diff --git a/src/data-structures/PriorityQueue.ts b/src/data-structures/PriorityQueue.ts
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+/**
+ * A heap-based priority queue implementation
+ */
+
+const TOP = 0;
+const PARENT = (i: number) => ((i + 1) >>> 1) - 1;
+const LEFT = (i: number) => (i << 1) + 1;
+const RIGHT = (i: number) => (i + 1) << 1;
+
+interface Comparer<T> {
+  (a: T, b: T): number;
+}
+
+class Timestamped<T> {
+  private _value: T;
+  private _timestamp: number;
+
+  constructor(value: T, timestamp: number) {
+    this._value = value;
+    this._timestamp = timestamp;
+  }
+
+  public get value(): T {
+    return this._value;
+  }
+  public get timestamp(): number {
+    return this._timestamp;
+  }
+}
+
+class PriorityQueue<T> {
+  private _heap: Array<Timestamped<T>> = [];
+  private _comparer: Comparer<T>;
+  private _nextTimestamp: number = 0;
+
+  constructor(comparer: Comparer<T>) {
+    this._comparer = comparer;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the current size of the queue.
+   */
+  public size(): number {
+    return this._heap.length;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the first item in the queue without removing it.
+   */
+  public peek(): T {
+    return this._heap[TOP] && this._heap[TOP].value;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Add items into the queue.
+   * @param values the list of items to be added
+   */
+  public enqueue(...values: Array<T>) {
+    values.forEach(value => {
+      this._heap.push(new Timestamped(value, this._nextTimestamp++));
+
+      // heapify up
+      let index = this.size() - 1;
+      while (
+        index > TOP &&
+        this._compareNodeAtIndex(index, PARENT(index)) < 0
+      ) {
+        this._swapNodeAtIndex(index, PARENT(index));
+        index = PARENT(index);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Remove the first item from the queue and return it.
+   */
+  public dequeue(): T {
+    const popped = this.peek();
+    const bottom = this.size() - 1;
+    if (bottom > TOP) {
+      this._swapNodeAtIndex(bottom, TOP);
+    }
+    this._heap.pop();
+
+    // Start heapify down
+    let current = TOP;
+    while (true) {
+      const parent = current;
+      const left = LEFT(current);
+      const right = RIGHT(current);
+
+      // Find the maximum node between among the 3 nodes above
+      if (left < this.size() && this._compareNodeAtIndex(left, current) < 0) {
+        current = left;
+      }
+      if (right < this.size() && this._compareNodeAtIndex(right, current) < 0) {
+        current = right;
+      }
+
+      // If the parent node is already max, stop heapifying
+      if (parent === current) {
+        break;
+      }
+
+      this._swapNodeAtIndex(parent, current);
+    }
+
+    return popped;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Heaper function to swap two nodes using indices
+   * @param i index of the first node
+   * @param j index of the second node
+   */
+  private _swapNodeAtIndex(i: number, j: number) {
+    [this._heap[i], this._heap[j]] = [this._heap[j], this._heap[i]];
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Heaper function to compare two nodes using indices
+   * @param i index of the first node
+   * @param j index of the second node
+   */
+  private _compareNodeAtIndex(i: number, j: number): number {
+    return (
+      this._comparer(this._heap[i].value, this._heap[j].value) ||
+      this._heap[i].timestamp - this._heap[j].timestamp
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+export default PriorityQueue;
diff --git a/test/data-structures/PriorityQueue.test.ts b/test/data-structures/PriorityQueue.test.ts
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+import _ from 'lodash';
+import PriorityQueue from '../../src/data-structures/PriorityQueue';
+
+interface PriorityNode {
+  label: string | number;
+  priority: number;
+}
+
+const priorityNodeAscending = (a: PriorityNode, b: PriorityNode): number =>
+  a.priority - b.priority;
+
+const numberAscending = (a: number, b: number): number => a - b;
+const numberDescending = (a: number, b: number): number => b - a;
+
+describe('PriorityQueue', () => {
+  describe('constructor()', () => {
+    test('empty queue', () => {
+      const queue = new PriorityQueue<number>(numberAscending);
+      expect(queue).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('sorting tests', () => {
+    test('number should be sorted ascending', () => {
+      const queue = new PriorityQueue<number>(numberAscending);
+      queue.enqueue(1, 5, 3, 2, 5, 4, 0, 6);
+
+      const array: Array<number> = [];
+      while (queue.peek() !== undefined) {
+        array.push(queue.dequeue());
+      }
+
+      expect(array).toEqual([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 6]);
+    });
+
+    test('number should be sorted decending', () => {
+      const queue = new PriorityQueue<number>(numberDescending);
+      queue.enqueue(1, 5, 3, 2, 5, 4, 0, 6);
+
+      const array: Array<number> = [];
+      while (queue.peek() !== undefined) {
+        array.push(queue.dequeue());
+      }
+
+      expect(array).toEqual([6, 5, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0]);
+    });
+
+    test('random generated test x10', () => {
+      _.times(10, () => {
+        const queue = new PriorityQueue<number>(numberAscending);
+        _.times(1000, () => queue.enqueue(Math.random() * 100));
+
+        const array: Array<number> = [];
+        while (queue.peek() !== undefined) {
+          array.push(queue.dequeue());
+        }
+
+        expect(
+          array.every((_, i) => !i || array[i - 1] < array[i]),
+        ).toBeTruthy();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('stability tests', () => {
+    test('order of labels with same priority should be reserved', () => {
+      const queue = new PriorityQueue<PriorityNode>(priorityNodeAscending);
+      queue.enqueue(
+        { label: 'a', priority: 0 },
+        { label: 'd', priority: -1 },
+        { label: 'b', priority: 0 },
+        { label: 'e', priority: 1 },
+        { label: 'c', priority: 0 },
+        { label: 'f', priority: -1 },
+      );
+
+      const array: Array<PriorityNode> = [];
+      while (queue.peek() !== undefined) {
+        array.push(queue.dequeue());
+      }
+
+      expect(array).toEqual([
+        { label: 'd', priority: -1 },
+        { label: 'f', priority: -1 },
+        { label: 'a', priority: 0 },
+        { label: 'b', priority: 0 },
+        { label: 'c', priority: 0 },
+        { label: 'e', priority: 1 },
+      ]);
+    });
+
+    test('random generated test x10', () => {
+      _.times(10, () => {
+        const queue = new PriorityQueue<PriorityNode>(priorityNodeAscending);
+        _.times(1000, time =>
+          queue.enqueue({
+            label: time, // used as the tiebreaker when priority is tied
+            priority: Math.floor(Math.random() * 3), // only 3 tiers of priority
+          }),
+        );
+
+        const array: Array<PriorityNode> = [];
+        while (queue.peek() !== undefined) {
+          array.push(queue.dequeue());
+        }
+
+        expect(
+          array.every((curr, i) => {
+            if (!i) return true;
+
+            const prev = array[i - 1];
+
+            // false when prev priority is larger
+            if (prev.priority > curr.priority) return false;
+            if (prev.priority < curr.priority) return true;
+
+            // false when prev timestampe is larger (unstable sort)
+            if (prev.label > curr.label) return false;
+            return true;
+          }),
+        ).toBeTruthy();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});