diff --git a/src/provider/zeebe/properties/PriorityDefinitionProps.js b/src/provider/zeebe/properties/PriorityDefinitionProps.js
index adc617d96..f6f2f4db6 100644
--- a/src/provider/zeebe/properties/PriorityDefinitionProps.js
+++ b/src/provider/zeebe/properties/PriorityDefinitionProps.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export function PriorityDefinitionProps(props) {
     element
   } = props;
 
-  if (!is(element, 'bpmn:UserTask')) {
+  if (!isZeebeUserTask(element)) {
     return [];
   }
 
@@ -59,32 +59,13 @@ function Priority(props) {
 
     let extensionElements = businessObject.get('extensionElements');
 
-    // (1) ensure extension elements
-    if (!extensionElements) {
-      extensionElements = createElement(
-        'bpmn:ExtensionElements',
-        { values: [] },
-        businessObject,
-        bpmnFactory
-      );
-
-      commands.push({
-        cmd: 'element.updateModdleProperties',
-        context: {
-          element,
-          moddleElement: businessObject,
-          properties: { extensionElements }
-        }
-      });
-    }
-
-    // (2) ensure PriorityDefinition
+    // (1) ensure PriorityDefinition
     let priorityDefinition = getPriorityDefinition(element);
     const isNullValue = value === null || value === '' || value === undefined;
 
     if (priorityDefinition && isNullValue) {
 
-      // (3a) remove priority definition if it exists and priority is set to null
+      // (2a) remove priority definition if it exists and priority is set to null
       commands.push({
         cmd: 'element.updateModdleProperties',
         context: {
@@ -98,7 +79,7 @@ function Priority(props) {
 
     } else if (priorityDefinition && !isNullValue) {
 
-      // (3b) update priority definition if it already exists
+      // (2b) update priority definition if it already exists
       commands.push({
         cmd: 'element.updateModdleProperties',
         context: {
@@ -110,7 +91,7 @@ function Priority(props) {
 
     } else if (!priorityDefinition && !isNullValue) {
 
-      // (3c) create priority definition if it does not exist
+      // (2c) create priority definition if it does not exist
       priorityDefinition = createElement(
         'zeebe:PriorityDefinition',
         { priority: value },
@@ -130,7 +111,7 @@ function Priority(props) {
       });
     }
 
-    // (4) commit all updates
+    // (3) commit all updates
     commandStack.execute('properties-panel.multi-command-executor', commands);
   };
 
@@ -153,3 +134,9 @@ export function getPriorityDefinition(element) {
 
   return getExtensionElementsList(businessObject, 'zeebe:PriorityDefinition')[0];
 }
+
+function isZeebeUserTask(element) {
+  const businessObject = getBusinessObject(element);
+
+  return is(element, 'bpmn:UserTask') && !!getExtensionElementsList(businessObject, 'zeebe:UserTask')[0];
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/spec/provider/zeebe/PriorityDefinitionProps.bpmn b/test/spec/provider/zeebe/PriorityDefinitionProps.bpmn
index dd08f4b8e..0aa59ea45 100644
--- a/test/spec/provider/zeebe/PriorityDefinitionProps.bpmn
+++ b/test/spec/provider/zeebe/PriorityDefinitionProps.bpmn
@@ -2,20 +2,28 @@
 <bpmn:definitions xmlns:bpmn="http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/MODEL" xmlns:bpmndi="http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/DI" xmlns:dc="http://www.omg.org/spec/DD/20100524/DC" xmlns:modeler="http://camunda.org/schema/modeler/1.0" id="Definitions_0sp2msp" targetNamespace="http://bpmn.io/schema/bpmn" exporter="Camunda Modeler" exporterVersion="5.8.0-rc.0" modeler:executionPlatform="Camunda Cloud" modeler:executionPlatformVersion="8.1.0">
   <bpmn:process id="Process_08jq0zy" isExecutable="true">
     <bpmn:serviceTask id="ServiceTask_1" name="ServiceTask_1" />
+    <bpmn:userTask id="UserTask_0" name="UserTask_0" />
     <bpmn:userTask id="UserTask_1" name="UserTask_1">
       <bpmn:extensionElements>
-        <zeebe:PriorityDefinition priority="=myPriorityValue" />
+        <zeebe:userTask />
+        <zeebe:priorityDefinition priority="=myPriorityValue" />
+      </bpmn:extensionElements>
+    </bpmn:userTask>
+    <bpmn:userTask id="UserTask_2" name="UserTask_2">
+      <bpmn:extensionElements>
+        <zeebe:userTask />
       </bpmn:extensionElements>
     </bpmn:userTask>
-    <bpmn:userTask id="UserTask_2" name="UserTask_2" />
     <bpmn:userTask id="UserTask_3" name="UserTask_3">
       <bpmn:extensionElements>
+        <zeebe:userTask />
         <zeebe:assignmentDefinition assignee="foo" />
       </bpmn:extensionElements>
     </bpmn:userTask>
     <bpmn:userTask id="UserTask_4" name="UserTask_4">
       <bpmn:extensionElements>
-        <zeebe:PriorityDefinition priority="=myPriorityValue" />
+        <zeebe:userTask />
+        <zeebe:priorityDefinition priority="=myPriorityValue" />
       </bpmn:extensionElements>
     </bpmn:userTask>
   </bpmn:process>
diff --git a/test/spec/provider/zeebe/PriorityDefinitionProps.spec.js b/test/spec/provider/zeebe/PriorityDefinitionProps.spec.js
index 83fa0bfde..ab90002d2 100644
--- a/test/spec/provider/zeebe/PriorityDefinitionProps.spec.js
+++ b/test/spec/provider/zeebe/PriorityDefinitionProps.spec.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import zeebeModdleExtensions from 'zeebe-bpmn-moddle/resources/zeebe';
 
 import diagramXML from './PriorityDefinitionProps.bpmn';
 import { setEditorValue } from '../../../TestHelper';
+import { getExtensionElementsList } from '../../../../src/utils/ExtensionElementsUtil';
 
 
 describe('provider/zeebe - PriorityDefinitionProps', function() {
@@ -83,6 +84,23 @@ describe('provider/zeebe - PriorityDefinitionProps', function() {
     }));
 
 
+    it('should NOT display for user task without zeebe:UserTask', inject(async function(elementRegistry, selection) {
+
+      // given
+      const userTask = elementRegistry.get('UserTask_0');
+
+      await act(() => {
+        selection.select(userTask);
+      });
+
+      // when
+      const priorityInput = domQuery('input[name=priorityDefinitionPriority]', container);
+
+      // then
+      expect(priorityInput).to.not.exist;
+    }));
+
+
     it('should display for user task', inject(async function(elementRegistry, selection) {
 
       // given
@@ -153,14 +171,14 @@ describe('provider/zeebe - PriorityDefinitionProps', function() {
     );
 
 
-    it('should create non-existing extension elements and priority definition',
+    it('should create priority definition',
       inject(async function(elementRegistry, selection) {
 
         // given
         const userTask = elementRegistry.get('UserTask_2');
 
         // assume
-        expect(getBusinessObject(userTask).get('extensionElements')).to.not.exist;
+        expect(getExtensionElementsList(getBusinessObject(userTask), 'zeebe:priorityDefinition')).to.be.empty;
 
         await act(() => {
           selection.select(userTask);
@@ -171,7 +189,8 @@ describe('provider/zeebe - PriorityDefinitionProps', function() {
         changeInput(priorityInput, 'newValue');
 
         // then
-        expect(getBusinessObject(userTask).get('extensionElements')).to.exist;
+        const priorityDefinitionElement = getExtensionElementsList(getBusinessObject(userTask), 'zeebe:PriorityDefinition')[0];
+        expect(priorityDefinitionElement).to.exist;
       })
     );
 
@@ -197,7 +216,7 @@ describe('provider/zeebe - PriorityDefinitionProps', function() {
         // then
         const extensionElements = getBusinessObject(userTask).get('extensionElements');
         expect(getPriorityDefinition(userTask).get('priority')).to.eql('newValue');
-        expect(extensionElements.values).to.have.length(2);
+        expect(extensionElements.values).to.have.length(3);
       })
     );