diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f6211d9..012c129 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ let g:ruby_hl_lvar_hl_group = 'RubyLocalVariable'
 " Default: 1
 let g:ruby_hl_lvar_auto_enable = 0
 
+" g:ruby_hl_lvar_hl_group highlight priority
+" Default: 0
+let g:ruby_hl_lvar_highlight_priority = 0
+
 " If you wish to control the plugin manually, map these functions.
 nmap <leader>he <Plug>(ruby_hl_lvar-enable)
 nmap <leader>hd <Plug>(ruby_hl_lvar-disable)
diff --git a/autoload/ruby_hl_lvar.vim b/autoload/ruby_hl_lvar.vim
index 2e342f4..647b53d 100644
--- a/autoload/ruby_hl_lvar.vim
+++ b/autoload/ruby_hl_lvar.vim
@@ -59,14 +59,14 @@ function! s:redraw_window()
 			let i = 0
 			while i < size
 				let poses = b:ruby_hl_lvar_match_poses[i : i + 7]
-				let m = matchaddpos(g:ruby_hl_lvar_hl_group, poses, 0)
+				let m = matchaddpos(g:ruby_hl_lvar_hl_group, poses, g:ruby_hl_lvar_highlight_priority)
 				call add(w:ruby_hl_lvar_match_ids, m)
 				let i += 8
 			endwhile
 		endif
 	else
 		if get(b:, 'ruby_hl_lvar_match_pattern', '') != ''
-			let w:ruby_hl_lvar_match_id = matchadd(g:ruby_hl_lvar_hl_group, b:ruby_hl_lvar_match_pattern, 0)
+			let w:ruby_hl_lvar_match_id = matchadd(g:ruby_hl_lvar_hl_group, b:ruby_hl_lvar_match_pattern, g:ruby_hl_lvar_highlight_priority)
 		endif
 	endif
 
diff --git a/plugin/ruby_hl_lvar.vim b/plugin/ruby_hl_lvar.vim
index 8893923..a2a6bc2 100644
--- a/plugin/ruby_hl_lvar.vim
+++ b/plugin/ruby_hl_lvar.vim
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ let g:ruby_hl_lvar_auto_enable =
 let g:ruby_hl_lvar_show_warnings =
 	\ get(g:, 'ruby_hl_lvar_show_warnings', 0)
 
+let g:ruby_hl_lvar_highlight_priority =
+	\ get(g:, 'ruby_hl_lvar_highlight_priority', 0)
+
 augroup ruby_hl_lvar
 	autocmd!
 	autocmd Filetype    * call Ruby_hl_lvar_filetype()