diff --git a/src/Ganeti/Types.hs b/src/Ganeti/Types.hs
index e6c9378e1682dbec62343c1e375a1c5d0c9e0ff7..9f02173a0aea541c62181ea70c3e7d732c5d6ad8 100644
--- a/src/Ganeti/Types.hs
+++ b/src/Ganeti/Types.hs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ representation should go into 'Ganeti.HTools.Types'.
 
 {-
 
-Copyright (C) 2012 Google Inc.
+Copyright (C) 2012, 2013 Google Inc.
 
 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ module Ganeti.Types
   , JobDependency(..)
   , OpSubmitPriority(..)
   , opSubmitPriorityToRaw
+  , parseSubmitPriority
+  , fmtSubmitPriority
   , OpStatus(..)
   , opStatusToRaw
   , opStatusFromRaw
@@ -447,6 +449,19 @@ $(THH.declareIADT "OpSubmitPriority"
   ])
 $(THH.makeJSONInstance ''OpSubmitPriority)
 
+-- | Parse submit priorities from a string.
+parseSubmitPriority :: (Monad m) => String -> m OpSubmitPriority
+parseSubmitPriority "low"    = return OpPrioLow
+parseSubmitPriority "normal" = return OpPrioNormal
+parseSubmitPriority "high"   = return OpPrioHigh
+parseSubmitPriority str      = fail $ "Unknown priority '" ++ str ++ "'"
+
+-- | Format a submit priority as string.
+fmtSubmitPriority :: OpSubmitPriority -> String
+fmtSubmitPriority OpPrioLow    = "low"
+fmtSubmitPriority OpPrioNormal = "normal"
+fmtSubmitPriority OpPrioHigh   = "high"
+
 -- | Our ADT for the OpCode status at runtime (while in a job).
 $(THH.declareSADT "OpStatus"
   [ ("OP_STATUS_QUEUED",    'C.opStatusQueued)
diff --git a/test/hs/Test/Ganeti/Types.hs b/test/hs/Test/Ganeti/Types.hs
index 6f84782cac602a30078963032f5392db3a2ec83c..6246e6e0cde5fb2e1ae573dce758b7cf285c51f6 100644
--- a/test/hs/Test/Ganeti/Types.hs
+++ b/test/hs/Test/Ganeti/Types.hs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 {-
 
-Copyright (C) 2012 Google Inc.
+Copyright (C) 2012, 2013 Google Inc.
 
 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -370,6 +370,11 @@ prop_JobDependency_serialisation = testSerialisation
 prop_OpSubmitPriority_serialisation :: OpSubmitPriority -> Property
 prop_OpSubmitPriority_serialisation = testSerialisation
 
+-- | Tests string formatting for 'OpSubmitPriority'.
+prop_OpSubmitPriority_string :: OpSubmitPriority -> Property
+prop_OpSubmitPriority_string prio =
+  parseSubmitPriority (fmtSubmitPriority prio) ==? Just prio
+
 -- | Test 'ELogType' serialisation.
 prop_ELogType_serialisation :: ELogType -> Property
 prop_ELogType_serialisation = testSerialisation
@@ -416,5 +421,6 @@ testSuite "Types"
   , 'case_JobId_BadTypes
   , 'prop_JobDependency_serialisation
   , 'prop_OpSubmitPriority_serialisation
+  , 'prop_OpSubmitPriority_string
   , 'prop_ELogType_serialisation
   ]