diff --git a/src/semaphore.rs b/src/semaphore.rs
index 5a328b9..d036305 100644
--- a/src/semaphore.rs
+++ b/src/semaphore.rs
@@ -89,9 +89,7 @@ impl Semaphore {
             listener: None,
         }
     }
-}
 
-impl Semaphore {
     /// Attempts to get an owned permit for a concurrent operation.
     ///
     /// If the permit could not be acquired at this time, then [`None`] is returned. Otherwise, an
@@ -152,6 +150,30 @@ impl Semaphore {
             listener: None,
         }
     }
+
+    /// Adds `n` additional permits to the semaphore.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use async_lock::Semaphore;
+    ///
+    /// # futures_lite::future::block_on(async {
+    /// let s = Semaphore::new(1);
+    ///
+    /// let _guard = s.acquire().await;
+    /// assert!(s.try_acquire().is_none());
+    ///
+    /// s.add_permits(2);
+    ///
+    /// let _guard = s.acquire().await;
+    /// let _guard = s.acquire().await;
+    /// # });
+    /// ```
+    pub fn add_permits(&self, n: usize) {
+        self.count.fetch_add(n, Ordering::AcqRel);
+        self.event.notify(n);
+    }
 }
 
 /// The future returned by [`Semaphore::acquire`].
diff --git a/tests/semaphore.rs b/tests/semaphore.rs
index 89f8d5a..0779b68 100644
--- a/tests/semaphore.rs
+++ b/tests/semaphore.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,20 @@
 mod common;
 
-use std::sync::{mpsc, Arc};
+use std::future::Future;
+use std::mem::forget;
+use std::pin::Pin;
+use std::sync::{
+    atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering},
+    mpsc, Arc,
+};
+use std::task::Context;
+use std::task::Poll;
 use std::thread;
 
 use common::check_yields_when_contended;
 
 use async_lock::Semaphore;
-use futures_lite::future;
+use futures_lite::{future, pin};
 
 #[test]
 fn try_acquire() {
@@ -105,3 +113,60 @@ fn yields_when_contended() {
     let s = Arc::new(s);
     check_yields_when_contended(s.try_acquire_arc().unwrap(), s.acquire_arc());
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn add_permits() {
+    static COUNTER: AtomicUsize = AtomicUsize::new(0);
+
+    let s = Arc::new(Semaphore::new(0));
+    let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel::<()>();
+
+    for _ in 0..50 {
+        let s = s.clone();
+        let tx = tx.clone();
+
+        thread::spawn(move || {
+            future::block_on(async {
+                let perm = s.acquire().await;
+                forget(perm);
+                COUNTER.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                drop(tx);
+            })
+        });
+    }
+
+    assert_eq!(COUNTER.load(Ordering::Relaxed), 0);
+
+    s.add_permits(50);
+
+    drop(tx);
+    let _ = rx.recv();
+
+    assert_eq!(COUNTER.load(Ordering::Relaxed), 50);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn add_permits_2() {
+    future::block_on(AddPermitsTest);
+}
+
+struct AddPermitsTest;
+
+impl Future for AddPermitsTest {
+    type Output = ();
+    fn poll(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<()> {
+        let s = Semaphore::new(0);
+        let acq = s.acquire();
+        pin!(acq);
+        let acq_2 = s.acquire();
+        pin!(acq_2);
+        assert!(acq.as_mut().poll(cx).is_pending());
+        assert!(acq_2.as_mut().poll(cx).is_pending());
+        s.add_permits(1);
+        let g = acq.poll(cx);
+        assert!(g.is_ready());
+        assert!(acq_2.poll(cx).is_pending());
+
+        Poll::Ready(())
+    }
+}