diff --git a/src/threads/thread.c b/src/threads/thread.c
index 2d931e2..96d72be 100644
--- a/src/threads/thread.c
+++ b/src/threads/thread.c
@@ -223,6 +223,10 @@ thread_create (const char *name, int priority,
   /* Add to run queue. */
   thread_unblock (t);
 
+  /* Yield if the new thread has a higher priority than the current thread. */
+  if (priority > thread_get_priority ())
+    thread_yield ();
+
   return tid;
 }