diff --git a/python/datastruct.py b/python/datastruct.py
index 8530c04..330d2fe 100644
--- a/python/datastruct.py
+++ b/python/datastruct.py
@@ -820,3 +820,13 @@ class PriorityQueue(Generic[_ElemT]):
         assert prio <= elem.prio
         elem.prio = prio
         self._sift_up(elem.index)
+
+    def increase_prio(self, elem: Node[_ElemT], prio: float) -> None:
+        """Increase the priority of an existing element in the queue.
+
+        This function takes time O(log(n)).
+        """
+        assert self.heap[elem.index] is elem
+        assert prio >= elem.prio
+        elem.prio = prio
+        self._sift_down(elem.index)
diff --git a/python/test_datastruct.py b/python/test_datastruct.py
index 8b1f00e..60a09d5 100644
--- a/python/test_datastruct.py
+++ b/python/test_datastruct.py
@@ -438,6 +438,44 @@ class TestPriorityQueue(unittest.TestCase):
         q.clear()
         self.assertTrue(q.empty())
 
+    def test_increase_prio(self):
+        """Increase priority of existing element."""
+
+        q = PriorityQueue()
+
+        n1 = q.insert(5, "a")
+        q.increase_prio(n1, 8)
+        self.assertEqual(n1.prio, 8)
+        self.assertIs(q.find_min(), n1)
+
+        q = PriorityQueue()
+        n1 = q.insert(9, "a")
+        n2 = q.insert(4, "b")
+        n3 = q.insert(7, "c")
+        n4 = q.insert(5, "d")
+        self.assertIs(q.find_min(), n2)
+
+        q.increase_prio(n2, 8)
+        self.assertEqual(n2.prio, 8)
+        self.assertIs(q.find_min(), n4)
+
+        q.increase_prio(n3, 10)
+        self.assertEqual(n3.prio, 10)
+        self.assertIs(q.find_min(), n4)
+
+        q.delete(n4)
+        self.assertIs(q.find_min(), n2)
+
+        q.delete(n2)
+        self.assertIs(q.find_min(), n1)
+
+        q.delete(n1)
+        self.assertIs(q.find_min(), n3)
+        self.assertEqual(n3.prio, 10)
+
+        q.delete(n3)
+        self.assertTrue(q.empty())
+
     def test_random(self):
         """Pseudo-random test."""
         rng = random.Random(34567)
@@ -462,8 +500,11 @@ class TestPriorityQueue(unittest.TestCase):
 
         for i in range(10000):
             p = rng.randint(0, num_elem - 1)
-            prio = rng.randint(0, elems[p][1])
-            q.decrease_prio(elems[p][0], prio)
+            prio = rng.randint(0, 1000000)
+            if prio <= elems[p][1]:
+                q.decrease_prio(elems[p][0], prio)
+            else:
+                q.increase_prio(elems[p][0], prio)
             elems[p] = (elems[p][0], prio, elems[p][2])
             check()