[topic]
     pub priority: NotificationPriority,
@@ -72,6 +84,8 @@ pub struct AutoshareCreated {
 #[contractevent]
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct ContractPaused {
+    #[topic]
+    pub priority: NotificationPriority,
     #[topic]
     pub category: NotificationCategory,
     #[topic]
@@ -82,6 +96,8 @@ pub struct ContractPaused {
 #[contractevent]
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct ContractUnpaused {
+    #[topic]
+    pub priority: NotificationPriority,
     #[topic]
     pub category: NotificationCategory,
     #[topic]
@@ -95,6 +111,8 @@ pub struct AutoshareUpdated {
     #[topic]
     pub updater: Address,
     #[topic]
+    pub priority: NotificationPriority,
+    #[topic]
     pub category: NotificationCategory,
     #[topic]
     pub priority: NotificationPriority,
@@ -108,6 +126,8 @@ pub struct GroupDeactivated {
     #[topic]
     pub creator: Address,
     #[topic]
+    pub priority: NotificationPriority,
+    #[topic]
     pub category: NotificationCategory,
     #[topic]
     pub priority: NotificationPriority,
@@ -121,6 +141,8 @@ pub struct GroupActivated {
     #[topic]
     pub creator: Address,
     #[topic]
+    pub priority: NotificationPriority,
+    #[topic]
     pub category: NotificationCategory,
     #[topic]
     pub priority: NotificationPriority,
@@ -134,6 +156,8 @@ pub struct AdminTransferred {
     #[topic]
     pub old_admin: Address,
     #[topic]
+    pub priority: NotificationPriority,
+    #[topic]
     pub category: NotificationCategory,
     #[topic]
     pub priority: NotificationPriority,
@@ -149,6 +173,8 @@ pub struct Withdrawal {
     #[topic]
     pub recipient: Address,
     #[topic]
+    pub priority: NotificationPriority,
+    #[topic]
     pub category: NotificationCategory,
     #[topic]
     pub priority: NotificationPriority,
@@ -162,6 +188,8 @@ pub struct AuthorizationFailure {
     #[topic]
     pub caller: Address,
     #[topic]
+    pub priority: NotificationPriority,
+    #[topic]
     pub category: NotificationCategory,
     #[topic]
     pub priority: NotificationPriority,
diff --git a/contract/contracts/hello-world/src/base/types.rs b/contract/contracts/hello-world/src/base/types.rs
index a2d1d04..73abe7a 100644
--- a/contract/contracts/hello-world/src/base/types.rs
+++ b/contract/contracts/hello-world/src/base/types.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use crate::base::events::NotificationPriority;
 use soroban_sdk::{contracttype, Address, BytesN, String, Vec};
 
 #[contracttype]
@@ -6,6 +7,7 @@ pub struct AutoShareDetails {
     pub id: BytesN<32>,
     pub name: String,
     pub creator: Address,
+    pub priority: NotificationPriority,
     pub usage_count: u32,
     pub total_usages_paid: u32,
     pub members: Vec<GroupMember>,
diff --git a/contract/contracts/hello-world/src/tests/notification_test.rs b/contract/contracts/hello-world/src/tests/notification_test.rs
index 7cf68f8..f435f44 100644
--- a/contract/contracts/hello-world/src/tests/notification_test.rs
+++ b/contract/contracts/hello-world/src/tests/notification_test.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 //! Tests for notification category metadata attached to emitted events.
 //!
+//! Every event the contract publishes carries notification metadata so off-chain
+//! consumers can route by category and urgency. These tests verify:
+//! - each action emits the expected category and priority, and
+//! - the change is backward compatible: the event name remains the first topic,
+//!   the category remains the trailing topic, and payload data is unchanged.
 //! Every event the contract publishes now carries a [`NotificationCategory`] as
 //! its trailing topic so off-chain consumers can subscribe to / filter by whole
 //! categories. These tests verify:
@@ -58,6 +63,16 @@ fn priority_of(env: &soroban_sdk::Env, event_name: &str) -> Option<NotificationP
     NotificationPriority::try_from_val(env, &last).ok()
 }
 
+/// Extracts priority metadata for the latest event named `event_name`.
+fn priority_of(env: &soroban_sdk::Env, event_name: &str) -> Option<NotificationPriority> {
+    let topics = topics_of(env, event_name)?;
+    if topics.len() < 2 {
+        return None;
+    }
+    let priority = topics.get(topics.len() - 2)?;
+    NotificationPriority::try_from_val(env, &priority).ok()
+}
+
 /// Returns the category of the most recently emitted event — i.e. the metadata a
 /// streaming consumer would read off the event as it arrives.
 ///
@@ -73,6 +88,15 @@ fn latest_category(env: &soroban_sdk::Env) -> Option<NotificationCategory> {
     NotificationCategory::try_from_val(env, &category_topic).ok()
 }
 
+fn latest_priority(env: &soroban_sdk::Env) -> Option<NotificationPriority> {
+    let (_addr, topics, _data) = env.events().all().last()?;
+    if topics.len() < 2 {
+        return None;
+    }
+    let priority = topics.get(topics.len() - 2)?;
+    NotificationPriority::try_from_val(env, &priority).ok()
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_created_event_has_group_category() {
     let test_env = setup_test_env();
@@ -94,6 +118,28 @@ fn test_created_event_has_group_category() {
     );
     assert_eq!(
         priority_of(&test_env.env, "autoshare_created"),
+        Some(NotificationPriority::Standard)
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_created_group_stores_standard_priority() {
+    let test_env = setup_test_env();
+    let client = AutoShareContractClient::new(&test_env.env, &test_env.autoshare_contract);
+    let creator = test_env.users.get(0).unwrap().clone();
+    let token = test_env.mock_tokens.get(0).unwrap().clone();
+
+    let id = create_test_group(
+        &test_env.env,
+        &test_env.autoshare_contract,
+        &creator,
+        &Vec::new(&test_env.env),
+        1,
+        &token,
+    );
+
+    let details = client.get(&id);
+    assert_eq!(details.priority, NotificationPriority::Standard);
         Some(NotificationPriority::Medium)
     );
 }
@@ -127,6 +173,7 @@ fn test_updated_event_has_group_category() {
     );
     assert_eq!(
         priority_of(&test_env.env, "autoshare_updated"),
+        Some(NotificationPriority::Standard)
         Some(NotificationPriority::Medium)
     );
 }
@@ -154,6 +201,7 @@ fn test_deactivate_and_activate_events_have_group_category() {
     );
     assert_eq!(
         priority_of(&test_env.env, "group_deactivated"),
+        Some(NotificationPriority::Standard)
         Some(NotificationPriority::Low)
     );
 
@@ -164,6 +212,7 @@ fn test_deactivate_and_activate_events_have_group_category() {
     );
     assert_eq!(
         priority_of(&test_env.env, "group_activated"),
+        Some(NotificationPriority::Standard)
         Some(NotificationPriority::Low)
     );
 }
@@ -207,6 +256,7 @@ fn test_admin_transfer_event_has_admin_category() {
     );
     assert_eq!(
         priority_of(&test_env.env, "admin_transferred"),
+        Some(NotificationPriority::High)
         Some(NotificationPriority::Critical)
     );
 }
@@ -236,6 +286,7 @@ fn test_withdrawal_event_has_financial_category() {
     );
     assert_eq!(
         priority_of(&test_env.env, "withdrawal"),
+        Some(NotificationPriority::Critical)
         Some(NotificationPriority::High)
     );
 }
@@ -280,6 +331,10 @@ fn test_events_can_be_filtered_by_category() {
         latest_category(&test_env.env),
         Some(NotificationCategory::Group)
     );
+    assert_eq!(
+        latest_priority(&test_env.env),
+        Some(NotificationPriority::Standard)
+    );
     route();
 
     // Admin event -> skipped by this subscriber.
@@ -288,6 +343,10 @@ fn test_events_can_be_filtered_by_category() {
         latest_category(&test_env.env),
         Some(NotificationCategory::Admin)
     );
+    assert_eq!(
+        latest_priority(&test_env.env),
+        Some(NotificationPriority::High)
+    );
     route();
     client.unpause(&test_env.admin);
 
@@ -298,6 +357,10 @@ fn test_events_can_be_filtered_by_category() {
         latest_category(&test_env.env),
         Some(NotificationCategory::Financial)
     );
+    assert_eq!(
+        latest_priority(&test_env.env),
+        Some(NotificationPriority::Critical)
+    );
     route();
 
     assert_eq!(processed, 2); // Group + Financial
@@ -493,6 +556,7 @@ fn test_created_event_backward_compatible_shape() {
     );
 
     let topics = topics_of(&test_env.env, "autoshare_created").expect("event emitted");
+    // [0] event name, [1] creator (unchanged), [2] priority, [3] category.
     // [0] event name, [1] creator (unchanged), [2] category (now second-to-last),
     // [3] priority (new trailing topic).
     assert_eq!(topics.len(), 4);
@@ -503,8 +567,12 @@ fn test_created_event_backward_compatible_shape() {
     let topic_creator = Address::try_from_val(&test_env.env, &topics.get(1).unwrap()).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(topic_creator, creator);
 
+    let priority =
+        NotificationPriority::try_from_val(&test_env.env, &topics.get(2).unwrap()).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(priority, NotificationPriority::Standard);
+
     let category =
-        NotificationCategory::try_from_val(&test_env.env, &topics.get(2).unwrap()).unwrap();
+        NotificationCategory::try_from_val(&test_env.env, &topics.get(3).unwrap()).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(category, NotificationCategory::Group);
 
     // The newly added trailing topic is the priority.