diff --git a/docs/libs/ges-sections.txt b/docs/libs/ges-sections.txt
index 131ac1e812..378d32f136 100644
--- a/docs/libs/ges-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/libs/ges-sections.txt
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ ges_track_object_set_track
 ges_track_object_set_duration_internal
 ges_track_object_set_inpoint_internal
 ges_track_object_set_priority_internal
+ges_track_object_set_priority_offset_internal
 ges_track_object_set_start_internal
 ges_track_object_get_type
 GES_IS_TRACK_OBJECT
diff --git a/tests/check/ges/layer.c b/tests/check/ges/layer.c
index 63481a8149..ce2d156d02 100644
--- a/tests/check/ges/layer.c
+++ b/tests/check/ges/layer.c
@@ -118,6 +118,12 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_layer_properties)
   assert_equals_uint64 (GES_TIMELINE_OBJECT_PRIORITY (object), 0);
   gnl_object_check (trackobject->gnlobject, 42, 51, 12, 51, 0, TRUE);
 
+  /* check priority offsets */
+  ges_track_object_set_priority_offset_internal (trackobject, 1);
+  gnl_object_check (trackobject->gnlobject, 42, 51, 12, 51, 1, TRUE);
+  g_object_set (object, "priority", 5, NULL);
+  gnl_object_check (trackobject->gnlobject, 42, 51, 12, 51, 6, TRUE);
+
   g_object_unref (trackobject);
   fail_unless (ges_timeline_layer_remove_object (layer, object));
   fail_unless (ges_timeline_remove_track (timeline, track));