diff --git a/cli/consumer_command.go b/cli/consumer_command.go
index 60519cd4..95813dde 100644
--- a/cli/consumer_command.go
+++ b/cli/consumer_command.go
@@ -821,6 +821,11 @@ func (c *consumerCmd) editAction(pc *fisk.ParseContext) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	err = c.checkConfigLevel(ncfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	cons, err := c.mgr.NewConsumerFromDefault(c.stream, *ncfg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -1771,7 +1776,7 @@ func (c *consumerCmd) parsePauseUntil(until string) (time.Time, error) {
 func (c *consumerCmd) resumeAction(_ *fisk.ParseContext) error {
 	c.connectAndSetup(true, true)
 
-	err := iu.RequireAPILevel(c.mgr, 1, "resuming consumers requires NATS Server 2.11")
+	err := iu.RequireAPILevel(c.mgr, 1, "resuming Consumers requires NATS Server 2.11")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -1805,7 +1810,7 @@ func (c *consumerCmd) resumeAction(_ *fisk.ParseContext) error {
 func (c *consumerCmd) pauseAction(_ *fisk.ParseContext) error {
 	c.connectAndSetup(true, true)
 
-	err := iu.RequireAPILevel(c.mgr, 1, "pausing consumers requires NATS Server 2.11")
+	err := iu.RequireAPILevel(c.mgr, 1, "pausing Consumers requires NATS Server 2.11")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -1958,11 +1963,9 @@ func (c *consumerCmd) createAction(pc *fisk.ParseContext) (err error) {
 
 	c.connectAndSetup(true, false)
 
-	if !cfg.PauseUntil.IsZero() {
-		err := iu.RequireAPILevel(c.mgr, 1, "pausing consumers requires NATS Server 2.11")
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+	err = c.checkConfigLevel(cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
 	created, err := c.mgr.NewConsumerFromDefault(c.stream, *cfg)
@@ -1975,6 +1978,24 @@ func (c *consumerCmd) createAction(pc *fisk.ParseContext) (err error) {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (c *consumerCmd) checkConfigLevel(cfg *api.ConsumerConfig) error {
+	if !cfg.PauseUntil.IsZero() {
+		err := iu.RequireAPILevel(c.mgr, 1, "pausing consumers requires NATS Server 2.11")
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(cfg.PriorityGroups) > 0 || cfg.PriorityPolicy != api.PriorityNone {
+		err := iu.RequireAPILevel(c.mgr, 1, "Consumer Groups requires NATS Server 2.11")
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (c *consumerCmd) getNextMsgDirect(stream string, consumer string) error {
 	req := &api.JSApiConsumerGetNextRequest{Batch: 1, Expires: opts().Timeout}