diff --git a/src/fbd-dev-led-flash.c b/src/fbd-dev-led-flash.c
index 32653cb..d0b6c46 100644
--- a/src/fbd-dev-led-flash.c
+++ b/src/fbd-dev-led-flash.c
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ fbd_dev_led_flash_class_init (FbdDevLedFlashClass *klass)
 static void
 fbd_dev_led_flash_init (FbdDevLedFlash *self)
 {
+  fbd_dev_led_set_priority (FBD_DEV_LED (self), 5);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/fbd-dev-led-multicolor.c b/src/fbd-dev-led-multicolor.c
index 47a55fb..30d02c3 100644
--- a/src/fbd-dev-led-multicolor.c
+++ b/src/fbd-dev-led-multicolor.c
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ fbd_dev_led_multicolor_class_init (FbdDevLedMulticolorClass *klass)
 static void
 fbd_dev_led_multicolor_init (FbdDevLedMulticolor *self)
 {
+  fbd_dev_led_set_priority (FBD_DEV_LED (self), 50);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/fbd-dev-led-priv.h b/src/fbd-dev-led-priv.h
index b2300b2..184f729 100644
--- a/src/fbd-dev-led-priv.h
+++ b/src/fbd-dev-led-priv.h
@@ -18,5 +18,6 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 GUdevDevice      *fbd_dev_led_get_device  (FbdDevLed *led);
 void              fbd_dev_led_set_max_brightness (FbdDevLed *led, guint max_brightness);
 void              fbd_dev_led_set_supported_color (FbdDevLed *led, FbdFeedbackLedColor color);
+void              fbd_dev_led_set_priority (FbdDevLed *self, int priority);
 
 G_END_DECLS
diff --git a/src/fbd-dev-led-qcom-multicolor.c b/src/fbd-dev-led-qcom-multicolor.c
index ee42cff..45a2622 100644
--- a/src/fbd-dev-led-qcom-multicolor.c
+++ b/src/fbd-dev-led-qcom-multicolor.c
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ fbd_dev_led_qcom_multicolor_class_init (FbdDevLedQcomMulticolorClass *klass)
 static void
 fbd_dev_led_qcom_multicolor_init (FbdDevLedQcomMulticolor *self)
 {
+  fbd_dev_led_set_priority (FBD_DEV_LED (self), 60);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/fbd-dev-led-qcom.c b/src/fbd-dev-led-qcom.c
index c1abf24..69a5cff 100644
--- a/src/fbd-dev-led-qcom.c
+++ b/src/fbd-dev-led-qcom.c
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ fbd_dev_led_qcom_class_init (FbdDevLedQcomClass *klass)
 static void
 fbd_dev_led_qcom_init (FbdDevLedQcom *self)
 {
+  fbd_dev_led_set_priority (FBD_DEV_LED (self), 20);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/fbd-dev-led.c b/src/fbd-dev-led.c
index 351430e..2008e97 100644
--- a/src/fbd-dev-led.c
+++ b/src/fbd-dev-led.c
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2020 Purism SPC
+ *               2025 The Phosh Developers
+ *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0+
  * Author: Guido Günther <agx@sigxcpu.org>
  *
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ typedef struct _FbdDevLedPrivate {
   GUdevDevice        *dev;
   guint               max_brightness;
 
+  int                 priority;
   FbdFeedbackLedColor color;
 } FbdDevLedPrivate;
 
@@ -251,6 +254,7 @@ fbd_dev_led_class_init (FbdDevLedClass *klass)
 static void
 fbd_dev_led_init (FbdDevLed *self)
 {
+  fbd_dev_led_set_priority (self, 10);
 }
 
 
@@ -363,3 +367,27 @@ fbd_dev_led_set_max_brightness (FbdDevLed *led, guint max_brightness)
 
   priv->max_brightness = max_brightness;
 }
+
+
+int
+fbd_dev_led_get_priority (FbdDevLed *self)
+{
+  FbdDevLedPrivate *priv;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (FBD_IS_DEV_LED (self), 0);
+  priv = fbd_dev_led_get_instance_private (self);
+
+  return priv->priority;
+}
+
+
+void
+fbd_dev_led_set_priority (FbdDevLed *self, int priority)
+{
+  FbdDevLedPrivate *priv;
+
+  g_return_if_fail (FBD_IS_DEV_LED (self));
+  priv = fbd_dev_led_get_instance_private (self);
+
+  priv->priority = priority;
+}
diff --git a/src/fbd-dev-led.h b/src/fbd-dev-led.h
index 0122ecd..6e143cf 100644
--- a/src/fbd-dev-led.h
+++ b/src/fbd-dev-led.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ gboolean            fbd_dev_led_start_periodic (FbdDevLed      *led,
                                                 guint           max_brightness_percentage,
                                                 guint           freq);
 gboolean            fbd_dev_led_supports_color (FbdDevLed *led, FbdFeedbackLedColor color);
+int                 fbd_dev_led_get_priority (FbdDevLed *self);
 
 struct _FbdDevLedClass {
   GObjectClass parent_class;
diff --git a/src/fbd-dev-leds.c b/src/fbd-dev-leds.c
index 467d1f9..634961b 100644
--- a/src/fbd-dev-leds.c
+++ b/src/fbd-dev-leds.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ static void initable_iface_init (GInitableIface *iface);
 G_DEFINE_TYPE_WITH_CODE (FbdDevLeds, fbd_dev_leds, G_TYPE_OBJECT,
                          G_IMPLEMENT_INTERFACE (G_TYPE_INITABLE, initable_iface_init));
 
+
 static FbdDevLed *
 find_led_by_color (FbdDevLeds *self, FbdFeedbackLedColor color)
 {
@@ -109,6 +110,16 @@ probe_led (GUdevDevice *dev, GError **error) {
 }
 
 
+static int
+priority_cmp (gconstpointer a, gconstpointer b)
+{
+  int prio_a = fbd_dev_led_get_priority ((FbdDevLed *)a);
+  int prio_b = fbd_dev_led_get_priority ((FbdDevLed *)b);
+
+  return prio_b - prio_a;
+}
+
+
 static gboolean
 initable_init (GInitable    *initable,
                GCancellable *cancellable,
@@ -117,7 +128,7 @@ initable_init (GInitable    *initable,
   const gchar * const subsystems[] = { LED_SUBSYSTEM, NULL };
   FbdDevLeds *self = FBD_DEV_LEDS (initable);
   g_autolist (GUdevDevice) leds = NULL;
-  gboolean found = FALSE;
+  GSList *usable_leds = NULL;
 
   self->client = g_udev_client_new (subsystems);
 
@@ -135,21 +146,21 @@ initable_init (GInitable    *initable,
 
     led = probe_led (dev, &err);
 
-    if (led) {
-      self->leds = g_slist_append (self->leds, led);
-      found = TRUE;
-    }
+    if (led)
+      usable_leds = g_slist_append (usable_leds, led);
   }
 
   /* TODO: listen for new leds via udev events */
 
-  if (!found) {
+  if (usable_leds) {
+    self->leds = g_slist_sort (usable_leds, priority_cmp);
+  } else {
     g_set_error (error,
                  G_FILE_ERROR, G_FILE_ERROR_FAILED,
                  "No usable LEDs found");
   }
 
-  return found;
+  return !!usable_leds;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/tests/test-fbd-dev-led.c b/tests/test-fbd-dev-led.c
index 024e27a..afa0207 100644
--- a/tests/test-fbd-dev-led.c
+++ b/tests/test-fbd-dev-led.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ test_fbd_dev_led_simple (FbdUmockdevFixture *fixture, gconstpointer unused)
   led = fbd_dev_led_new (dev, &err);
   g_assert_no_error (err);
   g_assert_cmpint (fbd_dev_led_get_max_brightness (led), ==, 255);
+  g_assert_cmpint (fbd_dev_led_get_priority (led), ==, 10);
   g_assert_true (fbd_dev_led_supports_color (led, FBD_FEEDBACK_LED_COLOR_BLUE));
   g_assert_true (fbd_dev_led_start_periodic (led, 50, 50));
   g_assert_finalize_object (led);
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ test_fbd_dev_led_multicolor (FbdUmockdevFixture *fixture, gconstpointer unused)
   led = fbd_dev_led_multicolor_new (dev, &err);
   g_assert_no_error (err);
   g_assert_cmpint (fbd_dev_led_get_max_brightness (led), ==, 248);
+  g_assert_cmpint (fbd_dev_led_get_priority (led), ==, 50);
   g_assert_true (fbd_dev_led_supports_color (led, FBD_FEEDBACK_LED_COLOR_BLUE));
   g_assert_true (fbd_dev_led_start_periodic (led, 50, 50));
 
@@ -91,6 +93,7 @@ test_fbd_dev_led_flash (FbdUmockdevFixture *fixture, gconstpointer unused)
   led = fbd_dev_led_flash_new (dev, &err);
   g_assert_no_error (err);
   g_assert_cmpint (fbd_dev_led_get_max_brightness (led), ==, 255);
+  g_assert_cmpint (fbd_dev_led_get_priority (led), ==, 5);
   g_assert_true (fbd_dev_led_supports_color (led, FBD_FEEDBACK_LED_COLOR_FLASH));
   g_assert_true (fbd_dev_led_start_periodic (led, 50, 50));
   g_assert_true (fbd_dev_led_start_periodic (led, 50, 0));
@@ -120,6 +123,7 @@ test_fbd_dev_led_qcom_simple (FbdUmockdevFixture *fixture, gconstpointer unused)
   led = fbd_dev_led_qcom_new (dev, &err);
   g_assert_no_error (err);
   g_assert_cmpint (fbd_dev_led_get_max_brightness (led), ==, 511);
+  g_assert_cmpint (fbd_dev_led_get_priority (led), ==, 20);
   g_assert_true (fbd_dev_led_supports_color (led, FBD_FEEDBACK_LED_COLOR_WHITE));
   g_assert_true (fbd_dev_led_start_periodic (led, 50, 50));
   g_assert_finalize_object (led);
@@ -147,6 +151,7 @@ test_fbd_dev_led_qcom_multicolor (FbdUmockdevFixture *fixture, gconstpointer unu
   led = fbd_dev_led_qcom_multicolor_new (dev, &err);
   g_assert_no_error (err);
   g_assert_cmpint (fbd_dev_led_get_max_brightness (led), ==, 511);
+  g_assert_cmpint (fbd_dev_led_get_priority (led), ==, 60);
   g_assert_true (fbd_dev_led_supports_color (led, FBD_FEEDBACK_LED_COLOR_BLUE));
   g_assert_true (fbd_dev_led_start_periodic (led, 50, 50));