diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 80fe6377c..bfd6b9319 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
 
 1.0.6 release
 
+	* fix loading of piece priorities from resume data
 	* improved seed-mode handling (seed-mode will now automatically be left when
 	  performing operations implying it's not a seed)
 	* fixed issue with file priorities and override resume data
diff --git a/src/torrent.cpp b/src/torrent.cpp
index 144dbce9c..7db59252a 100644
--- a/src/torrent.cpp
+++ b/src/torrent.cpp
@@ -1859,6 +1859,17 @@ namespace libtorrent
 
 		construct_storage();
 
+		if (m_share_mode && valid_metadata())
+		{
+			// in share mode, all pieces have their priorities initialized to 0
+			m_file_priority.clear();
+			m_file_priority.resize(m_torrent_file->num_files(), 0);
+		}
+
+		// in case file priorities were passed in via the add_torrent_params
+		// and also in the case of share mode, we need to update the priorities
+		update_piece_priorities();
+
 		// if we've already loaded file priorities, don't load piece priorities,
 		// they will interfere.
 		if (!m_seed_mode && m_resume_data && m_file_priority.empty())
@@ -1881,13 +1892,6 @@ namespace libtorrent
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (m_share_mode && valid_metadata())
-		{
-			// in share mode, all pieces have their priorities initialized to 0
-			m_file_priority.clear();
-			m_file_priority.resize(m_torrent_file->num_files(), 0);
-		}
-
 		if (!m_connections_initialized)
 		{
 			m_connections_initialized = true;
@@ -1907,10 +1911,6 @@ namespace libtorrent
 			}
 		}
 
-		// in case file priorities were passed in via the add_torrent_params
-		// and also in the case of share mode, we need to update the priorities
-		update_piece_priorities();
-
 		std::vector<web_seed_entry> const& web_seeds = m_torrent_file->web_seeds();
 		m_web_seeds.insert(m_web_seeds.end(), web_seeds.begin(), web_seeds.end());
 
diff --git a/test/test_resume.cpp b/test/test_resume.cpp
index 795ebd7f3..c19451d1b 100644
--- a/test/test_resume.cpp
+++ b/test/test_resume.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #include "libtorrent/create_torrent.hpp"
 #include "libtorrent/alert_types.hpp"
 #include "libtorrent/entry.hpp"
+#include "libtorrent/bencode.hpp"
 
 #include <boost/make_shared.hpp>
 
@@ -188,6 +189,43 @@ void default_tests(torrent_status const& s)
 	TEST_EQUAL(s.completed_time, 1348);
 }
 
+TORRENT_TEST(piece_priorities)
+{
+	session ses;
+	boost::shared_ptr<torrent_info> ti = generate_torrent();
+	add_torrent_params p;
+	p.ti = ti;
+	p.save_path = ".";
+	torrent_handle h = ses.add_torrent(p);
+
+	h.piece_priority(0, 0);
+	h.piece_priority(ti->num_pieces()-1, 0);
+
+	h.save_resume_data();
+	alert const* a = wait_for_alert(ses, save_resume_data_alert::alert_type);
+
+	TEST_CHECK(a);
+	if (save_resume_data_alert const* ra = alert_cast<save_resume_data_alert>(a))
+	{
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", ra->resume_data->to_string().c_str());
+		entry::string_type prios = (*ra->resume_data)["piece_priority"].string();
+		TEST_EQUAL(prios.size(), ti->num_pieces());
+		TEST_EQUAL(prios[0], '\0');
+		TEST_EQUAL(prios[1], '\x04');
+		TEST_EQUAL(prios[ti->num_pieces()-1], '\0');
+
+		bencode(std::back_inserter(p.resume_data), *ra->resume_data);
+	}
+
+	ses.remove_torrent(h);
+
+	// now, make sure the piece priorities are loaded correctly
+	h = ses.add_torrent(p);
+	TEST_EQUAL(h.piece_priority(0), 0);
+	TEST_EQUAL(h.piece_priority(1), 4);
+	TEST_EQUAL(h.piece_priority(ti->num_pieces()-1), 0);
+}
+
 // TODO: test what happens when loading a resume file with both piece priorities
 // and file priorities (file prio should take presedence)