diff --git a/rq/queue.py b/rq/queue.py
index 2ca5f532..562d7fc4 100644
--- a/rq/queue.py
+++ b/rq/queue.py
@@ -19,5 +19,9 @@ class Queue(object):
     def empty(self):
         return conn.llen(self.key) == 0
 
+    @property
+    def messages(self):
+        return conn.lrange(self.key, 0, -1)
+
     def __str__(self):
         return self.name
diff --git a/tests/test_rq.py b/tests/test_rq.py
index 26c46cb9..2a9b29b0 100644
--- a/tests/test_rq.py
+++ b/tests/test_rq.py
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 import unittest
+from pickle import loads
 from blinker import signal
 from redis import Redis
-from rq import conn, Queue
+from rq import conn, Queue, job
+
+@job('my-queue')
+def testjob():
+    return 'hi there'
 
 
 class RQTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -32,6 +37,16 @@ class RQTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         super(RQTestCase, self).tearDown()
 
 
+    def assertQueueContains(self, queue, that_func):
+        # Do a queue scan (this is O(n), but we're in a test, so hey)
+        for message in queue.messages:
+            f, _, args, kwargs = loads(message)
+            if f == that_func:
+                return
+        self.fail('Queue %s does not contain message for function %s' %
+                (queue.key, that_func))
+
+
 class TestQueue(RQTestCase):
     def test_create_queue(self):
         """Creating queues."""
@@ -46,6 +61,15 @@ class TestQueue(RQTestCase):
         conn.rpush('rq:my-queue', 'some val')
         self.assertEquals(q.empty, False)
 
+    def test_put_work_on_queue(self):
+        """Putting work on queues."""
+        q = Queue('my-queue')
+        self.assertEquals(q.empty, True)
+
+        testjob.delay()
+        self.assertEquals(q.empty, False)
+        self.assertQueueContains(q, testjob)
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()