diff --git a/worklenz-frontend/src/components/board/taskCard/priority-section/priority-section.css b/worklenz-frontend/src/components/board/taskCard/priority-section/priority-section.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9822e0a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/components/board/taskCard/priority-section/priority-section.css
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+.priority-dropdown .ant-dropdown-menu {
+  padding: 0 !important;
+  margin-top: 8px !important;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.priority-dropdown .ant-dropdown-menu-item {
+  padding: 0 !important;
+}
+
+.priority-dropdown-card .ant-card-body {
+  padding: 0 !important;
+}
+
+.priority-menu .ant-menu-item {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  height: 32px;
+}
diff --git a/worklenz-frontend/src/components/board/taskCard/priority-section/priority-section.tsx b/worklenz-frontend/src/components/board/taskCard/priority-section/priority-section.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3deceb7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/components/board/taskCard/priority-section/priority-section.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import { Flex, Typography } from 'antd';
+import './priority-section.css';
+import { useAppSelector } from '@/hooks/useAppSelector';
+import { useState, useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
+import { IProjectTask } from '@/types/project/projectTasksViewModel.types';
+import { ITaskPriority } from '@/types/tasks/taskPriority.types';
+import { DoubleLeftOutlined, MinusOutlined, PauseOutlined } from '@ant-design/icons';
+
+type PrioritySectionProps = {
+  task: IProjectTask;
+};
+
+const PrioritySection = ({ task }: PrioritySectionProps) => {
+  const [selectedPriority, setSelectedPriority] = useState<ITaskPriority | undefined>(undefined);
+  const priorityList = useAppSelector(state => state.priorityReducer.priorities);
+  const themeMode = useAppSelector(state => state.themeReducer.mode);
+
+  // Update selectedPriority whenever task.priority or priorityList changes
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!task.priority || !priorityList.length) {
+      setSelectedPriority(undefined);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const foundPriority = priorityList.find(priority => priority.id === task.priority);
+    setSelectedPriority(foundPriority);
+  }, [task.priority, priorityList]);
+
+  const priorityIcon = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!selectedPriority) return null;
+
+    const iconProps = {
+      style: {
+        color: themeMode === 'dark' ? selectedPriority.color_code_dark : selectedPriority.color_code,
+        marginRight: '0.25rem',
+      },
+    };
+
+    switch (selectedPriority.name) {
+      case 'Low':
+        return <MinusOutlined {...iconProps} />;
+      case 'Medium':
+        return <PauseOutlined {...iconProps} style={{ ...iconProps.style, transform: 'rotate(90deg)' }} />;
+      case 'High':
+        return <DoubleLeftOutlined {...iconProps} style={{ ...iconProps.style, transform: 'rotate(90deg)' }} />;
+      default:
+        return null;
+    }
+  }, [selectedPriority, themeMode]);
+
+  if (!task.priority || !selectedPriority) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <Flex gap={4}>
+      {priorityIcon}
+      <Typography.Text
+        style={{ fontWeight: 500 }}
+        ellipsis={{ tooltip: task.name }}
+      >
+        {task.name}
+      </Typography.Text>
+    </Flex>
+  );
+};
+
+export default PrioritySection;
diff --git a/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/projects/projectView/board/board-section/board-section-container.tsx b/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/projects/projectView/board/board-section/board-section-container.tsx
index 8b0fce41..83ee7c05 100644
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/projects/projectView/board/board-section/board-section-container.tsx
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/projects/projectView/board/board-section/board-section-container.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { SortableContext, horizontalListSortingStrategy } from '@dnd-kit/sortabl
 import BoardSectionCard from './board-section-card/board-section-card';
 import BoardCreateSectionCard from './board-section-card/board-create-section-card';
 import { ITaskListGroup } from '@/types/tasks/taskList.types';
-import { useEffect } from 'react';
+import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
 import { setTaskAssignee, setTaskEndDate } from '@/features/task-drawer/task-drawer.slice';
 import { fetchTaskAssignees } from '@/features/taskAttributes/taskMemberSlice';
 import { SocketEvents } from '@/shared/socket-events';
@@ -113,4 +113,4 @@ const BoardSectionCardContainer = ({
   );
 };
 
-export default BoardSectionCardContainer;
+export default React.memo(BoardSectionCardContainer);
diff --git a/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/projects/projectView/board/board-section/board-task-card/board-view-task-card.tsx b/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/projects/projectView/board/board-section/board-task-card/board-view-task-card.tsx
index 1ebbd37b..8faa1fe5 100644
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/projects/projectView/board/board-section/board-task-card/board-view-task-card.tsx
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/projects/projectView/board/board-section/board-task-card/board-view-task-card.tsx
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ import {
   evt_project_task_list_context_menu_delete,
 } from '@/shared/worklenz-analytics-events';
 import logger from '@/utils/errorLogger';
+import { useAuthService } from '@/hooks/useAuth';
+import PrioritySection from '@/components/board/taskCard/priority-section/priority-section';
 
 interface IBoardViewTaskCardProps {
   task: IProjectTask;
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ const BoardViewTaskCard = ({ task, sectionId }: IBoardViewTaskCardProps) => {
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
   const { t } = useTranslation('kanban-board');
   const { trackMixpanelEvent } = useMixpanelTracking();
-
+  const currentSession = useAuthService().getCurrentSession();
   const themeMode = useAppSelector(state => state.themeReducer.mode);
   const projectId = useAppSelector(state => state.projectReducer.projectId);
   const [isSubTaskShow, setIsSubTaskShow] = useState(false);
@@ -234,42 +236,11 @@ const BoardViewTaskCard = ({ task, sectionId }: IBoardViewTaskCardProps) => {
     },
   ], [t, handleAssignToMe, handleArchive, handleDelete, updatingAssignToMe]);
 
-  const priorityIcon = useMemo(() => {
-    if (task.priority_value === 0) {
-      return (
-        <MinusOutlined
-          style={{
-            color: '#52c41a',
-            marginRight: '0.25rem',
-          }}
-        />
-      );
-    } else if (task.priority_value === 1) {
-      return (
-        <PauseOutlined
-          style={{
-            color: '#faad14',
-            transform: 'rotate(90deg)',
-            marginRight: '0.25rem',
-          }}
-        />
-      );
-    } else {
-      return (
-        <DoubleRightOutlined
-          style={{
-            color: '#f5222d',
-            transform: 'rotate(-90deg)',
-            marginRight: '0.25rem',
-          }}
-        />
-      );
-    }
-  }, [task.priority_value]);
+
 
   const renderLabels = useMemo(() => {
     if (!task?.labels?.length) return null;
-    
+
     return (
       <>
         {task.labels.slice(0, 2).map((label: any) => (
@@ -313,20 +284,12 @@ const BoardViewTaskCard = ({ task, sectionId }: IBoardViewTaskCardProps) => {
           </Flex>
 
           <Tooltip title={` ${task?.completed_count} / ${task?.total_tasks_count}`}>
-            <Progress type="circle" percent={task?.complete_ratio } size={26} strokeWidth={(task.complete_ratio || 0) >= 100 ? 9 : 7} />
+            <Progress type="circle" percent={task?.complete_ratio} size={26} strokeWidth={(task.complete_ratio || 0) >= 100 ? 9 : 7} />
           </Tooltip>
         </Flex>
 
         {/* Action Icons */}
-        <Flex gap={4}>
-          {priorityIcon}
-          <Typography.Text 
-            style={{ fontWeight: 500 }}
-            ellipsis={{ tooltip: task.name }}
-          >
-            {task.name}
-          </Typography.Text>
-        </Flex>
+        <PrioritySection task={task} />
 
         <Flex vertical gap={8}>
           <Flex
@@ -376,7 +339,7 @@ const BoardViewTaskCard = ({ task, sectionId }: IBoardViewTaskCardProps) => {
                     <Skeleton active paragraph={{ rows: 2 }} title={false} style={{ marginTop: 8 }} />
                   </List.Item>
                 )}
-                
+
                 {!task.sub_tasks_loading && task?.sub_tasks &&
                   task?.sub_tasks.map((subtask: any) => (
                     <BoardSubTaskCard key={subtask.id} subtask={subtask} sectionId={sectionId} />