diff --git a/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.base b/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.base
index 6ab48da032c..1867a91ded4 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.base
+++ b/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.base
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ spec:
       annotations:
         seccomp.security.alpha.kubernetes.io/pod: 'docker/default'
     spec:
+      priorityClassName: system-cluster-critical
       serviceAccountName: coredns
       tolerations:
         - key: "CriticalAddonsOnly"
diff --git a/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.in b/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.in
index 2431c30568a..952c0f53753 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.in
+++ b/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.in
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ spec:
       annotations:
         seccomp.security.alpha.kubernetes.io/pod: 'docker/default'
     spec:
+      priorityClassName: system-cluster-critical
       serviceAccountName: coredns
       tolerations:
         - key: "CriticalAddonsOnly"
diff --git a/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.sed b/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.sed
index d7999ba9297..647c0bb6e81 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.sed
+++ b/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.sed
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ spec:
       annotations:
         seccomp.security.alpha.kubernetes.io/pod: 'docker/default'
     spec:
+      priorityClassName: system-cluster-critical
       serviceAccountName: coredns
       tolerations:
         - key: "CriticalAddonsOnly"