diff --git a/lib/sneakers/queue.rb b/lib/sneakers/queue.rb
index 0bd3a5b7..8e1213b4 100644
--- a/lib/sneakers/queue.rb
+++ b/lib/sneakers/queue.rb
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def subscribe(worker)
     # retry queues, etc).
     handler = handler_klass.new(@channel, queue, worker.opts)
 
-    @consumer = queue.subscribe(block: false, manual_ack: @opts[:ack]) do | delivery_info, metadata, msg |
+    @consumer = queue.subscribe(block: false, manual_ack: @opts[:ack], exclusive: @opts[:exclusive]) do | delivery_info, metadata, msg |
       worker.do_work(delivery_info, metadata, msg, handler)
     end
     nil
diff --git a/spec/sneakers/queue_spec.rb b/spec/sneakers/queue_spec.rb
index fe203f4f..3132ddd2 100644
--- a/spec/sneakers/queue_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/sneakers/queue_spec.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     {
       :prefetch => 25,
       :ack => true,
+      :exclusive => false,
       :heartbeat => 2,
       :vhost => '/',
       :exchange => "sneakers",
@@ -57,7 +58,18 @@
         q = Sneakers::Queue.new("downloads", queue_vars)
 
         mock(@mkqueue).bind(@mkex, :routing_key => "downloads")
-        mock(@mkqueue).subscribe(:block => false, :manual_ack => true)
+        mock(@mkqueue).subscribe(:block => false, :manual_ack => true, exclusive: false)
+
+        q.subscribe(@mkworker)
+      end
+
+      it "supports exclusive consumers" do
+        mock(@mkchan).queue("downloads", :durable => true) { @mkqueue }
+        q = Sneakers::Queue.new("downloads",
+                                queue_vars.merge(:exclusive => true))
+
+        mock(@mkqueue).bind(@mkex, :routing_key => "downloads")
+        mock(@mkqueue).subscribe(:block => false, :manual_ack => true, exclusive: true)
 
         q.subscribe(@mkworker)
       end
@@ -69,7 +81,7 @@
 
         mock(@mkqueue).bind(@mkex, :routing_key => "alpha")
         mock(@mkqueue).bind(@mkex, :routing_key => "beta")
-        mock(@mkqueue).subscribe(:block => false, :manual_ack => true)
+        mock(@mkqueue).subscribe(:block => false, :manual_ack => true, exclusive: false)
 
         q.subscribe(@mkworker)
       end
@@ -80,7 +92,7 @@
                                 queue_vars.merge(:bind_arguments => { "os" => "linux", "cores" => 8 }))
 
         mock(@mkqueue).bind(@mkex, :routing_key => "downloads", :arguments => { "os" => "linux", "cores" => 8 })
-        mock(@mkqueue).subscribe(:block => false, :manual_ack => true)
+        mock(@mkqueue).subscribe(:block => false, :manual_ack => true, exclusive: false)
 
         q.subscribe(@mkworker)
       end
@@ -104,7 +116,7 @@
         q = Sneakers::Queue.new("test_nondurable", queue_vars)
 
         mock(@mkqueue_nondurable).bind(@mkex, :routing_key => "test_nondurable")
-        mock(@mkqueue_nondurable).subscribe(:block => false, :manual_ack => true)
+        mock(@mkqueue_nondurable).subscribe(:block => false, :manual_ack => true, exclusive: false)
 
         q.subscribe(@mkworker)
         myqueue = q.instance_variable_get(:@queue)
@@ -153,7 +165,7 @@
         queue_name = 'foo'
         mock(@mkchan).queue(queue_name, :durable => true) { @mkqueue }
         mock(@mkqueue).bind(@mkex, :routing_key => queue_name)
-        mock(@mkqueue).subscribe(:block => false, :manual_ack => true)
+        mock(@mkqueue).subscribe(:block => false, :manual_ack => true, exclusive: false)
 
         my_vars = queue_vars.merge(:connection => @external_connection)
         @q = Sneakers::Queue.new(queue_name, my_vars)