diff --git a/darwin/future/core/items/set_item_priority.py b/darwin/future/core/items/set_item_priority.py
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+from typing import Dict, List
+from uuid import UUID
+
+from darwin.future.core.client import ClientCore
+from darwin.future.core.types.common import JSONType
+from darwin.future.data_objects.typing import UnknownType
+
+
+def set_item_priority(
+    api_client: ClientCore,
+    team_slug: str,
+    dataset_id: int,
+    item_ids: List[UUID],
+    priority: int,
+    filters: Dict[str, UnknownType] = {},
+) -> JSONType:
+    """
+    Sets the priority of a list of items
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    client: Client
+        The client to use for the request
+    team_slug: str
+        The slug of the team to set the priority for
+    dataset_id: int
+        The dataset to set the priority for
+    item_ids: List[UUID]
+        The item ids to set the priority for
+    priority: int
+        The priority to set
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    JSONType
+    """
+    payload = {
+        "priority": priority,
+        "filters": {
+            "item_ids": [str(item_id) for item_id in item_ids],
+            "dataset_ids": [dataset_id],
+            **filters,
+        },
+    }
+
+    return api_client.post(
+        endpoint=f"/v2/teams/{team_slug}/items/priority",
+        data=payload,
+    )
diff --git a/darwin/future/tests/core/items/test_set_priority.py b/darwin/future/tests/core/items/test_set_priority.py
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+from unittest.mock import Mock
+from uuid import UUID
+
+import pytest
+import responses
+
+from darwin.exceptions import DarwinException
+from darwin.future.core.client import ClientCore
+from darwin.future.core.items.set_item_priority import set_item_priority
+from darwin.future.tests.core.fixtures import *
+
+
+@responses.activate
+def test_set_item_priority(base_client) -> None:
+    responses.add(
+        responses.POST,
+        base_client.config.api_endpoint + "v2/teams/test-team/items/priority",
+        json={"affected_item_count": 1},
+    )
+
+    response = set_item_priority(
+        base_client,
+        "test-team",
+        123,
+        [UUID("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000")],
+        999,
+    )
+
+    assert response == {"affected_item_count": 1}
+
+
+def test_set_item_priority_with_filters() -> None:
+    base_client = Mock(spec=ClientCore)
+
+    expected_payload = {
+        "priority": 10,
+        "filters": {
+            "dataset_ids": [123],
+            "item_ids": ["00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"],
+            "status": "open",
+        },
+    }
+
+    # Define the expected endpoint
+    expected_endpoint = "/v2/teams/test-team/items/priority"
+
+    # Define the expected response
+    expected_response = {"status": "success"}
+
+    # Configure the mock API client to return the expected response
+    base_client.post.return_value = expected_response
+
+    # Call the function being tested
+    response = set_item_priority(
+        base_client,
+        "test-team",
+        123,
+        [UUID("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000")],
+        priority=10,
+        filters={"status": "open"},
+    )
+
+    # Verify that the API client was called with the expected arguments
+    base_client.post.assert_called_once_with(
+        endpoint=expected_endpoint,
+        data=expected_payload,
+    )
+
+    # Verify that the response matches the expected response
+    assert response == expected_response
+
+
+def test_set_item_priority_with_error_response() -> None:
+    # Create a mock API client
+    api_client = Mock(spec=ClientCore)
+
+    # Configure the mock API client to return the error response
+    api_client.post.side_effect = DarwinException("Something went wrong")
+
+    # Call the function being tested
+    with pytest.raises(DarwinException):
+        set_item_priority(
+            api_client=api_client,
+            team_slug="test-team",
+            dataset_id=123,
+            item_ids=[UUID("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000")],
+            priority=10,
+        )