diff --git a/src/Player.h b/src/Player.h
index 3a3927cb1..4b039f4c6 100644
--- a/src/Player.h
+++ b/src/Player.h
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ class Player : public httpserver::http_resource {
 
     void Init();
 
+    // manualPriority: Lower = higher importance. Default allows scheduled playlists to take priority.
     int StartPlaylist(const std::string& name, const int repeat = -1,
                       const int startPosition = -1, const int endPosition = -1,
-                      const int manualPriority = -1);
+                      const int manualPriority = 10000);
     int StartScheduledPlaylist(const std::string& name, const int position,
                                const int repeat, const int scheduleEntry, const int scheduledPriority,
                                const time_t sTime, const time_t eTime, const int method);
diff --git a/src/Scheduler.cpp b/src/Scheduler.cpp
index d684d886b..0228012d4 100644
--- a/src/Scheduler.cpp
+++ b/src/Scheduler.cpp
@@ -522,13 +522,19 @@ bool Scheduler::doScheduledPlaylist(const std::time_t& now, const std::time_t& i
 
         if (!Player::INSTANCE.WasScheduled()) {
             // Manually started playlist is running, check priority
+            // Lower priority number = higher importance
+            // Manual playlists default to priority 10000, scheduled use entry index (0-99 typical)
             if (Player::INSTANCE.GetPriority() > item->priority) {
-                // Scheduled playlist has higher priority, stop the manual one
+                // Scheduled playlist has higher priority (lower number), stop the manual one
+                LogDebug(VB_SCHEDULE, "Stopping manual playlist (priority %d) for scheduled item (priority %d)\n",
+                         Player::INSTANCE.GetPriority(), item->priority);
                 while (Player::INSTANCE.GetStatus() != FPP_STATUS_IDLE) {
                     Player::INSTANCE.StopNow(1);
                 }
             } else {
                 // Manual playlist has higher or equal priority, let it continue
+                LogDebug(VB_SCHEDULE, "Manual playlist (priority %d) blocking scheduled item (priority %d)\n",
+                         Player::INSTANCE.GetPriority(), item->priority);
                 return false;
             }
         } else if (Player::INSTANCE.GetPriority() > item->priority) {