diff --git a/tests/t1010-add-date.sh b/tests/t1010-add-date.sh
index bb9632c..abb345d 100755
--- a/tests/t1010-add-date.sh
+++ b/tests/t1010-add-date.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,22 @@ TODO: 1 added.
 TODO: 1 of 1 tasks shown
 EOF
 
+test_todo_session 'cmd line first day with priority' <<EOF
+>>> todo.sh -pt add '(A) notice the daisies'
+2 (A) 2009-02-13 notice the daisies
+TODO: 2 added.
+
+>>> todo.sh -p list
+2 (A) 2009-02-13 notice the daisies
+1 2009-02-13 notice the daisies
+--
+TODO: 2 of 2 tasks shown
+
+>>> todo.sh -npf del 2
+2 (A) 2009-02-13 notice the daisies
+TODO: 2 deleted.
+EOF
+
 test_tick
 
 test_todo_session 'cmd line second day' <<EOF
diff --git a/todo.sh b/todo.sh
index 2bea8cc..8d1dcff 100755
--- a/todo.sh
+++ b/todo.sh
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ _addto() {
 
     if [[ $TODOTXT_DATE_ON_ADD = 1 ]]; then
         now=$(date '+%Y-%m-%d')
-        input="$now $input"
+        input=`echo "$input" | sed -e 's/^\(([A-Z]) \)\{0,1\}/\1'"$now /"`
     fi
     echo "$input" >> "$file"
     if [ $TODOTXT_VERBOSE -gt 0 ]; then