diff --git a/helpers/checks/actionchecker.js b/helpers/checks/actionchecker.js
index dad87614..06f4cf48 100644
--- a/helpers/checks/actionchecker.js
+++ b/helpers/checks/actionchecker.js
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ module.exports = (req, res) => {
 
 	for (let i = 0; i < actions.length; i++) {
 		const action = actions[i];
-		const bodyHasAction = req.body[action.name];
-		if (bodyHasAction) {
+		const bodyAction = req.body[action.name];
+		if (bodyAction != null) {
 			validActions.push(action.name);
 			if (action.global) {
 				numGlobal++;
diff --git a/helpers/paramconverter.js b/helpers/paramconverter.js
index 5d5801eb..1ae6502a 100644
--- a/helpers/paramconverter.js
+++ b/helpers/paramconverter.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const { ObjectId } = require(__dirname+'/../db/db.js')
 		'checkedreports', 'checkedbans', 'checkedbanners', 'checkedaccounts', 'countries']) //only these should be arrays, since express bodyparser can output arrays
 	, trimFields = ['tags', 'uri', 'moderators', 'filters', 'announcement', 'description', 'message',
 		'name', 'subject', 'email', 'postpassword', 'password', 'default_name', 'report_reason', 'ban_reason', 'log_message', 'custom_css'] //trim if we dont want filed with whitespace
-	, numberFields = ['lock_reset', 'captcha_reset', 'filter_mode', 'lock_mode', 'message_r9k_mode', 'file_r9k_mode', 'captcha_mode',
+	, numberFields = ['sticky', 'lock_reset', 'captcha_reset', 'filter_mode', 'lock_mode', 'message_r9k_mode', 'file_r9k_mode', 'captcha_mode',
 		'tph_trigger', 'pph_trigger', 'pph_trigger_action', 'tph_trigger_action', 'bump_limit', 'reply_limit', 'move_to_thread', 'postId',
 		'max_files', 'thread_limit', 'thread', 'max_thread_message_length', 'max_reply_message_length', 'min_thread_message_length', 'min_reply_message_length', 'auth_level'] //convert these to numbers before they hit our routes
 	, banDurationRegex = /^(?<YEAR>[\d]+y)?(?<MONTH>[\d]+mo)?(?<WEEK>[\d]+w)?(?<DAY>[\d]+d)?(?<HOUR>[\d]+h)?(?<MINUTE>[\d]+m)?(?<SECOND>[\d]+s)?$/
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ module.exports = (req, res, next) => {
 
 	for (let i = 0; i < numberFields.length; i++) {
 		const field = numberFields[i];
-		if (req.body[field]) {
+		if (req.body[field] != null) {
 			const num = parseInt(req.body[field]);
 			if (Number.isSafeInteger(num)) {
 				req.body[field] = num;
diff --git a/models/forms/actionhandler.js b/models/forms/actionhandler.js
index a23deeb1..fb67ced1 100644
--- a/models/forms/actionhandler.js
+++ b/models/forms/actionhandler.js
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ module.exports = async (req, res, next) => {
 			}
 			messages.push(message);
 		}
-		if (req.body.sticky) {
-			const { message, action, query } = stickyPosts(res.locals.posts);
+		if (req.body.sticky != null) {
+			const { message, action, query } = stickyPosts(res.locals.posts, req.body.sticky);
 			if (action) {
 				modlogActions.push('Sticky');
 				combinedQuery[action] = { ...combinedQuery[action], ...query}
diff --git a/models/forms/makepost.js b/models/forms/makepost.js
index 6b763bc6..df507771 100644
--- a/models/forms/makepost.js
+++ b/models/forms/makepost.js
@@ -468,8 +468,9 @@ module.exports = async (req, res, next) => {
 		Object.assign(data, {
 			'replyposts': 0,
 			'replyfiles': 0,
-			//NOTE: these are numbers because we XOR them for toggling in action handler
+			//NOTE: sticky is a number, 0 = not sticky, higher numbers are a priority and will be sorted in descending order
 			'sticky': Mongo.NumberInt(0),
+			//NOTE: these are numbers because we XOR them for toggling in action handler
 			'locked': Mongo.NumberInt(0),
 			'bumplocked': Mongo.NumberInt(0),
 			'cyclic': Mongo.NumberInt(0),
diff --git a/models/forms/stickyposts.js b/models/forms/stickyposts.js
index b20ac29e..788752ca 100644
--- a/models/forms/stickyposts.js
+++ b/models/forms/stickyposts.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 const { NumberInt } = require(__dirname+'/../../db/db.js')
 
-module.exports = (posts) => {
+module.exports = (posts, sticky) => {
 
 	const filteredposts = posts.filter(post => {
 		return !post.thread
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ module.exports = (posts) => {
 		};
 	}
 
+	const stickyValue = NumberInt(sticky);
+
 	return {
-		message: `Toggled sticky for ${filteredposts.length} thread(s)`,
-		action: '$bit',
+		message: `Set sticky for ${filteredposts.length} thread(s) to ${sticky}`,
+		action: '$set',
 		query: {
-			'sticky': {
-				'xor': NumberInt(1)
-			},
+			'sticky': stickyValue,
 		}
 	};
 
diff --git a/views/includes/actionfooter_manage.pug b/views/includes/actionfooter_manage.pug
index 4630d415..ff48158b 100644
--- a/views/includes/actionfooter_manage.pug
+++ b/views/includes/actionfooter_manage.pug
@@ -74,8 +74,7 @@ details.toggle-label#actionform
 					input.post-check(type='checkbox', name='edit' value='1')
 					| Edit Post
 				label
-					input.post-check(type='checkbox', name='sticky' value='1')
-					| Toggle Sticky
+					input(type='text', name='sticky' placeholder='Sticky priority, 0 = unsticky')
 				label
 					input.post-check(type='checkbox', name='lock' value='1')
 					| Toggle Lock