diff --git a/ErsatzTV.Core/Scheduling/YamlScheduling/Models/YamlPlayoutSchedule.cs b/ErsatzTV.Core/Scheduling/YamlScheduling/Models/YamlPlayoutSchedule.cs
index 33ac51f6c..cf311a9cc 100644
--- a/ErsatzTV.Core/Scheduling/YamlScheduling/Models/YamlPlayoutSchedule.cs
+++ b/ErsatzTV.Core/Scheduling/YamlScheduling/Models/YamlPlayoutSchedule.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ public class YamlPlayoutSchedule
     [YamlMember(Alias = "end_date", ApplyNamingConventions = false)]
     public string EndDate { get; set; }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Priority for schedule matching. Higher values are checked first. Default is 0.
+    /// </summary>
+    public int Priority { get; set; } = 0;
+
     public List<YamlPlayoutInstruction> Reset { get; set; } = [];
 
     public List<YamlPlayoutInstruction> Playout { get; set; } = [];
diff --git a/ErsatzTV.Core/Scheduling/YamlScheduling/SequentialPlayoutBuilder.cs b/ErsatzTV.Core/Scheduling/YamlScheduling/SequentialPlayoutBuilder.cs
index 2e9efb258..58e5fe9e9 100644
--- a/ErsatzTV.Core/Scheduling/YamlScheduling/SequentialPlayoutBuilder.cs
+++ b/ErsatzTV.Core/Scheduling/YamlScheduling/SequentialPlayoutBuilder.cs
@@ -743,6 +743,7 @@ public class SequentialPlayoutBuilder(
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Finds the active schedule for the given date, or returns null if no schedule matches.
+    /// Schedules are checked in priority order (highest first), then by definition order.
     /// </summary>
     private static YamlPlayoutSchedule GetActiveSchedule(YamlPlayoutDefinition definition, DateTimeOffset date)
     {
@@ -751,7 +752,13 @@ public class SequentialPlayoutBuilder(
             return null;
         }
 
-        foreach (YamlPlayoutSchedule schedule in definition.Schedules)
+        // Sort by priority (descending), then by original order
+        var sortedSchedules = definition.Schedules
+            .Select((schedule, index) => (schedule, index))
+            .OrderByDescending(x => x.schedule.Priority)
+            .ThenBy(x => x.index);
+
+        foreach ((YamlPlayoutSchedule schedule, int _) in sortedSchedules)
         {
             if (IsDateInSchedule(schedule, date))
             {
diff --git a/ErsatzTV/Resources/sequential-schedule.schema.json b/ErsatzTV/Resources/sequential-schedule.schema.json
index 10a13e6f4..acca84815 100644
--- a/ErsatzTV/Resources/sequential-schedule.schema.json
+++ b/ErsatzTV/Resources/sequential-schedule.schema.json
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@
             "description": "End date in MM-DD (e.g., '01-31') or YYYY-MM-DD format (e.g., '2024-12-25'). MM-DD dates recur annually, YYYY-MM-DD dates are one-time events.",
             "pattern": "^((\\d{4}-)?(0[1-9]|1[0-2])-(0[1-9]|[12][0-9]|3[01]))$"
           },
+          "priority": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "description": "Priority for schedule matching. Higher values are checked first. Default is 0. Use this when schedules overlap (e.g., a specific date within a broader range).",
+            "default": 0
+          },
           "reset": {
             "description": "Reset instructions for this scheduled playout",
             "type": "array",