diff --git a/bin/rqworker b/bin/rqworker
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..2379f0f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/rqworker
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+import optparse
+from rq import use_redis, Queue, Worker
+
+def parse_args():
+    parser = optparse.OptionParser()
+    parser.add_option('-b', '--burst', dest='burst',
+            action='store_true', default=False,
+            help='Run in burst mode (quit after all work is done).')
+    parser.add_option('-n', '--name', dest='name',
+            action='store', type='string', default=None,
+            help='Specify a different name.')
+    opts, args = parser.parse_args()
+    return (opts, args, parser)
+
+def main():
+    opts, args, parser = parse_args()
+
+    use_redis()
+
+    if len(args) == 0:
+        # Use the default queue
+        queues = [Queue()]
+    else:
+        queues = map(Queue, args)
+
+    w = Worker(queues, name=opts.name)
+    if opts.burst:
+        w.work_burst()
+    else:
+        w.work()
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/rq/worker.py b/rq/worker.py
index c2ccef3e..d29cdeae 100644
--- a/rq/worker.py
+++ b/rq/worker.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import os
 import random
 import time
 import procname
+import socket
 from pickle import dumps
 try:
     from logbook import Logger
@@ -17,15 +18,17 @@ def iterable(x):
     return hasattr(x, '__iter__')
 
 class Worker(object):
-    def __init__(self, queues, rv_ttl=500):
+    def __init__(self, queues, name=None, rv_ttl=500):
         if isinstance(queues, Queue):
             queues = [queues]
+        self._name = name
         self.queues = queues
         self.validate_queues()
         self.rv_ttl = rv_ttl
         self._working = False
         self.log = Logger('worker')
 
+
     def validate_queues(self):
         if not iterable(self.queues):
             raise ValueError('Argument queues not iterable.')
@@ -40,12 +43,13 @@ class Worker(object):
         return map(lambda q: q.key, self.queues)
 
 
-    def is_idle(self):
-        return not self.is_working()
-
-    def is_working(self):
-        return self._working
-
+    @property
+    def name(self):
+        if self._name is None:
+            hostname = socket.gethostname()
+            shortname, _, _ = hostname.partition('.')
+            self._name = '%s.%s' % (shortname, self.pid)
+        return self._name
 
     @property
     def pid(self):