diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/create/form.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/create/form.tsx
index ac2729564b387..50a3c69f2073e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/create/form.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/create/form.tsx
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import { CreateCaseOwnerSelector } from './owner_selector';
 import { useCasesContext } from '../cases_context/use_cases_context';
 import { useAvailableCasesOwners } from '../app/use_available_owners';
 import { CaseAttachments } from '../../types';
+import { Severity } from './severity';
 
 interface ContainerProps {
   big?: boolean;
@@ -88,6 +89,9 @@ export const CreateCaseFormFields: React.FC<CreateCaseFormFieldsProps> = React.m
             <Container>
               <Tags isLoading={isSubmitting} />
             </Container>
+            <Container>
+              <Severity isLoading={isSubmitting} />
+            </Container>
             {canShowCaseSolutionSelection && (
               <Container big>
                 <CreateCaseOwnerSelector
@@ -99,6 +103,7 @@ export const CreateCaseFormFields: React.FC<CreateCaseFormFieldsProps> = React.m
             <Container big>
               <Description isLoading={isSubmitting} />
             </Container>
+            <Container />
           </>
         ),
       }),
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/create/form_context.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/create/form_context.test.tsx
index 634f518ae5ebd..bfa4f391458da 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/create/form_context.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/create/form_context.test.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { mount, ReactWrapper } from 'enzyme';
 import { act, RenderResult, waitFor, within } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { EuiComboBox, EuiComboBoxOptionOption } from '@elastic/eui';
 
-import { CommentType, ConnectorTypes } from '../../../common/api';
+import { CaseSeverity, CommentType, ConnectorTypes } from '../../../common/api';
 import { useKibana } from '../../common/lib/kibana';
 import { AppMockRenderer, createAppMockRenderer, TestProviders } from '../../common/mock';
 import { usePostCase } from '../../containers/use_post_case';
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ describe('Create case', () => {
         </FormContext>
       );
       expect(renderResult.getByTestId('caseTitle')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(renderResult.getByTestId('caseSeverity')).toBeTruthy();
       expect(renderResult.getByTestId('caseDescription')).toBeTruthy();
       expect(renderResult.getByTestId('caseTags')).toBeTruthy();
       expect(renderResult.getByTestId('caseConnectors')).toBeTruthy();
@@ -208,6 +209,34 @@ describe('Create case', () => {
       });
     });
 
+    it('should post a case on submit click with the selected severity', async () => {
+      useConnectorsMock.mockReturnValue({
+        ...sampleConnectorData,
+        connectors: connectorsMock,
+      });
+
+      const renderResult = mockedContext.render(
+        <FormContext onSuccess={onFormSubmitSuccess}>
+          <CreateCaseFormFields {...defaultCreateCaseForm} />
+          <SubmitCaseButton />
+        </FormContext>
+      );
+
+      await fillFormReactTestingLib(renderResult);
+
+      userEvent.click(renderResult.getByTestId('case-severity-selection'));
+      expect(renderResult.getByTestId('case-severity-selection-high')).toBeTruthy();
+      userEvent.click(renderResult.getByTestId('case-severity-selection-high'));
+
+      userEvent.click(renderResult.getByTestId('create-case-submit'));
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(postCase).toBeCalledWith({
+          ...sampleData,
+          severity: CaseSeverity.HIGH,
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
     it('does not submits the title when the length is longer than 64 characters', async () => {
       const longTitle =
         'This is a title that should not be saved as it is longer than 64 characters.';
@@ -285,6 +314,18 @@ describe('Create case', () => {
       );
     });
 
+    it('should select LOW as the default severity', async () => {
+      const renderResult = mockedContext.render(
+        <FormContext onSuccess={onFormSubmitSuccess}>
+          <CreateCaseFormFields {...defaultCreateCaseForm} />
+          <SubmitCaseButton />
+        </FormContext>
+      );
+      expect(renderResult.getByTestId('caseSeverity')).toBeTruthy();
+      // there should be 2 low elements. one for the options popover and one for the displayed one.
+      expect(renderResult.getAllByTestId('case-severity-selection-low').length).toBe(2);
+    });
+
     it('should select the default connector set in the configuration', async () => {
       useCaseConfigureMock.mockImplementation(() => ({
         ...useCaseConfigureResponse,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/create/form_context.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/create/form_context.tsx
index 4385053a8c8c0..a65e9f5960e9d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/create/form_context.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/create/form_context.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { usePostPushToService } from '../../containers/use_post_push_to_service'
 
 import { useConnectors } from '../../containers/configure/use_connectors';
 import { Case } from '../../containers/types';
-import { NONE_CONNECTOR_ID } from '../../../common/api';
+import { CaseSeverity, NONE_CONNECTOR_ID } from '../../../common/api';
 import {
   UseCreateAttachments,
   useCreateAttachments,
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ const initialCaseValue: FormProps = {
   description: '',
   tags: [],
   title: '',
+  severity: CaseSeverity.LOW,
   connectorId: NONE_CONNECTOR_ID,
   fields: null,
   syncAlerts: true,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/create/mock.ts b/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/create/mock.ts
index 8ab515c79f67e..38d57bf24781e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/create/mock.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/create/mock.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
-import { CasePostRequest, ConnectorTypes } from '../../../common/api';
+import { CasePostRequest, CaseSeverity, ConnectorTypes } from '../../../common/api';
 import { SECURITY_SOLUTION_OWNER } from '../../../common/constants';
 import { choices } from '../connectors/mock';
 
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export const sampleTags = ['coke', 'pepsi'];
 export const sampleData: CasePostRequest = {
   description: 'what a great description',
   tags: sampleTags,
+  severity: CaseSeverity.LOW,
   title: 'what a cool title',
   connector: {
     fields: null,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/create/schema.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/create/schema.tsx
index b7c363b263998..d72b1cc523f0d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/create/schema.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/create/schema.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
 import * as i18n from './translations';
 
 import { OptionalFieldLabel } from './optional_field_label';
+import { SEVERITY_TITLE } from '../severity/translations';
 const { emptyField, maxLengthField } = fieldValidators;
 
 export const schemaTags = {
@@ -83,6 +84,9 @@ export const schema: FormSchema<FormProps> = {
     ],
   },
   tags: schemaTags,
+  severity: {
+    label: SEVERITY_TITLE,
+  },
   connectorId: {
     type: FIELD_TYPES.SUPER_SELECT,
     label: i18n.CONNECTORS,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/create/severity.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/create/severity.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d2434a37a4392
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/create/severity.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+import { CaseSeverity } from '../../../common/api';
+import React from 'react';
+import { AppMockRenderer, createAppMockRenderer } from '../../common/mock';
+import { Form, FormHook, useForm } from '../../common/shared_imports';
+import { Severity } from './severity';
+import { FormProps, schema } from './schema';
+import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
+import { waitFor } from '@testing-library/dom';
+
+let globalForm: FormHook;
+const MockHookWrapperComponent: React.FC = ({ children }) => {
+  const { form } = useForm<FormProps>({
+    defaultValue: { severity: CaseSeverity.LOW },
+    schema: {
+      severity: schema.severity,
+    },
+  });
+
+  globalForm = form;
+
+  return <Form form={form}>{children}</Form>;
+};
+describe('Severity form field', () => {
+  let appMockRender: AppMockRenderer;
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    appMockRender = createAppMockRenderer();
+  });
+  it('renders', () => {
+    const result = appMockRender.render(
+      <MockHookWrapperComponent>
+        <Severity isLoading={false} />
+      </MockHookWrapperComponent>
+    );
+    expect(result.getByTestId('caseSeverity')).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(result.getByTestId('case-severity-selection')).not.toHaveAttribute('disabled');
+  });
+
+  // default to LOW in this test configuration
+  it('defaults to the correct value', () => {
+    const result = appMockRender.render(
+      <MockHookWrapperComponent>
+        <Severity isLoading={false} />
+      </MockHookWrapperComponent>
+    );
+    expect(result.getByTestId('caseSeverity')).toBeTruthy();
+    // two items. one for the popover one for the selected field
+    expect(result.getAllByTestId('case-severity-selection-low').length).toBe(2);
+  });
+
+  it('selects the correct value when changed', async () => {
+    const result = appMockRender.render(
+      <MockHookWrapperComponent>
+        <Severity isLoading={false} />
+      </MockHookWrapperComponent>
+    );
+    expect(result.getByTestId('caseSeverity')).toBeTruthy();
+    userEvent.click(result.getByTestId('case-severity-selection'));
+    userEvent.click(result.getByTestId('case-severity-selection-high'));
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(globalForm.getFormData()).toEqual({ severity: 'high' });
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('disables when loading data', () => {
+    const result = appMockRender.render(
+      <MockHookWrapperComponent>
+        <Severity isLoading={true} />
+      </MockHookWrapperComponent>
+    );
+    expect(result.getByTestId('case-severity-selection')).toHaveAttribute('disabled');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/create/severity.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/create/severity.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..730eab5d77ac6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/create/severity.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+import { EuiFormRow } from '@elastic/eui';
+import React, { memo } from 'react';
+import { CaseSeverity } from '../../../common/api';
+import { UseField, useFormContext, useFormData } from '../../common/shared_imports';
+import { SeveritySelector } from '../severity/selector';
+import { SEVERITY_TITLE } from '../severity/translations';
+
+interface Props {
+  isLoading: boolean;
+}
+
+const SeverityFieldFormComponent = ({ isLoading }: { isLoading: boolean }) => {
+  const { setFieldValue } = useFormContext();
+  const [{ severity }] = useFormData({ watch: ['severity'] });
+  const onSeverityChange = (newSeverity: CaseSeverity) => {
+    setFieldValue('severity', newSeverity);
+  };
+  return (
+    <EuiFormRow data-test-subj="caseSeverity" fullWidth={true} label={SEVERITY_TITLE}>
+      <SeveritySelector
+        isLoading={isLoading}
+        isDisabled={isLoading}
+        selectedSeverity={severity ?? CaseSeverity.LOW}
+        onSeverityChange={onSeverityChange}
+      />
+    </EuiFormRow>
+  );
+};
+SeverityFieldFormComponent.displayName = 'SeverityFieldForm';
+
+const SeverityComponent: React.FC<Props> = ({ isLoading }) => (
+  <UseField
+    path={'severity'}
+    component={SeverityFieldFormComponent}
+    componentProps={{
+      isLoading,
+    }}
+  />
+);
+
+SeverityComponent.displayName = 'SeverityComponent';
+
+export const Severity = memo(SeverityComponent);