diff --git a/src/admin/user/commands.rs b/src/admin/user/commands.rs
index 07dd459f..18da60b7 100644
--- a/src/admin/user/commands.rs
+++ b/src/admin/user/commands.rs
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ use std::{collections::BTreeMap, fmt::Write as _};
 
 use futures::{FutureExt, StreamExt};
 use ruma::{
-	OwnedEventId, OwnedRoomId, OwnedRoomOrAliasId, OwnedUserId, UserId,
+	Int, OwnedEventId, OwnedRoomId, OwnedRoomOrAliasId, OwnedUserId, UserId,
 	events::{
 		RoomAccountDataEventType, StateEventType,
 		room::{
-			power_levels::{RoomPowerLevels, RoomPowerLevelsEventContent},
+			power_levels::{RoomPowerLevels, RoomPowerLevelsEventContent, UserPowerLevel},
 			redaction::RoomRedactionEventContent,
 		},
 		tag::{TagEvent, TagEventContent, TagInfo},
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use tuwunel_service::Services;
 
 use crate::{
 	admin_command, get_room_info,
-	utils::{parse_active_local_user_id, parse_local_user_id},
+	utils::{parse_active_local_user_id, parse_local_user_id, parse_user_id},
 };
 
 const AUTO_GEN_PASSWORD_LENGTH: usize = 25;
@@ -737,6 +737,85 @@ pub(super) async fn force_demote(&self, user_id: String, room_id: OwnedRoomOrAli
 	.await
 }
 
+#[admin_command]
+pub(super) async fn force_promote(
+	&self,
+	target_id: String,
+	room_id: OwnedRoomOrAliasId,
+) -> Result {
+	let target_id = parse_user_id(self.services, &target_id)?;
+	let room_id = self.services.alias.resolve(&room_id).await?;
+
+	let state_lock = self.services.state.mutex.lock(&room_id).await;
+
+	let room_power_levels = self
+		.services
+		.state_accessor
+		.get_power_levels(&room_id)
+		.await?;
+
+	let privileged_member = self
+		.services
+		.state_cache
+		.room_members(&room_id)
+		.ready_filter(|member_id| {
+			self.services.globals.user_is_local(member_id)
+				&& room_power_levels.user_can_change_user_power_level(member_id, &target_id)
+		})
+		.map(ToOwned::to_owned)
+		.ready_fold_default(|selected_user, member_id| match selected_user {
+			| None => Some(member_id),
+			| Some(selected_user) => Some(
+				if room_power_levels.for_user(&selected_user)
+					> room_power_levels.for_user(&member_id)
+				{
+					selected_user
+				} else {
+					member_id
+				},
+			),
+		})
+		.await;
+
+	let Some(privileged_member) = privileged_member else {
+		return Err!("No privileged user exists in room, cannot promote.");
+	};
+
+	info!("Selected privileged member {privileged_member}");
+
+	let power_level: Int = match room_power_levels.for_user(&privileged_member) {
+		| UserPowerLevel::Infinite => Int::MAX,
+		| UserPowerLevel::Int(x) => x,
+	};
+
+	let mut power_levels_content: RoomPowerLevelsEventContent = room_power_levels.try_into()?;
+
+	power_levels_content
+		.users
+		.insert(target_id.clone(), power_level);
+
+	let event_id = self
+		.services
+		.timeline
+		.build_and_append_pdu(
+			PduBuilder::state(String::new(), &power_levels_content),
+			&privileged_member,
+			&room_id,
+			&state_lock,
+		)
+		.await?;
+
+	drop(state_lock);
+
+	self.write_str(&format!(
+		"User {privileged_member} promoted {target_id} to {power_level} power level in \
+		 {room_id} - {event_id}"
+	))
+	.await?;
+
+	Ok(())
+}
+
 #[admin_command]
 pub(super) async fn make_user_admin(&self, user_id: String) -> Result {
 	let user_id = parse_local_user_id(self.services, &user_id)?;
diff --git a/src/admin/user/mod.rs b/src/admin/user/mod.rs
index c8459652..55520b80 100644
--- a/src/admin/user/mod.rs
+++ b/src/admin/user/mod.rs
@@ -88,6 +88,12 @@ pub(super) enum UserCommand {
 		room_id: OwnedRoomOrAliasId,
 	},
 
+	/// - Force promote
+	ForcePromote {
+		user_id: String,
+		room_id: OwnedRoomOrAliasId,
+	},
+
 	/// - Grant server-admin privileges to a user.
 	MakeUserAdmin {
 		user_id: String,