diff --git a/Changes.md b/Changes.md
index d394e904..91f34db9 100644
--- a/Changes.md
+++ b/Changes.md
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 ```ruby
 Sidekiq.default_worker_options = { 'queue' => 'default', 'backtrace' => true }
 ```
+- Added two handy Sidekiq::Client class methods for scheduled jobs:
+  `enqueue_to_in` and `enqueue_in` [#1212]
 
 2.14.1
 -----------
diff --git a/lib/sidekiq/client.rb b/lib/sidekiq/client.rb
index d579f111..c5ee8346 100644
--- a/lib/sidekiq/client.rb
+++ b/lib/sidekiq/client.rb
@@ -88,6 +88,29 @@ module Sidekiq
         klass.client_push('queue' => queue, 'class' => klass, 'args' => args)
       end
 
+      # Example usage:
+      #   Sidekiq::Client.enqueue_to_in(:queue_name, 3.minutes, MyWorker, 'foo', 1, :bat => 'bar')
+      #
+      def enqueue_to_in(queue, interval, klass, *args)
+        int = interval.to_f
+        now = Time.now.to_f
+        ts = (int < 1_000_000_000 ? now + int : int)
+
+        item = { 'queue' => queue, 'class' => klass, 'args' => args, 'at' => ts }
+
+        # Optimization to enqueue something now that is scheduled to go out now or in the past
+        item.delete('at') if ts <= now
+
+        klass.client_push(item)
+      end
+
+      # Example usage:
+      #   Sidekiq::Client.enqueue_in(3.minutes, MyWorker, 'foo', 1, :bat => 'bar')
+      #
+      def enqueue_in(interval, klass, *args)
+        enqueue_to_in klass.get_sidekiq_options['queue'], interval, klass, args
+      end
+
       private
 
       def raw_push(payloads)
diff --git a/lib/sidekiq/worker.rb b/lib/sidekiq/worker.rb
index b299cf14..3d518f39 100644
--- a/lib/sidekiq/worker.rb
+++ b/lib/sidekiq/worker.rb
@@ -41,16 +41,7 @@ module Sidekiq
       end
 
       def perform_in(interval, *args)
-        int = interval.to_f
-        now = Time.now.to_f
-        ts = (int < 1_000_000_000 ? now + int : int)
-
-        # Optimization to enqueue something now that is scheduled to go out now or in the past
-        if ts <= now
-          perform_async(*args)
-        else
-          client_push('class' => self, 'args' => args, 'at' => ts)
-        end
+        Sidekiq::Client.enqueue_in(interval, self, args)
       end
       alias_method :perform_at, :perform_in
 
diff --git a/test/test_client.rb b/test/test_client.rb
index aae8cce5..1fa4e135 100644
--- a/test/test_client.rb
+++ b/test/test_client.rb
@@ -101,6 +101,27 @@ class TestClient < Sidekiq::Test
       @redis.verify
     end
 
+    it 'enqueues messages to redis (delayed, custom queue)' do
+      @redis.expect :zadd, 1, ['schedule', Array]
+      pushed = Sidekiq::Client.enqueue_to_in(:custom_queue, 3.minutes, MyWorker, 1, 2)
+      assert pushed
+      @redis.verify
+    end
+
+    it 'enqueues messages to redis (delayed into past, custom queue)' do
+      @redis.expect :lpush, 1, ['queue:custom_queue', Array]
+      pushed = Sidekiq::Client.enqueue_to_in(:custom_queue, -3.minutes, MyWorker, 1, 2)
+      assert pushed
+      @redis.verify
+    end
+
+    it 'enqueues messages to redis (delayed)' do
+      @redis.expect :zadd, 1, ['schedule', Array]
+      pushed = Sidekiq::Client.enqueue_in(3.minutes, MyWorker, 1, 2)
+      assert pushed
+      @redis.verify
+    end
+
     class QueuedWorker
       include Sidekiq::Worker
       sidekiq_options :queue => :flimflam
diff --git a/test/test_scheduling.rb b/test/test_scheduling.rb
index 982868c3..e2505f21 100644
--- a/test/test_scheduling.rb
+++ b/test/test_scheduling.rb
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@ class TestScheduling < Sidekiq::Test
       @redis = Minitest::Mock.new
       # Ugh, this is terrible.
       Sidekiq.instance_variable_set(:@redis, @redis)
-
+      def @redis.multi; [yield] * 2 if block_given?; end
       def @redis.with; yield self; end
     end
 
     class ScheduledWorker
       include Sidekiq::Worker
+      sidekiq_options :queue => :custom_queue
       def perform(x)
       end
     end
@@ -29,6 +30,13 @@ class TestScheduling < Sidekiq::Test
       @redis.verify
     end
 
+    it 'schedules job right away on negative timestamp/interval' do
+      @redis.expect :sadd,  true, ['queues', :custom_queue]
+      @redis.expect :lpush, true, ['queue:custom_queue', Array]
+      assert ScheduledWorker.perform_in(-300, 'mike')
+      @redis.verify
+    end
+
     it 'schedules multiple jobs at once' do
       @redis.expect :zadd, true, ['schedule', Array]
       assert Sidekiq::Client.push_bulk('class' => ScheduledWorker, 'args' => [['mike'], ['mike']], 'at' => 600)