diff --git a/cocos/base/CCScheduler.cpp b/cocos/base/CCScheduler.cpp
index 3688f74a3c..5b692f90cf 100644
--- a/cocos/base/CCScheduler.cpp
+++ b/cocos/base/CCScheduler.cpp
@@ -465,13 +465,27 @@ void Scheduler::schedulePerFrame(const ccSchedulerFunc& callback, void *target,
     HASH_FIND_PTR(_hashForUpdates, &target, hashElement);
     if (hashElement)
     {
-#if COCOS2D_DEBUG >= 1
-        CCASSERT(hashElement->entry->markedForDeletion,"");
-#endif
-        // TODO: check if priority has changed!
-
-        hashElement->entry->markedForDeletion = false;
-        return;
+        // check if priority has changed
+        if ((*hashElement->list)->priority != priority)
+        {
+            if (_updateHashLocked)
+            {
+                CCLOG("warning: you CANNOT change update priority in scheduled function");
+                hashElement->entry->markedForDeletion = false;
+                hashElement->entry->paused = paused;
+                return;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                unscheduleUpdate(target);
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            hashElement->entry->markedForDeletion = false;
+            hashElement->entry->paused = paused;
+            return;
+        }
     }
 
     // most of the updates are going to be 0, that's way there
diff --git a/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/SchedulerTest/SchedulerTest.cpp b/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/SchedulerTest/SchedulerTest.cpp
index cf62c50397..33fae8fb89 100644
--- a/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/SchedulerTest/SchedulerTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/SchedulerTest/SchedulerTest.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ static std::function<Layer*()> createFunctions[] = {
     CL(RescheduleSelector),
     CL(SchedulerDelayAndRepeat),
     CL(SchedulerIssue2268),
-    CL(ScheduleCallbackTest)
+    CL(ScheduleCallbackTest),
+    CL(ScheduleUpdatePriority)
 };
 
 #define MAX_LAYER (sizeof(createFunctions) / sizeof(createFunctions[0]))
@@ -1148,6 +1149,47 @@ void ScheduleCallbackTest::callback(float dt)
     log("In the callback of schedule(CC_CALLBACK_1(XXX::member_function), this), this, ...), dt = %f", dt);
 }
 
+
+// ScheduleUpdatePriority
+
+std::string ScheduleUpdatePriority::title() const
+{
+    return "ScheduleUpdatePriorityTest";
+}
+
+std::string ScheduleUpdatePriority::subtitle() const
+{
+    return "click to change update priority with random value";
+}
+
+bool ScheduleUpdatePriority::onTouchBegan(Touch* touch, Event* event)
+{
+    int priority = static_cast<int>(CCRANDOM_0_1() * 11) - 5;  // -5 ~ 5
+    CCLOG("change update priority to %d", priority);
+    scheduleUpdateWithPriority(priority);
+    return true;
+}
+
+void ScheduleUpdatePriority::onEnter()
+{
+    SchedulerTestLayer::onEnter();
+    
+    scheduleUpdate();
+
+    auto listener = EventListenerTouchOneByOne::create();
+    listener->onTouchBegan = CC_CALLBACK_2(ScheduleUpdatePriority::onTouchBegan, this);
+    _eventDispatcher->addEventListenerWithSceneGraphPriority(listener, this);
+}
+
+void ScheduleUpdatePriority::onExit()
+{
+    unscheduleUpdate();
+}
+
+void ScheduleUpdatePriority::update(float dt)
+{
+}
+
 //------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 // SchedulerTestScene
diff --git a/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/SchedulerTest/SchedulerTest.h b/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/SchedulerTest/SchedulerTest.h
index 57efb807a9..5728f46a3a 100644
--- a/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/SchedulerTest/SchedulerTest.h
+++ b/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/SchedulerTest/SchedulerTest.h
@@ -302,6 +302,21 @@ public:
 private:
 };
 
+class ScheduleUpdatePriority : public SchedulerTestLayer
+{
+public:
+    CREATE_FUNC(ScheduleUpdatePriority);
+
+    virtual std::string title() const override;
+    virtual std::string subtitle() const override;
+    void onEnter();
+    void onExit();
+    
+    virtual void update(float dt);
+    
+    bool onTouchBegan(Touch* touch, Event* event);
+};
+
 class SchedulerTestScene : public TestScene
 {
 public: