diff --git a/source/app/business/cases.py b/source/app/business/cases.py
index fe41d1386..58a8b65c3 100644
--- a/source/app/business/cases.py
+++ b/source/app/business/cases.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def create(request_json):
 
         case = _load(request_data)
         case.owner_id = current_user.id
-        case.severity_id = 4
+        if not case.severity_id: case.severity_id = 4
 
         if case_template_id and len(case_template_id) > 0:
             case = case_template_pre_modifier(case, case_template_id)
diff --git a/source/app/models/cases.py b/source/app/models/cases.py
index cb253b99b..329f569cd 100644
--- a/source/app/models/cases.py
+++ b/source/app/models/cases.py
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ def __init__(self,
                  user=None,
                  custom_attributes=None,
                  classification_id=None,
-                 state_id=None
+                 state_id=None,
+                 severity_id=None
                  ):
         self.name = name[:200] if name else None,
         self.soc_id = soc_id,
@@ -111,7 +112,8 @@ def __init__(self,
         self.case_uuid = uuid.uuid4()
         self.status_id = 0
         self.classification_id = classification_id
-        self.state_id = state_id
+        self.state_id = state_id,
+        self.severity_id = severity_id
 
     def save(self):
         """
diff --git a/source/app/schema/marshables.py b/source/app/schema/marshables.py
index 94eb41190..e14a29210 100644
--- a/source/app/schema/marshables.py
+++ b/source/app/schema/marshables.py
@@ -1542,6 +1542,7 @@ class CaseSchema(ma.SQLAlchemyAutoSchema):
     initial_date: Optional[datetime.datetime] = auto_field('initial_date', required=False)
     classification_id: Optional[int] = auto_field('classification_id', required=False, allow_none=True)
     reviewer_id: Optional[int] = auto_field('reviewer_id', required=False, allow_none=True)
+    severity_id: Optional[int] = auto_field('severity_id', required=False, allow_none=True)
 
     class Meta:
         model = Cases