diff --git a/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_Thread.cpp b/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_Thread.cpp
index c31f56cb55..e0f8e7dc12 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_Thread.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_Thread.cpp
@@ -139,16 +139,11 @@ void Thread::startThread (int priority)
 
     if (threadHandle.get() == nullptr)
     {
-        auto isRealtime = (priority == realtimeAudioPriority);
-
        #if JUCE_ANDROID
-        isAndroidRealtimeThread = isRealtime;
+        isAndroidRealtimeThread = (priority == realtimeAudioPriority);
        #endif
 
-        if (isRealtime)
-            priority = 9;
-
-        threadPriority = priority;
+        threadPriority = getAdjustedPriority (priority);
         startThread();
     }
     else
@@ -257,10 +252,7 @@ void Thread::removeListener (Listener* listener)
 //==============================================================================
 bool Thread::setPriority (int newPriority)
 {
-    bool isRealtime = (newPriority == realtimeAudioPriority);
-
-    if (isRealtime)
-        newPriority = 9;
+    newPriority = getAdjustedPriority (newPriority);
 
     // NB: deadlock possible if you try to set the thread prio from the thread itself,
     // so using setCurrentThreadPriority instead in that case.
@@ -270,6 +262,8 @@ bool Thread::setPriority (int newPriority)
     const ScopedLock sl (startStopLock);
 
    #if JUCE_ANDROID
+    bool isRealtime = (newPriority == realtimeAudioPriority);
+
     // you cannot switch from or to an Android realtime thread once the
     // thread is already running!
     jassert (isThreadRunning() && (isRealtime == isAndroidRealtimeThread));
@@ -288,7 +282,7 @@ bool Thread::setPriority (int newPriority)
 
 bool Thread::setCurrentThreadPriority (const int newPriority)
 {
-    return setThreadPriority ({}, newPriority);
+    return setThreadPriority ({}, getAdjustedPriority (newPriority));
 }
 
 void Thread::setAffinityMask (const uint32 newAffinityMask)
@@ -296,6 +290,11 @@ void Thread::setAffinityMask (const uint32 newAffinityMask)
     affinityMask = newAffinityMask;
 }
 
+int Thread::getAdjustedPriority (int newPriority)
+{
+    return jlimit (0, 10, newPriority == realtimeAudioPriority ? 9 : newPriority);
+}
+
 //==============================================================================
 bool Thread::wait (const int timeOutMilliseconds) const
 {
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_Thread.h b/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_Thread.h
index 07776ed6e4..1f39e1e519 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_Thread.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_Thread.h
@@ -407,6 +407,7 @@ private:
     void killThread();
     void threadEntryPoint();
     static bool setThreadPriority (void*, int);
+    static int getAdjustedPriority (int);
 
     JUCE_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE_WITH_LEAK_DETECTOR (Thread)
 };