diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_drv.c
index e6c50c97b9c7d..61f9d6b2348b9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_drv.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 
+#include <drm/drm_auth.h>
 #include <drm/drm_drv.h>
 #include <drm/drm_exec.h>
 #include <drm/drm_ioctl.h>
@@ -995,6 +996,24 @@ static int panthor_ioctl_group_destroy(struct drm_device *ddev, void *data,
 	return panthor_group_destroy(pfile, args->group_handle);
 }
 
+static int group_priority_permit(struct drm_file *file,
+				 u8 priority)
+{
+	/* Ensure that priority is valid */
+	if (priority > PANTHOR_GROUP_PRIORITY_HIGH)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* Medium priority and below are always allowed */
+	if (priority <= PANTHOR_GROUP_PRIORITY_MEDIUM)
+		return 0;
+
+	/* Higher priorities require CAP_SYS_NICE or DRM_MASTER */
+	if (capable(CAP_SYS_NICE) || drm_is_current_master(file))
+		return 0;
+
+	return -EACCES;
+}
+
 static int panthor_ioctl_group_create(struct drm_device *ddev, void *data,
 				      struct drm_file *file)
 {
@@ -1010,6 +1029,10 @@ static int panthor_ioctl_group_create(struct drm_device *ddev, void *data,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	ret = group_priority_permit(file, args->priority);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	ret = panthor_group_create(pfile, args, queue_args);
 	if (ret >= 0) {
 		args->group_handle = ret;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_sched.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_sched.c
index 463bcd3cf00f3..12b272a912f86 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_sched.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_sched.c
@@ -3092,7 +3092,7 @@ int panthor_group_create(struct panthor_file *pfile,
 	if (group_args->pad)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (group_args->priority > PANTHOR_CSG_PRIORITY_HIGH)
+	if (group_args->priority >= PANTHOR_CSG_PRIORITY_COUNT)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if ((group_args->compute_core_mask & ~ptdev->gpu_info.shader_present) ||
diff --git a/include/uapi/drm/panthor_drm.h b/include/uapi/drm/panthor_drm.h
index 4e1fd1212454d..aeafb0bde203f 100644
--- a/include/uapi/drm/panthor_drm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/drm/panthor_drm.h
@@ -692,7 +692,11 @@ enum drm_panthor_group_priority {
 	/** @PANTHOR_GROUP_PRIORITY_MEDIUM: Medium priority group. */
 	PANTHOR_GROUP_PRIORITY_MEDIUM,
 
-	/** @PANTHOR_GROUP_PRIORITY_HIGH: High priority group. */
+	/**
+	 * @PANTHOR_GROUP_PRIORITY_HIGH: High priority group.
+	 *
+	 * Requires CAP_SYS_NICE or DRM_MASTER.
+	 */
 	PANTHOR_GROUP_PRIORITY_HIGH,
 };