diff --git a/src/servers/app/MessageLooper.cpp b/src/servers/app/MessageLooper.cpp
index 2fa5cd552f..a6aaff7240 100644
--- a/src/servers/app/MessageLooper.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/app/MessageLooper.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ MessageLooper::Run()
 	_GetLooperName(name, sizeof(name));
 
 	// Spawn our message-monitoring thread
-	fThread = spawn_thread(_message_thread, name, B_NORMAL_PRIORITY, this);
+	fThread = spawn_thread(_message_thread, name, B_DISPLAY_PRIORITY, this);
 	if (fThread < B_OK) {
 		fQuitting = true;
 		return false;