diff --git a/src/s5p/pool.py b/src/s5p/pool.py
index adb554f..f1d25d4 100644
--- a/src/s5p/pool.py
+++ b/src/s5p/pool.py
@@ -88,12 +88,21 @@ class ProxyPool:
         self._save_state()
 
     async def get(self) -> ChainHop | None:
-        """Return a random alive proxy, or None if pool is empty."""
+        """Return a weighted-random alive proxy, or None if pool is empty."""
         if not self._alive_keys:
             return None
-        key = random.choice(self._alive_keys)
-        entry = self._proxies.get(key)
-        return entry.hop if entry else None
+        now = time.time()
+        weights = [self._weight(self._proxies[k], now) for k in self._alive_keys]
+        key = random.choices(self._alive_keys, weights=weights)[0]
+        return self._proxies[key].hop
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _weight(entry: ProxyEntry, now: float) -> float:
+        """Compute selection weight from recency of last success."""
+        if entry.last_ok <= 0:
+            return 0.01
+        age = now - entry.last_ok
+        return 1.0 / (1.0 + age / 300.0)
 
     @property
     def count(self) -> int:
diff --git a/tests/test_pool.py b/tests/test_pool.py
index eee9b5c..131ed59 100644
--- a/tests/test_pool.py
+++ b/tests/test_pool.py
@@ -72,6 +72,51 @@ class TestProxyPoolGet:
         assert result.host == "1.2.3.4"
 
 
+class TestProxyPoolWeight:
+    """Test weighted proxy selection."""
+
+    def test_recent_proxy_preferred(self):
+        import asyncio
+        from collections import Counter
+
+        cfg = ProxyPoolConfig(sources=[])
+        pool = ProxyPool(cfg, [], timeout=10.0)
+
+        now = time.time()
+        fresh = ChainHop(proto="socks5", host="10.0.0.1", port=1080)
+        stale = ChainHop(proto="socks5", host="10.0.0.2", port=1080)
+        pool._proxies["socks5://10.0.0.1:1080"] = ProxyEntry(
+            hop=fresh, alive=True, last_ok=now,
+        )
+        pool._proxies["socks5://10.0.0.2:1080"] = ProxyEntry(
+            hop=stale, alive=True, last_ok=now - 3600,
+        )
+        pool._rebuild_alive()
+
+        counts: Counter[str] = Counter()
+        for _ in range(1000):
+            hop = asyncio.run(pool.get())
+            counts[hop.host] += 1
+
+        assert counts["10.0.0.1"] > counts["10.0.0.2"] * 3
+
+    def test_weight_values(self):
+        hop = ChainHop(proto="socks5", host="1.2.3.4", port=1080)
+        now = 1000.0
+
+        # just tested
+        entry = ProxyEntry(hop=hop, last_ok=now)
+        assert ProxyPool._weight(entry, now) == pytest.approx(1.0)
+
+        # 5 minutes ago
+        entry.last_ok = now - 300
+        assert ProxyPool._weight(entry, now) == pytest.approx(0.5)
+
+        # never tested
+        entry.last_ok = 0
+        assert ProxyPool._weight(entry, now) == pytest.approx(0.01)
+
+
 class TestProxyPoolFetchFile:
     """Test file source parsing."""