diff --git a/doc/issue_tracker.txt b/doc/issue_tracker.txt
index ced2d7f361..356c334ae2 100644
--- a/doc/issue_tracker.txt
+++ b/doc/issue_tracker.txt
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ important
     the separation to normal is somewhat fuzzy.
     For feature requests this priority would be used for things many people
     want.
+    Regressions also should be marked as important, regressions are bugs that
+    dont exist in a past revission or another branch.
 
 normal