diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/mesh/BluetoothPacketBroadcaster.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/mesh/BluetoothPacketBroadcaster.kt
index b3474217..81d10130 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/mesh/BluetoothPacketBroadcaster.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/mesh/BluetoothPacketBroadcaster.kt
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import kotlinx.coroutines.channels.Channel
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap
-import kotlinx.coroutines.channels.actor
+import java.util.PriorityQueue
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong
 
 /**
  * Handles packet broadcasting to connected devices using actor pattern for serialization
@@ -99,25 +100,90 @@ class BluetoothPacketBroadcaster(
         val gattServer: BluetoothGattServer?,
         val characteristic: BluetoothGattCharacteristic?
     )
+
+    // Internal queued item with priority metadata for fair ordering
+    private data class QueuedBroadcast(
+        val request: BroadcastRequest,
+        val primaryPriority: Int,
+        val secondaryPriority: Int,
+        val sequence: Long
+    )
     
     // Actor scope for the broadcaster
     private val broadcasterScope = CoroutineScope(Dispatchers.IO + SupervisorJob())
     private val transferJobs = ConcurrentHashMap<String, Job>()
     
-    // SERIALIZATION: Actor to serialize all broadcast operations
-    @OptIn(kotlinx.coroutines.ObsoleteCoroutinesApi::class)
-    private val broadcasterActor = broadcasterScope.actor<BroadcastRequest>(
-        capacity = Channel.UNLIMITED
-    ) {
-        Log.d(TAG, "🎭 Created packet broadcaster actor")
-        try {
-            for (request in channel) {
-                broadcastSinglePacketInternal(request.routed, request.gattServer, request.characteristic)
+    // Replace simple actor FIFO with a priority-aware channel + processor
+    private val broadcasterChannel = Channel<BroadcastRequest>(capacity = Channel.UNLIMITED)
+    private val sequenceCounter = AtomicLong(0)
+
+    init {
+        startPriorityProcessor()
+    }
+
+    private fun startPriorityProcessor() {
+        broadcasterScope.launch {
+            Log.d(TAG, "🎭 Created priority packet broadcaster processor")
+            // Min-heap by (primaryPriority, secondaryPriority, sequence)
+            val queue = PriorityQueue<QueuedBroadcast>(11) { a, b ->
+                when {
+                    a.primaryPriority != b.primaryPriority -> a.primaryPriority - b.primaryPriority
+                    a.secondaryPriority != b.secondaryPriority -> a.secondaryPriority - b.secondaryPriority
+                    else -> (a.sequence - b.sequence).coerceIn(Int.MIN_VALUE.toLong(), Int.MAX_VALUE.toLong()).toInt()
+                }
+            }
+
+            try {
+                while (isActive) {
+                    // If queue is empty, suspend to receive at least one item
+                    if (queue.isEmpty()) {
+                        val first = broadcasterChannel.receiveCatching().getOrNull() ?: break
+                        queue.offer(computeQueuedBroadcast(first))
+                    }
+
+                    // Drain any immediately available items without suspending
+                    while (true) {
+                        val received = broadcasterChannel.tryReceive().getOrNull() ?: break
+                        queue.offer(computeQueuedBroadcast(received))
+                    }
+
+                    // Process one highest-priority item
+                    val next = queue.poll() ?: continue
+                    broadcastSinglePacketInternal(next.request.routed, next.request.gattServer, next.request.characteristic)
+                }
+            } catch (e: Exception) {
+                Log.w(TAG, "Priority processor loop ended: ${'$'}{e.message}")
+            } finally {
+                Log.d(TAG, "🎭 Priority packet broadcaster processor terminated")
             }
-        } finally {
-            Log.d(TAG, "🎭 Packet broadcaster actor terminated")
         }
     }
+
+    private fun computeQueuedBroadcast(req: BroadcastRequest): QueuedBroadcast {
+        val pkt = req.routed.packet
+        val type = MessageType.fromValue(pkt.type)
+
+        // Primary priority: 0 = normal, 1 = fragments, 2 = file transfer (non-fragment)
+        val primary = when (type) {
+            MessageType.FRAGMENT -> 1
+            MessageType.FILE_TRANSFER -> 2
+            else -> 0
+        }
+
+        // Secondary priority: for fragments, use total fragment count (smaller = higher priority)
+        val secondary = if (type == MessageType.FRAGMENT) {
+            try {
+                val payload = com.bitchat.android.model.FragmentPayload.decode(pkt.payload)
+                // If decode fails, deprioritize heavily
+                payload?.total ?: Int.MAX_VALUE
+            } catch (_: Exception) {
+                Int.MAX_VALUE
+            }
+        } else 0
+
+        val seq = sequenceCounter.getAndIncrement()
+        return QueuedBroadcast(req, primary, secondary, seq)
+    }
     
     fun broadcastPacket(
         routed: RoutedPacket,
@@ -267,7 +333,7 @@ class BluetoothPacketBroadcaster(
         // Submit broadcast request to actor for serialized processing
         broadcasterScope.launch {
             try {
-                broadcasterActor.send(BroadcastRequest(routed, gattServer, characteristic))
+                broadcasterChannel.send(BroadcastRequest(routed, gattServer, characteristic))
             } catch (e: Exception) {
                 Log.w(TAG, "Failed to send broadcast request to actor: ${e.message}")
                 // Fallback to direct processing if actor fails
@@ -427,7 +493,7 @@ class BluetoothPacketBroadcaster(
         return buildString {
             appendLine("=== Packet Broadcaster Debug Info ===")
             appendLine("Broadcaster Scope Active: ${broadcasterScope.isActive}")
-            appendLine("Actor Channel Closed: ${broadcasterActor.isClosedForSend}")
+            appendLine("Actor Channel Closed: ${broadcasterChannel.isClosedForSend}")
             appendLine("Connection Scope Active: ${connectionScope.isActive}")
         }
     }
@@ -439,11 +505,11 @@ class BluetoothPacketBroadcaster(
         Log.d(TAG, "Shutting down BluetoothPacketBroadcaster actor")
         
         // Close the actor gracefully
-        broadcasterActor.close()
+        broadcasterChannel.close()
         
         // Cancel the broadcaster scope
         broadcasterScope.cancel()
         
         Log.d(TAG, "BluetoothPacketBroadcaster shutdown complete")
     }
-} 
+}