diff --git a/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/application/tasks/Task.kt b/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/application/tasks/Task.kt
index 6885b0b4b..5b8c869f1 100644
--- a/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/application/tasks/Task.kt
+++ b/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/application/tasks/Task.kt
@@ -4,23 +4,30 @@ import org.gotson.komga.domain.model.BookMetadataPatchCapability
 import org.gotson.komga.domain.model.CopyMode
 import java.io.Serializable
 
-sealed class Task : Serializable {
+const val HIGHEST_PRIORITY = 9
+const val DEFAULT_PRIORITY = 4
+
+sealed class Task(priority: Int = DEFAULT_PRIORITY) : Serializable {
   abstract fun uniqueId(): String
+  val priority = priority.coerceIn(0, 9)
 
   data class ScanLibrary(val libraryId: String) : Task() {
     override fun uniqueId() = "SCAN_LIBRARY_$libraryId"
   }
 
-  data class AnalyzeBook(val bookId: String) : Task() {
+  class AnalyzeBook(val bookId: String, priority: Int = DEFAULT_PRIORITY) : Task(priority) {
     override fun uniqueId() = "ANALYZE_BOOK_$bookId"
+    override fun toString(): String = "AnalyzeBook(bookId='$bookId', priority='$priority')"
   }
 
-  data class GenerateBookThumbnail(val bookId: String) : Task() {
+  class GenerateBookThumbnail(val bookId: String, priority: Int = DEFAULT_PRIORITY) : Task(priority) {
     override fun uniqueId() = "GENERATE_BOOK_THUMBNAIL_$bookId"
+    override fun toString(): String = "GenerateBookThumbnail(bookId='$bookId', priority='$priority')"
   }
 
-  data class RefreshBookMetadata(val bookId: String, val capabilities: List<BookMetadataPatchCapability>) : Task() {
+  class RefreshBookMetadata(val bookId: String, val capabilities: List<BookMetadataPatchCapability>, priority: Int = DEFAULT_PRIORITY) : Task(priority) {
     override fun uniqueId() = "REFRESH_BOOK_METADATA_$bookId"
+    override fun toString(): String = "RefreshBookMetadata(bookId='$bookId', capabilities=$capabilities, priority='$priority')"
   }
 
   data class RefreshSeriesMetadata(val seriesId: String) : Task() {
diff --git a/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/application/tasks/TaskHandler.kt b/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/application/tasks/TaskHandler.kt
index bff748aab..43bc42427 100644
--- a/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/application/tasks/TaskHandler.kt
+++ b/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/application/tasks/TaskHandler.kt
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ class TaskHandler(
           is Task.AnalyzeBook ->
             bookRepository.findByIdOrNull(task.bookId)?.let {
               if (bookLifecycle.analyzeAndPersist(it)) {
-                taskReceiver.generateBookThumbnail(it.id)
-                taskReceiver.refreshBookMetadata(it)
+                taskReceiver.generateBookThumbnail(it.id, priority = task.priority + 1)
+                taskReceiver.refreshBookMetadata(it, priority = task.priority + 1)
               }
             } ?: logger.warn { "Cannot execute task $task: Book does not exist" }
 
diff --git a/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/application/tasks/TaskReceiver.kt b/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/application/tasks/TaskReceiver.kt
index 5928fdae4..882813633 100644
--- a/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/application/tasks/TaskReceiver.kt
+++ b/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/application/tasks/TaskReceiver.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import org.gotson.komga.infrastructure.jms.QUEUE_TASKS
 import org.gotson.komga.infrastructure.jms.QUEUE_TASKS_TYPE
 import org.gotson.komga.infrastructure.jms.QUEUE_TYPE
 import org.gotson.komga.infrastructure.jms.QUEUE_UNIQUE_ID
+import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort
 import org.springframework.jms.core.JmsTemplate
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service
 
@@ -38,36 +39,39 @@ class TaskReceiver(
       BookSearch(
         libraryIds = listOf(library.id),
         mediaStatus = listOf(Media.Status.UNKNOWN, Media.Status.OUTDATED)
-      )
+      ),
+      Sort.by(Sort.Order.asc("seriesId"), Sort.Order.asc("number"))
     ).forEach {
       submitTask(Task.AnalyzeBook(it))
     }
   }
 
-  fun analyzeBook(bookId: String) {
-    submitTask(Task.AnalyzeBook(bookId))
+  fun analyzeBook(bookId: String, priority: Int = DEFAULT_PRIORITY) {
+    submitTask(Task.AnalyzeBook(bookId, priority))
   }
 
-  fun analyzeBook(book: Book) {
-    submitTask(Task.AnalyzeBook(book.id))
+  fun analyzeBook(book: Book, priority: Int = DEFAULT_PRIORITY) {
+    submitTask(Task.AnalyzeBook(book.id, priority))
   }
 
-  fun generateBookThumbnail(bookId: String) {
-    submitTask(Task.GenerateBookThumbnail(bookId))
+  fun generateBookThumbnail(bookId: String, priority: Int = DEFAULT_PRIORITY) {
+    submitTask(Task.GenerateBookThumbnail(bookId, priority))
   }
 
   fun refreshBookMetadata(
     bookId: String,
-    capabilities: List<BookMetadataPatchCapability> = BookMetadataPatchCapability.values().toList()
+    capabilities: List<BookMetadataPatchCapability> = BookMetadataPatchCapability.values().toList(),
+    priority: Int = DEFAULT_PRIORITY,
   ) {
-    submitTask(Task.RefreshBookMetadata(bookId, capabilities))
+    submitTask(Task.RefreshBookMetadata(bookId, capabilities, priority))
   }
 
   fun refreshBookMetadata(
     book: Book,
-    capabilities: List<BookMetadataPatchCapability> = BookMetadataPatchCapability.values().toList()
+    capabilities: List<BookMetadataPatchCapability> = BookMetadataPatchCapability.values().toList(),
+    priority: Int = DEFAULT_PRIORITY,
   ) {
-    submitTask(Task.RefreshBookMetadata(book.id, capabilities))
+    submitTask(Task.RefreshBookMetadata(book.id, capabilities, priority))
   }
 
   fun refreshSeriesMetadata(seriesId: String) {
@@ -84,6 +88,7 @@ class TaskReceiver(
 
   private fun submitTask(task: Task) {
     logger.info { "Sending task: $task" }
+    jmsTemplate.priority = task.priority
     jmsTemplate.convertAndSend(QUEUE_TASKS, task) {
       it.apply {
         setStringProperty(QUEUE_TYPE, QUEUE_TASKS_TYPE)
diff --git a/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/domain/persistence/BookRepository.kt b/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/domain/persistence/BookRepository.kt
index 4eedce00d..d68f45f69 100644
--- a/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/domain/persistence/BookRepository.kt
+++ b/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/domain/persistence/BookRepository.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import org.gotson.komga.domain.model.Book
 import org.gotson.komga.domain.model.BookSearch
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Page
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Pageable
+import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort
 
 interface BookRepository {
   fun findByIdOrNull(bookId: String): Book?
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ interface BookRepository {
   fun findAllIdBySeriesId(seriesId: String): Collection<String>
   fun findAllIdBySeriesIds(seriesIds: Collection<String>): Collection<String>
   fun findAllIdByLibraryId(libraryId: String): Collection<String>
-  fun findAllId(bookSearch: BookSearch): Collection<String>
+  fun findAllId(bookSearch: BookSearch, sort: Sort): Collection<String>
 
   fun insert(book: Book)
   fun insertMany(books: Collection<Book>)
diff --git a/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/domain/service/BookImporter.kt b/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/domain/service/BookImporter.kt
index 6d7e554d6..b66d0e522 100644
--- a/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/domain/service/BookImporter.kt
+++ b/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/domain/service/BookImporter.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.gotson.komga.domain.service
 
 import mu.KotlinLogging
+import org.gotson.komga.application.tasks.HIGHEST_PRIORITY
 import org.gotson.komga.application.tasks.TaskReceiver
 import org.gotson.komga.domain.model.CopyMode
 import org.gotson.komga.domain.model.Media
@@ -147,6 +148,6 @@ class BookImporter(
 
     seriesLifecycle.sortBooks(series)
 
-    taskReceiver.analyzeBook(importedBook)
+    taskReceiver.analyzeBook(importedBook, HIGHEST_PRIORITY)
   }
 }
diff --git a/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/infrastructure/jooq/BookDao.kt b/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/infrastructure/jooq/BookDao.kt
index d4fe68af1..d70da714c 100644
--- a/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/infrastructure/jooq/BookDao.kt
+++ b/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/infrastructure/jooq/BookDao.kt
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ class BookDao(
   private val d = Tables.BOOK_METADATA
 
   private val sorts = mapOf(
-    "createdDate" to b.CREATED_DATE
+    "createdDate" to b.CREATED_DATE,
+    "seriesId" to b.SERIES_ID,
+    "number" to b.NUMBER,
   )
 
   override fun findByIdOrNull(bookId: String): Book? =
@@ -125,14 +127,17 @@ class BookDao(
       .where(b.LIBRARY_ID.eq(libraryId))
       .fetch(0, String::class.java)
 
-  override fun findAllId(bookSearch: BookSearch): Collection<String> {
+  override fun findAllId(bookSearch: BookSearch, sort: Sort): Collection<String> {
     val conditions = bookSearch.toCondition()
 
+    val orderBy = sort.toOrderBy(sorts)
+
     return dsl.select(b.ID)
       .from(b)
       .leftJoin(m).on(b.ID.eq(m.BOOK_ID))
       .leftJoin(d).on(b.ID.eq(d.BOOK_ID))
       .where(conditions)
+      .orderBy(orderBy)
       .fetch(0, String::class.java)
   }
 
diff --git a/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/interfaces/rest/BookController.kt b/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/interfaces/rest/BookController.kt
index ad003eb81..970ca741e 100644
--- a/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/interfaces/rest/BookController.kt
+++ b/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/interfaces/rest/BookController.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.media.Schema
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.responses.ApiResponse
 import mu.KotlinLogging
 import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils
+import org.gotson.komga.application.tasks.HIGHEST_PRIORITY
 import org.gotson.komga.application.tasks.TaskReceiver
 import org.gotson.komga.domain.model.Author
 import org.gotson.komga.domain.model.BookSearchWithReadProgress
@@ -418,7 +419,7 @@ class BookController(
   @ResponseStatus(HttpStatus.ACCEPTED)
   fun analyze(@PathVariable bookId: String) {
     bookRepository.findByIdOrNull(bookId)?.let { book ->
-      taskReceiver.analyzeBook(book)
+      taskReceiver.analyzeBook(book, HIGHEST_PRIORITY)
     } ?: throw ResponseStatusException(HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND)
   }
 
@@ -427,7 +428,7 @@ class BookController(
   @ResponseStatus(HttpStatus.ACCEPTED)
   fun refreshMetadata(@PathVariable bookId: String) {
     bookRepository.findByIdOrNull(bookId)?.let { book ->
-      taskReceiver.refreshBookMetadata(book)
+      taskReceiver.refreshBookMetadata(book, priority = HIGHEST_PRIORITY)
     } ?: throw ResponseStatusException(HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND)
   }
 
diff --git a/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/interfaces/rest/LibraryController.kt b/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/interfaces/rest/LibraryController.kt
index 8d6e723ba..7ef4013e5 100644
--- a/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/interfaces/rest/LibraryController.kt
+++ b/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/interfaces/rest/LibraryController.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.gotson.komga.interfaces.rest
 
 import mu.KotlinLogging
+import org.gotson.komga.application.tasks.HIGHEST_PRIORITY
 import org.gotson.komga.application.tasks.TaskReceiver
 import org.gotson.komga.domain.model.DirectoryNotFoundException
 import org.gotson.komga.domain.model.DuplicateNameException
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ class LibraryController(
   @ResponseStatus(HttpStatus.ACCEPTED)
   fun analyze(@PathVariable libraryId: String) {
     bookRepository.findAllIdByLibraryId(libraryId).forEach {
-      taskReceiver.analyzeBook(it)
+      taskReceiver.analyzeBook(it, HIGHEST_PRIORITY)
     }
   }
 
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ class LibraryController(
   @ResponseStatus(HttpStatus.ACCEPTED)
   fun refreshMetadata(@PathVariable libraryId: String) {
     bookRepository.findAllIdByLibraryId(libraryId).forEach {
-      taskReceiver.refreshBookMetadata(it)
+      taskReceiver.refreshBookMetadata(it, priority = HIGHEST_PRIORITY)
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/interfaces/rest/SeriesController.kt b/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/interfaces/rest/SeriesController.kt
index 9a0d47783..8d174d9b0 100644
--- a/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/interfaces/rest/SeriesController.kt
+++ b/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/interfaces/rest/SeriesController.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import mu.KotlinLogging
 import org.apache.commons.compress.archivers.zip.ZipArchiveEntry
 import org.apache.commons.compress.archivers.zip.ZipArchiveOutputStream
 import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils
+import org.gotson.komga.application.tasks.HIGHEST_PRIORITY
 import org.gotson.komga.application.tasks.TaskReceiver
 import org.gotson.komga.domain.model.Author
 import org.gotson.komga.domain.model.BookSearchWithReadProgress
@@ -293,7 +294,7 @@ class SeriesController(
   @ResponseStatus(HttpStatus.ACCEPTED)
   fun analyze(@PathVariable seriesId: String) {
     bookRepository.findAllIdBySeriesId(seriesId).forEach {
-      taskReceiver.analyzeBook(it)
+      taskReceiver.analyzeBook(it, HIGHEST_PRIORITY)
     }
   }
 
@@ -302,7 +303,7 @@ class SeriesController(
   @ResponseStatus(HttpStatus.ACCEPTED)
   fun refreshMetadata(@PathVariable seriesId: String) {
     bookRepository.findAllIdBySeriesId(seriesId).forEach {
-      taskReceiver.refreshBookMetadata(it)
+      taskReceiver.refreshBookMetadata(it, priority = HIGHEST_PRIORITY)
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/komga/src/main/resources/application.yml b/komga/src/main/resources/application.yml
index 40959d107..16a887042 100644
--- a/komga/src/main/resources/application.yml
+++ b/komga/src/main/resources/application.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ spring:
   web:
     resources:
       add-mappings: false
+  jms.template.qos-enabled: true
 
 server:
   servlet.session.timeout: 7d
diff --git a/komga/src/test/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/application/tasks/TaskHandlerTest.kt b/komga/src/test/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/application/tasks/TaskHandlerTest.kt
index b1b133557..1e4e39ca3 100644
--- a/komga/src/test/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/application/tasks/TaskHandlerTest.kt
+++ b/komga/src/test/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/application/tasks/TaskHandlerTest.kt
@@ -2,26 +2,21 @@ package org.gotson.komga.application.tasks
 
 import com.ninjasquad.springmockk.MockkBean
 import io.mockk.every
-import io.mockk.just
-import io.mockk.runs
+import io.mockk.slot
 import io.mockk.verify
 import mu.KotlinLogging
+import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat
+import org.gotson.komga.domain.model.Book
 import org.gotson.komga.domain.model.makeBook
-import org.gotson.komga.domain.model.makeLibrary
-import org.gotson.komga.domain.model.makeSeries
 import org.gotson.komga.domain.persistence.BookRepository
-import org.gotson.komga.domain.persistence.LibraryRepository
-import org.gotson.komga.domain.service.LibraryLifecycle
-import org.gotson.komga.domain.service.MetadataLifecycle
-import org.gotson.komga.domain.service.SeriesLifecycle
+import org.gotson.komga.domain.service.BookLifecycle
 import org.gotson.komga.infrastructure.jms.QUEUE_TASKS
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterAll
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest
+import org.springframework.jms.config.JmsListenerEndpointRegistry
 import org.springframework.jms.core.JmsTemplate
 import org.springframework.jms.support.destination.JmsDestinationAccessor
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit.jupiter.SpringExtension
@@ -33,36 +28,19 @@ private val logger = KotlinLogging.logger {}
 class TaskHandlerTest(
   @Autowired private val taskReceiver: TaskReceiver,
   @Autowired private val jmsTemplate: JmsTemplate,
-  @Autowired private val libraryRepository: LibraryRepository,
-  @Autowired private val bookRepository: BookRepository,
-  @Autowired private val seriesLifecycle: SeriesLifecycle,
-  @Autowired private val libraryLifecycle: LibraryLifecycle
+  @Autowired private val jmsListenerEndpointRegistry: JmsListenerEndpointRegistry,
 ) {
 
   @MockkBean
-  private lateinit var mockMetadataLifecycle: MetadataLifecycle
+  private lateinit var mockBookLifecycle: BookLifecycle
 
-  private val library = makeLibrary()
+  @MockkBean
+  private lateinit var mockBookRepository: BookRepository
 
   init {
     jmsTemplate.receiveTimeout = JmsDestinationAccessor.RECEIVE_TIMEOUT_NO_WAIT
   }
 
-  @BeforeAll
-  fun `setup library`() {
-    libraryRepository.insert(library)
-  }
-
-  @AfterAll
-  fun `teardown library`() {
-    libraryRepository.deleteAll()
-  }
-
-  @AfterEach
-  fun `clear repository`() {
-    libraryLifecycle.deleteLibrary(library)
-  }
-
   @AfterEach
   fun emptyQueue() {
     while (jmsTemplate.receive(QUEUE_TASKS) != null) {
@@ -72,23 +50,39 @@ class TaskHandlerTest(
 
   @Test
   fun `when similar tasks are submitted then only a few are executed`() {
-    val book = makeBook("book", libraryId = library.id)
-    val series = makeSeries("series", libraryId = library.id)
-    seriesLifecycle.createSeries(series).let {
-      seriesLifecycle.addBooks(it, listOf(book))
-    }
+    every { mockBookRepository.findByIdOrNull(any()) } returns makeBook("id")
+    every { mockBookLifecycle.analyzeAndPersist(any()) } returns false
 
-    every { mockMetadataLifecycle.refreshMetadata(any(), any()) } answers { Thread.sleep(1_000) }
-    every { mockMetadataLifecycle.refreshMetadata(any()) } just runs
-
-    val createdBook = bookRepository.findAll().first()
+    jmsListenerEndpointRegistry.stop()
 
     repeat(100) {
-      taskReceiver.refreshBookMetadata(createdBook)
+      taskReceiver.analyzeBook("id")
     }
 
-    Thread.sleep(5_000)
+    jmsListenerEndpointRegistry.start()
 
-    verify(atLeast = 1, atMost = 3) { mockMetadataLifecycle.refreshMetadata(any(), any()) }
+    Thread.sleep(1_00)
+
+    verify(exactly = 1) { mockBookLifecycle.analyzeAndPersist(any()) }
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `when high priority tasks are submitted then they are executed first`() {
+    val slot = slot<String>()
+    val calls = mutableListOf<Book>()
+    every { mockBookRepository.findByIdOrNull(capture(slot)) } answers { makeBook(slot.captured) }
+    every { mockBookLifecycle.analyzeAndPersist(capture(calls)) } returns false
+
+    jmsListenerEndpointRegistry.stop()
+
+    taskReceiver.analyzeBook("1")
+    taskReceiver.analyzeBook("2", HIGHEST_PRIORITY)
+
+    jmsListenerEndpointRegistry.start()
+
+    Thread.sleep(1_00)
+
+    verify(exactly = 2) { mockBookLifecycle.analyzeAndPersist(any()) }
+    assertThat(calls.map { it.name }).containsExactly("2", "1")
   }
 }
diff --git a/komga/src/test/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/infrastructure/jms/ArtemisConfigTest.kt b/komga/src/test/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/infrastructure/jms/ArtemisConfigTest.kt
index 649ca7b2b..09d44ef38 100644
--- a/komga/src/test/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/infrastructure/jms/ArtemisConfigTest.kt
+++ b/komga/src/test/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/infrastructure/jms/ArtemisConfigTest.kt
@@ -92,4 +92,35 @@ class ArtemisConfigTest(
     assertThat(msg).isEqualTo("message 1")
     assertThat(size).isEqualTo(5)
   }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `when sending messages with different priority then high priority messages are received first`() {
+    for (i in 0..9) {
+      jmsTemplate.priority = i
+      jmsTemplate.convertAndSend(
+        QUEUE_TASKS,
+        "message A $i"
+      )
+    }
+
+    for (i in 9 downTo 0) {
+      jmsTemplate.priority = i
+      jmsTemplate.convertAndSend(
+        QUEUE_TASKS,
+        "message B $i"
+      )
+    }
+
+    val size = jmsTemplate.browse(QUEUE_TASKS) { _: Session, browser: QueueBrowser ->
+      browser.enumeration.toList().size
+    }
+    assertThat(size).isEqualTo(20)
+
+    for (i in 9 downTo 0) {
+      val msgA = jmsTemplate.receiveAndConvert(QUEUE_TASKS) as String
+      assertThat(msgA).isEqualTo("message A $i")
+      val msgB = jmsTemplate.receiveAndConvert(QUEUE_TASKS) as String
+      assertThat(msgB).isEqualTo("message B $i")
+    }
+  }
 }