diff --git a/etc/ORG-NEWS b/etc/ORG-NEWS
index a24caddfe..94efa8fa8 100644
--- a/etc/ORG-NEWS
+++ b/etc/ORG-NEWS
@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@ Please send Org bug reports to mailto:emacs-orgmode@gnu.org.
 
 * Version 9.7 (not released yet)
 ** Important announcements and breaking changes
+*** ~org-priority=show~ command no longer adjusts for scheduled/deadline
+
+In agenda views, ~org-priority=show~ command previously displayed the
+composite rank consisting of the item priority and overdue.  This is
+no longer the case.  The displayed and returned value only depends on
+the item priority now.
+
+The behavior in Org buffers is unchanged.
+
 *** "Priority" used to sort items in agenda is renamed to "urgency"
 
 Previously, ~priority-up~ and ~priority-down~ in
diff --git a/lisp/org.el b/lisp/org.el
index 4273385bf..46ca26fb9 100644
--- a/lisp/org.el
+++ b/lisp/org.el
@@ -10940,9 +10940,8 @@ or a character."
 
 (defalias 'org-show-priority 'org-priority-show)
 (defun org-priority-show ()
-  "Show the priority of the current item.
-This priority is composed of the main priority given with the [#A] cookies,
-and by additional input from the age of a schedules or deadline entry."
+  "Show the priority of the current item as number.
+Return the priority value."
   (interactive)
   (let ((pri (if (eq major-mode 'org-agenda-mode)
 		 (org-get-at-bol 'priority)