diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0e653a3..a4b9f44 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ require("lz.n").load(plugins)
 | **ft** | `string?` or `string[]` | Lazy-load on filetype. | `ft` |
 | **keys** | `string?` or `string[]` or `lz.n.KeysSpec[]` | Lazy-load on key mapping. | `keys` |
 | **colorscheme** | `string?` or `string[]` | Lazy-load on colorscheme. | None. `lazy.nvim` lazy-loads colorschemes automatically[^2]. |
-| **priority** | `number?` | Only useful for **start** plugins (not lazy-loaded) to force loading certain plugins first. Default priority is `50`. It's recommended to set this to a high number for colorschemes. | `priority` |
+| **priority** | `number?` | Only useful for **start** plugins (not lazy-loaded) to force loading certain plugins first. Default priority is `50` (or `1000` if `colorscheme` is set). | `priority` |
 <!-- markdownlint-enable MD013 -->
 
 [^1]: In contrast to `lazy.nvim`'s `name` field, `lz.n`'s `name` *is not optional*.
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ require("lz.n").load {
         "sweetie.nvim",
         -- lazy-load when setting the `sweetie` colorscheme
         colorscheme = "sweetie",
-        priority = 1000,
     },
     {
         "vim-startuptime",
diff --git a/lua/lz/n/loader.lua b/lua/lz/n/loader.lua
index 4f29e98..28c1e96 100644
--- a/lua/lz/n/loader.lua
+++ b/lua/lz/n/loader.lua
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ local M = {}
 
 local DEFAULT_PRIORITY = 50
 
+local DEFAULT_COLORSCHEME_PRIORITY = 1000
+
 ---@package
 ---@param plugin lz.n.Plugin
 function M._load(plugin)
@@ -40,6 +42,11 @@ local function run_before_all(plugins)
     end
 end
 
+---@param plugin lz.n.Plugin
+local function get_priority(plugin)
+    return plugin.priority or (plugin.colorscheme and DEFAULT_COLORSCHEME_PRIORITY) or DEFAULT_PRIORITY
+end
+
 ---@param plugins table<string, lz.n.Plugin>
 ---@return lz.n.Plugin[]
 local function get_eager_plugins(plugins)
@@ -52,7 +59,7 @@ local function get_eager_plugins(plugins)
     table.sort(result, function(a, b)
         ---@cast a lz.n.Plugin
         ---@cast b lz.n.Plugin
-        return (a.priority or DEFAULT_PRIORITY) > (b.priority or DEFAULT_PRIORITY)
+        return get_priority(a) > get_priority(b)
     end)
     return result
 end