diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 72f67a8..a78abd5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -272,6 +272,9 @@ local opts = {
 
       -- The color of the hints
       highlight = "Comment",
+
+      -- priority of the virtual text
+      priority = 100,
     },
 
     -- options same as lsp hover / vim.lsp.util.open_floating_preview()
diff --git a/lua/rust-tools/config.lua b/lua/rust-tools/config.lua
index d4ce0ac..db690af 100644
--- a/lua/rust-tools/config.lua
+++ b/lua/rust-tools/config.lua
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ local defaults = {
 
       -- The color of the hints
       highlight = "Comment",
+
+      -- priority of the virtual text
+      priority = 100,
     },
 
     -- options same as lsp hover / vim.lsp.util.open_floating_preview()
diff --git a/lua/rust-tools/inlay_hints.lua b/lua/rust-tools/inlay_hints.lua
index 0df31a1..51b8edf 100644
--- a/lua/rust-tools/inlay_hints.lua
+++ b/lua/rust-tools/inlay_hints.lua
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ local function render_line(line, line_hints, bufnr, max_line_len)
         { virt_text, opts.highlight },
       },
       hl_mode = "combine",
+      priority = opts.priority
     })
   end
 end