diff --git a/ext/node/lib.rs b/ext/node/lib.rs
index 04448696c4c81f..839ce2c7b0408f 100644
--- a/ext/node/lib.rs
+++ b/ext/node/lib.rs
@@ -501,6 +501,7 @@ deno_core::extension!(deno_node,
     "internal/normalize_encoding.ts",
     "internal/options.ts",
     "internal/primordials.mjs",
+    "internal/priority_queue.ts",
     "internal/process/per_thread.mjs",
     "internal/process/report.ts",
     "internal/process/warning.ts",
diff --git a/ext/node/polyfills/01_require.js b/ext/node/polyfills/01_require.js
index dfb02782bf58cf..97764c1298c0e9 100644
--- a/ext/node/polyfills/01_require.js
+++ b/ext/node/polyfills/01_require.js
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ import internalFsUtils from "ext:deno_node/internal/fs/utils.mjs";
 import internalHttp from "ext:deno_node/internal/http.ts";
 import internalHttp2Core from "ext:deno_node/internal/http2/core.ts";
 import internalHttp2Util from "ext:deno_node/internal/http2/util.ts";
+import internalPriorityQueue from "ext:deno_node/internal/priority_queue.ts";
 import internalReadlineUtils from "ext:deno_node/internal/readline/utils.mjs";
 import internalStreamsAddAbortSignal from "ext:deno_node/internal/streams/add-abort-signal.js";
 import internalStreamsLazyTransform from "ext:deno_node/internal/streams/lazy_transform.js";
@@ -239,6 +240,7 @@ function setupBuiltinModules() {
     "internal/http": internalHttp,
     "internal/http2/core": internalHttp2Core,
     "internal/http2/util": internalHttp2Util,
+    "internal/priority_queue": internalPriorityQueue,
     "internal/readline/utils": internalReadlineUtils,
     "internal/streams/add-abort-signal": internalStreamsAddAbortSignal,
     "internal/streams/lazy_transform": internalStreamsLazyTransform,
diff --git a/ext/node/polyfills/internal/priority_queue.ts b/ext/node/polyfills/internal/priority_queue.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..e4a1d89c2d613c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/node/polyfills/internal/priority_queue.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+// Copyright 2018-2026 the Deno authors. MIT license.
+// Copyright Joyent, Inc. and other Node contributors.
+
+// The PriorityQueue is a basic implementation of a binary heap that accepts
+// a custom sorting function via its constructor. This function is passed
+// the two nodes to compare, similar to the native Array#sort. Crucially
+// this enables priority queues that are based on a comparison of more than
+// just a single criteria.
+
+// deno-lint-ignore-file no-explicit-any
+
+type Comparator<T> = (a: T, b: T) => number;
+type SetPosition<T> = (node: T, pos: number) => void;
+
+export class PriorityQueue<T = any> {
+  #compare: Comparator<T> = (a: any, b: any) => a - b;
+  #heap: (T | undefined)[] = [undefined, undefined];
+  #setPosition?: SetPosition<T>;
+  #size = 0;
+
+  constructor(comparator?: Comparator<T>, setPosition?: SetPosition<T>) {
+    if (comparator !== undefined) {
+      this.#compare = comparator;
+    }
+    if (setPosition !== undefined) {
+      this.#setPosition = setPosition;
+    }
+  }
+
+  insert(value: T): void {
+    const heap = this.#heap;
+    const pos = ++this.#size;
+    heap[pos] = value;
+
+    this.percolateUp(pos);
+  }
+
+  peek(): T | undefined {
+    return this.#heap[1];
+  }
+
+  peekBottom(): T | undefined {
+    return this.#heap[this.#size];
+  }
+
+  percolateDown(pos: number): void {
+    const compare = this.#compare;
+    const setPosition = this.#setPosition;
+    const hasSetPosition = setPosition !== undefined;
+    const heap = this.#heap;
+    const size = this.#size;
+    const hsize = size >> 1;
+    const item = heap[pos] as T;
+
+    while (pos <= hsize) {
+      let child = pos << 1;
+      const nextChild = child + 1;
+      let childItem = heap[child] as T;
+
+      if (nextChild <= size && compare(heap[nextChild] as T, childItem) < 0) {
+        child = nextChild;
+        childItem = heap[nextChild] as T;
+      }
+
+      if (compare(item, childItem) <= 0) break;
+
+      if (hasSetPosition) {
+        setPosition(childItem, pos);
+      }
+
+      heap[pos] = childItem;
+      pos = child;
+    }
+
+    heap[pos] = item;
+    if (hasSetPosition) {
+      setPosition(item, pos);
+    }
+  }
+
+  percolateUp(pos: number): void {
+    const heap = this.#heap;
+    const compare = this.#compare;
+    const setPosition = this.#setPosition;
+    const hasSetPosition = setPosition !== undefined;
+    const item = heap[pos] as T;
+
+    while (pos > 1) {
+      const parent = pos >> 1;
+      const parentItem = heap[parent] as T;
+      if (compare(parentItem, item) <= 0) {
+        break;
+      }
+      heap[pos] = parentItem;
+      if (hasSetPosition) {
+        setPosition(parentItem, pos);
+      }
+      pos = parent;
+    }
+
+    heap[pos] = item;
+    if (hasSetPosition) {
+      setPosition(item, pos);
+    }
+  }
+
+  removeAt(pos: number): void {
+    const heap = this.#heap;
+    let size = this.#size;
+    heap[pos] = heap[size];
+    heap[size] = undefined;
+    size = --this.#size;
+
+    if (size > 0 && pos <= size) {
+      if (pos > 1 && this.#compare(heap[pos >> 1] as T, heap[pos] as T) > 0) {
+        this.percolateUp(pos);
+      } else {
+        this.percolateDown(pos);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  shift(): T | undefined {
+    const heap = this.#heap;
+    const value = heap[1];
+    if (value === undefined) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    this.removeAt(1);
+
+    return value;
+  }
+}
+
+export default PriorityQueue;
diff --git a/tests/node_compat/config.jsonc b/tests/node_compat/config.jsonc
index be8d242b787157..60156b157032f0 100644
--- a/tests/node_compat/config.jsonc
+++ b/tests/node_compat/config.jsonc
@@ -2503,6 +2503,7 @@
       "ignore": true,
       "reason": "Tests Node.js internal modules (require('internal/...')) which are not exposed in Deno"
     },
+    "parallel/test-priority-queue.js": {},
     "parallel/test-process-abort.js": {},
     "parallel/test-process-argv-0.js": {},
     "parallel/test-process-available-memory.js": {},