diff --git a/lib/sidekiq/middleware/server/retry_jobs.rb b/lib/sidekiq/middleware/server/retry_jobs.rb
index ffabd34b..55352046 100644
--- a/lib/sidekiq/middleware/server/retry_jobs.rb
+++ b/lib/sidekiq/middleware/server/retry_jobs.rb
@@ -51,7 +51,11 @@ module Sidekiq
           raise e unless msg['retry']
           max_retry_attempts = retry_attempts_from(msg['retry'], DEFAULT_MAX_RETRY_ATTEMPTS)
 
-          msg['queue'] = queue
+          msg['queue'] = if msg['retry_queue']
+            msg['retry_queue']
+          else
+            queue
+          end
           msg['error_message'] = e.message
           msg['error_class'] = e.class.name
           count = if msg['retry_count']
diff --git a/test/test_retry.rb b/test/test_retry.rb
index 6d742dda..1331a285 100644
--- a/test/test_retry.rb
+++ b/test/test_retry.rb
@@ -86,6 +86,24 @@ class TestRetry < MiniTest::Unit::TestCase
       @redis.verify
     end
 
+    it 'allows a retry queue' do
+      @redis.expect :zadd, 1, ['retry', String, String]
+      msg = { 'class' => 'Bob', 'args' => [1,2,'foo'], 'retry' => true, 'retry_queue' => 'retry' }
+      handler = Sidekiq::Middleware::Server::RetryJobs.new
+      assert_raises RuntimeError do
+        handler.call('', msg, 'default') do
+          raise "kerblammo!"
+        end
+      end
+      assert_equal 'retry', msg["queue"]
+      assert_equal 'kerblammo!', msg["error_message"]
+      assert_equal 'RuntimeError', msg["error_class"]
+      assert_equal 0, msg["retry_count"]
+      refute msg["error_backtrace"]
+      assert msg["failed_at"]
+      @redis.verify
+    end
+
     it 'handles a recurring failed message' do
       @redis.expect :zadd, 1, ['retry', String, String]
       now = Time.now.utc