diff --git a/ddtrace/ext/priority.go b/ddtrace/ext/priority.go
index 7dc2cd7a88..3f48c664b0 100644
--- a/ddtrace/ext/priority.go
+++ b/ddtrace/ext/priority.go
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ package ext
 // In a distributed context, it should be set before any context propagation (fork, RPC calls) to be effective.
 
 const (
+	// PriorityRuleSamplerReject specifies that the rule sampler has decided that this trace should be rejected.
+	PriorityRuleSamplerReject = -3
+
 	// PriorityUserReject informs the backend that a trace should be rejected and not stored.
 	// This should be used by user code overriding default priority.
 	PriorityUserReject = -1
@@ -24,4 +27,7 @@ const (
 	// PriorityUserKeep informs the backend that a trace should be kept and not stored.
 	// This should be used by user code overriding default priority.
 	PriorityUserKeep = 2
+
+	// PriorityRuleSamplerKeep specifies that the rule sampler has decided that this trace should be kept.
+	PriorityRuleSamplerKeep = 3
 )
diff --git a/ddtrace/tracer/sampler.go b/ddtrace/tracer/sampler.go
index b71306c020..5377a94a39 100644
--- a/ddtrace/tracer/sampler.go
+++ b/ddtrace/tracer/sampler.go
@@ -311,15 +311,15 @@ func (rs *rulesSampler) apply(span *span) bool {
 func (rs *rulesSampler) applyRate(span *span, rate float64, now time.Time) {
 	span.SetTag(keyRulesSamplerAppliedRate, rate)
 	if !sampledByRate(span.TraceID, rate) {
-		span.SetTag(ext.SamplingPriority, ext.PriorityAutoReject)
+		span.SetTag(ext.SamplingPriority, ext.PriorityRuleSamplerReject)
 		return
 	}
 
 	sampled, rate := rs.limiter.allowOne(now)
 	if sampled {
-		span.SetTag(ext.SamplingPriority, ext.PriorityAutoKeep)
+		span.SetTag(ext.SamplingPriority, ext.PriorityRuleSamplerKeep)
 	} else {
-		span.SetTag(ext.SamplingPriority, ext.PriorityAutoReject)
+		span.SetTag(ext.SamplingPriority, ext.PriorityRuleSamplerReject)
 	}
 	span.SetTag(keyRulesSamplerLimiterRate, rate)
 }
diff --git a/ddtrace/tracer/sampler_test.go b/ddtrace/tracer/sampler_test.go
index 726c056cc3..7160095a63 100644
--- a/ddtrace/tracer/sampler_test.go
+++ b/ddtrace/tracer/sampler_test.go
@@ -425,12 +425,12 @@ func TestRulesSamplerInternals(t *testing.T) {
 		// first span kept, second dropped
 		span := makeSpanAt("http.request", "test-service", now)
 		rs.applyRate(span, 1.0, now)
-		assert.EqualValues(ext.PriorityAutoKeep, span.Metrics[keySamplingPriority])
+		assert.EqualValues(ext.PriorityRuleSamplerKeep, span.Metrics[keySamplingPriority])
 		assert.Equal(1.0, span.Metrics["_dd.rule_psr"])
 		assert.Equal(1.0, span.Metrics["_dd.limit_psr"])
 		span = makeSpanAt("http.request", "test-service", now)
 		rs.applyRate(span, 1.0, now)
-		assert.EqualValues(ext.PriorityAutoReject, span.Metrics[keySamplingPriority])
+		assert.EqualValues(ext.PriorityRuleSamplerReject, span.Metrics[keySamplingPriority])
 		assert.Equal(1.0, span.Metrics["_dd.rule_psr"])
 		assert.Equal(0.75, span.Metrics["_dd.limit_psr"])
 	})