diff --git a/doc/classes/Area2D.xml b/doc/classes/Area2D.xml
index b7d311d8270..e197e7d04db 100644
--- a/doc/classes/Area2D.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/Area2D.xml
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@
 		<member name="monitoring" type="bool" setter="set_monitoring" getter="is_monitoring" default="true">
 			If [code]true[/code], the area detects bodies or areas entering and exiting it.
 		</member>
-		<member name="priority" type="float" setter="set_priority" getter="get_priority" default="0.0">
-			The area's priority. Higher priority areas are processed first.
+		<member name="priority" type="int" setter="set_priority" getter="get_priority" default="0">
+			The area's priority. Higher priority areas are processed first. The [World2D]'s physics is always processed last, after all areas.
 		</member>
 	</members>
 	<signals>
diff --git a/doc/classes/Area3D.xml b/doc/classes/Area3D.xml
index 38d7519f732..62397c146ee 100644
--- a/doc/classes/Area3D.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/Area3D.xml
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@
 		<member name="monitoring" type="bool" setter="set_monitoring" getter="is_monitoring" default="true">
 			If [code]true[/code], the area detects bodies or areas entering and exiting it.
 		</member>
-		<member name="priority" type="float" setter="set_priority" getter="get_priority" default="0.0">
-			The area's priority. Higher priority areas are processed first.
+		<member name="priority" type="int" setter="set_priority" getter="get_priority" default="0">
+			The area's priority. Higher priority areas are processed first. The [World3D]'s physics is always processed last, after all areas.
 		</member>
 		<member name="reverb_bus_amount" type="float" setter="set_reverb_amount" getter="get_reverb_amount" default="0.0">
 			The degree to which this area applies reverb to its associated audio. Ranges from [code]0[/code] to [code]1[/code] with [code]0.1[/code] precision.
diff --git a/scene/2d/area_2d.cpp b/scene/2d/area_2d.cpp
index a37fabf21f2..84877b13c22 100644
--- a/scene/2d/area_2d.cpp
+++ b/scene/2d/area_2d.cpp
@@ -123,12 +123,12 @@ real_t Area2D::get_angular_damp() const {
 	return angular_damp;
 }
 
-void Area2D::set_priority(real_t p_priority) {
+void Area2D::set_priority(int p_priority) {
 	priority = p_priority;
 	PhysicsServer2D::get_singleton()->area_set_param(get_rid(), PhysicsServer2D::AREA_PARAM_PRIORITY, p_priority);
 }
 
-real_t Area2D::get_priority() const {
+int Area2D::get_priority() const {
 	return priority;
 }
 
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ void Area2D::_bind_methods() {
 
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "monitoring"), "set_monitoring", "is_monitoring");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "monitorable"), "set_monitorable", "is_monitorable");
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "priority", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,128,1"), "set_priority", "get_priority");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "priority", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,100000,1,or_greater,or_less"), "set_priority", "get_priority");
 
 	ADD_GROUP("Gravity", "gravity_");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "gravity_space_override", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "Disabled,Combine,Combine-Replace,Replace,Replace-Combine", PROPERTY_USAGE_DEFAULT | PROPERTY_USAGE_UPDATE_ALL_IF_MODIFIED), "set_gravity_space_override_mode", "get_gravity_space_override_mode");
diff --git a/scene/2d/area_2d.h b/scene/2d/area_2d.h
index 8f4bbe32192..421c29f7589 100644
--- a/scene/2d/area_2d.h
+++ b/scene/2d/area_2d.h
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ public:
 	void set_angular_damp(real_t p_angular_damp);
 	real_t get_angular_damp() const;
 
-	void set_priority(real_t p_priority);
-	real_t get_priority() const;
+	void set_priority(int p_priority);
+	int get_priority() const;
 
 	void set_monitoring(bool p_enable);
 	bool is_monitoring() const;
diff --git a/scene/3d/area_3d.cpp b/scene/3d/area_3d.cpp
index 5901e38bb4d..47912ad261d 100644
--- a/scene/3d/area_3d.cpp
+++ b/scene/3d/area_3d.cpp
@@ -123,12 +123,12 @@ real_t Area3D::get_angular_damp() const {
 	return angular_damp;
 }
 
-void Area3D::set_priority(real_t p_priority) {
+void Area3D::set_priority(int p_priority) {
 	priority = p_priority;
 	PhysicsServer3D::get_singleton()->area_set_param(get_rid(), PhysicsServer3D::AREA_PARAM_PRIORITY, p_priority);
 }
 
-real_t Area3D::get_priority() const {
+int Area3D::get_priority() const {
 	return priority;
 }
 
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ void Area3D::_bind_methods() {
 
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "monitoring"), "set_monitoring", "is_monitoring");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "monitorable"), "set_monitorable", "is_monitorable");
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "priority", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,128,1"), "set_priority", "get_priority");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "priority", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,100000,1,or_greater,or_less"), "set_priority", "get_priority");
 
 	ADD_GROUP("Gravity", "gravity_");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "gravity_space_override", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "Disabled,Combine,Combine-Replace,Replace,Replace-Combine", PROPERTY_USAGE_DEFAULT | PROPERTY_USAGE_UPDATE_ALL_IF_MODIFIED), "set_gravity_space_override_mode", "get_gravity_space_override_mode");
diff --git a/scene/3d/area_3d.h b/scene/3d/area_3d.h
index 607e0d2af8a..454c8c29606 100644
--- a/scene/3d/area_3d.h
+++ b/scene/3d/area_3d.h
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ public:
 	void set_linear_damp(real_t p_linear_damp);
 	real_t get_linear_damp() const;
 
-	void set_priority(real_t p_priority);
-	real_t get_priority() const;
+	void set_priority(int p_priority);
+	int get_priority() const;
 
 	void set_wind_force_magnitude(real_t p_wind_force_magnitude);
 	real_t get_wind_force_magnitude() const;