diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index b4eaa1c44..54fc8a8b0 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ Bug fixes
  - [web] fixed saving of notification email for calendar changes (#3522)
  - [web] fixed ACL editor for authenticated users in Mail module
  - [web] fixed fab button position in Calendar module (#3462)
+ - [web] fixed default priority of sent messages (#3542)
  - [eas] allow EAS attachments get on 2nd-level mailboxes (#3505)
  - [eas] fix EAS bday shift (#3518)
 
diff --git a/SoObjects/Mailer/SOGoDraftObject.m b/SoObjects/Mailer/SOGoDraftObject.m
index 2b81b560e..1b0f7ac19 100644
--- a/SoObjects/Mailer/SOGoDraftObject.m
+++ b/SoObjects/Mailer/SOGoDraftObject.m
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ static NSString    *userAgent      = nil;
     {
       // newHeaders come from Web form; convert priority to MIME header representation
       priority = [newHeaders objectForKey: @"priority"];
-      if (!priority || [priority intValue] == 3)
+      if (!priority || ![priority length] || [priority intValue] == 3)
         {
           [headers removeObjectForKey: @"X-Priority"];
         }