diff --git a/rq/cli/__init__.py b/rq/cli/__init__.py
index 88a454b..821f9d7 100644
--- a/rq/cli/__init__.py
+++ b/rq/cli/__init__.py
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ from .cli import main
 
 # TODO: the following imports can be removed when we drop the `rqinfo` and
 # `rqworkers` commands in favor of just shipping the `rq` command.
-from .cli import info
+from .cli import info, worker
diff --git a/rq/cli/cli.py b/rq/cli/cli.py
index a3cdc1b..faf0686 100755
--- a/rq/cli/cli.py
+++ b/rq/cli/cli.py
@@ -5,15 +5,21 @@ RQ command line tool
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function,
                         unicode_literals)
 
+import os
 import sys
 
 import click
 from redis import StrictRedis
 from redis.exceptions import ConnectionError
+
 from rq import Connection, get_failed_queue, Queue
+from rq.contrib.legacy import cleanup_ghosts
 from rq.exceptions import InvalidJobOperationError
+from rq.utils import import_attribute
+
+from .helpers import (read_config_file, refresh, setup_loghandlers_from_args,
+                      show_both, show_queues, show_workers)
 
-from .helpers import refresh, show_both, show_queues, show_workers
 
 url_option = click.option('--url', '-u', envvar='URL', default='redis://localhost:6379/0',
                           help='URL describing Redis connection details.')
@@ -113,3 +119,71 @@ def info(ctx, url, path, interval, raw, only_queues, only_workers, by_queue, que
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         click.echo()
         sys.exit(0)
+
+
+@main.command()
+@url_option
+@click.option('--config', '-c', help='Module containing RQ settings.')
+@click.option('--burst', '-b', is_flag=True, help='Run in burst mode (quit after all work is done)')  # noqa
+@click.option('--name', '-n', help='Specify a different name')
+@click.option('--worker-class', '-w', default='rq.Worker', help='RQ Worker class to use')
+@click.option('--job-class', '-j', default='rq.job.Job', help='RQ Job class to use')
+@click.option('--queue-class', default='rq.Queue', help='RQ Queue class to use')
+@click.option('--path', '-P', default='.', help='Specify the import path.')
+@click.option('--results-ttl', help='Default results timeout to be used')
+@click.option('--worker-ttl', type=int, help='Default worker timeout to be used')
+@click.option('--verbose', '-v', is_flag=True, help='Show more output')
+@click.option('--quiet', '-q', is_flag=True, help='Show less output')
+@click.option('--sentry-dsn', help='Report exceptions to this Sentry DSN')
+@click.option('--pid', help='Write the process ID number to a file at the specified path')
+@click.argument('queues', nargs=-1)
+def worker(url, config, burst, name, worker_class, job_class, queue_class, path, results_ttl,
+        worker_ttl, verbose, quiet, sentry_dsn, pid, queues):
+    """Starts an RQ worker."""
+
+    if path:
+        sys.path = path.split(':') + sys.path
+
+    settings = {}
+    if config:
+        settings = read_config_file(config)
+
+    conn = connect(url)
+    # Worker specific default arguments
+    if not queues:
+        queues = settings.get('QUEUES', ['default'])
+
+    if sentry_dsn is None:
+        sentry_dsn = settings.get('SENTRY_DSN',
+                                       os.environ.get('SENTRY_DSN', None))
+
+    if pid:
+        with open(os.path.expanduser(pid), "w") as fp:
+            fp.write(str(os.getpid()))
+
+    setup_loghandlers_from_args(verbose, quiet)
+
+    cleanup_ghosts(conn)
+    worker_class = import_attribute(worker_class)
+    queue_class = import_attribute(queue_class)
+
+    try:
+        queues = [queue_class(queue, connection=conn) for queue in queues]
+        w = worker_class(queues,
+                         name=name,
+                         connection=conn,
+                         default_worker_ttl=worker_ttl,
+                         default_result_ttl=results_ttl,
+                         job_class=job_class)
+
+        # Should we configure Sentry?
+        if sentry_dsn:
+            from raven import Client
+            from rq.contrib.sentry import register_sentry
+            client = Client(sentry_dsn)
+            register_sentry(client, w)
+
+        w.work(burst=burst)
+    except ConnectionError as e:
+        print(e)
+        sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/rq/cli/helpers.py b/rq/cli/helpers.py
index c63fe5c..f25cc81 100644
--- a/rq/cli/helpers.py
+++ b/rq/cli/helpers.py
@@ -2,17 +2,27 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function,
                         unicode_literals)
 
+import importlib
 import time
 from functools import partial
 
 import click
 from rq import Queue, Worker
+from rq.logutils import setup_loghandlers
 
 red = partial(click.style, fg='red')
 green = partial(click.style, fg='green')
 yellow = partial(click.style, fg='yellow')
 
 
+def read_config_file(module):
+    """Reads all UPPERCASE variables defined in the given module file."""
+    settings = importlib.import_module(module)
+    return dict([(k, v)
+                 for k, v in settings.__dict__.items()
+                 if k.upper() == k])
+
+
 def pad(s, pad_to_length):
     """Pads the given string to the given length."""
     return ('%-' + '%ds' % pad_to_length) % (s,)
@@ -141,3 +151,16 @@ def refresh(interval, func, *args):
             time.sleep(interval)
         else:
             break
+
+
+def setup_loghandlers_from_args(verbose, quiet):
+    if verbose and quiet:
+        raise RuntimeError("Flags --verbose and --quiet are mutually exclusive.")
+
+    if verbose:
+        level = 'DEBUG'
+    elif quiet:
+        level = 'WARNING'
+    else:
+        level = 'INFO'
+    setup_loghandlers(level)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6e1d216..f2a8574 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ setup(
             # NOTE: rqworker/rqinfo are kept for backward-compatibility,
             # remove eventually (TODO)
             'rqinfo = rq.cli:info',
-            'rqworker = rq.scripts.rqworker:main',  # TODO convert to click subcommand
+            'rqworker = rq.cli:worker',
         ],
     },
     classifiers=[