diff --git a/rq/queue.py b/rq/queue.py
index 5378607d..79f0abfb 100644
--- a/rq/queue.py
+++ b/rq/queue.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function,
                         unicode_literals)
 
 import uuid
+import sys
 import warnings
 
 from collections import namedtuple
@@ -572,7 +573,23 @@ nd
             pipe.execute()
 
         if not self._is_async:
+            job = self.run_sync(job)
+
+        return job
+
+    def run_sync(self, job):
+        with self.connection.pipeline() as pipeline:
+            job.prepare_for_execution('sync', pipeline)
+
+        try:
             job = self.run_job(job)
+        except:  # noqa
+            job.set_status(JobStatus.FAILED)
+            if job.failure_callback:
+                job.failure_callback(job, self.connection, *sys.exc_info())
+        else:
+            if job.success_callback:
+                job.success_callback(job, self.connection, job.result)
 
         return job
 
diff --git a/rq/version.py b/rq/version.py
index 4c7666ca..c84189ea 100644
--- a/rq/version.py
+++ b/rq/version.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function,
                         unicode_literals)
 
-VERSION = '1.10.1'
+VERSION = '1.10.2'
diff --git a/tests/test_callbacks.py b/tests/test_callbacks.py
index 57362ae5..8d8edc7e 100644
--- a/tests/test_callbacks.py
+++ b/tests/test_callbacks.py
@@ -47,6 +47,36 @@ class QueueCallbackTestCase(RQTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(job.failure_callback, print)
 
 
+class SyncJobCallback(RQTestCase):
+    def test_success_callback(self):
+        """Test success callback is executed only when job is successful"""
+        queue = Queue(is_async=False)
+
+        job = queue.enqueue(say_hello, on_success=save_result)
+        self.assertEqual(job.get_status(), JobStatus.FINISHED)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.testconn.get('success_callback:%s' % job.id).decode(),
+            job.result
+        )
+
+        job = queue.enqueue(div_by_zero, on_success=save_result)
+        self.assertEqual(job.get_status(), JobStatus.FAILED)
+        self.assertFalse(self.testconn.exists('success_callback:%s' % job.id))
+
+    def test_failure_callback(self):
+        """queue.enqueue* methods with on_failure is persisted correctly"""
+        queue = Queue(is_async=False)
+
+        job = queue.enqueue(div_by_zero, on_failure=save_exception)
+        self.assertEqual(job.get_status(), JobStatus.FAILED)
+        self.assertIn('div_by_zero',
+                      self.testconn.get('failure_callback:%s' % job.id).decode())
+
+        job = queue.enqueue(div_by_zero, on_success=save_result)
+        self.assertEqual(job.get_status(), JobStatus.FAILED)
+        self.assertFalse(self.testconn.exists('failure_callback:%s' % job.id))
+
+
 class WorkerCallbackTestCase(RQTestCase):
     def test_success_callback(self):
         """Test success callback is executed only when job is successful"""