diff --git a/rq/job.py b/rq/job.py
index 615e1744..01256f91 100644
--- a/rq/job.py
+++ b/rq/job.py
@@ -24,13 +24,19 @@ class job(object):
         self.queue = Queue(queue_name)
 
     def __call__(self, f):
-        def delay(*args, **kwargs):
-            rv_key = '%s:result:%s' % (self.queue.key, str(uuid.uuid4()))
+        def enqueue(queue, *args, **kwargs):
+            if not isinstance(queue, Queue):
+                raise ValueError('Argument queue must be a Queue.')
+            rv_key = '%s:result:%s' % (queue.key, str(uuid.uuid4()))
             if f.__module__ == '__main__':
                 raise ValueError('Functions from the __main__ module cannot be processed by workers.')
             s = dumps((f, rv_key, args, kwargs))
-            conn.rpush(self.queue.key, s)
+            conn.rpush(queue.key, s)
             return DelayedResult(rv_key)
+        f.enqueue = enqueue
+
+        def delay(*args, **kwargs):
+            return f.enqueue(self.queue, *args, **kwargs)
         f.delay = delay
         return f
 
diff --git a/rq/queue.py b/rq/queue.py
index 562d7fc4..d1838056 100644
--- a/rq/queue.py
+++ b/rq/queue.py
@@ -17,11 +17,18 @@ class Queue(object):
 
     @property
     def empty(self):
-        return conn.llen(self.key) == 0
+        return self.count == 0
 
     @property
     def messages(self):
         return conn.lrange(self.key, 0, -1)
 
+    @property
+    def count(self):
+        return conn.llen(self.key)
+
+    def enqueue(self, job):
+        return job.enqueue(self)
+
     def __str__(self):
         return self.name
diff --git a/tests/test_rq.py b/tests/test_rq.py
index 2a9b29b0..e5d4dcc7 100644
--- a/tests/test_rq.py
+++ b/tests/test_rq.py
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ from redis import Redis
 from rq import conn, Queue, job
 
 @job('my-queue')
-def testjob():
-    return 'hi there'
+def testjob(name=None):
+    if name is None:
+        name = 'Stranger'
+    return 'Hi there, %s!' % (name,)
 
 
 class RQTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -62,14 +64,34 @@ class TestQueue(RQTestCase):
         self.assertEquals(q.empty, False)
 
     def test_put_work_on_queue(self):
-        """Putting work on queues."""
+        """Putting work on queues using delay."""
         q = Queue('my-queue')
         self.assertEquals(q.empty, True)
 
+        # testjob spec holds which queue this is sent to
         testjob.delay()
         self.assertEquals(q.empty, False)
         self.assertQueueContains(q, testjob)
 
+    def test_put_work_on_different_queue(self):
+        """Putting work on alternative queues using enqueue."""
+
+        # Override testjob spec holds which queue
+        q = Queue('different-queue')
+        self.assertEquals(q.empty, True)
+        testjob.enqueue(q)
+        self.assertEquals(q.empty, False)
+        self.assertQueueContains(q, testjob)
+
+    def test_put_work_on_different_queue_reverse(self):
+        """Putting work on specific queues using the Queue object."""
+
+        q = Queue('alt-queue')
+        self.assertEquals(q.empty, True)
+        q.enqueue(testjob)
+        self.assertEquals(q.empty, False)
+        self.assertQueueContains(q, testjob)
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()