diff --git a/pkg/backup/pod_action.go b/pkg/backup/pod_action.go
index be43c24ed..0fd479a71 100644
--- a/pkg/backup/pod_action.go
+++ b/pkg/backup/pod_action.go
@@ -56,12 +56,20 @@ func (a *PodAction) Execute(item runtime.Unstructured, backup *v1.Backup) (runti
 		return nil, nil, errors.WithStack(err)
 	}
 
-	if len(pod.Spec.Volumes) == 0 {
-		a.log.Info("pod has no volumes")
-		return item, nil, nil
+	var additionalItems []velero.ResourceIdentifier
+	if pod.Spec.PriorityClassName > "" {
+		a.log.Infof("Adding priorityclass %s to additionalItems", pod.Spec.PriorityClassName)
+		additionalItems = append(additionalItems, velero.ResourceIdentifier{
+			GroupResource: kuberesource.PriorityClasses,
+			Name:          pod.Spec.PriorityClassName,
+		})
+	}
+
+	if len(pod.Spec.Volumes) == 0 {
+		a.log.Info("pod has no volumes")
+		return item, additionalItems, nil
 	}
 
-	var additionalItems []velero.ResourceIdentifier
 	for _, volume := range pod.Spec.Volumes {
 		if volume.PersistentVolumeClaim != nil && volume.PersistentVolumeClaim.ClaimName != "" {
 			a.log.Infof("Adding pvc %s to additionalItems", volume.PersistentVolumeClaim.ClaimName)
diff --git a/pkg/kuberesource/kuberesource.go b/pkg/kuberesource/kuberesource.go
index a515a70ff..c6dd36a05 100644
--- a/pkg/kuberesource/kuberesource.go
+++ b/pkg/kuberesource/kuberesource.go
@@ -34,4 +34,5 @@ var (
 	VolumeSnapshotClasses     = schema.GroupResource{Group: "snapshot.storage.k8s.io", Resource: "volumesnapshotclasses"}
 	VolumeSnapshots           = schema.GroupResource{Group: "snapshot.storage.k8s.io", Resource: "volumesnapshots"}
 	VolumeSnapshotContents    = schema.GroupResource{Group: "snapshot.storage.k8s.io", Resource: "volumesnapshotcontents"}
+	PriorityClasses           = schema.GroupResource{Group: "scheduling.k8s.io", Resource: "priorityclasses"}
 )
diff --git a/pkg/restore/pod_action.go b/pkg/restore/pod_action.go
index 2086954ae..4db9da722 100644
--- a/pkg/restore/pod_action.go
+++ b/pkg/restore/pod_action.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 
+	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/kuberesource"
 	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/plugin/velero"
 )
 
@@ -85,6 +86,11 @@ func (a *PodAction) Execute(input *velero.RestoreItemActionExecuteInput) (*veler
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.WithStack(err)
 	}
-
-	return velero.NewRestoreItemActionExecuteOutput(&unstructured.Unstructured{Object: res}), nil
+	restoreExecuteOutput := velero.NewRestoreItemActionExecuteOutput(&unstructured.Unstructured{Object: res})
+	if pod.Spec.PriorityClassName > "" {
+		a.logger.Infof("Adding priorityclass %s to AdditionalItems", pod.Spec.PriorityClassName)
+		restoreExecuteOutput.AdditionalItems = []velero.ResourceIdentifier{
+			{GroupResource: kuberesource.PriorityClasses, Name: pod.Spec.PriorityClassName}}
+	}
+	return restoreExecuteOutput, nil
 }