diff --git a/src/sage/groups/perm_gps/partn_ref/data_structures.pxd b/src/sage/groups/perm_gps/partn_ref/data_structures.pxd
index a6841f43f9f..1cbb95231d5 100644
--- a/src/sage/groups/perm_gps/partn_ref/data_structures.pxd
+++ b/src/sage/groups/perm_gps/partn_ref/data_structures.pxd
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ from libc.string cimport memcpy
 from libc.stdlib cimport rand
 from sage.libs.gmp.mpz cimport *
 
+from cysignals.memory cimport sig_free
+
 
 cdef enum:
     # The following is for the automorphism group computation, says what the
@@ -136,6 +138,39 @@ cdef inline void OP_join(OrbitPartition *OP, int m, int n) noexcept:
     if m_root != n_root:
         OP.num_cells -= 1
 
+
+cdef inline void OP_make_set(OrbitPartition *OP) noexcept:
+    cdef int i, n = OP.degree
+    cdef int *new_parent, *new_rank, *new_mcr, *new_size
+
+    cdef int *int_array = <int *> sig_malloc(4*(n+1) * sizeof(int))
+    if int_array is NULL:
+        raise MemoryError("MemoryError allocating int_array in make_set method")
+
+    OP.degree = n + 1
+    OP.num_cells = OP.num_cells + 1
+    new_parent = int_array
+    new_rank = int_array + (n + 1)
+    new_mcr = int_array + (2*n + 2)
+    new_size = int_array + (3 * n + 3)
+
+    memcpy(new_parent, OP.parent, n * sizeof(int))
+    memcpy(new_rank, OP.rank, n * sizeof(int))
+    memcpy(new_mcr, OP.mcr, n * sizeof(int))
+    memcpy(new_size, OP.size, n * sizeof(int))
+
+    new_parent[n] = n
+    new_rank[n] = 0
+    new_mcr[n] = n
+    new_size[n] = 1
+
+    sig_free(OP.parent)
+
+    OP.parent = new_parent
+    OP.rank = new_rank
+    OP.mcr = new_mcr
+    OP.size = new_size
+
 cdef inline int OP_merge_list_perm(OrbitPartition *OP, int *gamma) noexcept:
     """
     Joins the cells of OP which intersect the same orbit of gamma.
diff --git a/src/sage/sets/disjoint_set.pyx b/src/sage/sets/disjoint_set.pyx
index 02cf77fbdd7..b685c361e19 100644
--- a/src/sage/sets/disjoint_set.pyx
+++ b/src/sage/sets/disjoint_set.pyx
@@ -537,6 +537,26 @@ cdef class DisjointSet_of_integers(DisjointSet_class):
             raise ValueError('j must be between 0 and %s (%s given)' % (card - 1, j))
         OP_join(self._nodes, i, j)
 
+    def make_set(self):
+        r"""
+        Add a new element into a new set containing only the new element.
+
+        According to :wikipedia:`Disjoint-set_data_structure#Making_new_sets` the
+        `make_set` operation adds a new element into a new set containing only
+        the new element. The new set is added at the end of `self`.
+
+        EXAMPLES::
+            sage: d = DisjointSet(5)
+            sage: d.union(1, 2)
+            sage: d.union(0, 1)
+            sage: d.make_set()
+            sage: d
+            {{0, 1, 2}, {3}, {4}, {5}}
+            sage: d.find(1)
+            1
+        """
+        OP_make_set(self._nodes)
+
     cpdef root_to_elements_dict(self):
         r"""
         Return the dictionary where the keys are the roots of ``self`` and the
@@ -834,6 +854,43 @@ cdef class DisjointSet_of_hashables(DisjointSet_class):
         cdef int j = <int> self._el_to_int[f]
         OP_join(self._nodes, i, j)
 
+    def make_set(self, new_elt=None):
+        r"""
+        Add a new element into a new set containing only the new element.
+
+        According to :wikipedia:`Disjoint-set_data_structure#Making_new_sets`
+        the `make_set` operation adds a new element into a new set containing
+        only the new element. The new set is added at the end of `self`.
+
+        INPUT:
+
+        - ``new_elt`` -- (optional) element to add. If `None`, then an integer
+          is added.
+
+        EXAMPLES::
+
+            sage: e = DisjointSet('abcde')
+            sage: e.union('d', 'c')
+            sage: e.union('c', 'e')
+            sage: e.make_set('f')
+            sage: e
+            {{'a'}, {'b'}, {'c', 'd', 'e'}, {'f'}}
+            sage: e.union('f', 'b')
+            sage: e
+            {{'a'}, {'b', 'f'}, {'c', 'd', 'e'}}
+            sage: e.make_set('e'); e
+            {{'a'}, {'b', 'f'}, {'c', 'd', 'e'}}
+            sage: e.make_set(); e
+            {{'a'}, {'b', 'f'}, {'c', 'd', 'e'}, {6}}
+        """
+        if new_elt is None:
+            new_elt = self._nodes.degree
+        if new_elt not in self._int_to_el:
+            d = self._nodes.degree
+            self._int_to_el.append(new_elt)
+            self._el_to_int[new_elt] = d
+            OP_make_set(self._nodes)
+
     cpdef root_to_elements_dict(self):
         r"""
         Return the dictionary where the keys are the roots of ``self`` and the