diff --git a/rq/exceptions.py b/rq/exceptions.py
index 793bcc50..4d2cb6a1 100644
--- a/rq/exceptions.py
+++ b/rq/exceptions.py
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ class NoSuchJobError(Exception):
     pass
 
 
+class InvalidJobOperationError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
 class NoQueueError(Exception):
     pass
 
diff --git a/rq/queue.py b/rq/queue.py
index 9bc09e85..27497872 100644
--- a/rq/queue.py
+++ b/rq/queue.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import times
 from functools import total_ordering
 from .proxy import conn
 from .job import Job
-from .exceptions import NoSuchJobError, UnpickleError
+from .exceptions import NoSuchJobError, UnpickleError, InvalidJobOperationError
 
 
 def compact(lst):
@@ -121,10 +121,6 @@ class Queue(object):
         self.push_job_id(job.id)
         return job
 
-    def requeue(self, job):
-        """Requeues an existing (typically a failed job) onto the queue."""
-        raise NotImplementedError('Implement this')
-
     def pop_job_id(self):
         """Pops a given job ID from this Redis queue."""
         return conn.lpop(self.key)
@@ -238,3 +234,15 @@ class FailedQueue(Queue):
         job.ended_at = times.now()
         job.exc_info = exc_info
         return self.enqueue_job(job, set_meta_data=False)
+
+    def requeue(self, job_id):
+        """Requeues the given job ID."""
+        job = Job.fetch(job_id)
+
+        # Delete it from the FailedQueue (raise an error if that failed)
+        if conn.lrem(self.key, job.id) == 0:
+            raise InvalidJobOperationError('Cannot requeue non-failed jobs.')
+
+        job.exc_info = None
+        q = Queue(job.origin)
+        q.enqueue_job(job)
diff --git a/tests/test_job.py b/tests/test_job.py
index a065c787..78e2002e 100644
--- a/tests/test_job.py
+++ b/tests/test_job.py
@@ -152,3 +152,4 @@ class TestJob(RQTestCase):
         self.testconn.hset(job.key, 'data', unimportable_data)
         with self.assertRaises(UnpickleError):
             job.refresh()
+
diff --git a/tests/test_queue.py b/tests/test_queue.py
index 6b7329ff..4401aae9 100644
--- a/tests/test_queue.py
+++ b/tests/test_queue.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from tests import RQTestCase
-from tests import testjob
+from tests import testjob, failing_job
 from rq import Queue, FailedQueue, Job
+from rq.exceptions import InvalidJobOperationError
 
 
 class TestQueue(RQTestCase):
@@ -189,3 +190,29 @@ class TestQueue(RQTestCase):
         self.assertEquals(Queue.dequeue_any([Queue(), Queue('low')], False),
                 None)
         self.assertEquals(q.count, 0)
+
+
+class TestFailedQueue(RQTestCase):
+    def test_requeue_job(self):
+        """Requeueing existing jobs."""
+        job = Job.for_call(failing_job, 1, 2, 3)
+        job.origin = 'fake'
+        job.save()
+        FailedQueue().quarantine(job, Exception('Some fake error'))
+
+        self.assertItemsEqual(Queue.all(), [FailedQueue()])
+        self.assertEquals(FailedQueue().count, 1)
+
+        FailedQueue().requeue(job.id)
+
+        self.assertEquals(FailedQueue().count, 0)
+        self.assertEquals(Queue('fake').count, 1)
+
+    def test_requeue_nonfailed_job_fails(self):
+        """Requeueing non-failed jobs raises error."""
+        q = Queue()
+        job = q.enqueue(testjob, 'Nick', foo='bar')
+
+        # Assert that we cannot requeue a job that's not on the failed queue
+        with self.assertRaises(InvalidJobOperationError):
+            FailedQueue().requeue(job.id)