diff --git a/src/Http/Controllers/TicketingSettingsController.php b/src/Http/Controllers/TicketingSettingsController.php
index a8c8321..b4ae139 100644
--- a/src/Http/Controllers/TicketingSettingsController.php
+++ b/src/Http/Controllers/TicketingSettingsController.php
@@ -763,7 +763,10 @@ class TicketingSettingsController extends Controller
             'name'        => 'required|string|max:100',
             'color'       => 'required|string|regex:/^#[0-9a-fA-F]{6}$/',
             'description' => 'nullable|string',
-            'sort_order'  => 'integer|min:0',
+            // unsignedSmallInteger column (0..65535): without the ceiling an
+            // oversized client value overflows on INSERT as an unhandled 500.
+            // Same rule #6081 put on storeStatus()/updateStatus().
+            'sort_order'  => 'integer|min:0|max:65535',
         ]);
 
         PriorityLevel::create($validated);
@@ -781,7 +784,7 @@ class TicketingSettingsController extends Controller
             'name'        => 'required|string|max:100',
             'color'       => 'required|string|regex:/^#[0-9a-fA-F]{6}$/',
             'description' => 'nullable|string',
-            'sort_order'  => 'required|integer|min:0',
+            'sort_order'  => 'required|integer|min:0|max:65535',
         ]);
 
         $priority->update($validated);