diff --git a/controllers/DashboardController.php b/controllers/DashboardController.php
index 394c040..03c9df2 100644
--- a/controllers/DashboardController.php
+++ b/controllers/DashboardController.php
@@ -131,9 +131,10 @@ class DashboardController {
         if ($closedFrom)  $filters['closed_from']  = $closedFrom;
         if ($closedTo)    $filters['closed_to']    = $closedTo;
 
-        // Validate priority filters
-        $priorityMin = $this->validatePriority($_GET['priority_min'] ?? null);
-        $priorityMax = $this->validatePriority($_GET['priority_max'] ?? null);
+        // Validate priority filters; ?priority=N sets exact match (min=max=N)
+        $prioritySingle = $this->validatePriority($_GET['priority'] ?? null);
+        $priorityMin = $prioritySingle ?? $this->validatePriority($_GET['priority_min'] ?? null);
+        $priorityMax = $prioritySingle ?? $this->validatePriority($_GET['priority_max'] ?? null);
 
         if ($priorityMin !== null) $filters['priority_min'] = $priorityMin;
         if ($priorityMax !== null) $filters['priority_max'] = $priorityMax;