diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 7e6a8a73d142cc37fa18542f9acab2fd4b22b6ae..c37314b8cbc85678f68c214f0702b8aa5e31bbb4 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ python-json-patch (1.3-4) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Fixes Breaks / Replaces so that it works with backports too.
     (Closes: #732365).
+  * Sets Section: oldlibs & Priority: extra for the transition package.
 
  -- Thomas Goirand <zigo@debian.org>  Mon, 09 Dec 2013 23:38:04 +0800
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 5fcdb8a5204e507ed8c3d002c5c318caf9cde5a2..e76f912899d27f57824f23db116516d65a802597 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ Description: library to apply JSON patches - python 3.x
  This package provides the Python 3.x module.
 
 Package: python-json-patch
+Section: oldlibs
+Priority: extra
 Architecture: all
 Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.6~)
 Depends: python-jsonpatch, ${misc:Depends}
@@ -96,6 +98,8 @@ Description: library to apply JSON patches - python 2.x transitional package
  This package is a transitional package to python-jsonpatch.
 
 Package: python3-json-patch
+Section: oldlibs
+Priority: extra
 Architecture: all
 Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.6~)
 Depends: python3-jsonpatch, ${misc:Depends}