diff --git a/src/Symfony/Routing/ApiLoader.php b/src/Symfony/Routing/ApiLoader.php
index 1fa70ab296..bfab134897 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Routing/ApiLoader.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Routing/ApiLoader.php
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public function load(mixed $data, ?string $type = null): RouteCollection
                         $operation->getCondition() ?? ''
                     );
 
-                    $routeCollection->add($operationName, $route);
+                    $routeCollection->add($operationName, $route, $operation->getPriority() ?? 0);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/tests/Symfony/Routing/ApiLoaderTest.php b/tests/Symfony/Routing/ApiLoaderTest.php
index 38734a6e62..0f7a87da1f 100644
--- a/tests/Symfony/Routing/ApiLoaderTest.php
+++ b/tests/Symfony/Routing/ApiLoaderTest.php
@@ -282,6 +282,21 @@ public function testApiLoaderIrisTypeRegistersItemRoutesWithNotExposedController
         $this->assertNotNull($routeCollection->get('api_genid'));
     }
 
+    public function testApiLoaderUsesOperationPriority(): void
+    {
+        $resourceCollection = new ResourceMetadataCollection(Dummy::class, [
+            (new ApiResource())->withShortName('dummy')->withOperations(new Operations([
+                'api_dummies_get_item' => (new Get())->withUriTemplate('/dummies/{id}')->withPriority(10),
+                'api_dummies_get_collection' => (new GetCollection())->withUriTemplate('/dummies'),
+            ])),
+        ]);
+
+        $routeCollection = $this->getApiLoaderWithResourceMetadataCollection($resourceCollection)->load(null);
+
+        $this->assertSame(10, $routeCollection->getPriority('api_dummies_get_item'));
+        $this->assertNull($routeCollection->getPriority('api_dummies_get_collection'));
+    }
+
     public function testApiLoaderWithUndefinedControllerService(): void
     {
         $this->expectExceptionObject(new \RuntimeException('Operation "api_dummies_my_undefined_controller_method_item" is defining an unknown service as controller "Foo\\Bar\\MyUndefinedController". Make sure it is properly registered in the dependency injection container.'));